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Send us a text Bluey has been selected from Maria Samuela's collection Beats of the Pa’u published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Maria was born in Wellington and her writing is predominantly centred on the Cook Island diaspora. Her stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and Beats…

Send us a text Keri Hulme's story Hooks and Feelers won the 1975 BNZ Katherine Mansfield prize and set her on the writing path that led to her becoming our first ever Booker Prize winner with The Bone People. Selected from the anthology Oh, to be a writer, a real writer with the kind permissio…

Send us a text Emergency Procedures by Amy Head has been selected from the stunning collection Signs of Life, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press - which is set amidst the rubble of post-quake Christchurch. Amy is also the author of the novel Rotorua and the collection Tough, which won th…

Send us a text The award-winning story Jewel’s Darl by Anne Kennedy won the 1983 BNZ Katherine Mansfield Prize, shooting the as-yet-unheard-of Anne Kennedy to instant literary fame. Later Peter Wells made an iconic short film of the story, casting a very young Georgina Beyer as Jewel. Anne Kennedy …

Send us a text Babydoll by Catherine Chidgey was first published on ReadingRoom. Catherine Chidgey is currently experiencing world-wide acclaim with her most recent novel The Book of Guilt, her ninth novel. Her previous two, The Axeman’s Carnival and Pet, were both longlisted for 2024 International…

Send us a text A Casket Made of Flax was selected from Airana Ngarewa’s short story collection Pātea Boys, published by Moa Press. Airana Ngarewa (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāruahine) was born and raised in Pātea, and has published three books – the novel The Bone Tree, short story collection Pātea…

Send us a text The Kiss has been selected Patricia Grace’s short story collection Small Holes In The Silence (Penguin Random House NZ), also recently republished and celebrated in Hiwa: Contemporary Māori Short Stories (AUP). Over her prolific and highly influential writing career, Patricia Grace h…

Send us a text Mr Van Gogh – a story about a boy reflecting on a man who was known as the  local eccentric – was selected from Owen Marshall’s collection The Authors Cut (Penguin Random House NZ), originally published in Mr Van Gogh And Other Stories.  Known as NZ’s pre-eminent short story stylist,…

Send us a text Collateral – a futuristic story about a musician receiving an unusual sanction for his past demeanours – is selected from Michelle Duff's wonderful debut collection Surplus Women, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press.  She's received rave reviews for her stories ab…