Journal of New Zealand Literature

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We have been publishing scholarly & critical studies in the literatures of, in, from & for Aotearoa NZ since 1983. https://www.jstor.org/journal/jnewzeallite

Introducing the AustLit Essay Prize! AustLit is delighted to launch an annual prize for the best scholarly essay that makes use of AustLit data to generate new insights and/or arguments. Full terms and conditions are available on our About pages: www.austlit.edu.au/about

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Awarded annually at the ASAL Conference, this prize is for the best use of AustLit data to generate a new argument or insight about the Australian literary, publishing or cultural landscape in a scholarly essay.

To be first awarded in 2027 for an essay published in the previous two years. Subsequent prizes for essays published in the previous twelve months.Text reads: find out more
Full terms and conditions are available on AustLit’s About page.

Key details include:

The award comprises an AU$1000 cash prize.
Entries for the inaugural prize will be accepted until 31 January 2027 (and that same date each subsequent year). 
Entries are welcome from scholars writing in English anywhere in the world.Text reads: 
Interested in submitting your work?

Full terms and conditions available at the link below

www.austlit.edu.au/about

Entries are open for our postgraduate essay prize. The JNZL Prize for NZ Literary Studies awards $500 and publication in our 2027 issue. Entries close 1 October. Spread the word, consider submitting and let your friends and colleagues know!

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Issue 263 is now live! 🎉 In this issue’s editorial, Editor-in-Chief Mary Chapman writes: "Award-winning author Thomas King’s November 24, 2025 revelation that he had no Indigenous ancestry shocked Canada’s literary community.

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