Young NZ Writers
Young NZ Writers
  • Home
    • News
  • Competitions
    • YNZW Competitions
    • Book Launches
    • YNZW Youth Laureate
  • YNZW Anthologies
    • YNZW Speak
  • Resources
    • Writing Tips
    • Videos
  • Books by Young Writers
    • Published Young Writers
  • About us
  • Home
    • News
  • Competitions
    • YNZW Competitions
    • Book Launches
    • YNZW Youth Laureate
  • YNZW Anthologies
    • YNZW Speak
  • Resources
    • Writing Tips
    • Videos
  • Books by Young Writers
    • Published Young Writers
  • About us

RESOURCES

CONFERENCES and WORKSHOPS ARE A GREAT WAY TO GET INSPIRED

Picture
May
Readers and Writers Festival

June
Haiku Festival (Katikati)
Michael King Writers' Centre (Auckland)
​

All Year Round
Storylines Festival

Resources

Picture

Books
Juicy Writings by Brigid Lowry
Exercise book for Writers - Victoria University
Leap write in! Adventures in creative writing to stretch & surprise! by K. BENKE                      
Authors by request: an inside look at your favourite writers. by J CAMPBELL  and C COLLISON      
Write your own adventure stories by P DOWSELL & P HOPPE                  

How to become a famous writer before you’re dead: your books in print & your name in lights. by A. GORE               

Writer’s toolbox: learn how to write letters, fairy tales, scary stories, journals, poems, reports. by N LOEWEN & C LYLES           
Write that story! (Get Writing series.) by S  McCARTHY       
Bullying under attack: true stories written by victims, bullies and bystanders. (Teen Ink series.) by S & J MEYER      
Stories. (How to Write series.) by C WARREN    
 

                                              
All available on Amazon where you can check them out and sample a few pages.

Websites
365 writing prompts
writing generator
10-things-teenage-writers-should-know-about-writing
Teen Ink online writing magazine

6 Great Websites for Teen Writers
Worldbuilding 
5 Powerful Writing Tips From C.S. Lewis
Maryville University: Creative Jobs for English Majors

Skill Share: Creative Writing Classes


Online Collaborative Community
Hitrecord

Organisations
Tauranga Writers
New Zealand Society of Authors
The School for Young Writers
The New Zealand Freelance Writers' Association
Speculative Fiction Writers of New Zealand

Science Fiction and Fantasy Association New Zealand INC (SFFANZ)
Taurarunui Writers
Franklin Writers Groups
NZ Writers' College



Help with getting started:

* INTERESTING WORDS 
* WRITING PROMPTS
Poetry Kit
File Size: 127 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Golden Rules for Writing
File Size: 13 kb
File Type: doc
Download File

Become a Better Writer
File Size: 29 kb
File Type: doc
Download File

Fiction Pyramid
File Size: 272 kb
File Type: docx
Download File

Picture
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.