2019 Awards

WINNERS

First-time writer in te reo Māori, judged by Scotty Morrison

Whakaurupā Taku Aroha by Amiria Stirling (Te Whānau-a-Apanui), Wellington

Amiria Stirling, winner first-time writer in te reo Māori.
Amiria Stirling
Photo by Tessa Russell (Moemoea Collective)

First-time writer in English, judged by Robyn Bargh

White Sheep by Penny Smits (Ngāpuhi, Te Rawara, Urban Māori, Aboriginal Bunganditj – Poturuwutj/Tatiara), Melbourne, Australia

Penny Smits, winner first-time writer in English.
Penny Smits
Photo by Huia Publishers

Emerging writer in te reo Māori, judged by Tuehu Harris

Tiakina! Tiakina! by Tīahomarama Fairhall (Te Arawa, Mataatua), Rotorua

Tīahomarama Fairhall, winner emerging writer in te reo Māori
Tīahomarama Fairhall
Photo by Huia Publishers

Emerging writer in English, judged by Whiti Hereaka

Aunty’s Teeth by Annette Morehu (Te Aupōuri, Tūhoe), Ōrākei

Annette Morehu, winner emerging writer in English
Annette Morehu.
Photo by Photo by Tessa Russell (Moemoea Collective)

Published writer in te reo Māori, judged by Professor Poia Rewi

Te Kurī Hīroki o te Āporo Nui by Zeb Nicklin (Pāhauwera, Tūhoe, Tāmanuhiri, Rangitāne), Palmerston North

Dr Mike Ross (Victoria University of Wellington), Zeb Nicklin and Professor Poia Rewi. Photo by Huia Publishers
Dr Mike Ross (Victoria University of Wellington), Zeb Nicklin and Professor Poia Rewi.
Photo by Huia Publishers

Published writer in English, judged by Carol Hirschfeld

Kōkiri ki Mua – Charge Forward by K M Harris (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau, Te Arawa, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou), Wainuiomata

Judge Carol Hirschfeld, K M Harris and Stephen Wainwright, Chief Executive, Creative New Zealand Photo by Huia Publishers
Judge Carol Hirschfeld, K M Harris and Stephen Wainwright, Chief Executive, Creative New Zealand
Photo by Huia Publishers
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