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Awarded annually at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards to the winner of the poetry category. Poetry 1976 Extant Michael King Writers' Centre annual residency programme Around 20 supported residencies of two to three weeks duration are offered every year to New Zealand writers for nominated projects, with funding from Creative New Zealand. [35]
The Arts Foundation of New Zealand established the Icon Awards as a means to celebrate and acknowledge New Zealand art-makers who have achieved the highest standards of artistic expression. [13] Limited to a living circle of 20, Icons are pioneers and leaders from all arts disciplines, living and working around the world.
Michèle A'Court (born 1961), comedian, memoirist and non-fiction writer; Avis Acres (1910–1994), artist, writer, illustrator and conservationist; Pip Adam (living), fiction writer and reviewer
New Zealand writer with record of literary achievement: Location: Menton, France: Country: New Zealand: Presented by: Arts Foundation of New Zealand: Reward(s) Grant of NZ$35,000 to cover travel and living costs: First awarded: 1970; 55 years ago () Website: www.thearts.co.nz /awards /katherine-mansfield-menton-fellowship
His Penguin History of New Zealand was the most popular New Zealand book of 2004 and was named by The New Zealand Herald in 2009 as the best book of the preceding decade. [69] Recent essay collections by Asian New Zealand writers include All Who Live on Islands (2019) by Rose Lu and Small Bodies of Water (2021) by Nina Mingya Powles. [70] [71]
Albert Tuaopepe Wendt ONZ CNZM (born 27 October 1939) is a Samoan poet and writer who lives in New Zealand.He is one of the most influential writers in Oceania.His notable works include Sons for the Return Home, published in 1973 (adapted into a feature film in 1979), and Leaves of the Banyan Tree, published in 1979.
In 2016, following consultation with the New Zealand writing community, the Award was re-launched to provide an award for one writer each year for the following three years. [5] Its aim is to provide financial support for New Zealand writers of non-fiction books, including those with an education focus, to help them spend time on specific non ...
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement is a New Zealand literary award established in 2003 by the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand), the national arts development agency of the New Zealand government. Each winner in three categories of fiction, nonfiction and poetry receives a monetary award of NZ$60,000.