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WELCOME TO PANZ NEWS
16 November issue
We start this week's PANZ News by announcing the release of a new Export Marketing Opportunities report for Educational publishers commissioned with funding from Education New Zealand.
It's a big week at PANZ HQ, with the PANZ Book Design Awards taking place virtually. Make sure you click in to watch all the action from 6.30pm on Thursday night - the link is below.
While we can't deliver the full PANZ Book Design Workshop this year, the Zoom discussion with this year's judges on Friday will be well worth attending.
In other news, we have an update on the Creative Rights = Creative Reads campaign and share some gorgeous new posters.
Copyright Licensing has announced the successful recipients of the 2021 Contestable Fund Grants and Storylines has released the list of Notable Book winners. Continuing with the theme, we also share details of the Prime Minster's Awards for Literary Achievement recipients and tell you how to celebrate them via an online event this evening, plus the 2022 residencies for the Michael King Writers Centre are announced.
Finally, we congratulate Te Papa Press for its success at the prestigious Whitley Awards.
In International News we highlight PEN International's Day of the Imprisoned Writer campaign and we update you on the postponement of Shanghai Children's Book Fair.
Finally, in Notices submissions open this week for the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and, if you keep scrolling, you'll find information on a vacancy at Lift Education.
Happy reading and take care!
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 FEATURE
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Export Market Opportunities report released
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We’re delighted to announce the publication of Export Market Opportunities, a report that highlights international opportunities for New Zealand educational publishers. The report was commissioned with funding from Education New Zealand’s Future Focus Programme and was prepared by Emma House from Oreham Group UK. You can find the report here.
The document provides an overview of global educational publishing markets, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the international education sector and identifies where the opportunities for our local publishers lie.
This report will complement other strands of our international programme targeted at supporting education publishers, including the online hub that we’re currently working on.
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Once again thanks to the team at Education New Zealand for their support of our educational members through the Future Focus Programme.
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NATIONAL NEWS
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PANZ Book Design Awards – The Lowdown
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We’re looking forward to welcoming you all to the virtual PANZ Book Design Awards ceremony this Thursday (18 November) at 6.30pm. You can join the live stream on the night by clicking here. We’ll be running the awards live and so if you’re a shortlisted designer then you’ll receive a separate link in case you are invited to join us on screen to accept an award.
And as usual you’ll also get to be a judge yourself on the night as we’ll be running a poll allowing you to vote in the Booksellers NZ People’s Choice Award. To pick your own winner please peruse the shortlist here before our event and select your personal favourite. We’ll run through the voting process on the night so just be ready to click on your favourite book.
We’re disappointed that we’re unable to deliver a full Book Design Workshop this year, but we hope that you’ll join us on Zoom for a discussion with our judges on Friday (19 November) at 1pm. Our fantastic judging team will dive into this year’s entries, analyse the shortlist and highlight what it was about the winners that nudged them into the top spots. This is a free event, and to register please click here.
As a reminder, this year’s judges are convened by Simon Waterfield, a designer at Lift Education with expertise in educational and literacy design and children’s publishing. Simon is supported by a stellar judging team made up of James Goggin, co-founder of design practice Practise, graphic designer and educator Fay McAlpine and award winning cartoonist and illustrator Ant Sang.
We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors who generously support the Book Design Awards as well as all the publishers and designers who submit their work for consideration. We had a fantastic response to the awards this year, and despite the fact that we have to celebrate online it’s been wonderful to see the many beautiful books being published in Aotearoa.
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Creative Rights = Creative Reads
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Posters
The campaign has created two A3 posters to download, print and display.
Take a look, download and print them here.
New Stories
“Our knowledge is precious and important, and Aotearoa has to get better at protecting it,” says Eboni Waitere, Executive Director, Huia Publishers. Eboni talks about HUIA’s publishing work, being inspired herself as a teenager learning of the Pikihuia Short Story competition, and why copyright is so important when it comes to protecting mātauranga Māori books and their authors. Read Eboni’s story in English and te reo Māori.
