tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721639386451727672024-03-14T03:22:57.846+13:00wellylit4kidsThe Wellington Children's Book Association noticeboardTHE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-21571565812823369892021-02-21T21:54:00.000+13:002021-02-21T21:54:06.962+13:00Writing All Weekend<p> The Wellington Children's Book Association is running a writing weekend.... Spaces will fill fast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iFtG_a4b0HU/YDIewgzQAPI/AAAAAAAAAeU/kHKMWABKd2QToGG3-1egfbIyVRIGIs46ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/writing%2Bworkshop%2B-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1414" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iFtG_a4b0HU/YDIewgzQAPI/AAAAAAAAAeU/kHKMWABKd2QToGG3-1egfbIyVRIGIs46ACLcBGAsYHQ/w453-h640/writing%2Bworkshop%2B-3.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-80825339931576339482020-08-04T20:19:00.000+12:002020-08-04T20:19:06.457+12:00Join Us to Celebrate The New Zealand Book Awards for Children's and Young Adults 2020<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1dP13QAVRrE/XykU-i2w1iI/AAAAAAAAAck/nu_EzDc8tvgC_OMGxLwQL2E6XRYyPTMGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/wcba%2Bagm%2B2020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1414" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1dP13QAVRrE/XykU-i2w1iI/AAAAAAAAAck/nu_EzDc8tvgC_OMGxLwQL2E6XRYyPTMGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/wcba%2Bagm%2B2020.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Book Awards will be virtual this year... However, we will be gathering together in person at The Children's Bookshop in Kilbirnie. We will have a short AGM where we just need to vote to remove our incorporation tag. (We incorporated to make things easier for the conferences.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THEN IT"S PARTY TIME!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please RSVP to us at </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the.wcba at gmail.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="mailto: books@thechildrensbookshop.co.nz" target="_blank">The Children's Bookshop in Kilbirnie</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/2020-awards/shortlist/"> Congratulations to all the finalists!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-33069815277680642332019-09-30T20:40:00.000+13:002019-09-30T20:40:17.234+13:00Rest In Peace Jack<br />
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It is with profound sadness that we farewell our beloved patron, Jack Lasenby 1931- 27.09.2019<br />
Jack's memorial service will be at the Mana Crusing Club, Paremata Thursday 3rd October at 11am.<br />
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There have been many tributes to Jack. The Spinoff has collected them for a memorial page, including one from the Wellington Children's Book Association.<br />
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I ask that if you are reading this you find time to raise a glass and toast the master storyteller, Jack Lasenby.<br />
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<a href="https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/29-09-2019/dear-jack-we-love-you/?fbclid=IwAR2GEEcB0uZXwc7sKXbtUaW1Zn-5p4viJx0IB-bRjkMlFY1HNYmBRRwf2bI" target="_blank">Spinoff Memorial Page- Dear Jack we love you</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/399872/author-jack-lasenby-remembered-as-master-storyteller?fbclid=IwAR0AYn04ysNHL8AN8y5N7FzAUzSAW-2i1TskVUkqOe-4Yi-erGrLivWbxuQ" target="_blank">Radio New Zealand announcement</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/201814742/jack-lasenby-children,-the-bush,-and-writing" target="_blank">2016 Radio Interview with Kim Hill</a><br />
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<br />THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-82985776833213900542019-07-22T14:34:00.000+12:002019-09-30T20:26:29.339+13:00The workshop... afterWe had a full house yesterday for The Skinny workshop. It was a packed day with huge amounts of information... ideas... pizza... more ideas... laughter...<br />
We got to play with our nifty new toy... the projector. Thank you Suzanne for projector wrangling.<br />
We love CORE education because they lent us a screen.<br />
We LOVE LOVE LOVE The Children's Bookshop in Kilbirnie for the venue. <br />
(Our wallets can confirm this.)<br />
It was lovely to see familiar friends and make a whole load of new ones on the day.<br />
And we gained some new members for the membership list. (hehehehehe)<br />
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Our warmest thanks to our amazing presenters.<br />
Mandy Hager<br />
Marie Hodgkinson<br />
Eileen Mueller<br />
Juliette MacIver<br />
Adele Jackson<br />
Ruth McIntyre<br />
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We all know what we are going to be working on in the future don't we... a collaborative graphic novel about a paranormal rugby player with a high stakes emotional ending, killer cover, and branded rainbow content.<br />
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Emails are going out soon to participants with extra reference material.<br />
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<br />THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-12514801492255253152019-06-06T13:32:00.001+12:002019-06-07T17:29:08.523+12:00The Skinny on Children's Book Publishing.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Wellington Children’s Book Association in conjunction with The Children’s Bookshop are hosting a one day workshop in children’s writing and publishing.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">July 21st 10-4pm at The Children's Bookshop Kilbirnie.</span></b><br />
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The day consists of intensive aspects in writing craft, understanding the children’s book marketplace and what it takes to be successful.<br />
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<i>The craft of Writing the Ending with Mandy Hager </i><br />
Mandy Hager, a multi-award-winning writer of Young Adult novels, will turn her laser eyes to the business of endings. How can you wrap up a story leaving the reader fully satisfied?<br />
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<i>Writing in Tandem.</i><br />
Marie Hodgkinson is a publishing tutor at Whitireia and an author of many novels. Marie will look at the pros and cons of collaborative writing. <br />
