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The inaugural Te Tauihu Short Story Awards invites entries written in either English or te reo Māori.
Open to all writers living in New Zealand.
E tono ana Ngā Tohu Kōrero Poto o Te Tauihu i ngā whakaurunga kua tuhia ki te reo Ingarihi, ki te reo Māori rānei.
E tuwhera ana te whakataetae ki ngā kaituhi e noho ana i Aotearoa.

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
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* Book vouchers from Page & Blackmore
FINALIST JUDGES​
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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.

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​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.

SHORT LISTING JUDGES

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Maiki Sherman
​Ngāpuhi, Te Whakatōhea
Currently Deputy Political Editor for 1NEWS.
  • Graduate from Te Panekiretanga – the Institute of Excellence in the Māori Language
  • Chairperson of the NZ Parliamentary Press Gallery. 
  • Judge for the 2021 Pikihuia Awards in the Emerging Writers in Māori category.
Angela Fitchett
  • Retired English teacher.
  • Text book author and editor.
  • Former Stuff columnist.
  • Currently writing the story of her father’s WWII experiences. 


Hēmi Kelly
Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tahu–Ngāti Whāoa
  • Teacher of te reo Māori.
  • 2017 translated Witi Ihimaera’s novella Sleeps Standing (Moetū)
  • 2020 translated Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist (Te Ruānuku)
  • Published A Māori Word a Day in 2018 and A Māori Phrase a Day in 2020
Mary Cleland
More than 40 years experience working in education, passionate about the importance of literacy to empower and inspire. 
  • English teacher.
  • Literacy skills educator.
  • Drama and Dance coach.
  • Text book writer.


Entry Fee $20 per story.
Written assessment is available for an additional $20 per story.
Maximum1500 words

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  • Welcome!
  • About Us
  • NEWS/EVENTS
    • Te Tauihu Short Story Awards
    • Coming Events
    • Regular Events
    • Radio Show
  • MEMBER PROFILES
  • LOCAL SERVICES FOR WRITERS
    • Beta Readers
    • Book Design
    • Editing, Proofreading
    • E-publishing
    • Illustration/ Photography
    • Manuscript Assessment
    • Promotion, Publicity, Distribution
    • Self-publishing & Printing
    • Website Design
  • RESOURCES & PUBLICATIONS
    • Publications
    • Writing Groups
  • Page & Blackmore Competition Archive
  • WRITERS' TRAIL
    • Nelson/Tasman >
      • Cliff Fell/Mapua Waterfront
      • Helen McKinlay
      • Karen Stade
      • Margaret Mahy/Crinkum-Crankum Tree
      • Maurice Gee/Maitai River
      • Maurice Gee/Botanical Reserve
    • Marlborough >
      • Eileen Duggan/Tuamarina
      • Katherine Mansfield/Koromiko
      • Katherine Mansfield/Anakiwa
      • Ernest Berry/Blenheim
      • Renwick Museum & Watson Memorial Library
      • Taylor River Writers' Walk
    • West Coast >
      • Bill Pearson/Greymouth
      • Jenny Pattrick/Denniston
  • JOIN The NZ Society of Authors
  • CONTACT
    • Horizons 5 Order