“One of the most enduring challenges in education is engaging students. Learning material which feels relevant to students’ own lives and which they find recognisable, is essential for this,” says Edify Publisher Adrian Keane. In his Creative Rights = Creative Reads story Adrian talks about seeing the need for a personal finance resource aimed at high school students, working with author, teacher and subject matter expert John Duston and why “the entire learning sector benefits from respecting copyright”. Read Adrian’s story.
Reader perspectives on the importance of books by New Zealand authors are also front and centre in this new set of stories. Perspectives from young Hooked on NZ Book reviewers run alongside a story from reader, former bookseller and Read NZ Te Pou Muramura CE Juliet Blyth. Juliet talks about the ways in which reading is a ‘super power,’ why books written in and about New Zealand are so important for us and why she’s been reading even more New Zealand books of late. Read Juliet’s story.
Read Hooked on NZ Book reviewers Natalya Newman; Eleanor Bassett; Ashika Hira; and Savarna Yang’s stories.
Sonya Wilson, the brains behind Kiwi Christmas Books, the project that collects donations of brand new, New Zealand books and delivers them to children in need at Christmas also has a story up on the site. Sonya talks about why she set Kiwi Christmas Books up, why the project focuses on New Zealand authored books, and the real need for books this year. Read Sonya’s story.
View and download our vision for a fair copyright regime and illustrated story, Stella’s Story, here.
Connect with the Creative Rights = Creative Reads campaign on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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National Library and Internet Archive making international news
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The decision by New Zealand's National Library to donate hundreds of thousands of works to the Internet Archive for digitisation is has caught the attention of commentators overseas with Canadian Hugh Stephens the latest to question why Zealand’s National Library is 'declaring war on authors'. Read Stephen's blog post here.
The Australian Publishers Association is also urging Australian authors to check the list of books being donated, in particular titles which may have been published pre-digitisation,’ Books & Publishing have more here.
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2021 Contestable Fund Grant recipients announced
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Copyright Licensing New Zealand has announced the successful recipients of this year's round of Contestable Fund Grants. A total of 69 applications were submitted in this round of funding, and there are 11 successful projects, totaling $75,000.
- Ashlee Sturme: Inhale - a collection of writing from Maori Wahine $9,800
- Flying Start Books: Kowhai Adaptations - Te Reo Māori Red Rocket Readers $6,960
- Jacqueline Leckie: Land of the Old Black Cloud: A Cultural History of Mental Depression in Aotearoa $8,200
- Kotahi Rau Pukapuka Trust: He Puna Kupu mō Hare Pota - Vocabulary Creation for Harry Potter in te reo Māori $12,640
- Little Mouse Limited: Ōhinemutu - A bilingual, short story $5,000
- Metro Media Group Ltd: Metro Book Reviews in Broadsheet format $7,000
- NANSEN Magazine: Migration magazine making our third issue in Aotearoa $5,50
- NZ Booklovers Awards 2022 - fiction, lifestyle and children’s picture books $2,000.
- OneTree House Ltd: Bilingual and te reo Māori publishing programme $7,000.00
- Stacey Morrison and Penguin Random House New Zealand: Māori at Home audio edition $4,000
- Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust Te Whare Waituhi o Aotearoa: The Storylines National Children’s Literature Authors and Illustrators Hui $6,900
The selection panel, made up of Vanda Symon, Robert Sullivan, Tony Fisk and Abby Aitcheson, commented that they were delighted to see an increasing number of applications for projects on te reo Māori, and a breadth of projects applied, from writing, to festivals, to digital work and more.
The Contestable Fund is part of CLNZ’s Cultural Fund, which derives revenue from CLNZ’s licensing activity in New Zealand. Other grants and awards made from this fund include the CLNZ/NZSA Writers Award, NZSA/CLNZ Research Grants and tertiary scholarships for creative writing students. Revenue generated through the licensed copying of copyright material is helping to fund the creation of new work.
Read more here
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Storylines Notable Books 2021 Awards Announced
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Storylines says the current strength of New Zealand publishing for children and young adults is reflected in the list of Storylines Notable Books announced by the Storylines Children’s Literature Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa.
“There are outstanding books in every category,” says Trust chair Christine Young. “Despite
difficulties posed by Covid-19 over the past 18 months, the skill and creativity of authors and
illustrators has not been dulled, and New Zealand publishers’ commitment to producing quality books for young people remains strong. The chosen books feature a healthy mix of new authors and illustrators alongside names well known to New Zealand children and teens."