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<i>Novice Graphic Noveling with Adele Jackson. </i><br />
Adele is a visual communicator who works across the publishing industry in illustration who works across the children’s publishing industry in illustration, comic strips, infographics, and design. Adele will explore what it takes to present a story visually.<br />
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<i>Online marketing with Eileen Mueller</i><br />
Eileen has her finger on the pulse of online marketing books for children. This is a specialist area and it helps that Eileen has had great success with her own children’s novels.<br />
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<i>Gaps in the market with Ruth McIntyre</i><br />
Ruth McIntyre lives children’s books. As the owner of the award-winning Children’s Bookshop, she is able to say what readers are looking for, what works and what doesn’t in the realm of children’s books.<br />
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<i>The Judge's Eye with Maureen Crisp and Ruth McIntyre.</i><br />
As past judges of the New Zealand Children’s Book Awards, Maureen and Ruth bring their expertise on what makes an award winner stand out from the crowd.<br />
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<i>Juliette’s Junket- What overseas opportunities really mean with Juliette MacIver </i><br />
Juliette was recently a guest of the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. This meant flying there and then presenting workshops to children. What is expected of you at such an event? What do you need to prepare for? Is the ability to ride a camel a pre-requisite?<br />
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Lunch is provided along with afternoon tea.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Numbers are capped at 30 people</b> </span>and we expect this workshop day to fill up fast.<br />
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<a href="mailto:the.wcba@gmail.com" target="_blank">Email the Wellington Children’s Book Association</a> Inc (the.wcba at gmail dot com) to register your interest. Payment will confirm your place.<br />
<b>$50 Early Bird rate until June 30th </b><br />
<b>$70 full rate.</b><br />
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The WCBA is a not for profit organisation dedicated to raising the profile of children’s books in New Zealand.<br />
<br />THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-81104326632814818742018-07-17T10:30:00.000+12:002018-07-19T21:03:35.477+12:00Events July August 2018<br />
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We were very sad to hear
of the passing of <b>Island Bay bookseller (and lovely person) Fay Far</b>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">The Island Bay community
is proposing an annual “Fay Day” in Fay’s honour, when people are</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #333333;">
encouraged to down their devices and pick up a book.</span> This will be on the
anniversary of her death each year so look out for it next 1 July (or don’t
wait until then, buy a book to remember Fay anyway)<o:p></o:p></div>
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The <b>NZ Book Council
AGM</b> is at 6pm on Wednesday 1 August at Meow, followed by an evening of <b>True Stories
Told Live</b> – storytelling from the heart, featuring <span lang="EN-US" style="background: #fafafa; color: #231f20;">Sharon
Lam, Gem Wilder, Annaleese Jochems, Hana Pera Aoake, Freya Daly Sadgrove, Curti
Icon and Eamonn Marra as MC.</span> This will be a great evening (and free! and
the AGM won’t take long!) so <a href="http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/calendar-details/true-stories-told-live-transformation" target="_blank">RSVP now</a>!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The <b><a href="http://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults" target="_blank">NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults</a> </b>are in full swing and it’s great to see a number of Wellington
authors and illustrators short-listed, congratulations to them all.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are also lots of interesting
posts and competitions on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NewZealandCYABookAwards/?hc_ref=ARTK6mHGcdzhrcavfrZfFdLm_q80ZNxMGTD5FfTE4E4fOmVdXLaKrRlKN_t1CY9kHFo&fref=nf" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. </div>
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The award ceremony is
on Wednesday 8 August at Te Papa, and tickets may still be available <a href="https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2018/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-young-adults/wellington" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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The 2<sup>nd</sup> <a href="http://nationalwritersforum.org.nz/" target="_blank"><b>National Writers Forum</b></a>, run by the NZ Society of Authors, is being held in Auckland on 21-23
September. Anyone who went to the first one will tell you how amazing it was, and
several WCBA members have signed up already. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have a look at the programme and see if you can
find any cheap fares, it will be another great weekend. (Just for starters: the programme includes an Opening address by Philip Pullman, beamed in by videolink!)</div>
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The NWF is aimed solely
at writers: “a <span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #262626;">2.5 day
intensive where writers talk, learn and share information about the craft of
writing, the business of writing and the world of words</span>”, and also a
chance to meet other writers from around the country. <span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Have a look at <b>Best
books I never wrote</b>, a regular <i>column</i>
in the Saturday Dominion Post, <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/104910998/books-of-the-week-july-14-2018" target="_blank">compiled on 14 July</a> (you might have to scroll down) by Fleur Beale, and <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/104910950/books-of-the-week-july-7-2018" target="_blank">on 7 July</a> by Ruth Paul. Lots of wonderful NZ titles quoted, which is great to see!</div>
