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Flash Fiction Day 2024
Jun
22

Flash Fiction Day 2024

22 JUNE 2024 – NATIONAL FLASH FICTION DAY

June 22 is our shortest day of the year — and the day we know and love as National Flash Fiction Day.

For the national competitions and more click here!

Northland | Te Tai Tokerau Event

Come join the celebration!

Dickens Inn Private Function Room

2.30 pm June 22nd 2024

Northland writers will be reading their short, short stories

National and regional winners will be announced

Door prize

Food and drinks available to purchase

Short story, poetry collections & T shirts available to purchase

All welcome, limited space, please RSVP to whangareilibrary3.30flash@gmail.com

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More Than Words Focused Writing Group
May
29

More Than Words Focused Writing Group

This is a focused writing group where career writers can work side by side on their individual projects, with the opportunity to float ideas and get feedback. This is not a structured writing group and exercises will not be provided. Please bring your own WIP. Babies welcome. 9am -12pm Wednesdays starting 29th May at Whangarei Library, ground floor, back section. Look for the More Than Words sign.

Look us up on Instagram – @morethanwordsNZ

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Auckland Writer's Festival
May
14
to 19 May

Auckland Writer's Festival

Auckland Writer’s Festival 2024 | WAITUHI O TĀMAKI 2024

Every year we stage over 200 public events, gathering over 220 of the world’s best writers and thinkers to celebrate the world of books and ideas.

For the past 23 years the Festival has enriched the culture of our city and established itself as a major Australasian festival, characterised not only by the calibre of our guest authors but also by the enthusiasm and engagement of our audience and the warmth and welcome provided by Auckland as our setting.

The Festival brings the very best local and international writers of contemporary fiction and non-fiction, scientists, economists, poets, journalists and public intellectuals together with audiences to explore ideas, share stories and experience brilliant conversations. We celebrate curiosity and a sense of intellectual adventure and our programme is driven by the desire to spark ideas, to get us talking and to give us a time and place to engage with the world…Click for MORE!

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ESP* a liminal gathering Book Launch
Nov
24

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

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NZSA Roadshow - Whangarei!
May
28

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

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NFFD NZ
Jun
27

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.

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