{"id":180,"date":"2021-09-22T11:47:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T23:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariagill.co.nz\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2023-07-02T21:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T09:24:05","slug":"competitions-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mariagill.co.nz\/about\/competitions-and-awards","title":{"rendered":"Competitions and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\u2018New Zealand Disasters\u2019 shortlisted and Runner Up for NZ Heritage Literary Awards (2021)<\/li>\n<li>\u2018New Zealand Disasters\u2019 Storylines Notable Highly Commended (nonfiction) Book (2021)<\/li>\n<li>\u2018New Zealand Disasters\u2019 shortlisted for (nonfiction) NZ Children\u2019s Book Awards (2021)<\/li>\n<li>Awarded Arts Centre Residency in Christchurch from August \u2013 October 2021<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Ice Breaker! 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