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We've received a request from a local high school, as follows:</div>
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The
learning support department at Wellington East Girls’ College are looking for a
pool of reader/writers to <b>support our learning support students</b> with their NCEA
assessments. These students have learning differences such as dyslexia and
qualify for special assessment conditions. This will be for internal
assessments on an as needed basis. The tasks may involve reading the questions
to them and recording their answers. They would appreciate a calm and
reassuring temperament.</div>
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We
would love your support to help these students achieve their full potential. As
you will be working in a school environment police vetting will be required.</div>
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(Reimbursement of expenses or modest pay is available)<span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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If you are interested, please email Deborah Marshall: <a href="mailto:Deborah.Marshall@wegc.school.nz" target="_blank">Deborah.Marshall@wegc.school.nz</a></div>
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<b>The Sapling</b>. I’m sure you all know about this <a href="https://www.thesapling.co.nz/" target="_blank">wonderful website</a> by now, and the
fantastic job it is doing in supporting NZ children’s literature, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but the editors would appreciate your support too in spreading
the word and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thesaplingnz/" target="_blank">liking and sharing articles</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-48234626553165414462017-11-01T12:06:00.001+13:002017-11-01T12:06:31.357+13:00Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award 2017<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are delighted to announce that the
winner of the 2017 Storylines Betty Gilderdale award for outstanding service to
children’s literature is our very own Maureen Crisp!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the Storylines press release issued today: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>STORYLINES BETTY GILDERDALE AWARD 2017 </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wellington teacher, author and literary blogger Maureen Crisp has been announced as the winner
of the 2017 Storylines Betty Gilderdale award for outstanding service to children’s literature. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Storylines is delighted to honour Maureen as one of the unsung heroes of children’s literature in
this country,” says Storylines chair Dr Libby Limbrick. “She was convenor of two national
conferences for children’s writers and illustrators, in 2009 and 2015, and also serves as president of
the Wellington Children’s Book Association.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her weekly blog on news and views on children’s
publishing is followed by many published and
aspiring writers. She also began and continues to
contribute to the online children’s writing
competition Fabo Story, an opportunity enjoyed by
many hundreds of children around the country.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maureen Crisp is also a published author of junior
fiction. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award honours
Betty Gilderdale, a lifelong advocate and supporter of children’s literature, through her academic
research, work as a reviewer and 30 years' committee service to Auckland’s Children’s Literature
Association. Prior to 2000, the award was known as the Children’s Literature Association’s Award
for Services to Children’s Literature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Award is given for outstanding service to children’s literature and literacy and carries a
monetary prize of $2000.
As part of the award presentation, to be held in Wellington on Monday 27 November, Maureen
Crisp will deliver a 40 minute address known as the Storylines Spring Lecture.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Congratulations Maureen from all of us in the WCBA!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and please put Monday 27 November in your diaries for the award ceremony. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keep an eye on the <a href="https://www.storylines.org.nz/" target="_blank">Storylines website</a> for more details. </span>THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-48984127957300387132017-06-12T17:14:00.000+12:002017-06-12T17:14:32.310+12:00John McIntyre, champion of children’s books, 1951-2017<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By now many of you will have heard
the sad news that John McIntyre of The Children's Bookshop, bookseller extraordinaire,
died on Saturday 10 June, <span style="background: white;">after a brave fight with chronic illness</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When someone dies, people often ask
"what can we do?" - well - there is something you can do...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We'd love it if as many people as possible
could <b>Buy a Book for John</b> - to show what
John meant to you and to the world of children's literature, and to give some
practical support to Ruth McIntyre and the bookshop over the next few weeks. If you're
in Wellington, pop into the bookshop (Shop 26, Kilbirnie Plaza, Kilbirnie).
If you live elsewhere, you can shop online on their <a href="https://www.thechildrensbookshop.co.nz/pages/403-Welcome" target="_blank">wonderful website</a>. We'd like to
think the bookshop staff will be swamped with orders and run off their feet. (We've
checked with them first!) If so, your order might take a little while to process, but it will be forthcoming!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Children's Bookshop stocks a fabulous selection
of books for children and young adults, as well as some adult fiction and non-fiction.
If you're not sure what to buy, ask one of the bookshop staff - they are all amazing
and knowledgeable (after all, they were trained by John). Or check out the suggestions
on their website - have a look at the latest newsletters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buy a book for yourself, or buy one to give
away and tell the person you give it to that it's in memory of John McIntyre.
