Dan Rabarts took first place in the SpecFicNZ/Wily Writers short story contest. His science fiction short, entitled “Crucible,”...
Committee Nominations Ending Soon
The Nomination period for the new SpecFicNZ committee ends at the end of June, which gives members 3...
Comets and Criminals
A new paying ezine based in NZ will be launching Jan 1st, 2012. It’s called Comets and Criminals,...
Romance Writers of New Zealand Con
Maria V. Snyder, a New York Times best-selling author of fantasy and paranormal fiction for teens and adults,...
Half Day Writers Seminar
Mairangi Writers Group, spurred by the success of last years’ Writers Seminar, has put together a second half-day seminar this...
Wily/SpecFicNZ Contest Winner!
It is our great pleasure to announce the publication of the first of two winners in the SpecFicNZ...
Steampunk Interview with Philippa Ballantine
With the recent New Zealand release of The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences: Phoenix Rising by SpecFicNZ member Philippa...
The Bridge by Jane Higgins
SpecFicNZ member Jane Higgins’ book The Bridge is coming out August 1st, 2011. The Bridge is a young...
July Meet-Ups
Be sure to mark these on your calendars. CHRISTCHURCH MEET-UP When: Saturday, July 2nd from 12:00-3:00ish Where: Member...
Congrats to Warwick Gibson
A big congratulations to member Warwick Gibson who won the Context Short Story Contest. His story “One Good...
Volunteer Reviewers Wanted
Occasionally, SpecFicNZ receives requests from speculative fiction authors or publishers to review books on our website, or conduct...
SpecFicNZ Grand Meet-Up
Just a brief report on the SpecFicNZ Grand Meet-Up that convened at Context, Saturday, June 4th, 2011 at...
SJV Results
The results are in for the Sir Julius Vogel Awards 2011, and SpecFicNZ would like to congratulate members...
Nominations Now Open
Don’t forget that nominations are now open until the end of June for the 2011-2012 SpecFicNZ Committee. Detailed...
Context This Weekend
Context, New Zealand’s 32nd annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, is this weekend (June 3rd to 6th) in...