Links to other websites

Find out about the benefits of joining the New Zealand Poetry Society here

The New Zealand Poet Laureate can be found at http://nzpoetlaureate.natlib.govt.nz/2008/01/new-zealand-poet-laureate-award.html

Audio & Video Links:

Edward Picot has illustrated Wallace Stevens' 'Thirteen Ways to Look at a Blackbird': http://edwardpicot.com/thirteenways/index.html (from The Poetry Kit Newsletter)
http://www.poetryarchive.org/ The UK's Poetry Archive has a wealth of poets reading their own work - classic poets, contemporary poets, and everyone in between.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lq21OmFTF4 Welington poet, Helen Rickerby's, film of her poem 'Calling You Home'.

Courses

Please click on the title of each course to go to the institution's web page.

Aoraki Polytechnic, Dunedin - Certificate in Creative Writing

- course coordinator and tutor is Diane Brown, poet, novelist and memoirist. Other visiting writers also teach the programme.

0800 DUNEDIN Phone (03) 471 7628 Fax: (03) 471 7629 Email: studydunedin@aoraki.ac.nz or dianeb@aoraki.ac.nz Website: www.aoraki.ac.nz

The International Institute of Modern Letters

- manages Victoria University of Wellington's graduate and undergraduate creative writing programmes, and has a number of co-centres at major universities in the USA.

The Poetry School (UK)

- see separate details here: http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/poetryschool

The School of English & Media Studies, Massey University

- offers a broad array of creative writing and performance papers: poetry, fiction, plays, media script writing, travel writing, life writing, creative non-fiction, writing for children, drama in performance, creative processes.

Waiariki Diploma / Certificate in Creative Writing, On-line

Whitireia Community Polytechnic Creative Writing Courses, Wellington/Porirua

The Whitireia Creative Writing Programme was established in 1993, and was the first full-year full-time creative writing programme in New Zealand. Now it offers a wide range of options. Students can enroll in a comprehensive course which covers a range of genres, or work within their area of specialization. They can choose a one-year diploma course, or a three-year Bachelor in Applied Arts (Creative Writing). They can study full-time or part-time. They can choose from a range of modules which are now offered online.

Funding & Awards

Creative New Zealand's role is to promote the arts of New Zealand, support our artists and encourage more New Zealanders to enjoy the arts. We do this by funding a wide range of projects by artists and arts organisations, advocating for the arts, and undertaking initiatives, strategies and research projects. http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/

The Griffin Trust was created to serve and encourage excellence in poetry written in English anywhere in the world. The Griffin Trust is a Canadian initiative founded in April, 2000 by Scott Griffin, its Chairman, with Trustees Margaret Atwood, Robert Hass, Michael Ondaatje, Robin Robertson and David Young. The purpose of The Griffin Trust is to raise public awareness of the crucial role poetry must play in society's cultural life. http://www.griffinpoetryprize.com

International Website Resources

AA Independent Press Guide is a free resource for writers and artists and a detailed guide to over 2,000 literary and genre magazines and publishers from around the world, links pages to writers' and artists' web pages and writers' resources. http://www.thunderburst.co.uk/
On line at the BBC DIY Poetry Making Kit
http://www.blackcatpoems.com is an online library of poems categorised by poet or subject. It's part of a larger directory service, which you can access at http://www.blackcatdirectory.com/index.html for all sorts of other interesting links. They are mostly American, but there are portals to government departments in Australia, Canada, India and the UK as well.
Dead Poets' Society For those who like to pay homage to departed poets, a handy website tells you where to find them. http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/
Guardian Poetry Pages: Want to have your work reviewed by a published poet? Looking for objective feedback? Every month, The Guardian Books poetry workshop is hosted by a different poet who sets an exercise, chooses the most interesting responses and offers an appraisal of them.
Interactive Publications, the independent Australian publisher of Voyagers: Science Fiction Poetry from New Zealand, has useful advice on marketing your poetry book. http://ipoz.biz/News/eNews44.htm#how_to
In The Know is a publishers/agents site, which now has 'Tinseltown' agents and film production companies added to it. http://www.everyonewhosanyone.com/
The Poetry Archive the “World’s premier online collection of recordings of poets reading their work” audio (and some video). http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/home.do
Poetry International showcases poets from around the world, and in response to local events. They present a wide variety of international poets and poems, though none from New Zealand. http://international.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_name=international
The Poetry Kit is a UK website providing a poetry resource site with over 3000 unique visitors each day. Numerous listings include publishers, competitions, courses, funding, events, festivals and magazine listings. http://www.poetrykit.org/
The Poetry Library has a full list of UK poetry competitions and lots more, including a poetry writing page, and you can register for their regular newsletter. Website: http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/about/
Snorkel has a special interest in bringing together the creative writings of Australians and New Zealanders. http://snorkel.org.au/003/
UK Poetry Society - check out its educational resources for schools and teachers' resources.
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk ; http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/education/edindex.htm ; http://www.poetryclass.net/
Unquiet Desperation - a poetry magazine published in England but also distributed in the US, Canada and Europe. "Our philosophy is that poetry and indeed all forms of art should be available free of cover charge and free of ads. We have a website to accompany our print zine, and we invite all artists, poets and writers that share this view to come and join our site and get involved at: http://www.unquietdesperation.co.uk/" You can download the present issue of the zine at http://www.unquietdesperation.co.uk/download
Vanity Publishing advice and warning http://www.vanitypublishing.info/
Whisper From the Heart, South Africa. For a look at the commercial poetry scene somewhere other than the USA and UK. http://www.whisperpoetry.co.za/
Writer Gazette - A writer's resource site that provides tips, techniques, resources, articles, job postings, and more. http://www.writergazette.com/
Writers' Manual - Promoting fellow authors and freelance writers by detailing their successes. http://www.writersmanual.com/

