Media release16 December 2015
Now in its second year and
with funds available increased to $60,000 the 2015 CLNZ Contestable Fund will this
year make investments into seven projects that demonstrate writing and
publishing or education sector growth and development.
The projects receiving funding contributions are:
Anna Mackenzie $ 5,500 Writing
Huia (NZ) Ltd $ 4,000 Education
Janice Marriott $ 3,800 Writing
Kelly Ana Morey $20,000 Writing
Keri Hulme $ 1,250 Writing
Publishers Association of NZ $15,000 Sector
development
Bridget Williams Books $10,000 Publishing
The Selection Panel noted the strong mix of
projects that applications were received for which made allocating the available
funds challenging. Four of the successful applicants will undertake writing
projects. Huia Publishing will develop teacher support resources that assist
teachers to use Te Reo titles in the classroom. Bridget Williams Books will
invest in writer development for the new BWB Texts on the back of their 2015
success with writers such as Hannah August and Andrew Dean and the Publishers
Association of New Zealand will undertake a campaign in the education sector –
“New Zealand Content Counts”.
CEO of CLNZ, Paula Browning, said “The Contestable
Fund criteria were established with broad scope and the diversity of
applications this year endorses this approach.”
Applications for the next round of the CLNZ
Contestable Fund will be called for in mid-2016.
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