

Open Grant: Pip Desmond – ‘Some People Feel the Rain’ about the death of 21-year-old Nicky Stevens. Covering everything from live performance to literature to screen culture, it looks at how we express our sense of humour and what for. Open Grant: Philip Matthews – ‘Funny As’, the first comprehensive history of comedy in New Zealand. This book will tell the history of New Zealand in an accessible and interesting way – through the stories of 100 objects carefully chosen to be representative and intriguing. Open Grant: Jock Phillips – writing ‘A History of New Zealand in 100 Objects’. “A well thought out and engaging proposal for a project of national significance and interest.” 2018: The judges said Joanne has a deserved reputation and her writing has a wide popular appeal. Joanne Drayton is an acclaimed New York Times bestselling author who has published six books and numerous chapters and articles. Stout Grant: Joanne Drayton – writing ‘A Good Listener’. It was “a piece of writing that kept enticing you back for yet one more read.” Open Grant: Ghazaleh Golbakhsh – writing ‘The Shah of Grey Lynn and Other Stories’. The judges felt Ghazaleh’s entry was outstanding. Philip is described by one of the panel as ‘a botanist story teller’ and another as ‘like being taught by a favourite teacher.’ Open Grant: Philip Simpson – writing ‘Remarkable Plants of Aotearoa New Zealand’. The judges said that Philip’s project will be another volume in this author’s fascinating exploration of our country’s flora. A clever concept with contemporary applications.” “We felt that as research continues the subject may broaden to investigate areas as yet unexplored. Open Grant: Giovanna Fenster – writing ‘Be Reasonable’. This entry impressed the judges with its originality.
#GRANTS FOR WRITERS FULL#
2019 Full media release about the winners Wystan Curnow for his project Colin McCahon, Let Us Possess One World. Vasanti Unka for her project Somewhat Indian – A New Zealand StoryĮlizabeth Cox for her project Elemental: New Zealand’s Women Architects Grant for a writer whose project is on diverse and new topics, and on issues or subjects that are topical in present day Aotearoa New Zealand: Bonnie Maihi, for her project The Brilliance of Resilience – Hope for a generation 2020 Read the full media release about the winners hereįraser Smith for his project Bouncing Back Lillian Duval, for her project Six-legged Ghosts: Stories of the Insects of Aotearoa Lauren Keenan (Te Ātiawa ki Taranaki), for her project Rākau: The Lost TreeĪnthony Green, for his project Hurt, Hope, and Healing Sylvan Thomson – with book project, The Third KingdomĮmma Espiner (Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Porou) – with project Practical skills for the zombie apocalypse (working title) 2021 Read the full media release about the winners here Past Recipients 2022 Read the full media release about the winners hereīonnie Etherington – with book project, A Fried Egg in Space Please keep an eye on this page, our social media pages, and (if you are a member) on the Literary Bulletin for updates about the grants. One of the four Research Grants is targeted at diverse writers and diverse and new topics, and writers who propose to write on issues or subjects that are topical in present day Aotearoa. Application form for the CLNZ | NZSA Research Grants Four Open $5,000 Research Grants are available in 2023 The Research Grants are proudly bought to you by the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) to support New Zealand writers by providing assistance to writers who wish to undertake research for a fiction or non-fiction writing project.Ī broad range of fiction and non-fiction writing projects are eligible for these grants, however some works and projects are excluded, so make sure you carefully read the application guide before applying.
