The CLNZ | NZSA Writers' Award of $25,000 is one of the highest value non-fiction prizes in New Zealand literature, and is open for applications until 4 pm Monday 1 July.

He $25,000 tenui o te Karāti Kaituhi o te CLNZ me te NZSA, te karāti mātua mo ngā pakimaero-pono o ngā momo-tuhinga o Aotearoa. Ka taea e ngā Kaituhi te tuku tono mō tēnei karāti.

• Awards $25,000 cash grant to a New Zealand writer

• Assists with research and associated costs

• Is one of the highest value prizes awarded for non-fiction in New Zealand

• Is open now for entries

The award was established to provide financial support for writers wishing to devote time to a specific project, and to cover reasonable research expenses relating to it. Writers with work in a broad range of non-fiction genres, including educational works, can apply.

Find out more and access guidelines and application information here.