2021 is coming rapidly to a close—not a moment too soon for many of us. SpecFicNZ has been...
Introducing the New Core!
SpecFicNZ is sad to farewell two longstanding members of the Core this year. Grace Bridges, who served as...
2021 AGM
Thanks to everyone who joined us last night for the 2021 AGM. For those interested in all the...
Killing it in Kindle–Register now!
Join us for another awesome virtual workshop: Killing it in Kindle– Secrets for Making it on Amazon 26...
Working with Schools–Register now!
August’s virtual workshop is Working with Schools (21 August, 2-4 pm), presented by Brian Falkner. If you’ve done...
Stuck in the Game by Christopher Keene
The LitRPG genre has been on the rise in the west since the 2010s. One of the first...
Call for submissions: Announcing the 2021 SpecFicNZ Anthology
Do you have a story or poem inside you bursting to get out (or already published)? Great! Is it...
Registration is open!–Speculative Publishing for NZ Authors
Registration for the virtual event, Speculative Publishing for NZ Authors is now open! We are excited by our...
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: 2021 Wright-Murray Residency
2021 WRIGHT-MURRAY RESIDENCY FOR SPECULATIVE WRITERS A.J. Ponder, author of the much-loved children’s title Wizard’s Guide to Wellington, is...
Speculative Publishing for New Zealand Authors
We’re thrilled to announce a two-day virtual workshop exclusive to SpecFicNZ members! Lock in the dates–you won’t want...
Dispossessed (written by Piper Mejia) – A Review by Jean Gilbert
Teenagers are all too familiar with being strangers in their own bodies; change is never easy. It is...
The Better Sister and other stories (Review by Deryn Pitar)
DELICIOUS BITES OF DARKNESS This collection portrays family dynamics in its many forms. Sisters feature in each story,...
Member Reviews Now Open!
SpecficNZ members – we have offered reviews of members work in the past from time to time, but...
The Wordsmith by Barbara Howe
The Air Guild will regret spurning its most accomplished witch. Irene van Gelder’s drudge job is killing her,...
2021 Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers in NZ
2021 Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers in New Zealand Call for Applications The Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative...