Pikihuia Competition 2011
Huia Publishers and the Māori Literature Trust are excited to announce the return of the Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers. Supporting diversity in writing and supporting innovation, these awards recognise outstanding work by Māori writers.
Categories for 2011 are:
- Best short story written in Māori
- Best short story written in English
- Best novel extract written in English
- Best short film script written in English
- Secondary School Award Category
The finalists for Best Short Story written in English are:
Anahera Gildea (Wellington); Anita Tipene (Northland); Ann French (Tauranga); Challen Wilson (Palmerston North); Dionne Norman (Auckland); Helen Waaka (Hawkes Bay); Hira Hunapo (Auckland); Lesley Rain Walker (Hawkes Bay); Marama Salsano (Gisborne); Mark Sweet (Hawkes Bay); Olivia Giles (Wellington); Piripi Evans (Wellington); Raschel Miette (Gisborne); Robert Madden (Gisborne); Sharon Clair (Tokoroa); Tania Waikato (Kawerau); Tania Bayer (Thames); Terence Rissetto (Auckland).
The finalists for Best Short Stories written in Māori are:
Erin Thompson-Pou (Rotorua); Fred Te Maro (Wellington); Mataia Keepa (Hamilton); PJ Akuhata (Gisborne); Te Atawhai Kumar (Wellington).
The finalists for Best Novel Extract are:
Anahera Gildea (Wellington); Ann French (Tauranga); Gordon Te Araroa-Ham (Kakahi); KT Harrison (Hamilton); Marama Salsano (Gisborne); Mark Sweet (Hawkes Bay).
The finalists for Best Short Film Script are:
Larissa McMillan (Wellington); Mike Townsend (Wellington); Tammy Davis (Auckland).
The finalists for the Secondary School Award Category are:
Alana Te Piki Broughton (Hawkes Bay); Grace Allen (Palmerston North); Hori Thompson (Rotorua); Jayziah Sula (Hawkes Bay); Kahurangiariki Smith (Hamilton); Kohukohurangi Isaac-Sharland (Palmerston North); Maria Murray (Kaitaia); Te Aorere Pēwhairangi (Palmerston North); Tira Holland (Hawkes Bay).
The winner of each category, except the Secondary School Award, will receive a cash prize of $2000.
Two highly commended finalists in each category, except the Secondary School Award, will receive a cash prize of $500 each.
Selected winners and finalists will also be published in Huia Short Stories 9 – the contemporary fiction series published by Huia Publishers.
Secondary School Award Category: the winner will receive a cash prize of $500 and the winner’s school will receive $250 worth of HUIA books. Two highly commended finalists will receive a cash prize of $250 each with their schools receiving $100 worth of HUIA books.
The Pikihuia Awards 2011 is made possible through the help of
Huia Publishers, The Maori Literature Trust, Creative New Zealand,
Te Puni Kokiri, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, Toi Maori,
New Zealand Film Commission and D’Sign Nation.
