Pikihuia Awards now open for submissions

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PIKIHUIA AWARDS

Open for submissions 

The Māori Literature Trust & thier amazing delivery partner HUIA are proud to announce that the iconic Pikihuia Awards are open for submissions. They cannot wait to welcome submissions in te reo Māori and English in all three sections.

Kaua e whakamā, whether you’re a seasoned writer, a tuakana or a teina – they want to see your entries!

2023 Key Awards Dates

Submissions open
16 January 2023

Final submissions due
30 April 2023

Finalists announced
July

Awards ceremony
7 Oct 2023

Writing categories

  • Short fiction in te reo Māori
  • Short fiction in English
  • Short non-fiction in te reo Māori
  • Short non-fiction in English
  • Poetry in te reo Māori
  • Poetry in English
  • Keri Hulme Award (Author nominations)

 

 

Prizes

  • The winner of each writing category will receive a $2,000 cash prize.
  • Two highly commended finalists in each category will receive a cash prize of $500 each.
  • Selected entrants will also be published in Huia Short Stories 15 – the contemporary writing series published by Huia Publishers.
  • The winner of the Keri Hulme Award will receive a $5,000 cash prize, thanks to the generosity of the Hulme whānau.

 

If you have any queries regarding the competition please do not hesitate to contact the administrator at pikihuia@huia.co.nz.

Are you a photographer and keen to be a kaimahi at the awards evening? Please get in touch with Nicole Titihuia Hawkins at programme@mlt.org.nz.

Disclaimer: Due to these ever-changing times, all dates are TBC.

A short story competition open to
all Māori writers

Nearly 200 Māori writers have emerged through the Pikihuia short story competition, a competition that has firmly cemented a place in the literary calendar of Aotearoa.

The Pikihuia Awards has long championed new and emerging talent, serving as a springboard for the next generation of Māori writers.

Past winners of the Pikihuia Awards have included acclaimed writers – Paula Morris, James George, Kelly Ana Morey, Tina Makereti, Whiti Hereaka, Steph Matuku, Shilo Kino – and the list grows.

Pikihuia is held every two years and is open to all Māori writers. https://mlt.org.nz/programmes/pikihuia/

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