DUFF Nominations Open
Nominations for the 2012 Down Under Fan Fund race are now open, but the nominating/voting schedule this year is short...
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Tag Archives: New Zealand
HarperCollinsPublishers to Publish Official Tie-ins to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again Films
HarperCollins has acquired worldwide publishing rights to the books attached to the forthcoming two-movie series of The Hobbit, and plans a whole slew of novel editions, tie-ins, and more...
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Writer Paul Haines Dies
Writer Paul Haines (1970-2012) was born in New Zealand and lived in Australia. His brief career earned him multiple Aurealis and Ditmar awards, and resulted in three collections...
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Principal photography finally starts for The Hobbit
After much talk, Peter Jackson has finally started filming his two-film prequel The Hobbit...
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AHWA’s 2009 Australian Shadows Award Nominees
The Australian Horror Writers Association have expanded the number of categories in their annual Australian Shadows Award from one to three, and announce this year's finalists...
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Filmmaker Peter Jackson to be knighted
Filmmaker Peter Jackson will all receive an honorary knighthood on this year's New Zealand's New Year's Honours list...
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Bellletrista to celebrate women writers around the world
New bi-monthly webzine Belletrista will celebrate women writers and cross-cultural understanding...
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New Zealand’s Sir Julius Vogel Award Winners Announced
The New Zealand fan-voted awards for science fiction and fantasy were recently presented for the 18th time. Winners and nominees were...
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VIZ Media signs Madman Entertainment to distribute in Australia and New Zealand
VIZ Media has signed Australia's Madman Entertainment to distribute many of their titles in Australia and New Zealand, starting with...
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Illustrator Graham Percy Dies
Illustrator Graham Percy (1938-2008) was responsible for more than 100 children's books, preferring to do animals...
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Garth Nix sells three for large advances worldwide
Garth Nix sold two new Abhorsen books and a stand-alone novel in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand for significant six- and seven-figure advances...
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Emily Gee sells second novel to Solaris
New Zealand author Emily Gee sold her second romantic fantasy, Witch-Eye, to Solaris with the help of agent Richard Curtis...
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