Writing

Learn to write

CINCH: Authorship or Creative Writing: Find courses and organisations in Canterbury.
Christchurch school for young writers: Our article in Pulse.
Hagley's Writers Institute: Institute associated with Hagley Community College. Will offer course in 2008 for adult writers who have begun to take their writing seriously.
Writing Courses: Courses and workshops around New Zealand listing from the New Zealand Book Council.
New Zealand Institute of Business Studies: Distance learning courses in - journalism, travel writing, family histories etc.
Education: Our collection of selected education web sites inlcuding industry training organisations and tertiary providers.

WriteMark: The WriteMark web site contains articles and information about writing in plain English.
Quality Web Content: Articles: Articles about writing web content by Rachel McAlpine.
International Institute of Modern Letters / Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o te Ao: At Victoria University, Wellington.
Books, Literature and Reading: Our collection of selected web sites including festivals and events, publishers and organisations.

Writing and illustrating for children: New Zealand publishers' requirements and addresses. Prepared by Children's and Young Adult Services and updated annually.
How to get Published: One in a series of 'How To's from the New Zealand Book Council.
Getting Published for teens: Our collection of selected web sites for online publishing for teenagers.

NZ Book Month: Six Pack: Annual New Zealand Book Month competition which produces an anthology of compelling Kiwi writing.
Redraft: Redraft is published annually and it's open to any teenage writer in New Zealand. To find out more get yourself a copy of Redraft.
Writing Prizes: Awards for essays and/or unpublished works from our Literary Prizes section.