2020 has been a year of uncertainty but one thing remains certain, the quality and…
PANZDecember 17, 2020
COVID-19 disruption has forced many aspects of life online, but when it comes to books…
PANZSeptember 1, 2020
Mark Sayes citation for Life Membership by Tracy Strudley outlines his contribution to New Zealand…
PANZJuly 7, 2020
A new report from the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) has revealed Kiwis still…
PANZJune 24, 2020
Kiwi book publishers are struggling to regroup after seeing sales obliterated in April. The Publishers…
PANZMay 4, 2020
Photo credit: Tom Donald We are delighted to announce that Alex Hedley, Publisher at Harper…
PANZMarch 10, 2020
It was a full house at the PANZ Promotional Writing and Non-Fiction Editing workshops held…
PANZMarch 10, 2020
The full team starting the day at Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara, Mexico. Brian…
PANZDecember 10, 2019
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Submissions open for 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
The New Zealand Book Awards Trust is now inviting submissions for the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. These annual awards recognise and celebrate the best…
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The New Zealand Society of Authors, the Publishers Association of New Zealand and Copyright Licensing New Zealand have teamed up to put creative rights and their importance – for writers,…
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NZSA New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards 2020
This is the 7th year that NZSA Canterbury has run the NZSA New Zealand Heritage Fiction awards. The event is now firmly established on the New Zealand Literary calendar, and…
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Debut novelist wins country’s richest literary prize
Westport writer Becky Manawatu has won this year’s $55,000 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards’ Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction for her first novel, Auē. Manawatu’s win was announced during…
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