Links to useful places

For manuscript assessments there are are variety of places to go.

The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) has this page with a list of  professional services available.

The people we personally know and recommend are:

Fleur Beale
Barbara Murison Assessment Services
Total Fiction Services

It's a good idea to belong to the NZSA, you'll find out about every competition, workshop and resource available in the New Zealand publishing industry.

Storylines is another great place to find out specifically about children's books.

Join The New Zealand Book Council for tasty literary news and their Booknotes magazine.

And if you are in the Wellington region, join The Wellington Children's Book Association for news and events for lovers of children's books.


John Burningham