Tina Shaw has been named the winner of the 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize for her manuscript A House Built on Sand . Shaw wins a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. The prize is awarded annually to an unpublished manuscript .
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TText Publishing and the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel. Five excellent manuscripts by New Zealand writers .