New Zealand Book Links: By Category
- Fiction and poetry
- Book news
- Online resources for writers
- Journals on the web
- Events and conferences
- Publishers
- Purchase Books & Plays
- Bookshop websites
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Children's and Educational links
The Brain of Katherine Mansfield Bill Manhire's interactive adventure novella edited in a hypertext edition by Richard Easther and Jolisa Gracewood.
The New Zealand Poetry Site profiles and poems from a number of notable New Zealand poets, past and present, including Hone Tuwhare, Elizabeth Smither, Denis Glover and many others.
New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre The New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre (nzepc) is a trial project based in the University of Auckland to set up an electronic gateway to poetry resources in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the Pacific region. It aims to coordinate existing archival and publishing information, and to present some full-text electronic publication of poetry and commentary in consultation with authors and their publishers
Chad Taylor is a New Zealand novelist with a weblog.
Owen Marshall is one of New Zealand's foremost fiction writers and winner of the 2000 Deutz Medal for Fiction.
Tessa Duder was the Menton Fellow for 2003. She is best known for the Alex young adult series.
Street Women Press: poems by Palmerston North poets Paula Harris and Philippa Elphick along with reviews of their work.
Poetry NZ A long standing poetry magazine interested in established as well as new and younger writers trying to have their work recognized. It also contains reviews and articles concerning poetry in New Zealand and elsewhere. Bernard Gadd has organised an online anthology of poetry for the Manukau Library system's website. CK Stead, Robert Sullivan, Bernard Gadd, Jill Chan, Bronwyn Bryant. Anna Rugis and Alan Paprill are among the 14 poets featured.
Interactive Fiction and Text Adventure Games Interactive Fiction written by New Zealanders.
Erewhon the nineteenth-century satire by that remittance man Samuel Butler in an electronic edition. This link will download the entire novel.
International sites
Poetry International Web: www.poetryinternational.org
Poetry Daily Poetry Daily is an anthology of contemporary poetry which each day brings you a new poem from books, magazines and journals currently in print.
Poetry Express This site has clear and logical aids to writing poetry.
Poems that Go What makes a poem a poem? If a text is sung, does it become a song? When motion graphics are involved, does that make it animation? If the images are photographic, is it cinema?
BBC Interviews An absolutely fascinating series of interviews with eleven women writers, including:Buchi Emecheta, Maya Angelou, Margaret Drabble and Jamaica Kincaid.
How to write...from the BBC Featuring some of the very best of the world's writers. Offers extensive guidance on all aspects of writing (novels, screenplay, radio drama) and advice from authors, including Michele Roberts, Martin Amis and playwright Mike Walker.
World Book Club Terry Pratchett's books have sold 21 million copies world-wide - want to ask him how he managed such rip-roaring success? Join the World Book Club and submit your questions. Other authors include Hanif Kureishi, Arundhati Roy, Margaret Atwood, Doris Lessing and Garrison Keiller.
Book news
nzbooks.com is a commercial site featuring recently published books and book news from New Zealand.
Bookmarks is a monthly newsletter from Christchurch Public Libraries with lists of recent acquisitions and reviews. This site also has lists of New Zealand literary prize-winners.
Arts & Letters Daily A comprehensive links site for international reviews, newspapers, journals and articles.
The Writery is a website run by Massey University but open to all writers, or anyone interested in writing. It has a real community feeling, with a forum, chat room, facilities for discussion and evaluation of work, competitions and information on writers' groups around the country.
New Zealand Literature File An extensive bibliography of publications about New Zealand authors, and can direct you to reviews and critical sources, published by the Auckland University Library.
The National Library Te Puna Matauranga the catalogue of the National Library is now available online.
Toi Maori Aotearoa An organisation dedicated to promoting contemporary Maori art.
English On-Line the Ministry of Education's enormous resource site for school-teachers and students and anyone else interested in learning about English in New Zealand.
Science Fiction and Fantasy all sorts of resources for fans of sci-fi and fantasy literature in New Zealand.
Postcolonial Studies a site giving background, summaries, bibliography and criticism on numerous postcolonial writers including Keri Hulme, Fleur Adcock and Albert Wendt.