John said of himself, "I'm just a bookseller" - but we know he was
much more than that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spread the word on #buyabookforjohn</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">John's funeral will be at 1pm on
Friday 16 June at Old St Paul's, Thorndon, Wellington (and the bookshop will be
closed on that day). In lieu of
flowers, the family has said that donations to <a href="http://www.kidneys.co.nz/Donation/" target="_blank">Kidney Health NZ</a> would be
appreciated. Messages for the McIntyre family can be left on <a href="http://tributes.co.nz/ViewMyTribute.aspx?id=12423" target="_blank">John's tribute page</a> or sent to: <span class="org">The Children's Bookshop, </span>Shop
26, Kilbirnie Plaza, Kilbirnie, <span class="region">Wellington</span> <span class="postal-code">6022</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Sapling: <span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.thesapling.co.nz/single-post/2017/06/12/Farewell-Dear-John-we-miss-you-already" target="_blank">Farewell dear John we miss you already</a></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Booksellers NZ: <span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.booksellers.co.nz/members/members-news/vale-john-mcintyre-creator-readers" target="_blank">Vale John McIntyre, creator of readers</a></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201845263/john-mcintyre-champion-of-children-s-literature" target="_blank">Radio NZ interview with Kathryn Ryan</a>, 26 May 2017 - recorded just after John had decided to give
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[<i>This is an initiative by the Wellington Children's Book Association Inc. We don't mean to take away business from any other of our wonderful bookshops. We'd simply like to show our appreciation for John in a way that we hope he would have approved of. For John, it was always all about the books - not about him</i>.] </span></div>
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THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-73197954994436868592017-01-31T10:55:00.000+13:002017-01-31T10:55:11.249+13:00The Sapling<div class="MsoNormal">
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Year everyone, and here is an update about The Sapling, which many of you will already know about. (If you didn't catch it in the weekend, listen to this interview with Sarah on <a href="http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/standing-room-only/audio/201831146/new-website-for-kids-books" target="_blank">Standing Room Only</a>.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">We are Sarah Forster and Jane Arthur, and we love reading and talking
about children's books, and we think that there is more to them than the
conversation we are given in the main media. We think they deserve equal time,
energy and passion as books for adults. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">So we have
started <a href="http://thesapling.co.nz/" target="_blank">The Sapling</a>, an online magazine that will launch in March. We have some
funding from Creative NZ to pay our contributors, but in order to commission
several articles a week (mixing essays, reviews, interviews and creative
crafts), we are also running a crowd-funding campaign, which we intend to do
through <a href="https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/the-sapling-because-books-grow-humans" target="_blank">Boosted</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">We would
like to ask you to be our partners in promoting this campaign via your newsletter,
social media and any other forum you can think of! We have some fabulous
articles already coming through, and your promotion will make a massive
difference in the size of audience we can reach with both the campaign and the
website once it is launched.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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would like a graphic, press release and promotional link sent to you once it is
prepared, please let us know - it would be great also to have an idea of how
you are able to promote it. The campaign is scheduled to launch on 24
January. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-56177055233549374372016-11-03T14:44:00.000+13:002017-01-31T10:49:00.397+13:00Birthday greetingsA very happy birthday from everyone in the WCBA to an unnamed Someone at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thechildrensbookshop/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf" target="_blank">the Children's Bookshop, Kilbirnie</a> who is having a Special Birthday.<br />
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Happy birthday J___ M_______ and enjoy using your magic golden card.<br />
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We appreciate all that you do for children's literature and to support children's and YA writers in New Zealand.<br />
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<br />THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-7736416570146468642016-10-07T15:26:00.000+13:002016-10-16T16:42:14.541+13:00What Lies Beneath <span style="font-family: inherit;">The <a href="http://whatliesbeneathexhibition.blogspot.co.nz/" target="_blank">What Lies Beneath exhibition</a> has been travelling all around New Zealand and has reached Wellington at last!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Authors Melinda Szymanik, Philippa Werry, Glyn Harper, Anna Mackenzie and Maria Gill, as well as illustrators Fifi Colston and Marco Ivanic, are giving a panel talk at Wellington Central Library on Tuesday 18 October from 6pm-8pm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There will be book giveaways, light supper, posters and bookmarks to take home, as well as a very interesting panel discussion about children's war books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">See poster below for more details. We would love to see lots of you there!</span><br />
