Charity Book Sales and Book Fairs List 2024 NZ

Here is a list of charitable book fairs and book sales to be held in New Zealand in 2024 where you can buy used books, DVDs, vinyl records, posters, jigsaws and games at low prices.

Charity Book Fairs January 2024

The Great Long $3 Book Fair Tirau

Mon 1 Jan 2024, 9:00am–6:00pm
Tue 2 Jan 2024, 9:00am–6:00pm
Wed 3 Jan 2024, 9:00am–6:00pm
Thu 4 Jan 2024, 9:00am–6:00pm
Fri 5 Jan 2024, 9:00am–6:00pm
Sat 6 Jan 2024, 9:00am–6:00pm
Sun 7 Jan 2024, 9:00am–6:00pm
Venue: Tirau War Memorial Hall, 27 Main Road, Tirau

Charity Book Fairs March 2024

Annual Gently Used Book Sale Gore

Friday, March 8, 2024, 4 to 8 p.m
Saturday, March 9, 2024, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m
Venue: Carriage House at Gore Place
Gore Place

Havelock Lions Book Fair

Sat 30 Mar 2024, 9:00am–3:00pm
Sun 31 Mar 2024, 9:00am–3:00pm
Venue: Havelock Town Hall, Cnr Main Rd & inglis St, Havelock
Event Finda Havelock Lions Book Fair

Charity Book Fairs April 2024

Havelock Lions Book Fair

Mon 1 Apr 2024, 9:00am–1:00pm
Venue: Havelock Town Hall, Cnr Main Rd & Inglis St, Havelock
Event Finda Havelock Lions Book Fair

Bookarama 2024 - Cambridge Book Fair

Wednesday 17 April until Sunday 21 April
Venue: Cambridge Town Hall, Victoria Street
Rotary Club Cambridge

Monster Book Fair Waiuku

Sat 20 Apr 2024, 8:30am–4:00pm
Sun 21 Apr 2024, 8:30am–4:00pm
Venue: Waiuku Memorial Town Hall, Cnr Queen St and Victoria Ave, Waiuku, Auckland
Event Finda Waiuku Monster Book Fair

Charity Book Fairs May 2024

Blue Dragon Book Fair 2024

Saturday 4 May 2024 9:00am and Sunday 5 May 2024 9:00am
Venue: Ngaio Town Hall, 1 Ottawa Rd, Ngaio, Wellington
Event Finda Blue Dragon Fair 2024

Bookfest 2024 Upper Hutt

Saturday 4 May 2024 9:00am and Sunday 5 May 2024 9:00am
Venue: Whirinaki Whare Taonga, 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt
Eventfinda Bookfest 2024

Kapiti Pakeke Lions Club Bookfaire 2024

Saturday 11 May at Waikanae Memorial Hall
Kapiti Pakeke Lions Club

BIG AUTUMN BOOK FAIR - Helensville Lions Club Auckland

Books All $2 Childrens Books 50c
Also DVDs, CDs, Vinyl LP Records
Saturday & Sunday, 25th & 26th May 2024 Venue is the Helensville showgrounds.
Lions Book Fair Helensville

Red Cross Book Sale Palmerston North

Books, DVDs, CDs, Vinyl LP Records, Jigsaws, Magazines
Fri 31 May 2024, 10:00am–8:00pm
Venue is Barber Hall, Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North
Red Cross Book Fairs and Book Shops

Charity Book Fairs June 2024

Red Cross Book Sale Palmerston North

Books, DVDs, CDs, Vinyl LP Records, Jigsaws, Magazines
Sat 1 Jun 2024, 10:00am–6:00pm
Sun 2 Jun 2024, 10:00am–4:00pm
Mon 3 Jun 2024, 10:00am–2:00pm
Venue is Barber Hall, Waldegrave Street, Palmerston North
Red Cross Book Fairs and Book Shops

Te Puke Kiwicoast Lions Club Book Fair

27th - 30th June, 2024
Held at Settlers Hall Te Puke War Memorial Hall, 130 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke
CAB Community Directory

Charity Book Fairs July 2024

East Hamilton Lions Annual Bookfair

Thu 18 Jul 2024, 9:00am–5:00pm
Fri 19 Jul 2024, 9:00am–5:00pm
Sat 20 Jul 2024, 9:00am–5:00pm
Venue: Peachgrove Intermediate School Hall, 72 Peachgrove Rd, Hamilton
East Hamilton Lions Club Website

