Send your best 300 words

Submissions open through 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.

MICRO MADNESS

A free competition open to international writers. For stories up to 100 words.

The 2025 Micro Madness competition will open in April.

Each year there are two judges, one from Aotearoa New Zealand and one from overseas. The 2025 Micro Madness judges are Renee Liang and Nuala O’Connor.

Find previous micro winners and more about this micro competition here.

JUNE CELEBRATIONS 

Watch for details about workshops, events and more in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Northland, Taranaki, Waikato and Wellington.

NFF Events page will be updated in the coming months.