The New Zealand Guild of Food Writers
is the professional body for food journalists and others involved in writing about, presenting, promoting, illustrating, and teaching about the specialist area of food and beverages.All our members interface with the public in some way – through magazines, newspapers, radio, TV, publishing, teaching, consultancy, PR, catering, or photography. Membership is also open to companies, and to students.

Benefits of membership:

• Networking opportunities
• Meetings, food forums, workshops, conference
• Journal - Pen & Palate
• Biennial food writers awards - The Culinary Quills

Find out more about membership here.

Queen's Birthday Honour for Guild Member

The Executive and members of the New Zealand Guild of Foodwriters are delighted to congratulate Lauraine Jacobs on her recent M.N.Z.M Queen’s birthday honour and want you to know that we believe it is richly deserved. Lauraine has helped raise the profile of the food world through her passion, and generous sharing of knowledge and through your involvement with IACP.

Lauraine is President-Elect of the NZGFW.

Food Writers Conference 2009
October 15 -17, Hawkes Bay

The 2009 NZGFW Conference and Culinary Quills Awards presentation dinner will be held in October in sunny Hawke's Bay. A fantastic programme of networking, visits to food producers and wine tastings is well advanced in the planning. The conference will kick off with a Hidden Treasures of Hawke's Bay cocktail party on Thursday 15 October at 6pm, and the fun will continue throughout Friday and Saturday, wrapping up with a visit to the fantastic Farmer's Market on Sunday morning. Further information will be in the next Pen & Palate, and registration forms will be posted to all members in July. Mark the dates in your diary now: Thursday 15 October to Sunday 18 October 2009.

July 31 2009

Closing date for entries to Culinary Quills 2009

October 15 - 17

FoodWriters Conference and AGM

Hawkes Bay

2009 Le Cordon Bleu Scholarship

Information on this award is available here, on the Adelaide Campus of Le Cordon Bleu website.

Latest issue of Pen & Palate now available for download. (Members only - password required)