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The 2018 Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship will help talented New Zealand playwright Carl Bland craft a hostage drama set in a pie shop, and writer David Howard summon Katherine Mansfield’s ghost to a séance.

Carl and David have both been selected for New Zealand’s pre-eminent literary fellowship. The pair will share an annual stipend of $20,000 and will each be given a four-month tenure at the Sargeson Centre in Auckland, to help them focus on their craft full time.

David will use the opportunity to write a play centred around the concept of a séance. “It will be set in contemporary Auckland, but  the spirits will come from all over the world and from different times,” says David. “Katherine Mansfield will be there, she will be the central figure and the work will be named after a quote from her writing.”

David has been committed to writing since he was a teenager, but was forced to put his literary future on hold to support a young family – which he did through a successful pyrotechnic career. In his forties he moved fireworks to the side to again pursue writing. He is thrilled to be given the opportunity to give writing his complete attention. “I am looking forward to immersing myself in this work and having a completely sustained space to work, away from the distractions of daily life,” he says.

Carl, an actor, painter and playwright, will use the opportunity of the fellowship to work on a play. “The play is set in a pie shop, and is about a man who takes the people in the shop hostage. It looks at what happens when different people spend a lot of time together in a small space. My work can sometimes look like comedy farces, but there is a deeper theme, in this case social isolation and identity, which I approach through humour.

“The fellowship will help me put some time aside to concentrate on the play without worrying about other things.”

Sargeson Trust Chair Dr Elizabeth Aitken-Rose says the aim of the Fellowship is to enrich New Zealand’s literary landscape. “The Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship supports New Zealand writers by allowing them to focus on their writing full time. Carl and David were selected from a strong list of potential candidates and I hope this opportunity helps them both to reach the next level of their work.”

The fellowship has been supporting some of New Zealand’s greatest literary talent for more than 30 years. Previous winners include Alan Duff, Michael King, Marilyn Duckworth, and Janet Frame. In 2017 the fellowship was awarded to Steven Toussaint and Gregory Kan.

The Fellowship will run from 1 April 2018 to 30 November 2018. Carl will have the first stint at the residence with David finishing out the tenure.

About Grimshaw& Co

Grimshaw & Co are leaders in dispute resolution, with experience across all areas of civil and commercial litigation. Established in 2005, Grimshaw & Co act for clients all over New Zealand.

About Frank Sargeson Trust

The Frank Sargeson Trust was formed in 1983 by Christine Cole Catley, Frank Sargeson’s heir and executor.  The Trust aims to continue Sargeson’s lifelong generosity to writers through providing residential fellowships while preserving his house in Takapuna, Auckland, as New Zealand’s first literary museum.  The first fellowship was awarded to Janet Frame in 1987. Learn more about Frank Sargeson and the Fellowship here.

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After a wonderful year of sales, during which they were finalists in the International Bookstore of the Year competition at the London Book Fair, it is perhaps no surprise to see Time Out Bookstore win Nielsen Bookshop of the Year again in 2017. Their staff member Cait Kneller was also awarded Young Bookseller of the Year.

Judge, Joel Becker, CEO of the Australian Booksellers Association, praised Time Out’s nomination for thoroughly ticking all of the selection criteria. ‘To paraphrase a William Shakespeare line from the nomination, “Though she be but little, she is fierce.”’

Our judges noted that it was not an easy decision, singling out Volume, in Nelson as worthy of praise. Volume is clearly ‘a wonderfully curated bookshop with a high level of community engagement…’ says Becker. Nielsen Publisher of the Year for 2017 goes to Wellington-based children’s book publishers Gecko Press, for their passion and long term vision for the future. Judge, Elizabeth Jones, said on the night:

‘From very small and somewhat risky beginnings this publisher has both proved and consolidated its niche and grown a readership built on its innovative and successful brand communicating a confident, positive and energetic purpose and identity – both here and overseas.’

Winners of the Lifetime Achievement Award are the owners of The Children’s Bookshop in Wellington, Ruth & John McIntyre. John sadly passed away in June 2017, after a long illness. Ruth McIntyre continues to operate the store with her fantastic staff of children’s book-lovers, and the store continues to support local authors and publishers tirelessly.

