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WELCOME TO PANZ NEWS
19 October issue
There is international concern about the National Library's deal with the Internet Archive and potential legal repercussions. We begin this week with an update from PANZ Councillor for Copyright Tom Rennie on recent developments.
In National we share details of rescheduled PANZ events as we move the PANZ International Conference to early 2022 — when fingers crossed we can all meet in person again — and the PANZ Book Design Awards and Design Workshop to next month so we can deliver a top notch online event.
Storylines has announced the ten junior fiction titles chosen as 2021 Notable Books, with the other category winners to be revealed next month. We share an update on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage's Delta relief package and the details of the Innovation Fund recipients. And we wish digital exhibitors at the Frankfurt Book Fair (starting this week) all the best for a successful fair.
International News has a Frankfurt focus with the IPA unveiling a global report on publishing in the post-pandemic era and releasing the Prix Voltaire shortlist. We also share an interesting outlook from a children's book specialist, who drills down into the current state of play.
Finally in Notices, we let you know how to nominate someone for the New Zealand Royal Honours list, encourage you to participate in a state of the arts industry survey and have updated dates for the Te Urungi: Innovating Aotearoa event programme. Plus entries are open for the Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize and writers are sought for a book project.
Happy reading and take care!
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 FEATURE
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Update on National Library and Internet Archive
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From PANZ Councillor for Copyright Tom Rennie
International condemnation of the National Library's partnership with the Internet Archive is building. This week Stuff reported on a letter sent by Philip Pullman, president of the UK's Society of Authors, to the National Library objecting to the deal:
'To find that a great national library like that of New Zealand is collaborating in a scheme to break the cherished copyright laws and give our work away for nothing is profoundly shocking'.
The full letter from Pullman is available on the NZSA website. Pullman's objections are representative of the many international publisher and author organisations now joining with PANZ, NZSA and CLNZ to object strongly to the National Library's plans. Further action on this - in coordination with our offshore colleagues - is in hand. We're grateful to all of the publishers, here and abroad, that are assisting with this.
Please contact Tom Rennie or Graeme Cosslett with any questions.
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NATIONAL NEWS
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PANZ International Conference update
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From PANZ Association Director Catriona Ferguson
We’re disappointed to let you know that for obvious reasons we’ve taken the hard decision to push PANZ conference out to early March 2022. Our postponed date of Tuesday 16 November no longer seems feasible (thanks again, COVID!) and we have a strong sense that many are Zoomed out and have little desire to spend a morning or a day on a screen again.
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We are hopeful that by March we’ll be in a position to gather together and welcome you to a programme packed with lively speakers, big thinkers and energetic debates. We’re just in the process of confirming the March date and will be announcing that very soon.
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New Date: PANZ Book Design Awards
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We had hoped that we’d be able to bring you a live and in person PANZ Book Design Awards ceremony but unfortunately COVID had other plans. We have been trying to find a date for a rescheduled online ceremony that gives us enough time to pull something worthy of the beautiful shortlist together, and also avoids clashing with some of the upcoming festival events taking place outside Auckland. We’re very close to pinning down a November date and will let you know when we have that confirmed.
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Frankfurt Book Fair – Wednesday 20 October – Sunday 24 October
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The Frankfurt Book Fair opens tomorrow offering a hybrid version of the traditional fair, delivering both a physical and a digital programme. A number of our members have signed up to participate in the digital programme including Sunshine Books, Gecko Press, Oratia, Huia and One Tree House.
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There are multiple opportunities for anyone to engage digitally even if not registered, including joining the Book Fairs livestream for all sorts of interesting events, for example the Opening Press Conference – with subtitles! You can find the link to that here.
The Hof networking series is being held via Zoom offering live music, a virtual bar and discussions on various topics and speakers. The events are open to everyone and you can find more about that here. More digital events will be available via The Frankfurt Studio – Festival which will live stream events from the studio on Saturday October 23rd and Sunday October 24th. The live stream will be available on social media channels and via the Frankfurt Book Fair website. The sessions will also be recorded for viewing later.
The fair’s professional programme will run from Wednesday 20 October through to Friday 22 October and will feature a range of discussions including The Impact of COVID on the Global Publishing Industry with Bodour Al Qisimi, an insight into the Spanish publishing sector and an in conversation between Markus Dohle and Porter Anderson on publishing and the world stage.
Canada will finally be able deliver their Guest of Honour programme (postponed from 2020) which includes a range of author talks and performances, many of which will be available digitally. More on that here.
We’d like to thank Creative NZ and the International Team for supporting the PANZ virtual presence at Frankfurt.
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Storylines Notable Books 2021 junior fiction winners announced
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Storylines Children’s Literature Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa has announced the ten novels by New Zealand authors for young readers, chosen as Storylines Notable Books 2021.
The list, covering novels published from 1 January 2020 to 31 July 2021, is released in conjunction with the Kids’ Pick Award run by Storylines in association with TV2’s What Now programme. The author of the winning Kids’ Pick book, chosen from the Storylines list by intermediate-age children, will be presented with the award live on 14 November
by New Zealand Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Ben Brown.
