Tuesday, October 12, 2010

NO EASY OPTIONS? BEING A WRITER IN NEW ZEALAND

IMPRINTS CONFERENCE 2010
Saturday 16th October. 9.30 am – 4.30 pm.
Baycourt, Durham Street, Tauranga

Keynote Speakers
EMILY PERKINS, STEVE BRAUNIAS
& CHRISTINE COLE CATLEY
Chaired by Dr. Mark Houlahan, University of Waikato

No Easy Options? Is a participative conference organised by Tauranga Writers for writers, publishers, distributors, editors, creative writing tutors, and anyone else interested in the contemporary New Zealand publishing scene.

Emily Perkins:
Home or Away? The Dilemma of the New Zealand Novelist.


Steve Braunias:
Making an Honest Living ~ Writing for the Media.


Dame Christine Cole Catley:
High Hopes & Heartbreak: Getting Published In New Zealand

Therw will be plenty of time for your input and for Q. & A. We hope to end the day with a checklist of 'Actions & Initiatives', i.e. discussion and decisions on a possible New Zealand strategy for writers and publishers in terms of both local & international markets and home-based promotion & support.

Limited nos. $85 ea. or $65 for paid-up attending or postal members of TW. (Includes free pre-dinner glass of wine.) Dress: smart casual. Tickets on sale now. Please send cheque (made out to Tauranga Writers) to: Treasurer, 2 Ngatai Road, Tauranga 3110


Contact:
Nyree Sherlock, Community Education Adviser, University of Waikato in Tauranga. Email: nyree@waikato.ac.nz or phone 07 577 5376. Or go directly to:
http://www.waikato.ac.nz/pathways/community/tauranga/cce_nzwriter.shtml

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