Our Members

Members of the ANZL are active practitioners: they are accomplished writers of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction for adults. Some write in all three genres; some have additional publications – in history, say, or children’s literature – and some have also written for the screen or stage. But the writers here have been invited to join the ANZL because they’ve published at least two full-length books in one of our core genres, the most recent book within the last ten years.

To locate a Member’s bio page, you can search by genre, by letter of the alphabet, or by surname. You’ll also find links to bio pages in our features, in which many of our writers are interviewed or cited.

Search for our members by genre

Click on the relevant box for a listing of writers in each genre. Note: some writers will appear in two or more.

Search for our members by name

Click on a letter for a list, or scroll through the master list below to find the writer you’re looking for.

News

NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize 2022 Opens

Award for fresh writing with a ‘unique and original vision’

The NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize celebrates the life and work of the writer Laura Solomon. As set by Laura, the main criteria for the exciting prize is for new writing with a ‘unique and original vision’. Published and unpublished writers are invited to enter with completed manuscripts written across all genres i.e. fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, drama or children’s writing.

The NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize will:

-pave the way for new and exciting writing to make its way into the market place

-award the winner an ‘advance’ of $1000 and a publishing contract supplied by The Cuba Press

-pay for the book production and printing. The Cuba Press will edit, design, print, market, distribute and promote the book and e-book and pay standard author royalties

The prize is open to writers holding New Zealand citizenship or who are permanent residents of New Zealand.

Applications are open from 8 October 2021 to 31 January 2022

The application form and terms & conditions for the NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize are available on the NZSA website, authors.org.nz

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The NZSA Heritage Literary Awards 2021 shortlists revealed

Congratulations to all the NZSA Heritage Literary Awards shortlisters, in particular ANZL members with the following works:
Fiction:
Everything Changes by Stephanie Johnson (Vintage)
The Talley Stick by Carl Nixon (Vintage)
The Piano Girls by Elizabeth Smither (Quentin Wilson Publishing)
Poetry:
The Holiness of Attention by Michael Harlow

The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony to be held at St Michael and All Angels, 95-99 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch, 22 October at 7pm.

For more information and full shortlist see here.

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Sunday Star Times Short Story Competition – entries open

Entries for the 2021 Sunday Star-Times short story competition are open. Now in their 38th year, the awards are among New Zealand’s most prestigious and established writing prizes. The competition has helped launch the careers of many well-known writers.

In association with the Milford Foundation and Penguin Random House the prize pool this year is $9000, with $6000 awarded to the overall open category winner. It’s also the chance for writers to receive critical feedback and have the winning story published in the Sunday Star-Times and on Stuff. Judges this year are acclaimed writers Patricia Grace, Rosetta Allan, Megan Dunn and Amy McDaid.

There are four categories: Open division – 3000-word limit | Emerging Māori writer – 3000-word limit (open to any author who identifies as Māori and who does not already have a published book) | Emerging Pasifika writer – 3000-word limit (open to any author who identifies as Pasifika and who does not already have a published book) | Under age 25 division – 2000-word limit.

Entries close October 22, 2021, at midnight. Winners will be announced in December, and a selection of the winning entries will be published in the Sunday Star-Times and on Stuff.

To enter, upload your story here.

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CNZ Randell Cottage Writing Fellowship – applications open

Applications are now open for the 2022 Creative New Zealand Randell Cottage Writing Fellowship. The fellowship comprises a stipend, currently set at $27,450, and six months’ rent-free accommodation in one of Wellington’s oldest colonial buildings: Randell Cottage at 14 St Mary Street in Thorndon.

The Trust is particularly interested in hearing from mid-career and Māori and Pasifika writers.

In 2022, in response to Covid 19 and the continued disruption of international travel, the Creative New Zealand RCWT residency will again run from 1 April to 30 September.

The deadline for applications is Friday, 5 November 2021. The successful applicant will be announced in December.

Application forms and further information can be found here.

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Ursula Bethell Residency – applications open

The Ursula Bethell Residency is now open, providing a full-time opportunity for a published writer (or writers) to work on works of fiction, poetry, scriptwriting and creative non-fiction.
- Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
- 6 or 12 month fixed-term opportunity
- Salary of $66,000 (for 12 months, pro-rated for 6 months)
This fixed term Residency has been created to foster New Zealand writing by providing a full-time opportunity for a writer, or writers, to work on an approved writing project in an academic environment. The position is jointly funded by the University of Canterbury and Creative New Zealand. This position may be given to a single writer for a period of up to twelve months or split between two writers for a period of up to six months each.

The current Writers in Residence are Vana Manasiadis and Behrouz Boochani.

The closing date is Sunday 10th October 2021 (midnight, NZ time)

For more information about the Residency, please visit here.

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Calling all writers – applications open for the 2022 Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship

Throughout its 35-year history, this prestigious national literary award has offered writers the chance to focus on
their craft full-time, while working in the historic Sargeson Centre and receiving a $20,000 stipend provided to
the Fellow/Fellows. Any published New Zealand writer living either in New Zealand or overseas is eligible to apply for the fellowship.

Applications close on 15 October 2021, with the tenure due to start on 1 February 2022 and last until 30
September 2021. Further information on the Fellowship is available here.

Any queries can be directed to Elizabeth Bennie at elizabeth.bennie@grimshaw.co.nz or on +64 9 375 2393. Learn more about Murray and Lane’s work during the fellowship here.

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Commonwealth Short Story Prize – entries open

Writers, we want you!

Submissions for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 open on 𝟏 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏.

We are looking for the best piece of unpublished short fiction. The winning writer will receive £5000.

The Prize is free to enter and is open to all citizens living in Commonwealth countries.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3ydXMBb

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'One of writing’s greatest magics is to allow us – to use Kiri Piahana-Wong’s phrase – to slide outside the trap of time.' - David Taylor