Christine Young, Chair of Storylines Trust, noted that the judges had commented particularly on the very high standard of this year’s entries.
The full list of 2021 Storylines Junior Fiction Notable Books is:
• Mallory, Mallory: The Revenge of the Tooth Fairy, by James Norcliffe, illustrations by Emily Walker (Penguin Random House NZ – Puffin)
• The Inkberg Enigma, text and illustrations by Jonathan King (Gecko Press)
• Viola Vincent Reporting - Troubled Water, by Anna Kenna (Tiromoana)
• Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea, by T K Roxborogh, illustrations by Phoebe Morris (Huia Publishers)
• Red Edge, by Des Hunt (Scholastic New Zealand)
• Spearo, by Mary-anne Scott (OneTree House)
• Three Scoops: Stories by David Hill, by David Hill, illustrations by Lisa Allen (OneTree House)
• The Memory Thief, by Leonie Agnew, illustrations by Kieran Rynhart (Penguin Random House NZ – Puffin)
• The Tunnel of Dreams, by Bernard Beckett (Text Publishing)
• The Ghosts on the Hill, by Bill Nagelkerke, illustrations by Theo Macdonald (The Cuba Press)
The winners in other genres will be published in early November. The winning authors and illustrators will be presented with their awards at a function on a date to be announced.
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Delta relief package update
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Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage is considering the first applications to the Cultural Sector Emergency Relief Fund, the $37.5 million relief package for the sector as it faces the ongoing challenges of Delta
The $5 million is a fund of last resort which provides support for cultural organisations, including sole traders, at clear risk of no longer operating viably. It is one of a raft of measures included in the Delta relief package, which brings forward funding from within the Arts and Culture COVID Recovery Programme.
The relief package also included:
- $10 million for cultural agencies to enable them to support at risk organisations, key infrastructure, artists and projects.
- Up to $22.5 million to give the cultural sector confidence to plan and host performances and events over the next 6-8 months given the uncertainty of COVID-19 alert levels, and
- Extending the Screen Production Recovery Fund to at least June 2022.
Creative New Zealand was allocated $5 million in the package and is distributing this through its existing funding and investment programmes to get the money out to artists and arts organisations as quickly and efficiently as possible. As part of that, it increased the budget for its recently closed Annual Arts Grants programme by $1 million, approving more than $3.7 million for New Zealand artists, arts practitioners and arts organisations. Also drawing on the additional $5 million, the agency has also increased the budget for its latest Arts Grants round, which opened on 4 October and closes on 29 October (or when 225 applications have been submitted).
Read more here
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MCH Innovation Fund recipients announced
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The Innovation Fund supports innovative projects that improve the sustainability and resilience of the sector, provide commercial opportunities, and improve access and participation. The first phase of support from the Innovation Fund is being delivered through a nationwide events series, Te Urungi: Innovating Aotearoa.
There are two funding streams available to participants in the Te Urungi events: seed funding and project funding.
Allocation of the first $6.5 million from Te Tahua Āki Auahatanga, the Cultural Sector Innovation Fund, has been confirmed. The funding will reach 32 groups who took part in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Porirua and online events.
Click here for details of how the funding was allocated.
The funding decisions are not without controversy, with debate erupting online about the wisdom of awarding book-matching site Narrative Muse $500,000. Members of the publishing industry have reacted strongly to the decision, raising issues around the site's perceived lack of support for NZ writers and purchase links that direct browsers to Amazon or Apple's iTunes. Click here to read more on Newsroom.
Note: If you weren't able to join last week's PANZ Funding Webinar with CNZ and MCH please contact Katherine for the recording.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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IPA unveils report on publishing in the post-pandemic era
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Ahead of Frankfurt Book Fair 2021, which takes place from October 20 – 24, the IPA has unveiled an International Publishers Association (IPA) InSPIRe Report with crucial findings on ways the ecosystem stakeholders envision the future of global publishing for the post-pandemic era.
This report details a set of actionable recommendations designed specifically as a response to over 60 consultations with key global players in the publishing value chain. These consultations form part of the InSPIRe Charter survey, which offered them an opportunity to detail their challenges and concerns arising from COVID-19.
Built on a comprehensive understanding of on the ground challenges across dozens of local markets, the new report presents guidance on the way forward to enhance resilience and sustainability through multi-stakeholder collaboration to heighten industry solidarity.
The report also addresses key issues for the industry, including driving digital engagement within local IPA chapters; rebuilding core relationships of authors, illustrators and retailers with publishers and broadening industry partnerships. It also charts the potential future direction for the education sector and seeks to close the digital divide across the publishing ecosystem. Finally, it recommends a dialogue-based re-imagining of future book fairs as hybrid events boasting deeper innovation and robust health and safety protocols.
Learn more here.
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An outlook on children’s books
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Tel-Aviv-based Stephanie Barrouillet of SB Rights Agency, is a specialist in in young readers’ books, and she’s particularly adept at spotting trends in the marketplace. As a longtime player in translation publication rights—and getting books into territories in many parts of the world—Barrouillet sees the business from the seller’s side of the table.