HUMANZ: The Humanities Society of New Zealand this organisation is undertaking an ambitious History of the Book project, sponsors conferences and funds research.
NZ Literature List the New Zealand literature list: an e-mail discussion list for people researching or interested in New Zealand literature.
NZATE: NZ Association for the Teaching of English the national organisation for teachers of English language and literature in English. this organisation publishes English in Aotearoa and holds an annual conference.
New Zealand Studies an American humanities and social sciences organisation which holds an annual conference.
Stout Research Centre for New Zealand Studies Established to provide a focus for that personal contact and exchange of ideas which enrich the quality of research.
The Big Idea An online community of New Zealand creative ideas.
New Zealand Writers Guild A site that has, amongst other things, a 'looking for a writer' section.
New Zealand Society of Authors/Te Puni Kaituhi the home site for the New Zealand centre of PEN, providing support and information for the country's writers as well as a bimonthly magazine.
New Zealand Writers' Website a large, useful, interactive site with creative writing and book reviews aimed at New Zealand writers and readers.
Playmarket information about theatre and playwrighting in New Zealand with a searchable database, articles from the magazine Playmarket News, and access to an agency and script advisory service.
http://www.arms.org.nz/register/ ARMS, Wellington The goal of ARMS is to help existing and aspiring artists establish sustainable long-term careers in New Zealand. This will be done by helping artists adopt appropriate enterprise skills and work together in a community of mutual trust and benefit
Victoria University's new online Media Guide www.vuw.ac.nz/mediaguideoffers 24 hour access to a database of academic staff able to provide expert independent comment.
New Zealand Literature Overview from a site about post-colonial and post-imperial literatures in english at Brown University in the U.S.A. International
Celebration of Women Writers The Statement of Purpose on this website reads, 'the Celebration of Women Writers recognises the contributions of women writers throughout history. Our goal is to promote awareness of the breadth and variety of women's writing.' A comprehensive list, searchable by author, country or category is included.
Writing for Success www.writing4success.com - is a website for writers. It contains articles on characterisation, plots, writing short stories, writing for children, tips for competitions, joining a critiquing group, self promotion and networking and much more. It has links to over 100 sites for writers. It has a newsletter and you can subscribe through the website.
Writers' World www.writersworld.co.uk
The Voice of the Shuttle the web's best index of literary sites. go from here to who-knows-where.
http://www.writing-world.com A visually busy site featuring section on: Advanced Writing Tips, Children's Writing, Fiction , E-Publishing , Finances, Freelancing, Greeting Cards, International Resources, Mysteries, Poetry, Promotion, Publishing, Rights & Copyright , Romance, SF/Fantasy, Screenwriting, Self-Publishing, TechWriting.
everyonewhosanyone Here are some reviews of a website you might want add to your links page: http://everyonewhosanyone.com/wps.html It's all sorts of other things, as well, but it's also a free (no cost, no advertising, no membership, no pop-ups), annotated, up-to-date (as of March 2003) online directory of almost 2,000 of the top literary agents, editors and publishers of adult trade books in the US, UK and Canada, including contact information, e-mail addresses and close to 500 websites.
http://www.writenews.com/archives/ A melange of articles targeting media and publishing. USA orientated and with links to e-publishing sites, 'How to' articles and jobs in the industry.
http://www.journalism.co.uk Ditto but UK orientated. Some excellent articles available, exempli gratia:
http://www.unesco.org/culture/lit UNESCO's Clearing House for literary translation, a centre for information, guidance and encounter for all those (translators, publishers, researchers, archivists, teachers) who work on the discovery and promotion of still unknown literatures.
http://literaryconferences.britishcouncil.org A new directory of UK literary conferences searchable by author, subject, institution, date and UK region.
www.author.co.uk is the UK site for writers.
Journals On The Web
New Zealand
JNZL: The Journal of New Zealand Literature the academic journal specialising in New Zealand literary studies and published annually from the Dept. of English at the University of Otago. new: issue 15 (1997) contains essays on Allen Curnow.
ANZSC: Australian and New Zealand Studies in Canada this academic journal contained interviews with authors, scholarly articles on Australian and New Zealand literature, and poetry, and was published twice a year from the University of Western Ontario. the entire journal is now available on this site. new: all issues are archived and can be searched, August 1999.