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<br />THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-70324980503054541682016-09-14T09:24:00.000+12:002016-09-14T09:24:13.531+12:00Barbara Else to give her Margaret Mahy Award speech in Wellington<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Barbara Else gives her Margaret Mahy speech for a Wellington audience. (photo is of Barbara with her illustrator of the Fontania series - Sam Broa</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #666666; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">d)<br />Award-winning Wellington writer and literary agent Barbara Else was named the 2016 winner of New Zealand’s top award for children’s writers and illustrators in March. The Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal is awarded annually for lifetime achievement and an outstanding contribution to New Zealand children’s literature.<br />As part of the award Barbara was invited to present a public lecture in Auckland in April.<br />The Children's Bookshop are delighted to host Barbara on Monday the 19th of September at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Finger food and drinks provided.<br />This is an open invitation - no charge but please RSVP to books@thechildrensbookshop.co.nz for catering numbers.</span>THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-73420585194806975572016-08-12T21:18:00.002+12:002016-08-12T21:18:28.552+12:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Annual General Meeting </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">at The Mediterranean Food Warehouse </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Come and meet up for a coffee and chat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By 30th August 2016</span></div>
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THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-72584925148648502812016-01-29T13:48:00.000+13:002016-01-29T13:48:27.410+13:00NZ Writers Week<div class="MsoNormal">
Great to see so many fascinating sessions on offer at this year's
NZ Writers Week (8-13 March); in fact, there's a whole section titled <i>For the young and youthful</i> (and that's
all of us, right??) Pick up a programme if you haven't seen it yet, or look
<a href="http://www.festival.co.nz/2016/writers-week/" target="_blank">online</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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9.45am Anna Smaill talking to Kate de Goldi<o:p></o:p></div>
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11am Jamie Curry and Mallory Ortberg talking about Life
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2pm (another don’t miss session) The Kids Are All Right: Mandy
Hager chairing a session on YA books and the issues today's kids face, with Sally
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9.30am Live storytelling session with Paul Beavis (I've seen
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3.30pm How Weta Digital translated James Dashner's YA series
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THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-58929246060644803852015-09-29T14:31:00.002+13:002015-09-29T14:31:30.205+13:00Blue Dragon movie fundraiser<div class="MsoNormal">
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holding its annual movie fundraiser on <strong>Monday
12 October</strong>, starting at 6.30pm at the Penthouse Cinema in
Brooklyn, Wellington. The movie is “Umrika”, an Indian comedy-drama written and
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India is invigorated when one of their own travels to America (aka Umrika) and
details his adventures through letters home, sparking community debate and
inspiring hope. But when the letters mysteriously stop coming, the letter
writer’s younger brother Rama (Suraj Sharma) sets out on a journey to find him
with the help of his best friend Lalu (Tony Revolori). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Set in the mid-1980s,
"Umrika" <span lang="EN">won the World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award
when it premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tickets cost $25 and as in previous years, there will be a brief
introduction and auction with some great items up for grabs. The movie itself
will begin at 6.50pm and we ask you to be seated by 6.30pm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can either pay directly into the bank account of Iona </span>McNaughton, Blue Dragon NZ trustee<span style="font-family: inherit;"> (to be transferred as a lump sum into Blue Dragon's account) or you can pay in cash on the night. Please let Iona know what you would like to do. If you want
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THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-70793507976859003622015-07-20T20:20:00.000+12:002015-07-20T20:20:20.530+12:00Storylines Free Family Day, Sunday 23 August 2015<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; text-align: center;">
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New Zealand authors and illustrators and have fun with their books. Crafts,
live performances, face-painting, competitions, and activities help kiwi books
come to life for kiwi kids. Join us as a volunteer - we need you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wellingtonians attended Family Day in 2014! This year we are at
Shed 6, on Wellington waterfront, next to the TSB Arena. Don't miss the
opportunity to be a part of this special rewarding
day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you’re interested in helping as a volunteer on the day, please contact, Nikki
Geeson, the volunteer coordinator for the Wellington Free Family Day.
Email <a href="mailto:nikkigeeson@xtra.co.nz" id="yiv0209716311yui_3_16_0_1_1436425307836_40680" target="_blank">nikkigeeson@xtra.co.nz</a> and
let her know how you are able to help, or for more information phone
her on 022 0104373. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Children's Writers and Illustrators 2015 | 22-30 August 2015 | Wellington
Family Day Sunday 23 August 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-62814306286702659342015-07-05T18:11:00.001+12:002015-07-05T18:11:19.347+12:00How to Catch a Grim Reaper<span style="font-family: inherit;">Big congrats to WCBA member Helen Vivienne Fletcher, featured on Radio NZ's <a href="http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/standing-room-only/audio/201761164/how-to-catch-a-grim-reaper?utm_source=Standing+Room+Only&utm_campaign=6894ea3157-RNZ+SRO+RSSFEED_DATE_1_23_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0f18c99aad-6894ea3157-80225457" target="_blank">Standing Room</a> on Sunday 5 July:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #310c04; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Having gathered a stack of awards for her poetry and a book of hers translated into French, German and Spanish, Helen Vivienne Fletcher has now set her sights on writing for the stage. Her poetry has appeared in print and on line, and she's also got several e-picture books to her name, including Jenny No-Knickers and Do Fruit Worry About Getting Fat? She's about to attend the opening night of her first play, How to Catch a Grim Reaper, which is part of the 2015 Young and Hungry Festival of New Theatre."