She talks to Publishing Perspectives about the trends and changes she sees happening, including the growth of hybrid events, the drivers in the children's market and how the shift to online has changed what and how consumers are buying.
Read more here.
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2021 Prix Voltaire shortlist announced
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The IPA has announced its shortlist for the 2021 Prix Voltaire as part of a Frankfurt Masterclass series event. This year’s Prix Voltaire winner will be named at the 35th Guadalajara International Book Fair on December 1.
IPA Prix Voltaire 2021 Shortlist:
- Dar Al Jadeed publishing house and the late Lokman Slim, Lebanon
- Independent publishers of Belarus
- Mikado Publishing, Turkey
- Samir Mansour Bookshop for publishing, Palestine
- Raul Figueroa Sarti, Guatemala
Learn more about the finalists here.
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NOTICES
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Nominations for New Zealand Royal Honours lists now open
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Do you know anyone who deserves a New Zealand honour for their service to the arts, culture and heritage sector?
The New Zealand Royal Honours lists are published at New Year and the New Zealand observance of the Queen’s Birthday (first Monday in June). These honours can help increase recognition for the impact of the sector in enlivening and enriching New Zealand society.
Nominations can be submitted to the Honours Unit in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by:
- 15 June each year for the New Year Honours list
- 24 December each year for The Queen’s Birthday Honours list
The nomination form and other information is available here.
Please note, Nominations for the 2022 New Years Honours are now closed
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State of the arts? Have your say
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Do you want to share your views and insights about New Zealand’s arts, culture or creative sector?
Te Taumata Toi-a-Iwi, Toi o Taraika Arts Wellington and Creative Waikato are running a short survey for cultural organisations across Aotearoa. The insights from this and future surveys will help to build a picture of the arts, culture, heritage and creative sectors’ confidence, priorities and health over time, which will assist with communication and advocacy.
To take part in the survey click here or email info@tetaumatatoiaiwi.org.nz for more information.
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Te Urungi dates confirmed
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Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage's Innovation Fund’s Te Urungi: Innovating Aotearoa event programme has been updated in light of the ongoing COVID-19 Delta outbreak and resulting changes in alert levels.
Part of the Government’s $374 million Arts and Culture Recovery Programme, the Innovation Fund invites bold ideas for projects that improve the sustainability and resilience of the cultural sector, provide commercial opportunities, and improve access and participation. Seed funding of up to $20,000 is available, and project funding is also available to those with already developed work.
Click here to express your interest in attending any of the remaining 2021 events:
- Manawatū-Whanganui 29 – Sun 31 October
- Napier Te Matau-a-Māui 12-14 November
- Hamilton Waikato 26-28 November
- Nelson Tauihu-o-te-Waka Marlborough and Whakatū 10-12 December
With the support of mana whenua, and considering the issues delivering an online event in Northland given regional connectivity and technology access issues, the Kerikeri Te Tai Tokerau event on 15-17 October is rescheduled to early 2022. It is hoped that by then it can be delivered kanohi ki te kanohi.
Other events to be scheduled for 2022 include Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Tūranganui-a-Kiwa Gisborne communities.
The schedule allows for face-to-face delivery where COVID-19 alert levels allow, but this will only occur at alert level 1.
Two events have successfully taken place online, on 17-18 August for the Ngamotu Taranaki community, and on 2-3 October for the Te Moana a Toi-te-Huatahi Bay of Plenty community. An online event was also held in May for developed projects seeking funding. Regional events have so far taken place in Te Tai Poutini West Coast, Murihiku Southland, Ōtākou Otago, Waitaha Canterbury and Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.
Learn more about the Innovation Fund here
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Applications open for Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2022
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The NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize celebrates the life and work of the writer Laura Solomon (pictured). As set by Laura, the main criteria for the exciting prize is for new writing with a ‘unique and original vision’. Published and unpublished writers are invited to enter with completed manuscripts written across all genres i.e. fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama or children’s writing.
The prize is open to writers holding New Zealand citizenship or who are permanent residents of New Zealand and applications close 31 January 2022
Click here for more information
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Opportunity for education, union, history writers
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PPTA Te Wehengarua, the secondary school teachers’ union and professional association, is calling for proposals to research and write its recent history.
This project is intended to produce a book which would be launched as part of the celebrations of PPTA Te Wehengarua’s 70th anniversary towards the end of next year.
The RFP is available here. For more information, contact Michael Stevenson, PPTA Te Wehengarua General Secretary. Email: mstevenson@ppta.org.nz
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PANZ Publishing Calendar 2021
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Make sure these key dates are in your diary and let us know if there's anything we should add.
OCTOBER 2021
20 – 24 October: Frankfurt Book Fair
27 October: Deadline for entries for the 2022 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, for titles published between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
10 - 13 November: WORD Christchurch
TBC: PANZ Book Design Awards ceremony online
TBC: PANZ Book Design Webinar
16 November: PANZ International Conference moved to 2022
17 November: PANZ Council meeting
19–21 November: China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF)
DECEMBER 2021
21 December: Entries close for NZ Booklovers Awards
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