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I thought it was time to put together a quick and dirty page of resources for down under authors. Most of this is cut and paste from The respective websites. No point reinventing the wheel!
THE QUEENSLAND WRITERS’ CENTRE IS AN AMAZING RESOURCE CENTRE. IF YOU ARE IN New South Wales TRY HERE. Joining one will help you incredibly whether you are in Oz (any state) or Kiwiland.
http://www.authors.org.nz/
As the principal advocate for the professional interests of writers, the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) is open to writers of every genre, published or unpublished. If you are serious about your writing the NZSA is the place for you.
We support writers through advocacy and representation, providing programmes and services and our affiliation to International PEN.
http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/
Lots of information about grants, databases of interest to creative people and many interesting research papers in PDF format.
http://www.writerfind.com/resources/links.htm
Links to organisations, web-sites and general resources for professional writers.
http://www.artists.co.nz/writers.html
This information is provided as it comes in for anyone interested in information and opportunities for writers. If you have information to add, send it to contact@artists.co.nz
http://www.zeroland.co.nz/literary_publishers.html
Literary Publishers
Publishing
Literary Agents
Agents, Web Publishing
Book Fairs
A Web Directory
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NZ Technical Writers Association (www.nztechwriters.co.nz)
A forum for technical writers in New Zealand, promoting technical writing as a profession.
A non-profit organisation dedicated to: promoting excellence in writing and the genre, and to helping writers achieve publication by organising contests, workshops, conferences and critique groups.
Helping writers find markets for their work and encourage them in any way.
New Zealand’s only playwrights’ agency & script advisory service.
A professional non profit association for writers in the fields of film, television, radio, theatre, video and multi-media.
An Association, set up in 2001, has drawn up a set of guidelines and professional standards for this relatively new area of expertise in the New Zealand marketplace.
For the promotion of science fiction and fantasy writing in New Zealand.
Literary prize and award listings.
A trial project based in the University of Auckland to set up an electronic gateway to poetry resources in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the Pacific region.
Overview
Publishing is a significant creative industry in New Zealand, with strengths in fiction, poetry, art, New Zealand history and biography, and a growing range of titles by and about Maori.
New Zealand authors have garnered international recognition, including fiction writers Lloyd Jones (Booker-shortlisted Mr Pip), Witi Ihimaera (The Whale Rider) and Keri Hulme (Booker prizewinner The Bone People). The domestic and international success of Ian Brodie’s non-fiction Lord of the Rings Location Guide is a good example of the publishing and tourism industries leveraging off each other.
Children’s writing is another major strength, with Margaret Mahy, Lynley Dodd (creator of the ever-popular Hairy Maclary series), Joy Cowley, VM Jones and Sherryl Jordan all successful internationally.
New Zealand is also recognised as a major player in the publishing of quality education resources.
Writing and Publishing
Key Resources
Welcome to AWMonline, the online version of The Australian Writer’s Marketplace - every contact you will ever need to succeed in the writing business.
The Australian Writer’s Marketplace is a directory for writers. Our database has listings of:
- writing markets
- publishers
- agents
- publishing services
- writers’ services (editors, manuscript appraisers, etc)
- industry organisations
- awards, competitions and grants
- courses and events