</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #310c04; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">You can read more about <i>How to Catch a G</i></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #310c04; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><i>rim Reaper </i>on the Bats </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #310c04;"><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">website</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #310c04; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> <a href="http://bats.co.nz/shows/how-to-catch-a-grim-reaper/" target="_blank">here</a>. Great title and great poster! It's on from Friday 10 July to Saturday 25 July. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #310c04; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-22318587183661980552015-06-02T19:38:00.000+12:002015-06-02T19:38:17.572+12:00Susan Price: the sedulous recorderI've only read <a href="http://salient.org.nz/2015/06/the-sedulous-recorder/" target="_blank">this lovely article</a> online, but apparently it makes the front cover of Salient, the Victoria Uni student newspaper.<br />
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A wonderful tribute to Susan and her amazing work. (That delicious description, "sedulous recorder", is apparently a quote from Kate De Goldi.) THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-89130610264797839942015-05-18T16:48:00.000+12:002015-05-18T16:48:34.683+12:00Congratulations, Fleur!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Biggest and best congratulations to WCBA member Fleur Beale, who was awarded the ONZM (<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">) </span>in the New Year's Honours and will be presented with her honour at Government House tomorrow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are very proud of Fleur and the amazing books she has written, and we were very happy to present her with some flowers on behalf of all of you in the WCBA. Feel free to send her your own congratulations by phone, email, letter or whatever format you prefer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read an interview with Fleur <a href="https://booksellersnz.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/fleur-beale-onzm-talks-about-the-honour-of-a-new-years-honour/" target="_blank">here</a>. I especially like her (typically modest) reply to this question:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em style="background-color: white; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; color: #373737; line-height: 24.375px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What is the best thing a teenager has ever said to you about your work?</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #373737; line-height: 24.375px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; line-height: 24.375px;">Cool book, miss. I finished it.</span></span><br />
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<span class="usercontent"><a href="http://www.juliadonaldson.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julia Donaldson</a>, the popular best-sel</span><span class="textexposedshow">ling author of <i>The Gruffalo</i>, <i>A Squash and a Squeeze</i>, <i>Room
on the Broom</i> and many other children's favourites will be in conversation with
top New Zealand author/illustrator <a href="http://ruthpaul.co.nz/" target="_blank">Ruth Paul</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow">This is a fantastic opportunity to hear Julia speak about her life as a writer and an outspoken children's literature advocate, and her time as the Children's
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="textexposedshow">Date:</span> Thursday 12 February</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Time: 6.30-8.00pm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Book on Eventfinda </span><a href="http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/2015/julia-donaldson-in-conversation/wellington" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.6;">The event is organised by The Children's Bookshop, Kilbirnie in conjunction with Macmillan Publishers and Scholastic NZ. Any p</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.6;">rofits from the evening will go towards the organisation of Tinderbox, the professional development conference for children's book authors and illustrators to be held in Wellington in 2015.</span></span></span></div>
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THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-82169117061635931182014-11-08T16:40:00.003+13:002014-11-08T16:40:55.332+13:00Wellington Children’s Book Association Chair’s report 2013-2014<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: #232323;">AGM held on 27 July 2014 at M</span><span style="color: #232323;">editerranean Food Warehouse, </span><span style="color: #232323;">Newtown.</span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last year’s
AGM was on 31 July 2013 at the Children’s Bookshop, followed by Fleur Beale sharing
her Margaret Mahy Medal speech with us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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later in the year unfortunately did not include the Storylines Family Day scheduled for Saturday 17 August 2013, but cancelled because of concerns about the venue
and possible aftershocks following the earthquake the day before.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">On 21
August 2013, we held a panel discussion at the Southern Cross with the title: </span><span lang="EN-US">SEX: How
far do you go in young adult fiction? We felt this would be a hot topic, given
the c</span><span lang="EN-US">ontroversy over
Ted Dawe’s book <i>Into the river </i>winning
the NZ Post Young Adult Fiction Award and Margaret Mahy Book of the Year. </span><span lang="EN-NZ">YA writers Mandy Hager and Bernard
Beckett and romance writer Daphne de Jong made for an entertaining and well
informed panel, ably chaired by Fifi Colston, but we were disappointed with the
low turnout and decided not to hold any more such events until we have a better
venue, or can work out why it was so poorly attended . <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">It was a
wonderful evening in November when Mandy Hager was awarded the prestigious Katherine
Mansfield Fellowship for 2014, allowing
her to live in Menton, France and carry out research for her novel on </span><span style="background: white;">the French nun,
scholar and writer Heloise d'Argenteuil, and her love affair with Pierre
Abelard. </span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In November 2013, we also ran the Jack Lasenby Junior Award and received a good number of entries.
