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
Bert Hingley Tributes have flooded in following the announcement of the passing of publishing great,…
PANZSeptember 17, 2019
The New Zealand government has amended Section 69 of the Copyright Act in order to…
PANZSeptember 17, 2019
We are now calling for applications for the Creative New Zealand National Publishing Internships Initiative…
PANZSeptember 5, 2019
Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day went next level in 2019, with a very impressive total…
PANZSeptember 3, 2019
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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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Book publishers struggling to keep Kiwi stories alive through Covid-19
Kiwi book publishers are struggling to regroup after seeing sales obliterated in April. The Publishers Association of New Zealand/Te Rau o Tākupu (PANZ) says members are reporting zero or minimal…
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Special Round of Copyright Licensing New Zealand Contestable Fund Grants
If you're working on a writing or publishing project that has arisen or been developed to respond to the changed environment in the New Zealand writing and publishing sector due…
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Go Virtual For 2020 Winners’ Announcements
The winners of the country’s premier literary honours – the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards – will be delivered to the nation online, on the original date set down for…
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Virtual Storytimes Aotearoa: A new programme announcement from The Coalition for Books
New Zealand schools, libraries and early childhood education centres are keen to ensure that children are still able to enjoy all that a good book has to offer during these…
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Excellence Drives Fierce Competition in Ockham New Zealand Book Awards’ Shortlist
Debut writers and literary luminaries vie for the country’s premier book honours in today’s finalist announcement of 16 compelling works that explore and re-imagine the natural, cultural and creative landscapes…
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