Turbine: http://www.vuw.ac.nz/turbine/ Turbine is an on-line literary publication created for Victoria University's International Institute of Modern Letters (Wellington, New Zealand). Turbine publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and visual works produced by students and graduates of the IIML, as well as writers and artists in the Wellington region.
Deep South is an excellent graduate student publication containing scholarly work, creative writing and reviews. It is based at the University of Otago English Department, but has contributors from around the globe. Many of the scholarly articles are on the subject of New Zealand literature.
Foreword Magazine A Forum for publishers; offers reviews of good, independently published books which may otherwise get lost in the avalanche
Kite the newsletter of the Association of New Zealand Literature. Kite has reviews, essays, news and a lively letters page. new: issue 16 (May 1999) highlights available to browse.
Pixel papers Publish verse, short stories, firsts chapters, articles, reviews news and views. They especially welcome articles on stage and screen.
SPAN Journal of the South Pacific Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies. This is one of the world's leading journals of post-colonial literatures.
Trout a literary journal, based at Auckland University Library, containing creative work, booklists and reviews. new: September 1999 issue now available, with new writing from Sia Figiel, Bill Direen and many others.
The Pander an exciting and adventurous magazine of ideas, art and literature from New Zealand. new: Some texts from issue nine (Summer 1999-2000) are now available.
Southern Ocean Review e stories and poetry from New Zealand and the rest of the world. all of the back issues since 1996 are available online, providing a large selection of lesser known writers from New Zealand along with some big names.
International
: http://www.inscriptionsmagazine.com Inscriptions is, they tell us, the weekly e-zine for professional writers. Each issue features how-to articles, interviews with writers/editors/publishers, job opportunities, paying markets, contests and much more. Whilst it is one of many carrying the same information, it's still worth a look.
Descrybe- A Magazine about People and Books Australian based innovative magazine featuring photography, art, book festivals and events, author profiles, criticism, comment and articles.
2River: Poetry Art Theory Since 1996, 2River has been a site of poetry, art, and theory, quarterly publishing The 2River View, and occasionally publishing individual authors in the 2River Chapbook Series. All publications first appear online and afterwards in print.
Archipelago An international of literature, the arts and opinion.
Iowa Review Online. New Media literature as well as other varieties of experimental writing and art. Interviews with innovative writers, critical articles and essays. TIR Web also includes work from both The Iowa Review and 91° Meridian.
Poems that Go What makes a poem a poem? If a text is sung, does it become a song? When motion graphics are involved, does that make it animation? If the images are photographic, is it cinema?
The Paris Review The Paris Review was founded by Peter Matthiessen and Harold L. Humes in the summer of 1953. The two young writers were dissatisfied with the emphasis on criticism in the literary magazines then being published—the preference for "writing-on-writing" over writing itself—and to address the problem conceived of a new review singularly devoted to original works of fiction and poetry .
www.pifmagazine.com was recently named one of the top publications/sites by Writers Digest Magazine . The Seattle based e-zine has articles, reviews and interviews. It also has a free classified section, a writing contest and newsletter. Some of the services are member-only and you can join online.
The Cortland Review "The Cortland Review publishes poetry, fiction, essays, reviews. Our loyalty is to the aesthetic of poetry itself, not a particular school or discipline. We venture to publish the very best material we receive, regardless of form or content."
Events and Conferences
Auckland Writers' Festival The Auckland Writers and Readers Festival is now live at: www.writersfestival.co.nz.
The site is sponsored by McGovern & Associates and has a wealth of author features, including extensive linkages to the latter's own web sites, on-line reviews et al .
Conferences and Calls-for-Papers a list of academic conferences on New Zealand literature, culture, and associated areas.
National Library Exhibitions current, forthcoming and past exhibitions at the National Library and Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington. also check your local library for exhibitions, readings and events.
Events Calendar from nzbooks.com Janet Frame Walking Tour take a walking tour around Oamaru and visit the sites mentioned in Frame`s work. alternatively, a traveller`s search for the reclusive Janet Frame can be found here.
www.interplay.hu International Festival of Young Playwrights
www.arts.endow.gov/pub/Lessons/index.html It's all about planning!
