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WELCOME TO PANZ NEWS
2 November issue
Copyright is again in the spotlight and this week we begin with an update on recent developments from PANZ Councillor for Copyright, Tom Rennie.
In National News, we share a response from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage on their recent controversial Innovation Fund grant to Narrative Muse.
We also congratulate the winners of the Pikihuia Māori Literature Awards, the Ngaio Marsh Awards and the NZ Literary Heritage Awards.
In International News we have the latest IPA news, look at a report on the value of Australia's international rights sales and we share a statement from the IPA and other organisations regarding the boycott of Frankfurt Book Fair by some authors.
Finally, in Notices there's a webinar to help you understand how New Zealand is perceived overseas, the BolongnaRagazzi Awards are open for submissions and there is an opportunity to present your titles at the Cannes Film Festival and connect with international producers with Shoot the Book! Cannes. And don't forget about the PANZ webinar with Whitireia this Friday at 1pm and new date for the PANZ Book Design Awards (18 November).
Happy reading and take care!
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 FEATURE
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Update on the Copyright Act Review
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From PANZ Councillor for Copyright Tom Rennie and PANZ President Graeme Cosslett
There have been significant developments for the future of copyright and New Zealand. It was recently announced that New Zealand and the United Kingdom have reached agreement on a new free trade agreement (see the agreement here). Included in the agreement is an intellectual property chapter that proposes the extension of New Zealand copyright term to the author's life plus 70 years (previously 50 years), in addition to commitments on performers rights and a resale right for visual artists. This extension of New Zealand's copyright term needs to be implemented within 15 years of the final agreement being signed.
In turn, MBIE - the ministry responsible for the Copyright Act Review - announced last week that the government will not resume work on the Review while the free trade agreement is being finalised:
'Once negotiations with the UK have concluded, we will be able to develop a plan for making changes to our copyright law necessary for implementation and this will help us to establish what if any other domestic reforms are needed. The aim is to conclude the NZ-UK FTA by the end of this year.' (See MBIE's full announcement here.)
PANZ welcomes these developments. We have long advocated for further harmonisation of our copyright regime with the UK (a key trading partner for the New Zealand industry), including on term - see our copyright manifesto here. Should work on the Review return, the likely scenarios for how this work might proceed (including further harmonisation with the UK regime) should leave PANZ in a significantly stronger advocacy position than before.
In the meantime, we continue to work on the National Library & Internet Archive matter. We will also continue to prepare, working closely with NZSA and CLNZ, for the possibility of the Review returning. And we encourage all members to continue reading and sharing the excellent and valuable set of industry stories building on the Creative Rights = Creative Reads website.
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NATIONAL NEWS
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MCH response to Narrative Muse funding
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From Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage:
We would like to address stakeholder concerns and media coverage about the funding recipients supported by the Innovation Fund. Firstly, we were disappointed that perspectives shared on Narrative Muse were inappropriately personalised and based on an incomplete picture of what the proposal and people involved in it are aiming to achieve.
As a secondary issue, we were also disappointed that the integrity of the Innovation Fund process and those involved in it has been questioned.
The Cultural Sector Innovation Fund is designed to support innovative projects that improve the sustainability and resilience of the sector, provide commercial opportunities, and improve access and participation. It is part of a suite of initiatives in a $374 million package supporting recovery from COVID-19. Complementing other cross-sector initiatives led by Manatū Taonga including the Capability and the Creative Arts Recovery and Employment Fund, the Innovation Fund was designed and targeted beyond business as usual, and, critically, to support ideas that span different sectors. It is designed to support new innovative projects with the potential to solve common challenges or bring about transformational change for the sector, audiences and Aotearoa.
While those behind Narrative Muse are best to speak in detail to its future plans, Manatū Taonga can speak to the potential we saw in this project to help achieve the Innovation Fund outcomes.
Narrative Muse is an innovative New Zealand start-up platform that has real potential to benefit content creators across a number of different sectors, including literary and the screen sector. It aims to increase representation and opportunity for content that is by or about diverse communities and will improve commercial opportunities for New Zealand content creators by providing another method for audiences to access their material. It will promote locally made material including Māori, Pasifika, Asian, rainbow, women, and gender diverse content to both local and international audiences.
As well as goals to attain these outcomes, the proposal provided by Narrative Muse identified engagement and collaboration, and strong relationships with sector representatives and organisations, as activity that would be supported by this funding. The funding is not for the work of Narrative Muse to date, rather to enable it to take the next steps in achieving these outcomes.
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Pikihuia Māori Literature Awards winners announced
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The winners of the 2021 Pikihuia Awards, the short story writing awards hosted by the Māori Literature Trust, were announced in an online ceremony streamed on Saturday afternoon.
While whānau and supporters of the finalists could not gather at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke as they usually would, the online ceremony recognised the achievements of 18 Māori writers and their stories in a new format.
The awards have four categories: First-time writer in te reo Māori, First-time writer in English, Emerging writer in te reo Māori and Emerging writer in English.