The Special Industry Award this year goes to Victoria University Press, led by Fergus Barrowman. Nevena Nikolic, Nielsen’s Sales & Marketing Manager says, ‘You would be hard-pressed to find another publisher over the last year that has contributed more to the growing spotlight on our own stories.’

A new award in 2017 was the Young Publisher of the Year Award, which this year goes to Alex Hedley. Nikolic says, ‘His nose for intelligent writing has translated to commercial success for his employers and a significant contribution to the canon of NZ books.’

Sales Rep of the Year Tammy Ruffell is no stranger to this prize, having won it two years ago. A bookseller recommended her saying, ‘I can call, text or email with bizarre requests, and Tammy’s response is fast, efficient and well outside of the box.’

Allen & Unwin NZ won Publishing Marketing Strategy of the Year this year, with their campaign for non-fiction title Woman in the Wilderness, by Miriam Lancewood. Jones said: ‘Their strategy was impressive in bringing an unknown and unique story from a completely unknown writer into the market through a clever and well executed campaign across different media – tapping into different points of interest in the story – for diverse readers.’

The judges assured us, ‘The New Zealand book industry can rest assured there is much innovation and inspiration to be found in New Zealand publishing and bookselling. It would be difficult to find a more dedicated, hard-working and passionate group of individuals and organisations, than those that are collectively keeping books and literature at the forefront of NZ’s creative taonga.’

A full list of the 2017 Book Industry Award Winners:

• Nielsen Bookshop of the Year – Time Out Bookstore, Mt Eden
• Nielsen Publisher of the Year – Gecko Press, Wellington
• Sales Rep of the Year – Tammy Ruffell, Lower North Island Rep, HarperCollins NZ
• Publishing Marketing Strategy of the Year – Allen & Unwin NZ for the campaign for the Woman in the Wilderness, by Miriam Lancewood
• Young Publisher of the Year – Alex Hedley, HarperCollins
• NZ Young Bookseller of the Year – Cait Kneller, Time Out Bookshop
• Special Industry Award-winner – Victoria University Press
• Lifetime Achievement Award – Ruth & John McIntyre, The Children’s Bookshop, Wellington

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For media enquiries, please contact Sarah Forster, 021 1767684, or email sarah.forster@booksellers.co.nz.

Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is delighted to announce the successful applicants in this year’s round of the CLNZ Contestable Fund. Introduced in 2014, the fund was established to support strategic projects that demonstrate New Zealand publishing growth and development, including within education. In 2017, total funds available, and allocated, were $75,000.

The 2017 CLNZ Contestable Fund recipients are:

• Oratia Media $5,000
• Gecko Press $5,000
• Academy of New Zealand Literature $10,000
• The Writing Bug Ltd $5,000
• The Sapling $15,000
• Toitoi Media Ltd $10,000
• Essential Resources $15,000
• Gillian Candler $10,000

Funding contributions will be made to Oratia Media for their young adult non-fiction project and Gecko Press receives funding towards an independent publisher’s roadshow.  Academy of New Zealand Literature receive funding for international promotions of New Zealand writers’ work and The Writing Bug has a contribution to translate Te Reo Singalong books into the Samoan language.  The Sapling will receive funding towards content development on their children’s books website and Toitoi Media receives funding to publish New Zealand student’s work in Te Reo.  Essential Resources receives contributions towards developing print and digital resources for export and Gillian Candler receives funding towards ‘Nature Heroes’, a conservation-focused non-fiction project.

The selection panel were excited by the array of projects in the 65 applications received. They were particularly impressed with the range of material aimed at young people and in multiple languages that will help to respond to New Zealand’s changing demographic.  They also commented that it was great to be able to support both digital and physical projects.

The CLNZ Contestable Fund is a dynamic fund able to support projects that may not fit with other funding providers objectives.  CEO of CLNZ, Paula Browning, said “We intentionally established the Contestable Fund with broad criteria and the variety of projects that have been funded in the past four years, endorses this approach. Investing in authors and publishers and supporting organisations that deliver value to the sector is what the CLNZ Cultural Fund (where this funding comes from) was set up for.”

