Huzzah! Congratulations to the winner and two runners-up of New Zealand’s grooviest writers residency award. Auckland writer Serena Benson is winner of the prestigious 2017 Surrey Hotel Steve Braunias Memorial Writers Residency In Association With The Spinoff Award. Jesse Mulligan made the announcement on his Radio New Zealand show this afternoon, and also named the … Read more
New Zealand writers – published and unpublished, sane and unsane – have until midnight to apply for the writers residency at the Surrey Hotel in Auckland. The deadline to apply for New Zealand literature’s coolest writing residency has been extended but not by much: writers have until midnight (Monday night, July 10) to send in … Read more
Calling all New Zealand writers! Apply now for the writers residency at the Surrey Hotel in Auckland. New Zealand literature’s coolest writing residency is up and running again. The fabulous Surrey Hotel – named the Best Hotel in Auckland by a well-known writer in the New Zealand Herald – has once again agreed to offer a writers … Read more
The winners of our “exciting” new writers residency award will be announced live on air this Friday by Jesse Mulligan. Famous broadcaster Jesse Mulligan will announce the winners of the inaugural Surrey Hotel Steve Braunias Memorial Writers Residency in Association with The Spinoff Award on his Radio New Zealand show on Friday . The new … Read more
Dear Spinoff Reader, Wouldn’t it be lovely to get a bundle of the best Spinoff reads of the month, delivered piping hot and straight to your inbox at the end of every month? What if we could promise you not only that, but the chance to win a FreeviewPlus LG TV, valued at $2,499? All … Read more
Three television tales: two are real, one is made up. Correctly guess which person is spinning a yarn and you could win free tickets to The Pantograph Punch event ‘Based on a True Story’. Our good mates over at The Pantograph Punch are hosting a storytelling event on Friday night in Auckland called ‘Based on … Read more
Announcing the triumphant winners of our Lightbox mobile devices competition, who bravely took TV into the great outdoors and made the world their lounge. Our May Lightbox competition asked you noble television fans to take TV outside of the house on your compatible mobile devices, and find the perfect setting your favourite Lightbox show. The … Read more