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Judges Carol Hirschfeld, Maiki Sherman, Emma Espiner and Vini Olsen-Reeder each judged one category and each choose two highly commended stories and one winner.
The winners for each category are as follows:
- First-time writer in te reo Māori, judged by Vini Olsen-Reeder: Ngā Hoa Hoariri by Bonice Ropiha (Ngāti Kahungunu), Napier
- First-time writer in English, judged by Emma Espiner: Food Porn for the Incapacitated by Merryn Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa), Hastings
- Emerging writer in te reo Māori, judged by Maiki Sherman Winner: Pōhutukawa me Tana Āporo by Zeb Tamihana Nicklin (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Tūhoe, Ruapani, Ngā Tokorima a Hinemanuhiri, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri), Palmerston North
- Emerging writer in English, judged by Carol Hirschfeld Winner: Two Letters by Nadine Anne Hura (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi), Porirua
All finalists, plus selected entries from the awards, have been published in the book Huia Short Stories 14 (Huia Publishers), which was launched at the online awards ceremony.
All finalists received a year’s membership to the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa. The highly commended writers received a monetary prize, and the winners received a Mac Book Air and a monetary prize.
Click here to read more about the event, including a list of the highly commended writers.
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NZ Literary Heritage Awards winners announced
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This year’s winners of the NZSA New Zealand Literary Heritage Awards have been selected from over 160 entries submitted across the categories. The winners and runners-up were announced at a ceremony in Christchurch’s St Michael and Angels church.
- Nonfiction Books Section: Rock College: An unofficial history of Mount Eden Prison by Mark Derby
- Fiction Books Section: Everything Changes by Stephanie Johnson
- Wily Publications Ltd prize for the best non-fiction book about the heritage of the Canterbury /West Coast region: House of Treasures: 150 Objects from Canterbury Museum Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho, published by the museum.
- Children’s Books Section: I Am the Universe by Vasanti Unka.
- Te Reo Māori Books Section: He Iti Te Kupu: Māori metaphors and similes by Hona Black.
- Short Prose Section: Now and Then by David Vass
- Poetry Section: Driving Through the Maruia Valley by Jeni Curtis
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Ngaio Marsh winners announced
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The winners of the 2021 Ngaio Marsh Awards were revealed during an online ceremony held on Saturday night.
Now in its 12th year, the number of entries has soared - as have the number of awards with this year seeing the addition of an award celebrating books for younger readers.
- Ngaio Marsh Award for Best YA/Kids Book: Katipo Joe by Brian Falkner (Scholastic)
- Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Non-Fiction: Black Hands: Inside the Bain Family Murders by Martin van Beynen (Penguin)
- 2021 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel: For Reasons of their Own by Chris Stuart (Original Sin Press)
- Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel: Sprigs by Brannavan Gnanalingam (Lawrence & Gibson)
Lynn Freeman spoke to winners of the various awards and looked at the future of the genre here.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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Frankfurt Book Fair takes centre stage in the latest news from the International Publishers Association, with a round up of IPA activities at the fair, including news of a new report detailing a vision for global publishing’s recovery post-pandemic.
The shortlist for the Prix Voltaire, an award has also been announced
The five nominees selected for this year’s shortlist are:
- Dar Al Jadeed Publishing House (Lebanon)
- Independent Belarusian Publishers (Belarus)
- Mikado Publishing (Turkey)
- Samir Mansour Bookshop for Publishing (Palestine)
- Raul Figueroa Sarti (Guatemala)
The Prix Voltaire recognises exemplary courage in upholding the freedom to publish and in providing a platform, through print or digital media, for others to exercise their right to freedom of expression.
Read the full IPA newsletter here.
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European and International Publishers and Booksellers support Frankfurt Book Fair following boycott
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Following the boycott of the Frankfurt Book Fair by some authors due to the presence of stands for certain publishers, the International Publishers Association, the Federation of European Publishers and the European and International Booksellers Federation support the statement by the Frankfurt Book Fair and the German Booksellers and Publishers Association.
The associations believe that as part of a commitment to freedom of expression and the freedom to publish, all publishing houses operating within the law should be able to participate at the fair.
Kristenn Einarsson, Chair of the IPA’s Freedom to Publish Committee said: "The Frankfurt Book Fair is a place for publishers of all sorts and the fair’s Commitment to freedom of expression and the freedom to publish is well established. While the books published by some publishers may be controversial and should be subject to critical debate, the book fair cannot ban publishers, operating within the law, without succumbing itself to censorship."
Read the supporting statement in full here.
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Success Story: International rights sales of Australian books
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The Australia Council has launched Success Story: International rights sales of Australian-authored books 2008-2018, by Paul Crosby, Jan Zwar, Airlie Lawson and Sunny Y. Shin, Macquarie University.
This research was conducted in partnership between the Australia Council for the Arts, Macquarie University and the Copyright Agency and highlights the growth of Australian books in international markets.
