The 2025 competition is now open. 

Submit your entry by 30 April!

The 2025 judges for the national competition are the award-winning writers Brannavan Gnanalingam and Vana Manasiadis.

The 2025 youth judge is Shilo Kino.

How to enter can be found on the NFFD Competition page.

More about the 2025 international youth competition later this month.

JUNE CELEBRATIONS 

Watch for details about workshops, events and more in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Northland, Taranaki, Waikato and Wellington. Our Events page will be updated in the coming months.