Collected Magazine

SLANZA Collected is a vibrant, bi-annual magazine created by the School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA). Each edition is packed with insightful articles, best practices, and inspiring stories from school libraries across the motu.

Whether you're a librarian, educator, or book enthusiast, SLANZA Collected provides valuable perspectives on literacy, education, and library advocacy.

It's the go-to resource for staying connected with the latest trends, innovations, and success stories within our school library community across Aotearoa.
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Specs

Full length - 1000-2000 words - feature article, researched with an attached bibliography and high quality images

Short length - 500-1000 words

Our Regular Columns - submit anytime to [email protected]
  • Letter to the editor - 150 words in response to previous articles, or to invoke dialog with other members, or general musings about the library
  • Librarian in the spotlight - 150-300 words about yourself or a librarian including images of the person and their library
  • Book Review(s) - 150 honest words about books of your choice that you'd like to share with others
  • Library bytes - this is our show-off section of Collected. You can submit anything from a picture with a caption, to a quote that you find relevant to your library, or a short snippet of information you would like to share
  • Student Voice - invite your students to submit a piece relevant to school libraries and/or their reading/learning journey.
  • Other - we are open to new suggestions.

Articles submitted must be in Word
Graphics / Images in pdf or high-quality JPEG
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Please email the editor at [email protected] to discuss your ideas
Collected #34: A celebration of 2024 in your library, and SLANZA National Conference 2024.
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We'd love to hear about what has happened in your library during the year, and your experiences at Conference which could include:
*Workshop reviews/Keynote speakers
*People/Sponsors you met and connected with
*Things that have inspired or made an impact on you in 2024, maybe you have had some excellent PD or met your 'library hero'
*Activities you have done in your library that you’d like to share
*The highlights of the year for you/Reflections on 2024

And don't forget - if you're reading a great book over the holidays, submit a review.
 
Submissions are due October 25th to [email protected]
Guidelines can be found at https://www.slanza.org.nz/collected.html 
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If you want to discuss possible article ideas, please feel free to email the editor on [email protected].
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We look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you in advance to all our contributors & Business Members for your invaluable support.  

Collected Archive

August 2010 - present

Newsletter Archive

February 2002 - November 2009