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NZSA National AGM 2019

18/6/2019

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Photo of Dunedin Railway Station: Wikipedia Commons
This year the New Zealand Society of Authors AGM was held in beautiful Dunedin. I attended the afternoon sessions at the library - here are my rough notes. 

To podcast or YouTube – getting your voice out there: Vanda Symon
  • You can use podcasts and videos to read excerpts from your work
  • A podcast or video also enables you to record your voice for posterity
  • A lot of people are creating video book trailers 

Thanks, but no thanks – why agents turn people down: Chris Else
  • Agents work on commission
  • Present yourself professionally to the agents you approach
  • Don't be cute - be professional
  • The agent will want to know the title, genre, length, audience, and about the plot / characters / subject / tone / setting
  • They will also want to know about your experience, credits, location and occupation
  • Avoid puffery and 'the hard sell'
  • John Cranna added that High Spot Literary Agency might be worth approaching 

Getting the good word on copyright: Paula Browning
  • Check the IP clauses in your employment agreements
  • If someone commissions you, they retain the copyright - not you
  • The copyright term for writers is life plus fifty years

Te Reo in your writing – a when to, how to guide: Iona Winter
  • Ask yourself why you want to use Te Reo and if it's relevant to your story
  • Get used to speaking some everyday words in Te Reo. There are so many free resources out there
  • Start with place names, flora, fauna ... be curious
  • Te Reo can anchor your writing here in Aotearoa
  • When using Māori characters, do really good research and get Māori alongside you from the start
  • Chris Else added that specificity draws readers in - it's what readers like 
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    A graduate of UNITEC’s School of Performing and Screen Arts (BA) and Victoria University’s Institute of Modern Letters (MA), Kathryn is a published playwright who has won several Playmarket and Fringe Festival awards.

    An accomplished short story writer, Kathryn is the author of short story collection
    Pet, and the winner of the Mindfood Short Story Competition and the Headland Short Story Prize.

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