Charity Book Fairs September 2024

Red Cross Book Sale Hamilton

Fri
Sat
Sun
Venue: Centennial Lounge, Te Rapa Racecourse, Ken Browne Drive, Te Rapa, Hamilton

Charity Book Fairs November 2024

Tauranga Harbour City Lions Book Sale

Fri
Sat
Sun
Venue: Tauranga Racecourse, 1383 Cameron Rd, Greerton, Tauranga

Charity and Not-for-Profit Used Book Shops

Lions Book Shop Hastings

Open Fri & Sat 10-1pm, Sun (Farmers Market day) 9-1pm
Venue: Gate 2, Showgrounds HB, Kennilworth Road, Hastings
Lions Book Shop Hastings Facebook

Michael Terence Publishing Short Story Competition 2022

If you are a short story writer you may be interested in the Michael Terence Publishing Short Story Competition 2022 which is a short story competition open to entrants worldwide. Prizewinning stories will be published in an anthology which is to be both a print book and an ebook. The title of the anthology will be based on the title of the winning story.

General MTP Short Story Competition Details

• Entries will be accepted in the English language only
• 3,000 words maximum, no minimum. The title is not included in the word count.
• Entries will be disqualified if they exceed the word count.
• Open to ALL AUTHORS worldwide
• To be accepted, entries from any writer under 16 years old must be accompanied by a letter/email of agreement from a responsible adult that the entry is being made.
• Multiple entries are allowed. Entrants may submit any number of stories.
• Simultaneous submissions are allowed
• Entries may be in the following genres: fiction including science fiction or non-fiction (e.g. biography, memoir, true story).
• Entries will be judged based on the following criteria. Storyline, style, structure, tone, presentation.

Copyright

Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author. By entering you agree that MTP will have the unrestricted right to publish entries in its Anthology and on its website.

Entry Format

Online entries only.

Microsoft Word or similar readable format. No images. No tables. No charts. No footnotes. No endnotes.

Cost to Enter

EARLYBIRD ENTRY FEE £5.00 (GBP)
only for entries paid for by February 28, 2022

or

Regular Entry Fee £7.00 (GBP)

Prizes

First Prize: £1000 (GBP)

Second Prize: £500 (GBP)

Third Prize: £250 (GBP)

5 Runners-up Prizes of £50 (GBP)

Closing Date

Competition closes midnight (GMT+1, London), May 31, 2022

Results announced July 1, 2022


Further details and the full rules of the competition can be found at MTP Publishing

New Zealand Romance Writing Competition 2011

New Zealand's annual romance writing competition, the 2011 Clendon Award is now open and receiving entries up to and including 26 February 2011. Romance Writers of New Zealand Inc who administer the Clendon Award are accepting full manuscripts from unpublished New Zealand authors who aspire to become published romance writers.

Manuscripts submitted to the romance writing competition must be between 45,000 and 110,000 words. Submissions can be aimed at a specific market and marked accordingly eg Harlequin Mills & Boon sweet, Intrigue, Superromance, etc. An entry fee of NZ $55.00 applies per entry.

Up to 8 romance writers will read and scrutinize submitted manuscripts. Entrants to the romance writers contest can expect detailed feedback about their work. Manuscripts that make the final cut will be judged by Mary-Theresa Hussey, the New York based executive editor of Harlequin books, the world's leading publishing house of romance fiction.

If you are intending to enter you will need to already be or be prepared to become a financial member of Romance Writers of New Zealand

Submission Guidelines

• Each entry must be the original work of the author and be previously unpublished. Submissions must not have been accepted for any other competition at the closing date of the competition
• Manuscripts must be between 45,000 and 110,000 words in length
• Each entry must be accompanied by the $55 entry fee and the official entry form
  
  Closes: 26 February 2011

Full Submission Guidelines and Entry Form

Entries should be posted to:

Clendon Award
C/- RWNZ, Lothian,
231 Opaheke Road RD4
Papakura, 2584
Auckland
New Zealand

Further information about the Clendon Award can be obtained from the Romance Writers of New Zealand website

Takahe Poetry Competition 2010 NZ Writing Competition

Make sure you don't miss entering the Takahe Poetry Competition 2010 which closes on 30 September 2010. This year's annual New Zealand poetry writing contest will be judged by acclaimed New Zealand Poet, James Norcliffe.

