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A booklover's guide to New Zealand

Region by region information about writers, literary locations and quotes. Includes literary map of New Zealand

Book Publishers Association of New Zealand (BPANZ)

BPANZ is the trade association of book publishers and distributors in New Zealand and represents the interests of the industry to government and other agencies. Serves as a professional organisation, providing a range of services including training.

Books into film and television

Archive of the "book of the film" list based on movies currently showing and what's screening on free to air television.

Booksellers New Zealand

Christchurch School for Young Writers Christchurch

Creative writing courses for children aged 8-18. Our aim is to teach young people to have responsive and investigative minds as well as power and pride in the use of written language skills

Deep South

journal published at the English Department of the University of Otago

Early New Zealand Books Project

Aims to provide the keyword-searchable text of significant books published about New Zealand in the nineteenth century.

English @ Studyit: for NCEA students

Studyit is an online learning environment for NCEA english students.

Freelance writers marketplace

New Zealand run site for freelance writers and market place for work. List your name and profile or post a freelance job.

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International Institute of Modern Letters Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao

creative writing at Victoria University

Ka mate ka ora : a New Zealand journal of poetry and poetics

Landfall

Landfall is New Zealand's foremost and longest-running arts and literary journal. It showcases new fiction and poetry, as well as biographical and critical essays, and cultural commentary.

Literature in New Zealand 1930-1960

Explore the context of the flowering of New Zealand literature. From nzhistory.net

The New Zealand Book Council Te Kaunihera Pukapuka O Aotearoa

Information about NZ authors as well as the NZ Book Trade Directory, information about the Book Council and its events, awards, grants and festivals.

New Zealand Electronic Text Centre

New Zealand Guild of Food Writers

The professional body for food journalists and others involved in writing about, presenting, promoting, illustrating, and teaching about the specialist area of food and beverages.

New Zealand Guild of Storytellers

The objectives of the Guild include preserving and practising, promoting and enjoying the ancient art of storytelling. The Guild provides current information on storytelling events and visiting storytellers and news about happenings with New Zealand storytellers.

New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA)

NZSA is an association of writers working together to improve conditions for New Zealand writers. NZSA provides many services direct to members.

New Zealand Writers Guild

Offering members skill development, employment contracts and rate negotiation, credit arbitration and industry know how, this union serves writers of film, television, radio, theatre, video and multimedia. The union is affiliated with the Council of Trade Unions and a member of the International Affiliation of Writers Guild (IAWG).

Playmarket

Playmarket is New Zealand's only playwrights' agency and script advisory service. Their focus is the development and representation of New Zealand playwrights and their plays. Has information on writing and producing plays, a newsletter, competition and awards as well as a listing of New Zealand's playwrights.

Romance Writers of New Zealand

A non-profit organisation that aims to support both published and unpublished romance writers, it is committed to providing authors with up-to-date information about its activities, as well as informative articles, interviews, competitions and book reviews.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand

Southern Ocean Review

Last issue published in 2009. Archives still online.

Takahe Magazine

The Takahe magazine appears three times a year and publishes short stories, poetry and art by established and emerging writers and artists as well as essays and interviews (by invitation), and book reviews in these related areas.

Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand Inc.

The Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand aims to provide a forum for technical communicators to meet and share ideas.

Trout

"a South Pacific journal of the arts"

Turbine Wellington

on-line literary publication created for Victoria University's International Institute of Modern Letters

Write Find

Marketplaces for Writing & Communications Professionals