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“That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet,” wrote Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. Well, we wish copyright infringement didn’t smell, but it does, and it has lots of “by-any-other-names.”

Tom Doig has been awarded the 2023 Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) and The New Zealand Society of Authors - Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa - $25,000 Writers’ Award for his project with the working title 'We Are All Preppers Now: Kiwis Making Plans for the End of the World'.

The 2023 Copyright Licensing New Zealand and New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) Research Grants have been awarded to four writers in Aotearoa.

Congratulations to Clerestory Press, of Christchurch, who have been awarded a $4,125 CLNZ Partnership Fund grant for their Annual Re-Draft Teenage Writing Competition.

Sometimes, we use the work of others to inspire our own creativity, I mean, everything starts from somewhere, so that makes sense. But is your work derivative or transformative? It's important to understand the difference.

With the world sharing more and more material, it pays to stay informed, especially if your work has potential to be used overseas.