Writers' Workshop
The International Writers'
Workshop NZ Inc (IWW) is an enthusiastic group of writers who meet twice a month
to learn from experts and from each other in a collegial and convivial atmosphere.
We aim to encourage new writers to reach a higher standard of achievement in many
fields of writing and organise several competitions a year. Find out more at
Notices.
Meetings
The Workshop meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of
each month from February to November at Northcote on Auckland's North Shore. More ...
News
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 31 Mar 2026: IWW is delighted to announce that Janet Newman will judge The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems in 2026 and that the Prize is $1000 this year. Find out more on our Competitions Page.
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3 Jan 2026: The trigger list for 2026 is available to view on line. Click here for the List.
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 3 Jan 2026: The first Workshops for 2026 have been announced, and rest of the 2026 programme will follow soon.
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 24 November 2025:
The 2025 results of The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems, judged by Anna Jackson, have been announced. Congratulations to winner Sue Wootton from Dunedin for her sequence “Holding Patterns: Seven songs of pots, jars, bowls and vases”, and runner-up Richard Smith from Wellington for his sequence "Mango Rains". Read the Media Release.
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22 July 2025: The IWW AGM was held on Tuesday 2 September 2025, on Zoom. The Officers for 2025-2026 are listed on our Contacts page. John Leyland was elected Honorary Life Member at the AGM.
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Subscriptions
Our subscription period is the calendar year and the annual subscription for 2025 is $30. A one-off $10 joining fee applies.
For new members the subscription may reduce after the last monthly competition of the year is due.
Click here to find out more about joining.
Click here if you are already a member and wish to renew. Renewals due by 31 March in each calendar year.
Competitions
IWW runs a number of competitions for members throughout the year across the fiction, non-fiction and poetry. More ...
Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems
IWW has been honoured to run the Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems since 2009. The prize has been made possible by a bequest from the
Jocelyn Grattan Charitable Trust. The Kathleen Grattan Prize for a Sequence of Poems is open to current and honorary members of IWW. New members are welcome although to become eligible to enter this competition, applications for membership must be received by the third Tuesday in June. More ...
Publications
Those be Rubies - Celebrating forty years of IWW 1976-2016 - This meticulously researched chronicle of triumphs and challenges is a cornucopia of history, recollections and anecdotes. Published November 2016.
Beyond the Persimmon Tree - fiction, non-fiction and poetry from members of the International Writers' Workshop, published November 2010.
The Word for Food - Recipes and Anecdotes from members of the International Writers’ Workshop and others, published in 2008
Evolving Ideas - an anthology of member's work published in 1997
Seeds on a Summer Wind - an anthology of member's work published in 1991
Silent Symphony - an anthology of poetry published in 1982
Forms
For Membership Applications, Membership Renewals, Rules, Cover Sheets and more, click here.