Journals and Reviews, NZ & Pacific

a fine line is the bimonthly magazine of the New Zealand Poetry Society. Contributions from non-members are welcome in any section, except for the Members' Poems page. We pay a small honorarium for Feature Articles. Guidelines for the magazine are at: http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz/aboutsubmissionguidelines

Best New Poems Online is a website featuring short commentaries and links to the best new poems published online in literary magazines and journals. We choose from new poems published online in literary magazines and journals as we come across them. Readers of contemporary poetry, publishers and editors, or even the poets themselves may suggest work for us to check out. Email us at bestnewpoemsonline@gmail.com or check out http://bestnewpoemsonline.com. If you are in facebook, you are invited to join the group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34972108084

Best New Zealand Poetry from 2001 to 2007 online. http://www.vuw.ac.nz/modernletters/bnzp/index.html
Bravado includes a mix of poetry, fiction and prose from emerging and established writers. It is available as a single copy for $10, or can be delivered direct to your door for $30 (1 year's subscription of 3 issues) or $55 (for 6.) Enquiries to Bravado, PO Box 13 533, Central Tauranga 3140, or by e-mail to bravadoinfo@bravado.co.nz. Writer's guidelines are available on www.bravado.co.nz
Catalyst is a literary journal that publishes poetry, prose, fiction, experimental works, song lyrics, script/screenplay excerpts as well as visual art and spoken word. It is produced by Neoismist Press. Submissions should contain a stamped self-addressed envelope and a short contributor's note. Please do not send simultaneous or multiple submissions - very uncool. Send to Catalyst Submissions, P.O. Box 3083, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand. Subscriptions most welcome: NZ$40 within NZ, NZ$50 international. Write to the same address to subscribe.http://catalystnz.blogspot.com/
Deep South Otago University's online poetry journal. http://www.otago.ac.nz/DeepSouth/
JAAM is a national literary journal run by an independent publishing collective in Wellington. http://headworx.eyesis.co.nz/jaam/
Haiku publications see Haiku Pages http://www.poetrysociety.org.nz//haikunews/haikupublications
The Pander A progressive e-zine of the arts. http://www.thepander.co.nz/
SPORT, an annual NZ Literary magazine. http://sportmagazine.org
Takahe is a New Zealand literary magazine which also runs short story and poetry competitions. http://www.takahe.org.nz/index.php
The Page is an online digest of poetry, essays, language and ideas, edited by poet Andrew Johnston. http://thepage.name/
The Typewriter - an online journal committed to being a voice for emerging New Zealand poetic talent. http://www.thetypewriter.wordpress.com
Trout is an online publishing house for New Zealand and Pacific Islands literature. http://www.trout.auckland.ac.nz
Turbine is the annual online journal of the International Institute of Modern Letters. http://www.nzetc.org/iiml/turbine/
Valley Micropress is a small independent journal of poetry and haiku (and its related forms), produced by Tony Chad. Publishes a wide range of both experienced and emerging poets. Annual subscription is currently $30 (April 2008), and can be obtained from: tony.chad@clear.net.nz or Tony Chad, 165A Katherine Mansfield Drive, Whiteman's Valley, Upper Hutt 5371.