Applications for the next round of the CLNZ Contestable Fund will be called for in mid-2018.

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 Writers Aware, 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.

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info@copyright.co.nz  or 09 486 6250

 

About Copyright Licensing New Zealand

We are a non-profit organisation that is jointly owned by the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA). We are also the sole, recognised Reproduction Rights Organisation (RRO) in New Zealand for text based copyright material. The nett income generated from our licences is redistributed back to the owners of the work being copied. In addition, CLNZ puts aside a fixed amount of licensing revenue in the Cultural Fund to support people and projects that encourage the development of current and future writers, publishers and educators and to help grow the sector.

“Rich imagery, with compelling storytelling. It draws readers into the tale of Lewis Carroll’s poetry like never before,” say the judges of the winner of this year’s Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award in the prestigious New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Snark: Being a true history of the expedition that discovered the Snark and the Jabberwock . . . and its tragic aftermath also wins the Russell Clark Award for Illustration. Written and illustrated by Port Chalmers resident David Elliot, Snark is published by Otago University Press.

Pam Jones, convenor of the judging panel, says, “Like Russell Clark, David Elliot has a clear wit that pervades his sketches. His draughtmanship is outstanding. However, it’s the cohesive way he has combined all elements of this book that won the judges over. David Elliot’s twist on Lewis Carroll’s nonsense poems is unique, and offers everything the reader could want – mystery, adventure and intrigue.”

The winners of the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults were announced at a ceremony on the evening of Monday, 14 August in Wellington. The awards are a unique celebration of the contribution New Zealand’s children’s authors and illustrators make to build national identity and cultural heritage.

The judging panel for the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults comprises children and young adults librarian, Pam Jones (convenor); education lecturer, Trish Brooking; author Ben Brown; reviewer and promoter of New Zealand children’s literature, Sarah Forster; and WORD Christchurch programme director and author, Rachael King. For the second year, the panel is joined by English academic, Professor Martin Salisbury, who is the advisor for the Russell Clark Award for Illustration.

The te reo Māori entries were judged by University of Auckland Kaitaiki Māori librarian, Riki-Lee Saua (convenor); Anahera Morehu, Library Manager Arts, Māori, and Pasifika Services at the University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services; Principal Librarian Children’s and Young Adult Services at the HB Williams Memorial Library, Gisborne, Te Rangi Rangi Tangohau; and Rongo Waerea, the Māori Services Librarian at Auckland’s Otara Library.

The Picture Book Award winner is Juliette MacIver and illustrator Sarah Davis with That’s Not a Hippopotamus! “From beginning to end, this rambunctious picture book does not miss a beat. The illustrations are complex and clever. What made this book stand out for us were the diverse cultures depicted in the illustrations,” comment the judges.

Canterbury author Tania Roxborogh wins the Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction with My New Zealand Story: Bastion Point. Tania Roxborogh applies a deft and sensitive touch to this book, say the judges.  “Race relations in the 1970s are revealed to the reader through the eyes and heart of a young Maori girl wondering what is wrong with the grown-up world around her. Here the true craft of Tania Roxborogh’s writing is revealed. We can wonder with her.”

Maurice Gee wins the Copyright Licensing NZ Award for Young Adult Fiction with The Severed Land. “We knew we were in good hands as Maurice Gee’s elegant writing carried us along on an epic and archetypal adventure of warring families, colonialism, mysterious strangers and making allies out of enemies. Not a word is wasted in this taut, thrilling, often brutal and morally complex tale,” explain the judges.

Father and son Josh James Marcotte and Jack Marcotte win the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction with Jack and Charlie: Boys of the bush. The book provides vivid insights, from a child’s perspective, into the daily rhythms of life on the remote West Coast of the South Island. “The exceptionally vivid photography invites high levels of engagement and scrutiny. This book is a fine example of a non-fiction text that has cohesion, charm, and a capacity to captivate both children and older readers.”

The Te Kura Pounamu Award for the best book in te reo Māori is won by Sacha Cotter for Te Kaihanga Māpere, translated by Kawata Teepa and illustrated by Josh Morgan. The judges felt this book stood out not only for the excellent quality of Māori translation, but also for an inspiring storyline which celebrates a favourite Kiwi pastime and encourages young readers to follow their dreams and persevere in all they do.

The Best First Book Award winner is Julie Lamb for The Discombobulated Life of Summer Rain. The judges hope that this book marks the beginning of a long career in children’s writing for this author. “The limitless boundaries of friendship and family are explored, and the plot is expertly woven.”

The full list of winners of the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults is:

• Margaret Mahy Book of the Year (prize: $7,500) and winner of the Russell Clark Award for Illustration (prize: $7,500)

Snark Being a true history of the expedition that discovered the Snark and the Jabberwock . . . and its tragic aftermath illustrated and written (after Lewis Carroll) by David Elliot; Otago University Press

• Picture Book Award: Prize $7,500

That’s Not a Hippopotamus! by Juliette MacIver and illustrated by Sarah Davis; Gecko Press

• Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction: Prize $7,500

My New Zealand Story: Bastion Point by Tania Roxborogh; Scholastic New Zealand

• Copyright Licensing NZ Award for Young Adult Fiction: $7,500

The Severed Land by Maurice Gee; Penguin Random House (Penguin)

• Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction: Prize $7,500

Jack and Charlie: Boys of the bush by Jack Marcotte and Josh James Marcotte; Penguin Random House (Puffin)

• Te Kura Pounamu Award for the best book in Te Reo Māori: Prize $7,500

Te Kaihanga Māpere by Sacha Cotter, translated by Kawata Teepa and illustrated by Josh Morgan; Huia Publishers

• Best First Book Award: Prize $2,000

The Discombobulated Life of Summer Rain by Julie Lamb; Mākaro Press (Submarine)

“This year’s winners have produced rich, evocative and engaging books. In these titles we have a platter of delicious reads that celebrate our unique New Zealand culture and showcase delightful characters who will entertain a wide spectrum of readers and non-readers alike. Much praise must also go to the publishers of some truly beautiful editions that will undoubtedly enhance the readers’ experience, in a way the e-book versions never could. New Zealand children and young adult publishing is in good heart,” concludes Pam Jones.

An integral part of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults is the HELL Reading Challenge, now in its fourth year. Children are encouraged to read all the finalists’ titles through their schools or local library and are rewarded with free pizza. So far this year, 212,000 pizza wheels have been distributed.

The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are made possible through the generosity, commitment and vision of funders and sponsors: Creative New Zealand, HELL Pizza, Book Tokens (NZ) Ltd, Copyright Licensing NZ Ltd, LIANZA, Wellington City Council and Nielsen Book. The awards are administered for the New Zealand Book Awards Trust by the New Zealand Book Council.

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There’s fresh blood aplenty in the local crime writing ranks and the usual suspects were nowhere to be found as the 2017 Ngaio Marsh Awards finalists were named on Monday.

Now in their eighth year, the Ngaio Marsh Awards celebrate the best New Zealand crime, mystery, and thriller writing; fiction and non-fiction. “It’s been a remarkable year, and a tough one for our international judging panels,” said awards founder Craig Sisterson. “After record entries last year, we really weren’t sure what to expect in 2017. None of our previous winners were in the running, nor some other great Kiwi crime writers who’d been multiple-times finalists. In fact, eighteen of the nineteen authors who’d been finalists in the first few years of the awards were MIA.”

But instead of a lull, this year’s Ngaios hit a new high-tide mark, powered by a flood of fresh voices joining the genre – both debutant authors and established writers turning to crime.

“Entries in our fiction categories were up fifty percent, and the quality and variety has been really outstanding,” said Sisterson. “New Zealand readers love crime, and our local authors are offering plenty of world-class writing, both traditional detective tales and books stretching the borders.”

The international judging panels (thirteen authors, critics, and editors from five countries) praised the inventiveness and freshness of the stories our Kiwi writers were producing. “Talk about judging apples and pears,” said Paddy Richardson, a two-time finalist and now one of seven judges for the Best Crime Novel category. “It was more like apples, asparagus, avocados, and melons!”

