EVENTS:
Branch meeting and AGM
Sunday 17 March 2024, at 11.00 am, face-to-face and via Zoom.
Secretary, Trish Fenton, will send directions with the agenda.
(See details of the event below.)
POETS@ONEONESIX
Thursday 21 March 2024, 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm, 116 Bank Street, Whangārei.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH:
FROM SHERRYL CLARK
I’m collecting books (mostly secondhand) for the prison library at Northland Correctional Centre at Ngawha, inspired by reading an article about the librarian and the library. Much of the collection is donated, with little funding available, and I believe gaining or improving literacy is a really important step towards a better life, for adults as well as children.
If you would like to contribute, the librarian is particularly looking for books by Conn Iggulden, Terry Pratchett and Bernard Cornwell, any science fiction and fantasy novels, plus books about animals, geography, travel and cars.
If you could bring them to the AGM, that would be great, and I will collect and deliver.
SPECIAL EVENT:
Mark this day in your diary!
Sunday 17 March 2024, 11.00 am – 2.00 pm
In combination with our AGM, the Northland Branch of the New Zealand Society of Authors will host an event at the Number One Lounge of the McKay Stadium – a chance to network with other writers, and shamelessly self-promote your work!
- All welcome – members and non-members
- Sale of books – new and second-hand
- Authors invited to sell their own publications, and present an elevator pitch during lunch
- BYO lunch, or purchase from the cafe
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:
HOW TO DEVELOP AND FUND A COMMUNITY WRITING PROJECT
(As we already have nominations for key roles, it is anticipated that the formal parts of the event will be conducted expeditiously. Of course, further nominations from financial members are welcome on the day.)
OPPORTUNITIES:
The 2024 NFFD competition is open!
Send your best 300 words
Submissions open through 30 April
The 2024 judges for the national competition are the award-winning writers Lynn Jenner and Rachel O’Neill. More about this year’s judges, and how to enter, can be found on the NFFD Competition page.
More about the 2024 international youth competition later this month.
Micro Madness
A free competition open to international writers. For stories up to 100 words. This competition opens 1 April. Each year we have two judges, one from Aotearoa New Zealand and one from overseas.
Find previous micro winners and more about this micro competition here.
June Celebrations
Watch for details about flash fiction workshops, events and more in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Northland, Taranaki, Waikato and Wellington. Our Events page will be updated in the coming months.
Online International Event
Each year, we celebrate with online panels, discussions and special readings that take place in June, leading up to our big day. Stay tuned for more! And if you have a flash idea for a panel or presentation, email us and let us know: info@nationalflash.org
You can enjoy last year’s Festival of Flash, plusprevious online panels and readings, at the website, here.
Watch this space as NFFD gets underway!
And enjoy writing your flash submissions!
Questions? Email us: info@nationalflash.org
From Meredith Wightman – Fictions Collection Librarian
As part of the 2024 Whangarei Fringe Festival, on Saturday 5 October Whangarei Libraries are looking at having an event that connects local authors with their readers. As a starting point, we were wondering if there were any local authors who are publishing a fiction or nonfiction book in the first half of this year and would like the opportunity to come and talk about their work and promote it directly – either as part of a small panel or as an individual. We are just in the early stages of planning, so would appreciate hearing from interested authors. Please contact us on: meredith.wightman@wdc.govt.nz
SHARING NZSA NORTHLAND BRANCH NEWS AND EVENTS:
– Share with us on our Facebook Pages for NZSA Northland
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1618171775233622 (Private group)
https://www.facebook.com/NZSANorthlandBranch (Public)
– Submit your news, including events, awards, recent publications and book launches, to: northlandauthors[at]gmail.com for inclusion in our monthly newsletter.
Free for financial members. 50 cents per word for non-members.
Check for further updates on: https://northlandauthors.co.nz/
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