August’s virtual workshop is Working with Schools (21 August, 2-4 pm), presented by Brian Falkner. If you’ve done...
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...
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,...
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...
World Building – Alien World, No Human Characters
World Building is a critical and sometimes challenging aspect in writing Science Fiction and Fantasy. The material and...
SpecFicNZ seeks Digital Librarian (PAID)
Have you seen our other post about the SpecFicNZ Online Catalogue? Click here to take a look! To...
Introducing the SpecFicNZ Online Catalogue!
The SpecFicNZ Core is excited to bring you a project which has been in planning for several weeks...
Review: The Last Circus on Earth, by B.P. Marshall
I found the premise of this book intriguing. The action tripped along with good flow and a quick...
Scholarship Initiative for CoNZealand Announced
CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) being held in Wellington in July, has announced a scholarship...
SpecFicNZ at ConZealand
It’s happening! Here’s the current update list from Core liaison Courtney Schafer: 1) SpecFicNZ will have two separate...
The Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers in NZ [CLOSED]
Wright-Murray Residency for Speculative Fiction Writers in New Zealand ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED. The judges are considering the submissions....
The Le Guin-terview – Andi C. Buchanan
The Le Guin-terview is a new feature for SpecFic NZ, inspired by the Proust Questionnaire (or, more directly,...
Spec fic on the bestseller lists
Kiwi spec fic is making waves this week, with four SFF titles in the the top ten bestselling...
Exclusive Member Offer – Free Agile for Creatives – Jamie Sands
Agile for Creatives – Jamie Sands 10th of November at 2pm Agile is a framework, a toolset used...