The inaugural Te Tauihu Short Story Awards were a resounding success, accepting entries written in either English or te reo Māori with equal prize values for each section.
Read more about it in ALL WINNERS, reprinted from an article published in NZ Author, Issue 330 Spring 2022
Read more about it in ALL WINNERS, reprinted from an article published in NZ Author, Issue 330 Spring 2022
WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Click here for the results
PRIZES FOR TE REO MĀORI AND ENGLISH SECTIONS
1st Prizes $1,000 cash
plus $125 book vouchers*
2nd Prizes $500 cash
plus $75 book vouchers
3rd Prizes $300 cash
plus $50 book vouchers
* Book vouchers from Page & Blackmore
plus $125 book vouchers*
2nd Prizes $500 cash
plus $75 book vouchers
3rd Prizes $300 cash
plus $50 book vouchers
* Book vouchers from Page & Blackmore
FINALIST JUDGES
RENÉE
Ngati Kahungunu/Scot. Writer, reader and teacher. Renée has written one collection of short stories, eight novels and 18 plays. Her memoir, These Two Hands, was published by Makaro Press in 2017 (2nd edition 2020). Her first crime novel, The Wild Card, was published by The Cuba Pres in 2017, and her second, Blood Matters, will be published in 2022. Renée’s Panui for Te Pou Muramura ReadNZ was published November 2021. Renée has been awarded Officer New Zealand Order of Merit, the Kingi Ihaka Award for services to Toi Maori, and in 2018 received the Prime Minister’s Award for Fiction. Her most recent short story, Dancing with Michael Joseph, was published on her blog, Wednesday Busk. |
HANA MERERAIHA
He uri nō ngā iwi o Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Pikiao me Ngāi Tahu. He kaiako, he kaiwhakamāori, he kaitito, he kairangahau anō hoki. Hana was recently involved in the Waiata Anthems series where she has worked with an array of musicians and artists, including a collaboration with Lorde on the Te Ao Mārama album. She was also part of the cohort of Ika-a-Whiro who translated a collection of poems by Maya Angelou, under the umbrella of Kotahi Rau Pukapuka. Hana is currently completing her PhD thesis in the field of socio-linguistics at the University of Canterbury. |
