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Introducing the New Core!

SpecFicNZ is sad to farewell two longstanding members of the Core this year. Grace Bridges, who served as...

August’s virtual workshop is Working with Schools (21 August, 2-4 pm), presented by Brian Falkner. If you’ve done...

Do you have a story or poem inside you bursting to get out (or already published)? Great! Is it...

Teenagers are all too familiar with being strangers in their own bodies; change is never easy. It is...

DELICIOUS BITES OF DARKNESS This collection portrays family dynamics in its many forms. Sisters feature in each story,...

2021 Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers in New Zealand Call for Applications The Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative...

World Building is a critical and sometimes challenging aspect in writing Science Fiction and Fantasy. The material and...

Have you seen our other post about the SpecFicNZ Online Catalogue? Click here to take a look! To...

The SpecFicNZ Core is excited to bring you a project which has been in planning for several weeks...

I found the premise of this book intriguing. The action tripped along with good flow and a quick...

CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) being held in Wellington in July, has announced a scholarship...

It’s happening! Here’s the current update list from Core liaison Courtney Schafer: 1) SpecFicNZ will have two separate...

Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers in New Zealand ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED. The judges are considering the submissions....

The Le Guin-terview is a new feature for SpecFic NZ, inspired by the Proust Questionnaire (or, more directly,...

Kiwi spec fic is making waves this week, with four SFF titles in the the top ten bestselling...