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Te Tauihu Short Story Awards 2024 Terms and Conditions

​Eligibility
● Open to writers residing in Aotearoa New Zealand aged eighteen years and over.
● Limit 1500 words. Entries over this limit will not be accepted.
● Submissions may be written in English or te reo Māori.
● Submissions must be in short story form and fit in the Adult or Young Adult categories.
● Work must be original, previously unpublished fiction and not under consideration for publication.
● Stories must not have been previously placed (i.e. winning or commended) in another competition. 
● Stories may not be entered into other competitions until after 12 July 2024.
● NZSA Top of the South Branch committee members are not eligible to enter.

Submission and Fee
● Submit your entry details via the online form (click the link below for your chosen section, English or Māori).
● Submit your story as an A4 document by email only to: [email protected].
●
 The file name must be the story title.
● Entries should be in a standard, readable font (eg. Times New Roman, Arial, Verdana etc).  
● Double-spaced.
● Pages must be numbered.
● The title is the heading on the first page.
● The author’s name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript (this includes header and footers).
● If you enter more than one story, please submit each story separately.
● Entries must arrive no later than 5 pm 31st May 2024.
● By submitting an entry, the writer grants NZSA Top of the South Branch the non-exclusive rights to publish the work on the branch website if it is short-listed in this competition. Up to 10 entries in each language option will be short-listed. 
  • Welcome!
  • About Us
    • Our Mission Statement
    • Funding for NZSA Workshops
    • Writing Groups
    • Support Local
  • News/Events
    • Newsletters
    • Te Tauihu Short Story Awards 2024 >
      • Terms and Conditions TTSS 2024
      • 2024 Te Tauihu Awards Winners
    • 2023 Te Tauihu Awards Winning Entries
    • Te Tauihu Awards 2022 winners >
      • Inaugural Te Tauihu Short Story Awards
  • MEMBER PROFILES
  • 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
  • LOCAL SERVICES FOR WRITERS
    • Beta Readers
    • Book Design
    • Editing, Proofreading
    • E-publishing
    • Illustration/ Photography
    • Manuscript Assessment
    • Promotion, Publicity, Distribution
    • Self-publishing & Printing
    • Website Design
  • Page & Blackmore Competition Archive
  • JOIN The NZ Society of Authors
  • CONTACT