Storylines Notable Books are selected in five genres, junior fiction, young adult, picture books, non-fiction and books in te reo Māori, by expert panels of teachers, booksellers, authors, academics, librarians and parents, totalling 35 from across the country.
The judging panels have acknowledged the depth of talent and quality by naming highly
commended titles in three categories, in addition to the 10 award-winning books.
Click here for the full list of 2021 winners.
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Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement winners
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Creative New Zealand has announced the 2021 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement - congratulations to the recipients.
- Poetry: Anne Kennedy – an award-winning poet, fiction writer, screenplay editor and teacher.
- Non-fiction: Dame Claudia Josepha Orange PhD OBE DNZM – one of New Zealand’s most distinguished historians and an award-winning author best known for her 1987 book The Treaty of Waitangi.
- Fiction: David Hill MNZM – an award-winning writer and teacher, renowned for his young adult fiction.
Due to COVID-19 complexities, the usual Unity Books lunchtime in-store event will once again move to an online panel, taking place this evening, so that these outstanding writers can be acknowledged for their contributions to New Zealand literature.
The recipient of the 2021 Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer’s Fellowship, Dr. Monty Soutar, ONZM (Ngati Porou, Ngati Awa, Ngai Tai ki Tamaki, Ngati Kahungunu) will also take part in the online panel, hosted by writer, historian and former journalist Paul Diamond.
Each recipient of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement will be awarded $60,000 in recognition of their outstanding contribution to New Zealand literature.
Live Online Literary Panel
Date: Tuesday 16 November, 6.30-8pm
Link: Facebook and YouTube
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Winners of the 2021 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement (L-R) Anne Kennedy, Dame Claudia Orange and David Hill.
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Michael King Writers Centre announces 2022 residencies
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This year’s Michael King Writers Centre residency selection panel had their work cut out for them with a high number of applications received again for the 19 residencies planned across 2022. There were 109 applicants totalling 522 individual applications across all of the available categories.
Established writers to receive residencies are: Ashleigh Young, Clare Moleta, Emma Espiner, Erik Kennedy, Gillian Candler, Mandy Hager, Michele Powles, Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith and Vana Manaisadis.
Emerging writers awarded a residency are: Anna Rankin, Claire Baylis, Faith Wilson, Madison Hamill, Matthew Packer, Rose Lu, Shriya Bhagwat, Sinead Overbye, Tara Black and Shilo Kino.
‘The selection panel was hugely impressed by the standard of writers and applications received for next year’s residencies at the Centre,’ says board of trustees Chair, Melanie Laville-Moore. ‘Alongside the high profile and familiar names, we’re equally delighted to be supporting so many emerging writers as they develop their craft and their writing careers’.
All residencies are made possible with thanks to support from Creative New Zealand.
Read the full media release here
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Two Te Papa Press books win prestigious Whitley Awards
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The first ever book to examine the ornithology of the subantarctic Auckland Islands, and an illustrated children’s book that dives into the mysterious world of Te Papa’s most popular science exhibit, have won Te Papa Press authors and their collaborators accolades from the prestigious Whitley Awards for zoological literature.
Presented annually by the Royal Zoological Society of NSW, the Whitley Awards recognise excellence in publications profiling the unique wildlife of the Australasian region. Because of Covid-19, the awards, which celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2021, could not be presented in-person this year and so the announcement was made this week via the Society’s website and social media.
All the 2021 Whitley Award winners and their acceptances speeches can be viewed here.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2021
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Acclaimed authors Roberto Saviano, Philippe Sands, Ben Okri, and Yassin al-Haj Saleh are among those supporting PEN International’s Day of the Imprisoned Writer campaign in 2021, with solidarity letters addressed to 12 Eritrean writers imprisoned since 2001, imprisoned writer and politician Selahattin Demirtaş, imprisoned academic Rahile Dawut, and imprisoned writer, academic and lawyer Mohammed Al-Roken, respectively.
Every year on 15 November PEN launches its Day of the Imprisoned Writer campaign, highlighting five cases of writers who are imprisoned or facing prosecution, and calling for urgent international action to release and protect them. These cases are emblematic of the type of threats and attacks writers and journalists around the world are often subjected to, for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of expression.
