My cat–practicing for Zoom bombing the SpecFicNZ virtual workshops 2020 has been … challenging, to put it mildly....
Scholarship Initiative for CoNZealand Announced
CoNZealand, the 78th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) being held in Wellington in July, has announced a scholarship...

CoNZealand: We need you!
Wellington is the place to be next year if you write fantasy, science fiction or horror, thanks to...
My Geysercon 2019 Report by Paul Mannering
I can count on one hand the moments in my life where the Universe shifted. Pivotal points where...
LexiCon: National SFF Con 2017
The weekend began early on Friday for some of us as we taught writing workshops for almost 100...

Lexicon Ghost of Honour announced
LexiCon is excited to announce our In Memoriam Guest of Honour. A prodigious film star in his day,...
The Sandra Hyde Romance Writers Scholarship 2016
2016 Conference Scholarship Open The Sandra Hyde Romance Writers Trust is offering a scholarship to the Romance Writers...
LexiCon now open for registrations!
It’s time to book your spot at the 38th New Zealand National Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, being...
Writing Workshop at Au Contraire 3
There are still spots available for the writing workshop at this year’s National Convention, Au Contraire 3. Keeping...
Developmental Editing Workshop – Christchurch
The Christchurch Writers’ Guild proudly presents a Developmental Editing Workshop to be held at South Library, 66 Colombo St,...
Your invitation to our birthday lunch at NatCon
Are you coming to Reconnaissance, this year’s national science fiction and fantasy convention (NatCon), in Rotorua this Easter?...
We need a copy of your book please
Reconnaissance, this year’s national science fiction and fantasy convention, is fast approaching, and they’d like copies of some...
AJ Fitzwater’s report from Clarion Writers Workshop
I feel like this write up about my time at Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop in San...
The Brainery Online Writing Workshop
From the website: Have you always wanted to apply to the Clarion Workshop, but then realize that no...
Tau mai e, Kāpiti writers’ residency open for applications
If you’re Māori, you’ve always wanted to write but could never find the time, space or money, this...