NZSA 2015 AGM: Programme announced!

Registration Form in Word and PDF format
You can register by email (use the pdf form) or post (print and complete a hard copy). For information about the workshops and presenters, click here: Workshop Presenters Please register by the end of the month. For discounted accomodation, click here: The Village Motel in Havelock North

For Sunday options, start here:

Hawke's Bay Farmer’s Market

Every Sunday 8.30am - 12.30pm

Hawke's Bay A&P Showgrounds

Kenilworth Rd, Hastings

Thousands of locals and bus-loads of visitors soak up the friendly, relaxed atmosphere of our traditional market.

Freshly roasted coffee, a choice of breakfast fare, live music and fresh gourmet produce.

Check out the website - www.hawkesbayfarmersmarket.co.nz

Art Deco Walks – Discover the Art Deco Capital

Napier – Guided Walks

From $17

Since the Art Deco Trust began showing the city’s Art Deco treasures to tourists in 1985, thousands of people a year have experienced Napier’s fascinating architectural heritage and have been captivated by the dramatic story of this city’s rebirth in the vibrant 1930s.

In February 1931, Napier was levelled by earthquake and fire, but was rebuilt in the depths of the Great Depression in just two years. Nowhere else in the world can you see such a concentration of buildings in the styles of the 1930s: Art Deco, Spanish Mission and Stripped Classical.

Bookings through the website - http://www.artdeconapier.com/shop/Walks+%26+Tours.html

Wine Tours

Grape Escape Winery Tour

Depart Napier 12.30 pm – Return 5 pm

Cost $70 per person

Includes pick up and drop off at your accommodation, within the Napier, Hastings and Havelock areas.

4-5 Wineries plus cheese board

Luxury air conditioned, modern vehicle

Check above details at time of booking

Bookings through the website - http://www.grapeescape.net.nz/#!wine-tour/c1yws

Check out reviews - http://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/Attraction_Review-g255109-d1191910-Reviews-Grape_Escape_Wine_Tours-Napier_Hawke_s_Bay_Region_North_Island.html

Prinsy’s Tours

Half Day Wine Tour

Price: $60pp or $70pp with cheese board

Door to door service.

Departs: 12:30pm. Returns 5:00pm.

Full Day Wine Tour

Price: $85pp (lunch at winery at own cost)

Door to door service.

Departs 10:30am. Returns 4:00pm.

Check above details at time of booking

Check out the website - http://www.prinsystours.co.nz/wine_tours/index.htm

Check out reviews - http://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/Attraction_Review-g255109-d645993-Reviews-Prinsy_s_Tours_Hawkes_Bay-Napier_Hawke_s_Bay_Region_North_Island.html

Programme Highlights

A warm welcome - 5.30 Friday 22nd May at Wardini Books, Havelock North
NZSA AGM - 9.30 Saturday 23rd May, Havelock North Community Centre
Workshops:
From perfecting your pitch to crafting a picture book, working with an editor to understanding what sells, there is something for everyone.
Check the full programme for more...
and don't miss the NZSA Annual Dinner!

Workshop details (in brief - for more click here: Workshops and Presenters - full details)

Saturday 23 May
Pitch Perfect (1:15 - 2:15)
We all have to pitch - to publishers, in interviews, to producers. Get in some practice - we have a panel of experts to help...
Jackie Dennis - NZSA's CEO and a past expert in speed pitching for film and TV
Jennifer Mortimer - fiction writer with a dayjob at Weta Digital VFX
Kyle Mewburn - acclaimed picture book author & NZSA President
Anna Mackenzie - award-winning author with a PR and marketing background

OR
Being a Hybrid Author (1:15 - 2:15)
Finding the balance between traditional and self-publishing
Bronwen Evans is a hybrid agented mid-list romance writer - come along and hear more.

Picture Book Magic (2:30 - 3:30)
Tips, tricks and potions to help your picture book manuscript ROAR not snore.
Kyle Mewburn - multi-layered, funny and linguistically creative (that's his books, of course!).

OR
Editing: A Collaboration (2:30 - 3:30)
Editing can be fun, constructive and rewarding. But is it always?
Rebecca Lal is a freelance editor; Anna Mackenzie is an award-winning author. Three books in and they're still talking. Want to hear why?

What Sells (& Tips for Self-published Authors) (4:15 - 5:00)
A bookseller's perspective on the pitfalls and pratfalls of publishing with Louise and Gareth Ward.

Wednesday 1 April 2015

Programme announced!