NZSA Northland Branch News February 2025

EVENTS:

Next NZSA Northland Branch meeting
Thursday 13 February 2025 at 7.30 pm, via Zoom.

Secretary, Trish Fenton, will send the Zoom link with the agenda.

POETS@ONEONESIX

Kia ora,

Welcome to Whangārei Poetry 2025 on the new day of the third Wednesday of the month, at 116 Bank Street Whangārei.

Wednesday 19 February 5.30pm 

Share your poetry here.

Koha admission to cover venue hire.

Looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Piet

WINNING STORIES PUBLISHED BY NZME

NZSA NORTHLAND SHORT STORY COMPETITION

Congratulations to our published authors, and our sincere thanks to our sponsors, Pavlova Press, Calders Design and Print, Jeff Oliver Print (JOP) and the Northern Advocate.

You can find the winning entries in all three sections online at:

National Competition

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/…/OV76FL2E2ZG65JMMP42GBN…/…

High School Competition

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/summer-nzsa-northland-short-story-competition-high-school-winners…

Year 7 and 8 Competition

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/…/5MTCEUWAJZBIJAJBWX7MPC…/…

WAIPU BOOK FAIR, HELD ON SUNDAY 26 JANUARY 2025

Networking and enjoying the summertime vibe at

Nova Scotia Junction.

MESSAGE FROM STEPHANIE FREWEN:

Please find attached links to my latest podcast interview with Owen Marshall and other NZSA members.  

A good listen on a sunny or not-so- sunny summer’s day.

All the very best

Steph Frewen

The Author’s Tale

ADVANCED NOTICE:

Our AGM will be held on Sunday 23 March 2025, at the McKay Stadium.

Details to follow.

SHARING NZSA NORTHLAND BRANCH NEWS AND EVENTS:

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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

Leonardo da Vinci

Published by Patricia Fenton

“The way we were” I began my teaching career in New Zealand and later worked in international schools around the globe before being appointed to the International Baccalaureate with responsibility for authoring curriculum and professional development publications. In recent times, I’ve combined my passion for writing and education to produce my first novel, Beyond the Rimu Grove. My aim was to capture and communicate “The way we were.” I’m now working on my second novel entitled War Bride. It’s a fictionalized account of the life of my late mother-in-law, Pru Fenton who met and married her Kiwi soldier in Cirencester, England in 1942.

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