Awards & grants

Entries for the 2022 CLNZ/NZSA Research Grants open now open. These grants support New Zealand writers by providing assistance to writers who wish to undertake research for a fiction or non-fiction writing project.

Entries for the 2022 CLNZ/NZSA Writers' Award open 9am Wednesday 1 June 2022. This $25,000 award is one of the investments made through the CLNZ Cultural Fund and is open to writers of any genre of non-fiction, including writers of education material. The award enables the successful applicant to devote time to a specific writing project.

Entries for the CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants open on Wednesday 7 September 2022. Each year a portion of the revenue allocated to the CLNZ Cultural Fund is made available in a contestable fund.

Established in 2017, these Creative Writing Scholarships were designed to support students enrolled in Creative Writing programmes, motivating the next generation of writers.

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

The CLNZ Cultural Fund contributes to the PANZ Industry Training Fund. This training fund supports three programmes and provides development opportunities for each stage of a career in publishing.

Copyright Licensing New Zealand are fortunate to have a wonderful network of people that work with us to help make our Cultural Fund awards and grants successful.

Let's celebrate the achievements of our successful Cultural Fund recipients of 2021.