Upcoming events.
Changing Landscapes Book Launch
Changing Landscapes Whangarei Library 3.30 Flash Fiction Group’s Northland Anthology 2023
ESP* a liminal gathering Book Launch
‘a liminal gathering’ celebrates the destigmatisation of grief, by making it relatable through multiple creative lenses, and to normalise the various ways grief can be expressed. The almanac seeks to provide comfort, and act as a taonga to be shared between loving hands, during difficult times.
We warmly invite you to the book launches of
a liminal gathering
The inaugural Elixir & Star Press Grief Almanac To be launched by Iona Winter
Dunedin Wednesday 22nd November
5.30pm – 7.00pm
University Book Shop, 378 Great King Street, Dunedin
Auckland Friday 24th November
6.00pm – 7.30pm
The Women’s Bookshop, 105 Ponsonby Road, Auckland
Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day on 25 August 2023
Phantom Billstickers National Poetry Day is governed by the New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa, and supported by Phantom Billstickers.
National Flash Fiction Day 2023
June 22 is our shortest day of the year — and the day we know and love as National Flash Fiction Day. Since 2012 we have been celebrating the small form with this big competition.
National Flash Fiction Day 2022
NFFD is celebrated every year on 22nd June - the shortest day of the year! Please visit the official website for event information in your area!
NZSA Roadshow - Whangarei!
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Regional Roadshow brings professional development to the regions. In 2022, the NZSA offers one-day professional development workshops, masterclasses and panel discussions in seven regions across New Zealand.
Save the Date:
Whangārei – 28 May
Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara – 2 July
Auckland/Tāmaki-makau-rau and Waikato – 30 July
Napier/Ahuriri – 20 August
Dunedin/Ōtepoti – 24 September
Christchurch/Ōtautahi – 29 October
New Plymouth/Ngāmotu – TBC
NFFD NZ
National Flash Fiction Day celebration in Kawakawa
Important Note: Tickets for the workshop part of the event are $10 and only available at the door. There are no pre-sales.
National Flash Fiction Day celebrations in Te Tai Tokerau Northland will consist of a workshop followed by afternoon tea and a public reading / open mic of flash fiction, including NFFD winning entries and Northland's winning entry. The workshop starts at 1pm and the open mic will start at 2.30pm.
Cost: $10 for the workshop (pay at the door), open mic is free. Afternoon tea provided.
Workshop: The Art of Microfiction
The key to microfiction is the offbeat or, ‘what’s not there’ in storytelling. This workshop will answer the question, what is microfiction and will offer writers tips and techniques on how to sculpt small stories, with an emphasis on words as a currency and how to rise above the cliché.
Presented by: Tracie Lark
Tracie is from Newcastle, Australia and now calls Whangārei home. She teaches English and creative writing at Huanui College. Tracie has an array of poetry and fiction published in various printed and online anthologies from New Zealand and Australia to Ireland and Indonesia.
Sunday 27 June, at the Te Hononga hub in the Hundertwasser Memorial Park, Kawakawa, 1pm to 3.30pm.