Eligibility Criteria
Entrants must be New Zealanders by birth, naturalisation or by residence in New Zealand for three years continuously immediately prior to the closing date.
The young writer category is open only to secondary school pupils (including home schooled secondary level pupils). Entrants must be attending a secondary school, or still receiving home schooling at a secondary school level, at the Awards presentation date. Entrants for the young writer category must be under 19 years of age as at the closing date.
The novice writer category is only open to entrants who have not previously had creative writing (including, but not limited to, a novel, short story, poetry or other work of fiction) published or broadcast.
Winners of the 2009 Awards are not eligible to enter the same Award category in 2010. Any winners prior to 2009 may enter the same Award category if eligible.
The maximum and minimum lengths of entries are as follows:
* BNZ Katherine Mansfield Award – min 1,000 words, max 5,000 words
* BNZ Novice Writer category – min 1,000 words, max 3,000 words
* BNZ Young Writer category - min 750 words, max 2,000 words.
Where an entry is posted, that entry must be postmarked no earlier than 1 June 2010 and no later than 23 July 2010 (the closing date), otherwise the entry will not be accepted.
Where an entry is submitted online, that entry must be received no earlier than midnight 31 May 2010 and no later than midnight 23 July 2010 (the closing date).
Where an entry is submitted online, it must be accompanied by one manuscript, typed in English, double-spaced and saved as a 2003 Word file (.doc) in a PC (not Mac) format.
All entries must be submitted under a pen name (alias/nickname). The pen name only must appear on the manuscript. Entries will not be accepted if the entrant's given name appears on the manuscript (including where the entrant's name forms all or part of the document's file name – if being submitted electronically).
The prize for the winner in each Award category is as follows:
* BNZ Katherine Mansfield Award– NZ$10,000
* BNZ Novice Writer category – NZ$1,500
* BNZ Young Writer category – NZ$1,500 paid to the winner and NZ$2,000 paid to the winner's school*.
Winners will be announced on the BNZ website bnz.co.nz/bnzliteraryawards on the business day following the Awards presentation date.
For online entries
Apply online at bnz.co.nz/bnzliteraryawards
All online entries must be accompanied by one manuscript typed in English, double-spaced and saved as a 2003 Word file (.doc) in a PC (not Mac) format. The pen name only must appear on the manuscript.
For postal entries
All postal entries must include a completed entry form and two identical manuscripts, typed in English and double spaced. The only name to appear on the manuscript must be the author's pen name.
Entries must be addressed to:
Awards Administering Committee
BNZ Literary Awards 2010
PO Box 995, Auckland
Entries close 23 July 2010.
More information here.
Entrants must be New Zealanders by birth, naturalisation or by residence in New Zealand for three years continuously immediately prior to the closing date.
The young writer category is open only to secondary school pupils (including home schooled secondary level pupils). Entrants must be attending a secondary school, or still receiving home schooling at a secondary school level, at the Awards presentation date. Entrants for the young writer category must be under 19 years of age as at the closing date.
The novice writer category is only open to entrants who have not previously had creative writing (including, but not limited to, a novel, short story, poetry or other work of fiction) published or broadcast.
Winners of the 2009 Awards are not eligible to enter the same Award category in 2010. Any winners prior to 2009 may enter the same Award category if eligible.
The maximum and minimum lengths of entries are as follows:
* BNZ Katherine Mansfield Award – min 1,000 words, max 5,000 words
* BNZ Novice Writer category – min 1,000 words, max 3,000 words
* BNZ Young Writer category - min 750 words, max 2,000 words.
Where an entry is posted, that entry must be postmarked no earlier than 1 June 2010 and no later than 23 July 2010 (the closing date), otherwise the entry will not be accepted.
Where an entry is submitted online, that entry must be received no earlier than midnight 31 May 2010 and no later than midnight 23 July 2010 (the closing date).
Where an entry is submitted online, it must be accompanied by one manuscript, typed in English, double-spaced and saved as a 2003 Word file (.doc) in a PC (not Mac) format.
All entries must be submitted under a pen name (alias/nickname). The pen name only must appear on the manuscript. Entries will not be accepted if the entrant's given name appears on the manuscript (including where the entrant's name forms all or part of the document's file name – if being submitted electronically).
The prize for the winner in each Award category is as follows:
* BNZ Katherine Mansfield Award– NZ$10,000
* BNZ Novice Writer category – NZ$1,500
* BNZ Young Writer category – NZ$1,500 paid to the winner and NZ$2,000 paid to the winner's school*.
Winners will be announced on the BNZ website bnz.co.nz/bnzliteraryawards on the business day following the Awards presentation date.
For online entries
Apply online at bnz.co.nz/bnzliteraryawards
All online entries must be accompanied by one manuscript typed in English, double-spaced and saved as a 2003 Word file (.doc) in a PC (not Mac) format. The pen name only must appear on the manuscript.
For postal entries
All postal entries must include a completed entry form and two identical manuscripts, typed in English and double spaced. The only name to appear on the manuscript must be the author's pen name.
Entries must be addressed to:
Awards Administering Committee
BNZ Literary Awards 2010
PO Box 995, Auckland
Entries close 23 July 2010.
More information here.
