Events
Next NZSA Northland Meeting
NZSA Northland Branch Annual General Meeting
Sunday 27 March at 11.00 am, in Whangarei.
Our secretary, Di Menefy, will send details of the meeting and venue with the agenda, and a Zoom link for those unable to attend in person. Following the AGM, the regular monthly meeting will be held.
POETS@ONEONESIX
Thursday 17 March 2022, 5.00 pm – 7.30 pm, 116 Bank Street, Whangārei
Vaccine passes are required for entry. Wear a mask, maintain two-metre distancing, and use your Covid-19 tracer app.
News
Hollywood Book Festival
NZSA Northland member Faye Whittaker’s first novel For a Fee of Two Shillings was recently awarded an Honorable Mention at the 2021 Hollywood Book Festival.
Congratulations, Faye!
Breach of all Size:
Along with other luminaries such as Dame Fiona Kidman, Becky Manawatu, Lloyd Jones, Paula Morris and Selina Tusitala Marsh, our own Karen Phillips is included among the authors who have contributed to the new Cuba Press publication Breach of all Size: Small stories on Ulysses, love and Venice edited by Michelle Elvy and Marco Sonzogni.
From Cuba Press: You can find it on our website.
Tribute
We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of NZSA Northland member, Fran Lawrence. The following poem is from her recently published collection, In the Hills, the Heart.
Beyond Stillness, Beyond Quiet
There is a different voice up here
An ancient, calmer, quieter whisper
From the furthest realms of time.
We barely leave an imprint.
When human clamour is silenced
The deep song can be heard
Unchanged, unmoved
By our scurryings,
Ever present if we could only take the time
To quieten, to listen.
Listen
Beyond the intrusion of birdsong,
The dissonance of flies.
Beyond the whoosh of blood and
The measured timpani of heartbeat.
What wisdom can be learned
What truths might be revealed
Within and without?
Rest in Peace, Fran. Your memory lives on in the gift of your words.
Opportunities
The @aestheticamag Creative Writing Award is looking for poetry and short fiction that redefines the parameters of form, concept and technique. Win £5,000 in cash prizes & publication. Deadline: 31 August 2022 https://bit.ly/3dCdWfH
The 2022 NFFD competition is open!
Send your best 300 words
Submissions open through 15 April
More information can be found on the NFFD Competition page.
NZSA Road Show – Whangārei
Deferred from last year –
The New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc.) Regional Roadshow brings professional development to the regions.
Mark this in your diary:
Saturday 28 May 2022
NorthTec, Whangārei Campus, Raumanga Valley Road, Raumanga, Whangārei
Details to follow.
“Tears are words that need to be written.”
– Paulo Coelho
Blog sites
Justine Payen: www.justinepayen.kiwi
Heather Whelan: www.heatherwhelan6.blogspot.com Boots, Bikes and Back Roads.
NorthTec Online Writing Class:www.heatherwhelan6.blogspot.com
https://wordpress.com/view/6005onlinewriting.home.blog
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