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Pear Jam Books launches full-service publishing house
New Zealand publisher Pear Jam Books is now a full-service publishing house. Pear Jam Books was originally established last year by author Jill Marshall to publish a children's book to raise money in ...
2012 NZ Writers and Readers Week program released
The program for the 2012 New Zealand International Arts Festival Writers and Readers Week, which will be held in Wellington between 9 and 14 March, has been released. Among the international writ...
Paper Plus 'repositions' brand; launches new website, loyalty program
New Zealand bookselling chain Paper Plus will complete a multi-million dollar rebranding process in March 2012. Paper Plus CEO Rob Smith told the Weekly Book Newsletter that the rebranding process beg...
New NZ$10,000 prize for children's MBS title
A new New Zealand award for a children's book in the mind, body, spirit (MBS) genre will be launched in 2012. The planned NZ$10,000 (A$7600) prize will be awarded to a published childre...
PANZ conference to be held in March 2012
The Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) will hold a publishing conference in March 2012. The conference, which will be held on 1 and 2 March in Auckland, will feature sessions with internatio...
In Brief
Pizzinga named 2011 Vic rep of the yearAnthony Pizzinga from Random House Australia is this year's Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Victorian Sales Rep of the Year. Pizzinga was presented...
Paton wins renamed Mansfield literary prize
Christchurch author and curator Justin Paton is the recipient of the 2012 Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, previously known as the New Zealand Post Mansfield Prize. The NZ$75,000 (approximately&...
Perkins, Elliot among winners of inaugural NZ arts awards
Author Emily Perkins and illustrator David Elliot are among the winners of the inaugural Macquarie Private Wealth New Zealand Arts Awards, presented at a ceremony in Auckland on 29 November. Perkins,&...
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ABA holds meeting with Booksellers NZAustralian Booksellers Association (ABA) CEO Joel Becker and president Jon Page met with their counterparts from Booksellers New Zealand over two days in Well...
Sutcliffe wins NZ Andrew Mason Prize
Kylie Sutcliffe is the recipient of the inaugural Andrew Mason Prize for Most Promising Editor. The annual prize is offered by the Mason Publishing Trust to a graduate of the Diploma in Publishing (Ap...
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