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Industry Profile: Paula Browning, CEO, Copyright Licensing Ltd I was born in a small village in the Cotswolds in England. My family moved to NZ before I started school and I have lived in Auckland for most of our time here, other than for a short period spent in Horowhenua. I have two gorgeous daughters – one studying a B Com in Valuation and Property Management at Lincoln University and the other doing arts at Mt Albert Grammar School. We all love to bake and cook and spend a lot of fun time together in the kitchen. After a few weeks as CEO of Copyright Licensing Ltd (CLL) I can honestly say that writing, reading and pleasure in the written word is alive and well in New Zealand! I have come to CLL from roles in sport and education. In terms of the passion people bring to their work, the sport and creative sectors have a lot in common. As a small country New Zealand boxes well above its weight in both sport and our ability to cultivate creativity. I look forward to the day when we celebrate our writers in the same way that we celebrate our sportsmen and sportswomen.
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Featured Member: Robyn Bargh, Managing Director, Huia Publishers My publishing career began in 1980 when I got a job at the University of Papua New Guinea as a researcher and editor. I was thrilled – I knew nothing about publishing but I loved reading and books, and I could see gaps in New Zealand literature that I could imagine being filled by the stories of indigenous writers. The digital revolution had barely begun – we had word processors and the university had a basic two-colour offset printing machine – but this was a great apprenticeship for me. Over a decade later, after my return to New Zealand and a number of editing, publication and policy jobs in government, memorable more for the technical skills gained and eccentric contacts made than the content of the materials, I decided to set up a publishing company with my husband, Brian. So, Huia Publishers was born.
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Featured Member: Barbara Larson, Publisher, Longacre Press The first book I remember reading was Alice in Wonderland, a beautiful hardback edition with the original illustrations. I remember the shape and heft, the lovely illustrations, the subtle dustjacket and the print on the page. My name was neatly printed on the half title. The book was mine, and Alice and her companions gave me a world apart. Many years later and half an ocean away, my introduction to publishing was through illustration. I was offered the job of supplying ‘decorative’ drawings for a book about the history of the car in New Zealand. I’d never before drawn a car but that was something the publisher didn’t need to know. My task introduced me to the world of car lovers: the proud owner of a 1962 Cadillac convertible, a bloke who kept his magnificent Morris Minor up on blocks, another who thought heaven lurked behind the wheel of his custom-made truck. Not one cared that the book was a diatribe against cars. And I was hooked. Instead of working in isolation, here I was, involved in a world I knew nothing about.
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Join PANZ and enjoy these Membership Benefits

PANZ is fully focussed on assisting its members with their present business and also to prepare for the future. Publishers are actively pursuing the expanding digital market being keenly aware of the impact this have on the industry.

Here are some of the benefits we offer our members:

  • Subsidised and often free training opportunities for all staff
  • Advocacy expertise for us to work with appropriate government departments on industry issues
  • Assistance in applying for various funding opportunities
  • Export advice and members rates to exhibit at the Frankfurt Book Fair and other international book fairs.
  • Top 50 Bestsellers from Bookscan emailed to you each month
  • Reduced entry fees for entering PANZ Book Design Awards and CLL Educational Publishing Awards
  • PANZ representation on the Book Trade Liaison committee
  • PANZ representation on the management committee of the NZ Post Children’s Book Awards and the NZ Post Book Awards
  • PANZ representation on the Copyright Licensing board
  • The opportunity to participate in the intern programme managed by PANZ and funded by Creative NZ
  • Discounts for PANZ members from Booksellers NZ on various services

To find out more about how PANZ can work for you, contact us. Or complete our simple application form and apply now to join PANZ.

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