CLNZ Partnership Fund Grants

CLNZ Partnership Fund Grants

August 2023 Update: The final Partnership Fund grant for 2023 has now been awarded.

If you're looking for other funding opportunities, please check out our Cultural Fund as we have a number of different award and grant opportunities, depending on your project.

In 2022 and 2023 a portion of revenue allocated to the Cultural Fund was made available in a partnership fund. Expressions of Interest were invited for grants in the range of $2,000 - $5,000 per application.

Partnership Fund Grants were for opportunities that:

  • have clearly defined and measurable project outcomes
  • are being managed by recognised publishing industry organisations or individuals
  • have other funding or in-kind resources in place that, at a minimum, equals the funding sought from the Partnership Fund
  • meet the objectives of the Cultural Fund

We also looked for applications for projects that reach and engage communities of diverse writers and/or illustrators, including the next generation of writers and/or illustrators. Applicants must commit to paying a living wage to anyone working on the project.

Who we've partnered with

Who What Amount Date
Clerestory Press 23rd Annual Re-Draft Writing Competition for Teenagers

$4125

Aug 2023
Kāpiti Art Studio
Children's book written by Jill Drew and illustrated by local artists. $5,000 April 2023
Michael King Writers Centre
2023 Writer's residency at Varuna, the National Writers House in Katoomba, New South Wales.
$5,000 March 2023
OneTree House Bilingual publishing: three Out of the Egg titles; two Pipi and Pou titles. $5,000 January 2023
Trinity Thompson-Browne i am navigator, bilingual poetry debut.
$5,000 December 2022
Anahera Press
Birdspeak, a debut collection of poetry by Arihia Latham.
$2,000 December 2022
Helen Ellis Being a Distance Grandchild the third volume in Helen Ellis’ work on distance families.
$4,500 December 2022
WORD Christchurch Make It, Say It, Do It Now.
$3,645 August 2022
Playmarket Incorporated
Two Verbatim Plays: The Haka Party Incident / Transmission.
$3,000
June 2022
Michael King Writers Centre
2022 Writer's residency at Varuna, the National Writers House in Katoomba, New South Wales.
$5,000
March 2022

About the CLNZ Cultural Fund

The Cultural Fund derives its revenue from a 2% share of domestic licensing income and from overseas revenue that is non-title specific. The Cultural Fund invests in people and projects that meet its objectives to:

  • Protect - writers and publishers’ ability to earn revenue from their works;
  • Support – the creation and production of new works and assist the commercial success of New Zealand works;
  • Grow – the number of works created and skills in the industry

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