The report makes a timely case for the huge potential of international sales to the Australian publishing industry. In the decade from 2008-2018, rights to Australian literature were sold into 92 different territories, with Australian-authored books translated into 70 languages. The number of absolute deals also increased. The value of this part of the book industry is now understood to be worth around AU$10m annually.
The report has already started to get media attention, with articles in The Age and The Conversation.
You can read the report on the project’s website.
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Bookshops thrive as France moves to protect sellers from Amazon
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From The Guardian
Legislation for minimum delivery price in France aims to stop ‘distorted competition’ against independent bookshops.
The French government is seizing on increased support for independent bookshops, seen during the lockdowns of 2020 to pursue its war against the domination of big tech firms. In a blow to Amazon, new legislation in France is to set a minimum price for book deliveries, in order to stop what the government calls “distorted competition” against independent bookshops from digital giants who deliver books for a charge of as little as €0.01.
Read the full article here.
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NOTICES
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PANZ webinar: Micro-credentials with Whitireia Publishing
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Please join us on Friday 5 November at 1pm to find out about Whitireia Publishing’s plan for brand-new editing micro-credentials. Tutors Odessa Owens and Theresa Crewdson will explain what these are and how they might support professional development in the industry.
Whitireia need your feedback! If you’re interested in editing micro-credentials but unable to attend the webinar, please let us know and we’ll send you a survey link.
You can register for the webinar here
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New Zealand Global Perceptions Update Webinar
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How have perceptions of New Zealand shifted over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic?
Now more than ever, it is crucial for exporters to understand how New Zealand is perceived around the world.
New Zealand Story invites you to the launch webinar of its latest perceptions research of New Zealand conducted in nine key global markets (Australia, USA, UK, Germany, China, Japan, India, Brazil, UAE).
This research will help businesses and exporters understand what people think of New Zealand, why it has changed, and how they can better tailor their stories for different markets with the ever-changing landscape.
A recording of the webinar will be sent out to all registrants to watch on demand.
Date: Nov 4, 2021
Time: 3:30pm
Click here to register
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PANZ Book Design Awards Online Ceremony, Thursday 18 November, 6.30pm
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We have been working with our technical team to devise a live, virtual ceremony that will celebrate beautiful books, skilled designers and accomplished publishing and are happy to announce that this will take place on Thursday 18 November from 6.30pm. We look forward to welcoming you to the event and details of how to access the live stream will be available shortly.
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As well as celebrating the success of the books selected by the judges, we will be running a live poll on the night to choose the Booksellers Aotearoa People’s Choice Award. You will be able to vote for your favourite book at the start of the ceremony, so please don’t forget to check out the fabulous shortlist and pick your favourite title well in advance.
We will also be in touch directly with the shortlisted designers and publishers to explain how the event will run but please do get in touch if you have any questions in the meantime.
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Submissions for 2022 BolognaRagazzi Awards are now open
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Submissions for the 2022 BolognaRagazzi Awards are now open.
After a fascinating 2021 poetry focus, this year’s special category will once again shine a light on poetry in acknowledgement of the wealth of excellent publications in this genre produced in recent years worldwide. It sits alongside the regular categories of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Opera Prima (for debut authors and illustrators) and Comic.
New this year: the BRAW Amazing Bookshelf. For the first time, the fair turns a spotlight on the finalist books. This special exhibition will showcase one hundred outstanding titles selected among the BRAW 2022 books in each category.
Please note that all book entries should be received by the Organising Secretariat no later than 14 January 2022.
BOLOGNARAGAZZI AWARD REGULATIONS
BOLOGNARAGAZZI AWARD APPLICATION FORM
For more information: bolognaragazziaward@gmail.com
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Frankfurter Buchmesse is the official partner of Shoot the Book! Cannes in 2022, and is inviting publishers to apply for this event that promotes book-to-film adaptations as part of Marché du Film at the Film Festival in Cannes.
Publishers and literary agencies from Germany and from former and future Guest of Honour countries of the Frankfurter Buchmesse can apply for Shoot the Book! Cannes with two of their titles. Selected participants receive an accreditation for Cannes Marché du Film and can take part in a masterclass, networking events and individual meetings with international film producers in Cannes in May 2022 (date to be confirmed). An entry in the official Shoot the Book! catalogue is also included.
In addition, you can submit one of your book titles to be considered for the Shoot the Book! Cannes live pitching session. The pitching titles will be selected separately by an independent international jury.
Shoot the Book! Cannes is organized jointly by SCELF – Société Civile des Editeurs de Langue Française and Institut Français.
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to present your titles at the Cannes Film Festival and connect with international producers! If you are interested, please contact Niki Théron film@buchmesse.de by 5 November 2021 to obtain details of the application procedure.
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Save the date: Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement 3 November
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Creative New Zealand have just announced it will be celebrating the winners of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement through its live panel on Tuesday 16 November at 6:30pm. Winners to be announced on 3 November.
Hosted by Paul Diamond, this event is made possible with the support of @AucklandLive
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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.
NOVEMBER 2021
10 - 13 November: WORD Christchurch
18 November: PANZ Book Design Awards ceremony online
19 November: 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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