Some schools always encourage their students to go in for this, and we are
grateful for their support. The winning entry, chosen by judge Eirlys Hunter,
was “A choice to make” by Ben Espiner of HIBS, with four other highly commended
entries.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">In January 2014, </span><span lang="EN-US">the WCBA was asked by Lift Education (who now
have the contract for some ex-Learning Media publications) to see if any of our
members would be interested in a meeting planned for 3 March at Te Papa. This
was a </span><span lang="EN-NZ">Ministry of
Education information evening for current and potential writers, illustrators
and photographers for Lift Education resources such as the School Journal and
Junior Journal. We sent in names of those interested and a number of WCBA
members attended. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We were
delighted to see that Kathryn Carmody had put together such a brilliant
programme for Wellington Writers Week (part of the International Festival of
the Arts) which included fabulous children’s writers and illustrators such as
Leo Timmers from Belgium, Ulf Stark from Sweden and our own Jack Lasenby in
conversation with Kate de Goldi. As part of Writers Week, Gavin Bishop
delivered the Janet Frame Memorial Lecture as NZSA President of Honour to a
full house at the City Gallery on Monday 10 March 2014. We organised several social
events around these, including coffee before Jack Lasenby’s talk and a very
convivial dinner on Monday night at Felix café, attended by Gavin and other
NZSA and WCBA members. There were also a number of impromptu get-togethers
before and after sessions. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">On a sadder note, we were very sorry
to hear of the sudden and unexpected death on Tuesday 25 March 2014 of Margaret
Boon, </span><span lang="EN-US">wife of
Wellington children's writer Kevin Boon. Margaret shared Kevin's enthusiasm for
all things Katherine Mansfield-related; she volunteered at KM house, and helped
with the KM walks around Thorndon that she and Kevin organised. Margaret's
Requiem Mass was held at St Benedict's Parish Church, Khandallah, on Monday 31
March. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Awards and prizes<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s great
to see WCBA members and other local writers and illustrators shortlisted for a
number of awards and prizes this year. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">The Storylines
Notable Books Lists for</span></span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: inherit;"> 2014 featured books by Jenny Bornholdt and Sarah
Wilkins (<i>A book is a book</i>), Ruth Paul
(<i>Bad dog Flash</i>), </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Chris Szekely
and Andrew Burdan (<em>Swim</em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>- the Story of
Hinemoa & Tutanekai</em><span class="apple-converted-space"> and
its te reo re-telling </span><em>Tahoe - He Pakiwaitara mo Hinemoa raua ko Tutanekai), </em></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Juliette MacIver & Sarah Davis (</span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Toucan can</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">), Joy Cowley (</span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Dunger</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">), Philippa Werry (</span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Lighthouse family</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">), </span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="font-family: inherit;">Mandy Hager (<i>Dear Vincent</i>), Elizabeth Knox (<i>Mortal
fire</i>), Fleur Beale (<i>Speed freak</i>),
), Fifi Colston (<i>Wearable wonders</i>),
Philippa Werry (<i>Anzac Day)</i> and
Gillian Candler and Ned Barraud (<i>In the
garden</i>.) Suzanne Main won the 2014 Tom Fitzgibbon award with her </span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">manuscript (intriguingly)
titled<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em>How I Alienated my
Grandma.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Wellington
finalists for the NZ Post Children’s Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
included </span>Juliette
MacIver & Sarah Davis (<i>Toucan can</i>),
Gay Hay & Margaret Tolland (<i>Watch
out, snail!</i>), <span lang="EN-NZ">Fifi
Colston (<i>Wearable wonders</i>), Philippa
Werry (<i>Anzac Day</i>), Joy Cowley (<i>Dunger</i>), Fleur Beale (<i>Speed freak</i>) and Elizabeth Knox (<i>Mortal fire</i>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">LIANZA Book
Awards local finalists include Mandy Hager (<i>Dear
Vincent</i>), Joy Cowley (<i>Dunger</i>),
Elizabeth Knox (<i>Mortal fire</i>), Fifi
Colston (<i>Wearable wonders</i>) and Anzac
Day (<i>Philippa Werry</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">New books and book launches<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some
wonderful new books have appeared this year (we know that more are on the
way!), and book launches have included:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">September<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l4 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-NZ">(In
Featherston) <i>Hero of the hill</i> by </span><span style="background: white;">Joy Cowley,
illustrated by Philip Webb (Scholastic) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="background: white;">Watch out,
snail!</span></i><span style="background: white;"> by Gay Hay, illustrated by Margaret Tolland (Page Break Ltd)</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">October<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="background: white;">Baba Didi and
the Godwits fly</span></i><span style="background: white;"> by Nicola Muir, illustrated by Annie Hayward (New
Internationalist Publications Ltd)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">November <o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-NZ">Over the hill to Greytown</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ"> by Tania Atkinson, ill by Viv
Walker (Wai Art Press)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="background: white;">A book is a
book</span></i><span style="background: white;"> by Jenny Bornholdt, illustrated by Sarah Wilkins (Gecko Press)</span><span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-NZ">Lighthouse family</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ"> by Philippa Werry (Scholastic) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">March <o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>Dappled Annie and the Tigrish</i> by Mary McCallum (Gecko Press)<span lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-NZ">Mr Miniscule and the whale</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ"> – a Polish children’s classic by
Julian Tuwim (Book Island) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-NZ">Night of the Perigee Moon</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ"> by Juliet Jacka (Scholastic; winner
of the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award
2013)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">April <o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-NZ">Lucy Bee and the secret gene</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ"> by Anne Ingram (White Gull Press)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-NZ">Best mates</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ"> by Philippa Werry, illustrated by
Bob Kerr (New Holland)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-NZ">Mrs Mo’s monster</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ"> by Paul Beavis (Gecko Press)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-NZ">The red suitcase</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ"> by Jill Harris (Mākaro Press) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-NZ">Lost in the museum</span></i><span lang="EN-NZ"> (Phoenix Writers)– a collection of
stories by 15 authors, including Eileen Mueller.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ"><br /></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Other amazing stuff!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are