New Zealand Science Fiction Conferences
Publishers
David Ling Publishing: http://www.davidling.co.nz/
http://www.publishersweekly.com Specifically for publishers, this site gives details of who's publishing what and why. Of interest to writers who may be looking for relevant overseas markets.
Victoria University Press this press has an outstanding poetry and fiction list and also a notable academic catalogue. http://www.vuw.ac.nz/vup/
Auckland University Press another important publisher with excellent poetry, fiction and non-fiction lists.
Random House Random House New Zealand
Harper Collins New ZealandHazard Press an independent press with a trans-Tasman poetry list.
Headworx Publishers Since its emergence in 1998 it has already published a number of New Zealand and Australia's most innovative works, winning acclaim for its poetry titles.
Bumper Books alternative texts, videos and cultural investigations from Red Mole, the Free Worders and other experimentalists.
Mallinson Rendel Children's Publishers www.mallinsonrendel.co.nz child friendly - includes graphics of Hairy Maclary and co. and a quizz for kids .
UK Leading Education Newspaper http://www.tes.co.uk/
Authors, Books, Booksellers, Libraries Richard Keightley's useful index.
Four Winds Press was established by Lloyd Jones to encourage creative non-fiction writing in New Zealand.
Book & Script Buying
New Zealand Books Abroad Contact: Louise Wrightson or Jane Harris New Zealand Books Abroad PO Box 17-244 Wellington 6003 New Zealand Phone: +64-4-475 3327 Fax: +64-4-475 4040 Email: info@nzbooksabroad.com Web: www.nzbooksabroad.com
www.newzealandbooks.co.nz The original site for New Zealand published books. This online bookshop, one of the first in the business, has been in operation since 1998 and a bookshop since 1992. The site sells all books published in New Zealand and will ship worldwide.
Dymocks Booksellers: http://www.dymocks.co.nz/
The Women's Bookshop Specialising in books by and about women, also runs events, produces a regular newsletter and specialises in a range of other areas including gay and lesbian writing. Runs a mail order service. www.womensbookshop.co.nzReal Groovy Real Groovy's website has been running since November 2001 and we have just recently relaunched to now include a range of over 600,000 book titles to our website which is www.realgroovy.co.nz.
Play Bureau NZ Ltd Mail Order Theatre Bookstore. Agents for plays, pantomimes and musicals from around the world. Their international selection ranges from primary school to operatic society level.
Monkey Biz An online book site for children, with games, songs and multi media products.
Children's and Educational Links
Miscellaneous Links
Word Central This site is devoted to (you guessed it) words.
The Edward Lear page For Lear fans, contains the complete works of Edward Lear, with the limericks illustrated and biographical information.
Wooden Horse Publications This site will be of interest to those wanting to submit articles to overseas magazines. Provides details of new magazines coming onto the market.
EZ Board A discussion board (EZ Board) for the creative arts. The aim is for the site to be useful worldwide forum for artists, writers and musicians. Internet Public Library An American resource of literary and other information
http://www.ipl.org Barnes and Noble University Sounding rather grand, a university as an offshoot of an on-line bookstore, but the courses are interesting and totally free. At any one time they may offer Writing for Children, The Bible As Literature and Understanding Poetry. Courses change on a regular basis.
Reading Group Guides A fabulous site for those wanting detailed guides/questions for their reading group.
The British Council has events happening all over the world. To find out what, where and when, please visit http://globalevents.britishcouncil.org/
Bookshop Websites
www.epworthbooks.org.nz Epworth Books for books from New Zealand and abroad on Christian topics, religion and theology, social concerns, bibles and commentaries, resources for worship and personal devotion and spirituality. Mail order specialists
The Women's Bookshop - Auckland Our purpose has always been to promote women's writing and to provide books reflecting women's diverse lives and interests. As a quality, independent New Zealand bookstore, the Women's Bookshop is renowned for a passion for books and for personal service.
Horizon Bookshop on the Web Books - New Zealand (Horizon Bookshop Ltd) is a specialist internet bookshop selling books published in New Zealand. We will mail books to customers in all parts of the world.
Page & Blackmore Booksellers 254 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, NZ Ph 548 9992 Fx 546 6799 mailto:info@pageandblackmore.co.nz www.pageandblackmore.co.nz