This year’s finalists will be celebrated, and winners announced, at a special WORD Christchurch event to be held on 28 October. “We’re stoked to be working with Rachael King and her team,” said Sisterson. “We’re really grateful that WORD Christchurch have been supporters right from our very first year, and it’s lovely to celebrate our very best crime writers in Dame Ngaio’s hometown.”

The finalists for the 2017 Ngaio Marsh Awards are as follows.

BEST CRIME NOVEL

• Pancake Moneyby Finn Bell
• Spare Me The Truthby CJ Carver (Zaffre)
• Red Herringby Jonothan Cullinane (HarperCollins)
• Marshall’s Lawby Ben Sanders (Allen & Unwin)
• The Last Time We Spokeby Fiona Sussman (Allison & Busby)

BEST FIRST NOVEL

• Dead Lemonsby Finn Bell
• Red Herringby Jonothan Cullinane (HarperCollins)
• The Ice Shroud by Gordon Ell (Bush Press)
• The Student Body by Simon Wyatt (Mary Egan Publishing)
• Days are Like Grass by Sue Younger (Eunoia Publishing)

BEST NON FICTION

• In Dark Placesby Michael Bennett (Paul Little Books)
• The Scene of the Crime by Steve Braunias(HarperCollins)
• Double-Edged Swordby Simonne Butler with Andra Jenkin (Mary Egan Publishing)
• The Many Deaths of Mary Dobieby David Hastings (AUP)
• Blockbuster!by Lucy Sussex (Text Publishing)

Each category winner will receive a Ngaio Marsh Awards trophy and a cash prize.

For more information on the Ngaio Marsh Awards, this year’s finalists or comments from the judges, please contact Craig Sisterson at craigsisterson@hotmail.com

Kiwi kids are in for a treat with the launch of fresh and funky imprint Little Love. Aimed at young children, Little Love is all about publishing extraordinary New Zealand stories that promote literacy and tackle the big stuff – health and wellbeing, resilience, protecting the environment. Bold, beautiful books made with loads of passion and aroha.

The creative powerhouse behind Little Love is Sophia and Anna Egan-Reid. Life-long readers, the sisters have been involved in family publishing business Egan-Reid Limited all their adult lives. Established by their parents Mary Egan and her husband Gerard Reid in the early 1990s, the company has now published more than a thousand books in New Zealand and internationally; latterly, as Mary Egan Publishing (MEP).

When Egan-Reid Ltd was sold to Pindar NZ in 2007, Sophia single-handedly ran the self-publishing department, before leaving to start up MEP at the end of 2010. Sophia got the company off the ground and assumed the role of publisher and project manager. Thereafter, she involved her mother and graphic designer sister in the business.

Now that MEP has grown and flourished, Sophia and Anna felt that the time was right to launch their own imprint from within the Mary Egan stable. Little Love is that imprint and marks a new chapter in their publishing story. It also creates an opportunity for Sophia and Anna to explore new challenges.

Passionate about their work and keen to pay it forward by working with New Zealand writers and artists, Sophia and Anna are committed to producing sophisticated, quality children’s books. They have now published two books under their Little Love imprint: Tu Meke Tui! by Malcolm Clarke and illustrated by acclaimed aerosol and stencil artist Flox (aka Hayley King), and poetry collection Feel A Little by Jenny Palmer and artist Evie Kemp.

Sophia and Anna are currently working on another three titles for publication in the next 6-12 months, as they collaborate with artists Beck Wheeler, Ema Frost and another, yet to be named. They are also working on the Te Reo version of Tu Meke Tui! which comes out in September 2017.

Sophia says, “Before my father died he wrote a business plan for MEP; a company that he envisioned would be focused on doing the absolute best for a small group of authors.”

“The creation of MEP has fulfilled my late father’s wish and, hopefully, exceeded his expectations. I like to think that with the launch of new imprint Little Love, we’ve made him proud,” said Sophia.

Sophia Egan-Reid grew up in the publishing business and is a born entrepreneur. Highly creative and driven, she started out as an administrator in family company Egan-Reid Ltd and quickly became Office Manager. For the past seven years, Sophia has been the Publishing and Project Manager at Mary Egan Publishing. Here, she works closely with clients, overseeing their books from start to finish. The creation of Little Love marks the next step in her publishing career. She lives in Pukekohe with her fiancé James, dog Gus and cat Blue. For more, go to: http://www.maryegan.co.nz/about/.

