Latest happenings
NZSA Auckland Museum Research Grant + Residency
The New Zealand Society of Authors in association with the Auckland Museum is delighted to offer a grant that gives the recipient the opportunity to develop a written project utilising the facilities and resources of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Library Te Pātaka Mātāpuna (hereafter “the Library”).
Posted: Tuesday January 19, 2021
Historic temporary home for bookshop
A stockpile of cardboard boxes awaits 38,000 books as staff at a landmark Dunedin bookshop prepare to pack up and move into a temporary home this month.
Posted: Tuesday January 19, 2021
Around the World in 80 Tales Storytelling Festival
Posted: Monday December 14, 2020
***Calling all UNPUBLISHED POETS***
For the first time ever, we are running a Phantom Poetry Open Mic contest!
Posted: Monday December 14, 2020
Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival Voucher
Posted: Monday December 14, 2020
Otago academic 'giant' Jim Flynn dies
Internationally renowned academic and University of Otago Emeritus Professor of Political Studies Jim Flynn has died aged 86.
Posted: Monday December 14, 2020
Poetry Shelf Monday Poem: Sophia Wilson’s ‘Foreign’
Posted: Monday December 14, 2020
Poetry Shelf noticeboard: Anna Jackson reviews Bill Manhire’s Wow at ANZL
Posted: Monday December 14, 2020
Te Tahua Whakakaha | Cultural Sector Capability Fund
Manatū Taonga is now accepting applications for round one of the Capability Fund. Applications for round one must be submitted by 5pm on Tuesday 9 February 2021.
Posted: Monday December 14, 2020
Short story: The undertaker’s story, by Owen Marshall
"It was almost dark on the evening I witnessed Carl strike his wife": a story of high gothic by New Zealand's master of the short story, Owen Marshall
Posted: Monday December 14, 2020
Work on indexing ‘ODT’ files recognised
An autistic Dunedin man who delights in reading old copies of the Otago Daily Times has gained a special honour.
Posted: Friday December 11, 2020
Poetry Shelf noticeboard: Ursula Bethell Residency 2021
The writers in residence in the University of Canterbury’s (UC) College of Arts will be Vana Manasiadis and Behrouz Boochani. They will both join the University’s English department for the first half of the year.
Posted: Friday December 11, 2020
The Dunedin Dream Brokerage is currently calling for proposals for their latest initiative, Off The Ground.
The Dunedin Dream Brokerage is looking to fund collaborative art projects that activate the places we live and work in and celebrate our diverse community groups, businesses, our unique suburban spaces and natural environment.
Posted: Friday December 11, 2020
Te Awhi Rito NZ Reading Ambassador nominations open
Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa National Library of New Zealand and our partners are calling for nominations for Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador for children and young people.
Posted: Wednesday December 9, 2020
The Suitcases (Part Two)
Posted: Tuesday December 8, 2020
Dr Smith of Rawene
Posted: Tuesday December 8, 2020
To Medicine via Paradise
Posted: Tuesday December 8, 2020
Poetry Shelf review: Rhian Gallagher’s Far-Flung
Posted: Monday December 7, 2020
December from the Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival
Posted: Thursday December 3, 2020
New Poems Hit The Streets Of Aotearoa
As 2020 enters its final phase, Phantom has curated a selection of original works by Becky Woodall, Eamonn Tee, Simon Sweetman, Ruby Porter, Steve Thomas and David Eggleton. Diverse in their form and inspiration, these poems continue the Phantom tradition of giving street denizens some nourishing food for thought.
Posted: Thursday December 3, 2020