$25,000 CLNZ | NZSA Writers' Award has been awarded to writer Mark Derby
8 October 2024
Mark Derby has been awarded the 2024 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ) Inc, $25,000 Writers’ Award for his project, with the working title, ‘Outlaw Prophet - Hakaraia Mahika and the Tauranga Wars.’ This book is an account of the New Zealand Wars in the Bay of Plenty, with a focus on an extraordinary spiritual and military leader.
