EVENTS:
Branch Meeting
Thursday 10 August 2023, at 7.30, via Zoom.
Secretary, Trish Fenton will send the Zoom link with the agenda.
BOOK LAUNCH – ONEONESIX
116 Bank Street Whangarei
Thursday 17 August, 5pm
NATIONAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION
Run by Northland Branch NZSA (PEN Inc)
Sponsored by The Northern Advocate and Pavlova Press
PRIZES
First Place $500
Second Place $100
Third Place $50
Theme: Journeys
Closes: 30 September 2023
Conditions and entry form available on here:
Flying Solo is an anthology of creative writing – poetry, fiction, essay and memoir – on the experience of solo parenting in Aotearoa New Zealand. It will be curated and edited by JCL Purchase and AJ Woolf and will be launched early in 2024 by Lasavia Publishing. This ambitious and timely collaborative community book project features the creative output of 40-50 new, emerging, and established writers. To find out more about the project and perhaps submit or support the publication, click on the link below for more details:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092401502632
CONGRATULATIONS:
NZSA Northland member, Patricia Fenton’s novel, War Bride will be released on 10 August 2023.
Grim, uplifting and funny, this fictionalised family saga weaves memories and historical records stemming from real-life stories of a Welsh girl and a Kiwi boy who would never have met, if it wasn’t for Hitler.
Evie, born and bred in the Valleys of South Wales, seems destined for a life in service, but the clouds of war draw her to Cirencester and work in a munitions factory. There she meets Frank, a boy from the Bay of Plenty, who is stationed with the 11th Forestry Company of the NZ Army. As war swirls around them, they find themselves in London, a young couple with everything to live for but with death their constant companion.
Publisher: Heritage Press https://heritagepress.nz/
ISBN: 978-1-991163-05-9 RRP: $39.99
Available from Heritage Press in print and ebook, and in bookshops throughout New Zealand.
AUCTION
Our fundraising auction will take place in November, prior to our final meeting of the year. Already we have a tempting array of donations. We encourage you to check out your own resources and decide what you might like to donate. Please email your offers to: northlandauthors@gmail.com
WRITERS RETREAT
BY THE BAY BEACHFRONT APARTMENTS
16 Braemar Ave, Coopers Beach,
Mangonui 0420. New Zealand
Phone: 09 406 1268 | Cell: 0274 339744
https://www.beachfrontapartments.co.nz/index.php
Group dinner Saturday 7 Oct at either The Thai Mangonui or Jesse’s on the Waterfront. There are cooking facilities in each apartment, and food is own responsibility.
There are still four spaces available for the retreat. The prices will need to be adjusted if all four aren’t filled.
Twin Room – Shared $194.50 for 3 nights
Twin Room – Shared $194.50 for 3 nights
Twin Room – Shared $194.50 for 3 nights
Twin Room – Shared $194.50 for 3 nights
Please email Justine if you’d like to join us:
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