Expressions of Interest
Expressions of Interest for 2019 now open. We are accepting expressions of interest for exhibitor stands at the 2019 NZ Book Festival to be held on the 19th October 2019. It will be held at the Mt Eden War Memorial Hall from 10am - 4pm. Please email the organiser:...
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Colour Coded Genre – Exhibitor Listing
Find your favourite author using the exhibitor listing below. Find your favourite genre using the listing below. Each stand will have a balloon attached which reflects at least one of the genres they write. Gold balloons are publishing professionals offering free...
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Exhibitor Stand Layout
Here's the stand layout for the main hall and entrance foyer. Print this handy map out and bring it with you. You'll be welcomed into the venue and offered a genre card. The coloured balloons you'll see reflect different genres. There are cross overs however. For...
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Beat the Proofie – October
How's your proof reading skills? Are you better than a proofie? How's our second competition to prove yourself and be in to win. Here's the next instalment of Beat the Proofie competition for you. Congratulations Judy Tindall (Jude Thomas) of Silvereye Press who won...
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FAQ – NZ Book Festival Exhibitors
Exhibitors getting prepared for this years NZ Book Festival. The team is here to help before you arrive at the venue, and on the day. Email us with your queries if we haven't covered your questions below. We're want the day to be a success for you and our visitors....
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Previous NZBF Newsletters
Here's another way we can keep connected. We've been busy loading up all our NZBF writers newsletters from 2015. As new ones go out we'll add them to this post. No longer do you have to hunt through old emails for fantastic bits of advice. Chat soon. 2018 -...
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Posters & Flyers
2018 - Please use our logo, posters and flyers for your social media links and websites
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Traditional Vs Indie
The story of how I went from the former to the latter – and what I learned on the way. The majority hope for the former, with indie being treated like a second cousin at best. Certainly that was my take on being published and I remember well when on checking my phone...
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How do you approach your writing?
By Robyn P Murray © 2018 Every writer has his/her own habit of tackling that piece of writing which must meet a deadline whether it is required by an Agent/Publisher or your own goal. Everyone tackles it differently. Creative writing courses urge you to put down 500...
read moreBeat the Proofie – April
Lel Scott, proofreader/editor of PublishMe For more information on PublishMe get in touch with Giles Scott who will answer any questions you may have. Right now, though, we'd like to introduce a fun competition for you to take part in. It's in four sections, each of...
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My Strengths, Weaknesses and Limitations (as a writer) – Louise de Varga
In 2013 I won a children's writing competition. My prize was a one year creative writing scholarship with Waiariki. One of my tutors was Sue Emms. This is an extract from one of my assignments. With Sue's comments in italics. It might be a good starting place for...
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Review: The Little Mouse’s Tail – Ardi Alemi
A Little Mouse's Tail This striking picture book seems to be a labour of love involving a lot of people, with Ardi Alemi, and Charlotte and Russell Wanhill mentioned on the cover. There is also the large number of backers who raised over $13,000 on Kickstarter to get...
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