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Keri Hulme’s Legacy Honoured In New Award For Māori Writers At The 2023 Pikihuia Awards
Sunday, 29 October 2023, 6:59 am | Maori Literature Trust
Poet essa may ranapiri took out the Keri Hulme Award at the Pikihuia Awards held in Wellington last night. This was the first time the award has been offered. It results from Keri Hulme’s wish to support Maori writers by setting up a fund from ... More >>
Te Waka Taki Kōrero Announces 6 New Kaituhi Māori For Its Highly Sought-after, Biennial Mentorship Prog, Te Papa Tupu
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 7:09 am | Maori Literature Trust
Six new writers, including one kaituhi reo Māori, have been selected for the hotly contested Māori Literature Trust’s incubator programme, Te Papa Tupu. For the next six months, each writer will work with a dedicated mentor to develop their chosen ... More >>
Prestigious Māori Literature Awards Celebrate Success Online: 2021 Pikihuia Awards Winners Announced
Saturday, 30 October 2021, 2:01 pm | Maori Literature Trust
The winners of the 2021 Pikihuia Awards, the short story writing awards hosted by the Māori Literature Trust, were announced in an online ceremony streamed on Saturday afternoon. While whānau and supporters of the finalists could not gather at Te Wharewaka ... More >>
Announcing Six Māori Writers For Te Papa Tupu 2020
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 11:22 am | Maori Literature Trust
The Māori Literature Trust is thrilled to announce six promising writers for Te Papa Tupu . In this six-month programme, chosen writers will work alongside a mentor to develop their manuscript and improve their writing skills to meet the end goal ... More >>
Applications Open For Te Papa Tupu 2020
Thursday, 16 July 2020, 6:44 pm | Maori Literature Trust
Once again, aspiring Māori writers have the opportunity to build their confidence in Te Papa Tupu, a writing programme developed by the Māori Literature Trust and administered by Huia Publishers. Six chosen writers will spend six months working ... More >>
2019 Pikihuia Awards Winners Announced
Friday, 20 September 2019, 9:58 am | Maori Literature Trust
The winners of the Pikihuia Awards for short stories were announced on Saturday at Te Wharewaka o Pōneke. On a wet Wellington afternoon whānau, friends and supporters of Māori literature and arts came together to celebrate and acknowledge the success ... More >>
2019 Pikihuia Awards Finalist Announcement
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 8:57 am | Maori Literature Trust
The Māori Literature Trust is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2019 Pikihuia Awards. The judges were impressed with the diversity of the stories and great confidence in the writing. ‘The stories from the First-time Writers in English varied in topic, ... More >>
Pikihuia Awards 2019 Search for Māori Writers
Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 9:20 am | Maori Literature Trust
The search is on - the Māori Literature Trust invites Māori writers to submit their short stories for the 2019 Pikihuia Awards. There are six new categories in this year’s awards. Robyn Bargh, Chair of the Māori Literature Trust says, 'We ... More >>
Six Māori writers announced for Te Papa Tupu 2018
Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 9:28 am | Maori Literature Trust
Six aspiring writers have been selected for Te Papa Tupu 2018, a writing programme developed by the Māori Literature Trust and organised by Huia Publishers. More >>