The CLNZ | NZSA Writers’ Award of $25,000 is one of the highest value non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature, and is now open for applications.
He $25,000 te nui o te Karāti Kaituhi o te CLNZ me te NZSA, te karāti mātua mo ngā pakimaero-pono o ngā momo-tuhinga o Aotearoa. Ka taea e ngā Kaituhi te tuku tono mō tēnei karāti.
- Awards $25,000 cash grant to a New Zealand writer
- Assists with research and associated costs
- Is one of the highest value prizes awarded for non-fiction in New Zealand
- Is open now for entries.
The award was established to provide financial support for writers wishing to devote time to a specific project, and to cover reasonable research expenses relating to it. Writers with work in a broad range of non-fiction genres, including educational works, can apply.
The Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (NZSA) Writers’ Award has supported the creation of Rebecca Macfie’s book Helen Kelly: Her Life (Awa Press), a biography of one of New Zealand’s political leg