The winner of the Takahe Poetry Competition 2010 will receive a first prize of $250. The second prize is $100 in cash. There are also free yearly subscriptions to the Takahe magazine for the two runners up. Winning entries will be published in the future issues of the Takahe magazine.





The Takahe poetry contest is open to poets from around the world. Work submitted must not have been previously published.

There is no limit to the number of entries an author can submit. The cost per entry is NZ $5.00.

Poets have free reign to unleash whatever they are passionate about as there is no set theme for the poetry competition. Poems are, however, limited to 50 lines. Copyright stays with the poet.

Read the winning poem by Emma Neale from the 2008 Takahe Poetry Competition

Submission Guidelines

1. Each entry must be the original work of the author and be previously unpublished
2. The maximum length of each entry is 50 lines.
3. Entries must be typed on A4 paper and printed on one side only
4. The entrants name must not appear on the manuscript
5. Each entry must be accompanied by the $5 entry fee along with a self addressed envelope for return of results and entries
   Closes: 30 September 2010

Full Submission Guidelines and Entry Form

Entries should be posted to:

Takahe Poetry Competition 2010
PO Box 13-335
Christchurch 8141
New Zealand

Queries about the competition can be emailed to: admin@takahe.org.nz

Global Short Story Writing Competition

If you are a New Zealand writer with a hankering to have your writing exposed to an international audience then you may be interested in entering the Global Short Story Competition, a writing competition with the backing of acclaimed travel writer, Bill Bryson.

The Global Short Story Competition, a monthly writing competiton run by Durham University in England, is open to writers from all over the world. The writing contest has been developed to showcase unknown writers and to build an international community of writers.




Each month a winning story along with a highly commended entry are selected for cash prizes - £100 GBP for the winner and £25 GBP for the runner-up. Winning stories of the Global Short Story competition are displayed on the Global Short Stories website. At the end of 12 months each winner is considered for a cash prize of £250 GBP and inclusion in an e-anthology.

In order to enter the writing contest online you need to be registered on the Global Short Story site. You can either pre-register or do so at the time that you submit your short story. The cost to enter the Global Short Story Competition is £5 GBP per story which can be paid electronically via Paypal. Postal entries are also accepted.

Submission Details

1. Entries must be not more than 2,000 words and may be on any theme
   
2. Entries must be by writers aged 17 or over.
   
3. Entries are limited to no more than 4 entries per individual per judging period.
   
4. Entries must be written in English.
   
5. The author retains copyright for short stories submitted however winning stories will be posted to the Global Short Story website.

Read more about submission guidelines and competition rules

Queries about the competition to: john.dean@certys.co.uk

Enter Global Short Story Competition online

or

Post entries to:

Certys Office
Livingstone House
29 High Northgate
Darlington
Co Durham
England DL1 1UQ

Entries need to be marked Global Short Story Competition and contain the £5 entry fee. Cheques should made payable to Certys Limited.

Unity Books Short Story Writing Competition 2010

Unity Books in association with Sport Magazine is running a short story writing competition with a difference. The writing contest entitled The Long and the Short of It is looking for short stories that "inspire, inquire, disrupt and explain our lives" and challenges writers to submit a story "worth passing on."

The writing competition is open to all New Zealand writers and residents. Only one entry per person is permitted. Winning entries will be published in a book, "The Long and the Short" which will be launched at the Auckland Writers and Readers Festival 2011.

The writing contest will be judged by acclaimed authors: Elizabeth Knox, Emily Perkins and Bill Manhire. There are two categories: the short (under 1000 words) and the long (over 10,000 words). The winner of each category will receive a $1000.00 Unity Books voucher and will be published in Sport Magazine.

Submission Guidelines

1. Open to NZ citizens and residents only
2. Submission must not have been previously published or broadcast
3. Submissions should not be named and need to be accompanied by the official entry form

Closing Date: 24 December 2010

Download Entry Form or

Enter online at Unity Books Long and Short of It Writing Competition

Christchurch Writers Festival 2010 Cancelled

What a shame that due to the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand The Press Christchurch Writers Festival was cancelled. The biennal event which was scheduled to be held over 4 days from 9 - 12 September 2010 was to bring together 80 writers, thinkers, journalists and performers from both New Zealand and overseas over 50 events. Our hearts go out to all the people affected by this terrible disaster.

More information about the programme and invited guests for The Press Christchurch Writers Festival 2010