Anna Egan-Reid is a graphic designer who has been in the book industry for more than 14 years. She paid her way through university by illustrating for Australian publisher Elsevier and the Samoan Government. After completing her Bachelor of Arts in Art History and English at Otago University, she went travelling before coming back to start her career as a book designer. Although she had been typesetting since her late teens, she learnt the finer points of book design from her mother Mary Egan from 2005 onwards. From 2010–2012 she was an in-house designer at Penguin Books (NZ), before joining Mary Egan Publishing. Anna has been shortlisted for a number of PANZ book design awards and in 2016 won the Allen & Unwin Young Designer of the Year Award. In 2012 she won the Hachette New Zealand Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book. Anna’s son Louie is her original “little love.”

SOPHIA & ANNA EGAN-REID ARE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW / IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST 

Media contact: Sarah Thornton / Thornton Communications / sarah.thornton@prcomms.com / 021 753744

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To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day offers its most ambitious and wide-ranging programme of events yet. On Friday August 25, the power of poetry will be unleashed and celebrated in communities all over New Zealand.

Announced today, this year’s packed programme features more than 100 dynamic and accessible events, workshops and competitions, featuring acclaimed poets, new voices, young writers, and poetry enthusiasts. From Slam Poetry to sonnets, from stages to pavements, poetry will be created and enjoyed in a myriad of venues around the country: cafes, bars, schools, university campuses, community centres, retirement villages, marae, libraries and theatres – as well as on buses, trains and ferries.

In tandem with the many events taking place around New Zealand on August 25, is the publication of inaugural online poetry collection 20/20 – 40 poems by Kiwi poets. Featuring many of the nation’s most read and loved poets, including C. K. Stead and Tusiata Avia, 20/20 also showcases new voices that demand to be heard. Wanting to make poetry accessible to all New Zealanders, 20/20 will be free to download at website: http://www.nzbookawards.nz/national-poetry-day/20-20-collection/.

Among the many events taking place from Northland to Dunedin, are: Whangarei’s youth Wall of Words; Auckland’s The Divine Muses Poetry Reading, in the edifying company of 20/20 poets C. K. Stead, Simone Kaho and Paula Green, and Michael Giacon, Vana Manasiadis and Siobhan Harvey; live entertainment with comedy poetry troupe Theoradical Hobohemians, who perform at Shanghai Lil’s on K Road; and Down South: Spoken Word and Rap Open Mic at MIT in Otara; Wellington’s ‘dropping words in to the sea’ at the National Library with Sea of Words – Your Words; Our Poets event; decorating a Poetry Fridge Door in Nelson; helping to build a Great Wall of Poetry in Christchurch; enjoying performance poetry with the multi-talented Ian Loughran in Wanaka; experiencing poetry live with illustrious Otago poets, including celebrated 20/20 poets Brian Turner and Jillian Sullivan at The Perfect 10: Poetry of the South in Dunedin. There will even be an international poetry event held at the Berlin Polish Club!

Can’t get to an event, but don’t want to miss out? Simply call or text The Poetry Phone hotline on 021.474.555 or 022.300.8164 (standard calling/txting rates apply) to have poems sent to you or a friend. Find out more here: https://ofa.carbonmade.com/projects/2346591.

For full information about all Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day events, including places, venues, times, tickets and more, go to: http://www.nzbookawards.nz/national-poetry-day/calendar-of-events/.

Established in 1997, National Poetry Day is about discovery, diversity, community and pushing boundaries. It is a one-day national poetry-event extravaganza held on the last Friday of August each year. This is the second year of National Poetry Day operating under the sponsorship of Phantom Billstickers.
Phantom Billstickers is a street poster company which has consistently helped New Zealanders express themselves since 1982. Phantom actively promotes New Zealand music, art, poetry and culture around the country and across the world. National Poetry Day is proudly administered by the New Zealand Book Awards Trust.

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THE 20/20 POETS AND PHANTOM BILLSTICKERS NATIONAL POETRY DAY EVENT ORGANISERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW / IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

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021 753744