Members

Some of our members have their own websites and/or blogs, where you can learn about them, read their poetry and communicate with them. Each address below is linked, so click on any address to go the site.

http://www.kirstencliffwrites.blogspot.com/ Kirsten Cliff - Swimming in Lines of Haiku

http://www.rangifaith.co.nz - Rangi Faith

http://janisfreegard.wordpress.com/ - Janis Freegard

www.typewhatyousee.blogspot.com - Mariana Isara

http://timjonesbooks.blogspot.com/ - Tim Jones: Books in Trees

www.freewebs.com/justohugo/index - Hugo Justo: Island of Universe (text is in Portuguese)

www.fionakidman.co.nz - Dame Fiona Kidman (Patron)

http://harveymolloy.blogspot.com/ - Harvey Molloy: Notebook

http://jopre.wordpress.com/ - Joanna Preston- A Dark Feathered Art

http://wingedink.blogspot.com/ - Helen Rickerby: Winged Ink

Seraph Press - the publishing imprint of Helen Rickerby

http://highcountrypoet.ning.com/ - Greg Wilson

Residencies

New Pacific Studio Residency, Mt Bruce, Wairarapa

The New Pacific Studio at Mount Bruce is open year-round to accept applications for resident fellowships from artists, writers and environmentalists in New Zealand and elsewhere. Fellows have many opportunities to interact with the local arts community: regular open days, exhibitions, radio talks, schools sessions, workshops etc. Anyone engaged in any kind of creative work is welcome to apply for a residency. Applications accepted year-round, though none offered in December. Residencies can be two weeks to 3 months and there are five individual spaces, although with room sharing up to nine artists can stay.

New Pacific Studio, Mount Bruce, is located on a five acre property on State Highway 2, just 1 km north of the National Wildlife Centre, five minutes south of Eketahuna and 20 minutes north of Masterton. This is a beautiful rural area of sheep and dairy farming and close to native bush in the northern Wairarapa, one hour by car from Palmerston North and 90 minutes by train from Wellington. Excellent hiking is available close by in the Tararua Ranges.

Artists are responsible for their own travel expenses and pay a weekly residency fee. This includes linen, heating, use of washing machine and dryer and access to high speed internet and printer. Heat pump and LPG heating throughout. Fellows provide their own catering in communal kitchen and dining room. Station wagon available for shared shopping and local use. Residents sharing car contribute $50 pw. towards gas and running costs. Bring your own computer or other working materials. Allow yourself a space of uninterrupted time for your own creative work without the pressures of your regular everyday life. Enjoy the company of artists in residence and a rural atmosphere.

New Pacific Studio seeks more NZ writers.

New Pacific Studio www.newpacificstudio.org now in its 9th year, is still the only international artist community in NZ . We urge more local writers to use our resources: a secluded cottage plus sauna, an amazing loft library, and a choice of comfortable rooms with internet (bring your own computer) in a beautiful 1911 villa next to Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre. Available for 4-day retreats or longer residencies @ $200 pw. 20 mins north of Masterton, easy access to Wellington. Self-catering in two kitchens. Tel Kay Flavell 06 375-8441; email newpacificstudio@xtra.co.nz

NZ Writing Resources

The Big Idea is an online community of New Zealand's creative industries providing access to networks, industry news, current job opportunities, professional development, forums, international news and much more. http://www.bigidea.co.nz/
Earl of Seacliff Art Workshop publishes and sells a range of New Zealand literature, both fiction and non-fiction, and poetry. http://www.earlofseacliff.co.nz
fuel4arts.com highlights the latest arts marketing resources available and delivers free audience and market development tools and ideas to professional arts marketers and artists. http://www.fuel4arts.com/
The New Zealand Book Council is an independent, non-profit body dedicated to promoting and celebrating books and reading. The Council is funded by grants from Creative New Zealand, one-off sponsorship and grants, and members' subscriptions. http://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/index.html
New Zealand Books Abroad is an online bookshop specialising in New Zealand titles. http://www.nzbooksabroad.com/
The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre hosts a free internet archive texts and images with a predominantly New Zealand and Pacific Island focus. http://www.nzetc.org/
New Zealand Society of Authors supports writers through advocacy and representation, providing programmes and services and their affiliation to International PEN. http://www.authors.org.nz/
Poetry Archive of New Zealand Aotearoa Over 3000 titles of NZ poetry from the 19th Century to the present day.

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