Ian Conrich writes about NZ Studies Association membership

Dear All - NZ Studies Association membership for 2012-13 is now open. Registration and payment can be made through the NZSA website at
, with an automatic link for payment via Paypal.

Anyone registering as a member before 1 May will receive a £10 membership discount if they later register for NZSA's 18th annual conference, being held at the University of Gdansk, 6-8 July 2012. Keynotes for this gathering are now confirmed, and we are delighted to announce that they are the following:

Alan Duff
Professor Witi Ihimaera,
Dr Paul Latawski
Professor Michal Lesniewski
Dr Brian McDonnell
Dr Chris Pugsley
Professor Khyla Russell
Professor Jacek Tebinka
Dr Dariusz Zdziech

Membership rates for NZSA are largely unaltered from before, with the full rate at £38 and the rate for unwaged and students £33. NZSA has a very long and strong history and membership benefits have been increased from before. All members for 2012-13 will receive 2 edited books, details of which (contents and cover) can be found at . In the future, membership will include a copy of the substantial refereed journal, 'NZSA Bulletin of New Zealand Studies', plus a choice of 2 books from 2 series that are being commenced this year. Details for these 2 series will circulated in an email to follow, with one series, 'New Zealand Writers', devoted to single studies of key figures within New Zealand literature, and 'New Zealand Film Classics',
devoted to studies of single feature length movies of significance. Priority for authoring titles will be given to NZSA members.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Association.

The very best - Ian