This year, on the 40th anniversary of the campaign, PEN is featuring the cases of Maykel Osorbo (Cuba), Selahattin Demirtaş (Turkey), Rahile Dawut (China - Xinjiang), Mohammed Al-Roken (UAE), and the collective case of 12 writers imprisoned incommunicado since 2001 (Eritrea).
How does the Day of the Imprisoned Writer work?
The Day of the Imprisoned Writer is an opportunity for the PEN’s movement to take action on behalf of selected writers and ensure that they and their families feel supported and not forgotten.
PEN Centres and members worldwide advocate for these cases, with activities ranging from letter-writing and panel discussions, to press conferences and publishing the work of imprisoned writers. PEN’s supporters engage in activities such as raising awareness of their situation and taking action on social media, or in the form of donations. Writers send solidarity letters to their colleagues in prison or under threat.
Find out more about getting involved in the week long schedule of activities here.
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Shanghai Children's Book Fair postponed
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The Bookseller reports:
The Shanghai International Children's Book Fair (CCBF) has been postponed from this month to March 2022 because of the situation with Covid-19 in China and will now coincide with the Bologna Children's Book Fair (BCBF).
A statement from the CCBF organising committee apologised for the "inconvenience this unavoidable postponement may cause" but said the team were "convinced that the new situation will bring exciting opportunities so as to create a good exhibition and a fruitful business environment for all participants".
Read more here.
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NOTICES
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Submissions open this week for 2022 NZCYA Awards
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We’re disappointed that we’re unable to deliver a full Book Design Workshop this year, but we hope that you’ll join us on Zoom for a discussion with our judges on Friday (19 November) at 1pm. Our fantastic judging team will dive into this year’s entries, analyse the shortlist and highlight what it was about the winners that nudged them into the top spots. This is a free event, and to register please click here.
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Submissions open this week for 2022 NZCYA Awards
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The New Zealand Book Awards Trust will begin inviting submissions for the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults on Wednesday (17 November) this week.
These annual awards recognise and celebrate the best books for young readers published in New Zealand. Titles with release dates between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 will be considered for the 2022 awards.
Submissions for books published between 1 April 2021 and 30 November 2021 will open on 17 November and close at 5pm on Tuesday 14 December 2021. For books published between 1 December 2021 and 31 March 2022, submissions open on 15 December and will close at 5pm on Friday 11 February 2022.
For books in the second tranche, page proofs will be accepted where books are not yet printed. In such cases, finished books must arrive with the Awards Administrator, New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, Attn: Joy Sellen, 72 Te Wharepōuri Street, Wellington 6023, by 5pm on Friday 11 March 2022.
All entries must be submitted online at www.nzbookawards.nz and fees paid by credit card via the online submission form. A Call for Entries pack with eligibility criteria and other information will be available here from 17 November.
The judges of the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults will be announced in December, and their shortlist will be made public on 2 June 2022. The awards ceremony is planned for the first part of August 2022 in Wellington.
The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are supported by Creative New Zealand, HELL Pizza, the Wright Family Foundation, LIANZA, Wellington City Council and Nielsen Book, and are administered by the New Zealand Book Awards Trust.
Any queries about the Awards should be directed to the Awards Administrator at childrensawards@nzbookawards.org.nz.
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Vaccancies
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Senior Project Manager Lift Education
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Lift Education is looking for a senior project manager to join our publishing team.
You will be working with a small team of editors, designers, and contractors to support the literacy publishing work of one large client.
This is a flexible full-time position based in Wellington.
To apply please click here. For more information and a full job description contact: alex@lifteducation.com
Applications close Friday 26 November.
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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
17 November: PANZ Council meeting
17 November: Submissions open for New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
18 November: PANZ Book Design Awards ceremony online
19 November: PANZ Book Design Webinar
16 November: PANZ International Conference moved to 2022
19–21 November: China Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair (CCBF) postponed to 2022
DEC EMBER 2021
21 December: Entries close for NZ Booklovers Awards
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If you have an announcement, a job or any news please let us know so we can share it.
Email admin@publishers.org.nz
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