Charlaine Harris, bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse series, will be visiting New Zealand from August 5 –...
Christchurch Writers Festival: Why YA?
SpecFicNZ is thrilled to see that two of our members, Jane Higgins and Helen Lowe, are featured authors...
New Contest: Win a Full Cover Design Package
You’ve heard the old saying, “A picture’s worth a thousand words”, but SpecFicNZ is about to change that...
Ticonderoga Press Visits Wellington
Ticonderoga Publishing is one of the most respected Aussie small presses. Russell & Liz, the brains behind Ticonderoga,...
Mansfield with Monsters Launch a Roaring Success
Mansfield with Monsters, the second release from local publisher Steam Press, was launched into the world on Saturday...
Contest for a Good Cause
Writers, in general, hope their work will touch people and maybe even change the world in some way...
Horror Call for Submissions
eFICTION HORROR wants your tales of horror (poems are fine too). Please, terrify us. Make us run home to mommy....
Derek Landy 2012 Down-Under Tour
Derek Landy is author of the Skulduggery Pleasant series – which includes Skulduggery Pleasant (known as Sceptre of...
Bloodstones Urban Horror Anthology
SpecFicNZ would like to congratulate members Dan Rabarts and Alan Baxter for selling stories to the upcoming Urban...
Drugging a Unicorn
Can a unicorn be drugged? Odd question? Yes. But the kind of question that bats around Ripley Patton’s...
SpecFicNZ Short Story Winner Live!
SpecFicNZ is thrilled to announce the release of our first place SpecFicNZ/Wily Short Story Contest, “Wearing the...
Nominations for the 2013 SpecFicNZ Committee are Now Open
As you know, SpecFicNZ is run by a committee of amazing, dedicated volunteer members, and it is that...
Novel Manuscript Contest Now Open
Start your engines and send in your manuscripts. The SpecFicNZ/Steam Press Novel Manuscript Contest is now open for...
Mansfield with Monsters Book Launch
Meet local authors and SpecFicNZ members Matt and Debbie Cowens and have some of the best coffee on...