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Entries open for 2019 Charles Brasch Young Writers' Essay Competition
Entries are open for the Charles Brasch Young Writers' Essay Competition, an annual award open to New Zealand writers aged 16 to 21.
Posted: Friday December 7, 2018
Warts-and-all portrait of a complex colonial character
A new biography of early Otago settler James Macandrew paints a warts-and-all picture of one of New Zealand’s most colourful and persuasive politicians. In Slippery Jim or Patriotic Statesman? James Macandrew of Otago, R.J. Bunce shines a light on the life and career of Macandrew, an important but often overlooked...
Posted: Thursday December 6, 2018
Capturing the wisdom of a lifetime
South Island publisher launches a unique initiative to help people reflect on their life experiences and capture their personal stories.
Posted: Sunday December 2, 2018
Judges for 2019 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults share a passion for the transformative power of books
A panel of judges combining deep knowledge of the children’s literature community with youthful wisdom and a shared passion for the transformative power of books has been selected to deliberate over entries to the 2019 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Posted: Thursday November 29, 2018
"How Art" by Des O'Brien
Writing poetry about the experience of Alzheimer’s is an audacious act. “How Art” is a set of handcrafted poems written from a place of purity and great affection.
Posted: Thursday November 22, 2018
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Posted: Thursday November 15, 2018
Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize 2018 - winners announced
The winners of the 2018 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize have been announced. The competition is now in its eight year, and this year’s competition was judged by Dunedin poet David Eggleton.
Posted: Wednesday November 14, 2018
New biography highlights life of trailblazing woman scientist
Pioneering nutritionist Muriel Bell had a profound effect on the health of New Zealanders in the 20th century, yet her many achievements have surprisingly been overlooked.
Posted: Wednesday November 14, 2018
Summer Learning at University of Otago
Posted: Wednesday November 14, 2018
Open call for external peer assessors for literature
Make an important contribution to literature in New Zealand. Gain valuable insight into the funding process. Register yourself or nominate someone to become a Peer Assessor for Creative New Zealand.
Posted: Wednesday November 14, 2018
Understated comedy and stark horror in winning essay
Alice Miller, a New Zealand writer based in Germany, is the winner of the Landfall Essay Competition 2018.
Posted: Tuesday November 13, 2018
Local researcher awarded prestigious fellowship
The world of Augmented Reality will soon be leaping into our everyday lives thanks to the work of award-winning University of Otago scientist Stefanie Zollmann, who has just been granted the prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship 2018.
Posted: Sunday November 11, 2018
An extraordinary body of work for children - Robyn Belton
Posted: Sunday November 11, 2018
Dunedin writer scoops award in international competition
Emma Neale from Dunedin is just one of three writers highly commended in this year’s prestigious UK Bridport Prize flash fiction competition for her story ‘Courtship’. Flash fiction or micro fiction is a very, very short story – in this instance, of 250 words or fewer.
Posted: Sunday November 11, 2018
Calling all playwrights! The University of Otago and UNESCO need your scripts!
While it may be almost a year until the house lights are dimmed and actors tread the boards, organisers are calling for playwrights to contribute to the success of the UNESCO Cities of Literature Short Play Festival, which will be hosted by the University of Otago in Dunedin between September...
Posted: Thursday November 1, 2018
New Zealand writers to showcase Māori and Pacific literature in the United Kingdom
Five of New Zealand’s leading Māori and Pasifika writers will be showcasing their work in the United Kingdom next month (November) alongside the high profile Oceania art exhibition in London.
Posted: Monday October 15, 2018
Philip Temple - The life of Maurice Shadbolt
Posted: Monday October 15, 2018
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Posted: Thursday October 11, 2018
Otago University Press celebrates PM's award for poet Michael Harlow
Otago University Press has congratulated Otago poet Michael Harlow who has been honoured as one of three winners in this year’s Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement.
Posted: Tuesday October 9, 2018