impressed with all the amazing work (both paid and voluntary) being carried out
by WCBA members, from judging awards to running workshops, helping out with the
Kids Lit quiz and many other activities – as well as writing! These are some of
the ones we are aware of:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-NZ"><a href="http://barbaramurison.blogspot.co.nz/" target="_blank">Around the bookshops</a></span></i><span lang="EN-NZ"> blog by Barbara Murison<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-NZ">The
Blue Dragon fundraising book fairs run by Iona McNaughton and a team of helpers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-NZ"><a href="http://brainbunny.co.nz/" target="_blank">Creative writing workshops</a> run by Helen Fletcher<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-NZ">Johanna
Knox is taking the Children’s Writing Workshop in Trimester 2 at VUW<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-NZ">Eileen
Mueller is this year’s coordinator of the Storylines Wellington Family Day on
24 August (which sounds as if it’s going to be amazing!!!) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ"><br /></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Subscriptions<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">O</span><span lang="EN-US">ur membership year usually runs from
1 July to 30 June, but this year we are going to experiment with a “sub-free
year” (given the amount of paperwork and time involved in administering and following
up requests for payments.) So – no need to pay any sub this year, but you will
continue to be on our mailing list. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The WCBA committee<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Over the
last few years our committee has got smaller as committee members have moved
out of Wellington, or been busy with travel, family, work or other commitments and we
would welcome anyone who would like to join us. Please get in touch if you
want to find out more. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In March we
sent out a survey to gauge interest in a possible conference/hui to be held
next year. Thanks to all those who
responded. We would also welcome help from anyone who would like to be involved
with this.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As always,
we are very grateful for the support provided by the wonderful <a href="https://childrensbookshop.circlesoft.net/" target="_blank">Children’s Bookshop</a> of Kilbirnie, who sell (and recommend!) our books and are always ready
to host a book launch or other book-related events. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-NZ"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our current
committee is:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Chair: Maureen
Crisp </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Fleur Beale </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Johanna
Knox </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Sabrina
Malcolm </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Ruth and
John McIntyre </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Anita
Nalder </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Philippa
Werry </span></span></div>
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THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-59032890834202586442014-11-08T16:30:00.000+13:002014-11-08T16:30:25.403+13:00Prime Minister’s Literary AwardsHave a look at <a href="http://www.unitybooks.co.nz/counterculture/update-prime-ministers-literary-awards-jock-phillips-jack-lasenby-ian-wedde-elizabeth-knox/" target="_blank">this lovely article on the Unity Books website</a> about the event they hosted on Friday 24 October (the day after the official award ceremony at Premier House) for the winners of the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Awards: Jock Phillips (non fiction), Ian Wedde (poetry) and our very own WCBA patron, Jack Lasenby (fiction); as well as Elizabeth Knox, winner of the 2014 Michael King Fellowship.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Unity Books Wellington owner Tilly Lloyd & Jack Lasenby" height="266" src="http://www.unitybooks.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mxb141025_2044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr>
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THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-87969109601741582752014-10-27T18:38:00.001+13:002014-10-27T18:38:22.481+13:00Creative New Zealand Literature Review Draft Report<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Many of you may already have received an email from Creative NZ
about their Literature Review Draft Report. If not, you can download the report
from <a href="http://creativenz.govt.nz/en/about-creative-new-zealand/corporate-and-strategy-documents/literature-review-draft-report-2014" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The deadline for submissions is 9am on 3 November and we would
encourage you all to have a look and fill out the online questionnaire. Pg 20
of the report explains how you can do this by email, letter or on </span></span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z9TRMRQ" style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank">surveymonkey</a>.<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The report is 46 pgs long so it is not a quick read, but it
contains important questions about (amongst other things) what genres CNZ
should fund, whether they should fund self publishing, whether they have the
balance right between awards/residencies/individual writing grants, the New
Zealand Post Book Awards and much more. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are delighted to spread the news
that our Patron, Jack Lasenby, has been awarded the Prime Minister's Award for
Literary Achievement in the Fiction section. You can read more on Beattie's book blog <a href="http://beattiesbookblog.blogspot.co.nz/2014/10/2014-prime-ministers-awards-for.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;">Jack </span><span style="font-size: 20px;">will</span><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> be presented with this award at a ceremony at Premier House on </span><span style="font-size: 20px;">Thursday</span><span style="font-size: 15pt;">. </span></span></b></div>
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Wellington is having a lunchtime event to celebrate the three winners of the
Prime Minister's Awards as well as the winner of the Michael King Fellowship, Elizabeth Knox. (See details below.)</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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you are interested in going out for lunch. Email:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:the.wcba@gmail.com">the.wcba@gmail.com</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Creative New Zealand
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Four of New Zealand’s
finest writers: Jack Lasenby, Ian Wedde, Jock Phillips and Elizabeth Knox, will
read and discuss their work with writer, broadcast journalist and historian,
Paul Diamond. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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at Unity Books, 57 Willis Street, Wellington on Friday 24</span><sup><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span></sup><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 15.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">October, 12-12.45 pm. All welcome<b>.</b></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
THE WCBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961145986626475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372163938645172767.post-63895697393816222152014-08-18T21:23:00.000+12:002014-08-18T21:23:02.413+12:00Storylines seminar with Gary Crew : Tuesday 26 August at The Children's Bookshop - book now!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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