EVENTS:
Branch Meeting
Thursday 8 February 2024, at 7.30 pm, via Zoom.
Secretary, Trish Fenton will send the Zoom link with the agenda.
POETS@ONEONESIX
Thursday 21 December 2023, 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm, 116 Bank Street, Whangārei
PUBLICATIONS:
A message from NZSA Northland member, Barbara Unković, currently domiciled in Portugal –
Hello authors,
I published this small book 2 weeks ago. It should be of particular interest to new authors or anyone writing their first book.
Delivery from Amazon Australia takes one week.
The Author’s Companion: An Editor’s Guide to Editing Your Own Work : Unković, Barbara: Amazon.com.au: Books
https://www.amazon.com.au/Authors-Companion-Editors-Guide-Editing/
CONGRATULATIONS!
Another stunning publication from Ross Lockyer –
But That’s What Elephants Are For!
When Ross receives an invitation to undertake a forestry consulting job in the secretive, closed country of Burma, he can’t turn it down. And it is here, in a perilous land split by militant factions and guerilla warfare, that Ross comes face to face with the beautiful and powerful Burmese timber elephants. It is fascination at first sight, and Ross regales his readers with wonderful stories of these enthralling creatures, both emanating from his own experiences and from those of the men who lovingly train and work with them. Ross’s Burma story is a unique insight into the fascinating life and work of the Burmese timber elephant and the mysterious teak forests where no foreigner has been permitted to venture since the British departed in 1948. This book includes some 100 unique photographs from Ross’s vast collection, which richly illustrate his writing.
Price: $35 per copy + postage
Available from the author’s website www.rosslockyer.co.nz,
Also, from: TradeMe Books, Fishpond Books NZ and Australia, PaperPlus Bookshop, Kerikeri, Piggery Bookshop, Whangarei, Poppies Bookshop, New Plymouth and Dennis Bookshop, Westport.
OPPORTUNITIES:
The Welkin Mini
For micros up to 100 words
1st place = £50 voucher***
2nd place = £20 voucher***
Highly commended = £10 voucher***
***Vouchers are redeemable against Matt Kendrick editorial services and writing courses
Full details about the competition at: https://www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-prize/welkin-mini
‘TIS THE SEASON …
Women’s Refuge Critiquing Raffle
It’s time for Lesley’s annual Christmas raffle for a critique (or the equivalent time in editing) in memory of her son, with funds to go to Te Puna Women’s Refuge.
To enter, simply contact Lesley to arrange payment (editline[at]xtra.co.nz), and she’ll put you in the draw. The draw will take place on 20 December. The critique is for a novel or any similar piece of work, and the winner can send it any time in the next year, either on paper or by email. The costs for entries are as follows:
One chance = $20; 3 chances $30; 6 chances $40; 10 chances $50; 15 chances $60.
The refuge is a very deserving cause – especially in these challenging times.
TWO TRIUMPHANT BOOK LAUNCHES:
PAV DECONSTRUCTED
The Whangarei launch took place simultaneously with launches in Wellington and Christchurch to allow for the attendance of 150 contributors, their friends, families and enthusiastic supporters.
CHANGING LANDSCAPES
Flash and micro fiction from Northland
Over seventy people attended the launch of Changing Landscapes – The anthology of flash and micro fiction celebrating Northland writers, young and not so young.
UPDATE:
NZSA Northland Fundraiser Auction
Thanks to our generous donors, we now have a welcome boost of approximately $2,500 to support our many awards and projects. Items not sold to date will be advertised on TradeMe, so we hope to bring in additional funds in the forthcoming weeks. (More details to follow.)
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