Workshops, panels, keynote speakers and a pitch slam with New Zealand publishers and agents are on offer this July for all writers and illustrators wanting to further their careers – or simply keep up to date or reconnect with others in the children’s and YA literature community. Registrations for the New Zealand Wrtiers adn Ilustrators’ Hui in Auckland are open – and some of the workshops are already booked out. This is an all-too-rare professional development and networking opportunity for anyone wanting create great stories and books for New Zealand tamariki and rangatahi. Author/illustrator Vasanti Unka (pictured) is just one of the keynote speakers. Read full details here.