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The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) represents Aotearoa New Zealand writers. Protecting basic rights to freedom of expression, working to improve income and conditions, promoting writing and literary culture.
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Fleur Beale is the NZSA 2026 President of Honour, who will deliver the prestigious NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture in 2026. Congratulations Fleur!
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November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa is delighted to announce that Fleur Beale is the NZSA 2026 President of Honour, who will deliver the prestigious NZSA Janet Frame Memorial Lecture in 2026. Congratulations Fleur!
authors.org.nz/nzsa-announc...
authors.org.nz/nzsa-announc...
Reporting from the frontlines of fiction and memoir...veracity, integrity and clarity in a so-called “post-truth world.” Presented in partnership with NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ), and National Library of NZ Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. soundcloud.com/nz-society-o...
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Reporting from the frontlines of fiction and memoir...veracity, integrity and clarity in a so-called “post-truth world.” Presented in partnership with NZ Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ), and National Library of NZ Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa. soundcloud.com/nz-society-o...
Congratulations to Breton Dukes on winning the $10,000 NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2025 to work on a collection of connected short stories! authors.org.nz/event/breton...
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Congratulations to Breton Dukes on winning the $10,000 NZSA Peter and Dianne Beatson Fellowship 2025 to work on a collection of connected short stories! authors.org.nz/event/breton...
Congratulations Vincent O'Malley - winner of CLNZ | NZSA Writers’ Award 2025!
Read the full media release here authors.org.nz/event/announ...
Read the full media release here authors.org.nz/event/announ...
October 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Congratulations Vincent O'Malley - winner of CLNZ | NZSA Writers’ Award 2025!
Read the full media release here authors.org.nz/event/announ...
Read the full media release here authors.org.nz/event/announ...
The 2025 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) | New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa PEN NZ Inc (NZSA) Research Grants go to Rosetta Allan, Taryn Dryfhout, Jacquie Mcrae, and Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith. Congratulations! authors.org.nz/event/clnz-n...
September 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The 2025 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) | New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa PEN NZ Inc (NZSA) Research Grants go to Rosetta Allan, Taryn Dryfhout, Jacquie Mcrae, and Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith. Congratulations! authors.org.nz/event/clnz-n...
Congratulations to Cristina Sanders on winning the NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award 2025! authors.org.nz/congratulati...
August 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Congratulations to Cristina Sanders on winning the NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award 2025! authors.org.nz/congratulati...
Congratulations to Susanna Elliffe - winner of the 2025 NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize! Read more at authors.org.nz/event/susann...
July 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Congratulations to Susanna Elliffe - winner of the 2025 NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize! Read more at authors.org.nz/event/susann...
Congratulations to NZSA CompleteMS 2025 recipients!! authors.org.nz/.../nzsa-com...
July 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Congratulations to NZSA CompleteMS 2025 recipients!! authors.org.nz/.../nzsa-com...
Applications open for this $10,000 opportunity for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are working on a new project. authors.org.nz/nzsa-peter-d...
July 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Applications open for this $10,000 opportunity for writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama with a literary track record, who are working on a new project. authors.org.nz/nzsa-peter-d...
The CLNZ | NZSA Writers' Award is one of the highest value non-fiction prizes in NZ literature and was established to provide financial support for writers wishing to devote time to a specific project, and to cover reasonable research expenses relating to it. Apply by 4pm, 18 July 2025.
June 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The CLNZ | NZSA Writers' Award is one of the highest value non-fiction prizes in NZ literature and was established to provide financial support for writers wishing to devote time to a specific project, and to cover reasonable research expenses relating to it. Apply by 4pm, 18 July 2025.
May 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award was established by novelist Tina Shaw to encourage the development of great novels by mid-career fiction writers who are working on a new project. All applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents. authors.org.nz/nzsa-shaw-wr...
May 16, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The NZSA Shaw Writer’s Award was established by novelist Tina Shaw to encourage the development of great novels by mid-career fiction writers who are working on a new project. All applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents. authors.org.nz/nzsa-shaw-wr...
CompleteMS Programme applications open!
Suits writers who have completed a manuscript through a number of drafts and require the objective view of an experienced assessor to provide a constructive critique.
Deadline for applications: 28 May 2025
authors.org.nz/nzsa-complet...
Suits writers who have completed a manuscript through a number of drafts and require the objective view of an experienced assessor to provide a constructive critique.
Deadline for applications: 28 May 2025
authors.org.nz/nzsa-complet...
April 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
CompleteMS Programme applications open!
Suits writers who have completed a manuscript through a number of drafts and require the objective view of an experienced assessor to provide a constructive critique.
Deadline for applications: 28 May 2025
authors.org.nz/nzsa-complet...
Suits writers who have completed a manuscript through a number of drafts and require the objective view of an experienced assessor to provide a constructive critique.
Deadline for applications: 28 May 2025
authors.org.nz/nzsa-complet...
NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2025
Published and unpublished writers are invited to enter with completed manuscripts written across all genres i.e. fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama or children’s writing. authors.org.nz
Deadline for entries is 13 March 2025
Published and unpublished writers are invited to enter with completed manuscripts written across all genres i.e. fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama or children’s writing. authors.org.nz
Deadline for entries is 13 March 2025
December 12, 2024 at 2:06 AM
NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2025
Published and unpublished writers are invited to enter with completed manuscripts written across all genres i.e. fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama or children’s writing. authors.org.nz
Deadline for entries is 13 March 2025
Published and unpublished writers are invited to enter with completed manuscripts written across all genres i.e. fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama or children’s writing. authors.org.nz
Deadline for entries is 13 March 2025
