The Finalists for this year’s Pikihuia Awards for Māori writers was announced July 13.
Robyn Bargh, Chair of Te Waka Taki Kōrero | The Māori Literature Trust is thrilled with the number and quality of entries.
“The range of submissions is very impressive; the Pikihuia Awards are a chance to reconnect with some previous finalists and meet a number of new ones through their writing. It’s a very exciting time for Māori Literature”, she said.
The winners will be announced at the Pikihuia Awards ceremony on 28 October 2023 at Tākina, Wellington.
They would like to thank everyone who submitted to the 2023 Pikihuia Awards. This year they received a large number of submissions and the standard of work has been exceptionally high. They would also like to take this opportunity to thank the generous judges and the team at HUIA for all of their hard work throughout the competition phase.
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Te Waka Taki Kōrero | The Māori Literature Trust are proud to announce our finalists in the following categories are as follows:
Rachel Buchanan Te Motunui Epa
essa may ranapiri Echidna
Monty Soutar Kāwai
Non Fiction
Te Reo Māori
Airana Ueroa Ngarewa Nō Pātea ahau
Zeb Tamihana Nicklin Tin Canning
Non Fiction
English
Hana Pera Aoake And we didn’t disappear, we’re still here: On Ana Iti, Moa, Museums, Peppa Pig and stories
Eru Jeremy Hart Zion and the three cancers
Nadine Anne Hura A dangerous country
Danielle Tia Faye Riwai A trip to Marsics
Tōrea Scott-Fyfe She who dreams of Te Rua-o-te-moko
Jordan Tricklebank What do we do about David Ballentyne
Short Fiction
Te Reo Māori
Rea Ane E Niwa, kaua e turituri
Pine Tamahori Campbell Ko Pare te pūkeko nanakia
Jacob McGregor Te Koha Tūmatarau
Atakohu Middleton Te pō whakanui huritau
Te Ataakura Swannell-kaa Te haerenga o Hinauri ki te rapu i te kāhui o Matariki
Christie Wallace Te Wehenga
Short Fiction
English
Sarah Court Awa
Nadine Anne Hura Affidavit in the Family Court: Ranginui vs Papatūānuku
Steph Julian Jonas Was Not A Brave boy
Anthony Pita kintsugi with the colour pink
Marama Salsano Stars of Hood Street
Toni Wi The Island
Poetry
Te Reo Māori
Aperahama Hurihanganui Hei hoa mauroaHei hoa mauroa
Winara Levi Mā te roa ka aha
Airana Ueroa Ngarewa Ko taua āhua tonu
Zeb Tamihana Nicklin Kura kōkako Māori kua rere hea ngā tau
Zeb Tamihana Nicklin Koi kirihaunga te hoki mai
Rauhina Scott-Fyfe Nāwai, nāwai
Poetry
English
Shelley Burne-Field Another Brown Face
Miriama Gemmell you begin to see
Abby Hauraki When the rains came
Ana Maria King te karu o te whenua /amphibian
Ana Maria King Sister
Hannah Urupikia Rapata Scarred native tongues
