2023 Pikihuia Awards Shortlist
The shortlist for this year’s Pikihuia Awards for Māori writers was announced today.
Robyn Bargh, Chair of Te Waka Taki Kōrero | The Māori Literature Trust is thrilled with the number and quality of entries.
“The range of submissions is very impressive; the Pikihuia Awards are a chance to reconnect with some previous finalists and meet a number of new ones through their writing. It’s a very exciting time for Māori Literature”, she said.
The winners will be announced at the Pikihuia Awards ceremony on 28 October 2023 at Tākina, Wellington.
We would like to thank everyone who submitted to the 2023 Pikihuia Awards. This year we received a large number of submissions and the standard of work has been exceptionally high. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our generous judges and the team at HUIA for all of their hard work throughout the competition phase.
We are proud to announce our finalists in the following categories are as follows:
Keri Hulme Award
Rachel Buchanan
essa may ranapiri
Monty Soutar
Te Motunui Epa
Echidna
Kāwai
Non Fiction
Te Reo Māori
Airana Ueroa Ngarewa
Zeb Tamihana Nicklin
Nō Pātea ahau
Tin Canning
Non Fiction
English
Hana Pera Aoake
Eru Jeremy Hart
Nadine Anne Hura
Danielle Tia Faye Riwai
Tōrea Scott-Fyfe
Jordan Tricklebank
And we didn’t disappear, we’re still here: On Ana Iti, Moa, Museums, Peppa Pig and stories
Zion and the three cancers
A dangerous country
A trip to Marsics
She who dreams of Te Rua-o-te-moko
What do we do about David Ballentyne
Short Fiction
Te Reo Māori
Rea Ane
Pine Tamahori Campbell
Jacob McGregor
Atakohu Middleton
Te Ataakura Swannell-kaa
Christie Wallace
E Niwa, kaua e turituri
Ko Pare te pūkeko nanakia
Te Koha Tūmatarau
Te pō whakanui huritau
Te haerenga o Hinauri ki te rapu i te kāhui o Matariki
Te Wehenga
Short Fiction
English
Sarah Court
Nadine Anne Hura
Steph Julian
Anthony Pita
Marama Salsano
Toni Wi
Awa
Affidavit in the Family Court: Ranginui vs Papatūānuku
Jonas Was Not A Brave boy
kintsugi with the colour pink
Stars of Hood Street
The Island
Poetry
Te Reo Māori
Aperahama Hurihanganui
Winara Levi
Airana Ueroa Ngarewa
Zeb Tamihana Nicklin
Zeb Tamihana Nicklin
Rauhina Scott-Fyfe
Hei hoa mauroa
Mā te roa ka aha
Ko taua āhua tonu
Kura kōkako Māori kua rere hea ngā tau
Koi kirihaunga te hoki mai
Nāwai, nāwai
Poetry
English
Shelley Burne-Field
Miriama Gemmell
Abby Hauraki
Ana Maria King
Ana Maria King
Hannah Urupikia Rapata
Another Brown Face
you begin to see
When the rains came
te karu o te whenua /amphibian
Sister
Scarred native tongues
Keri Hulme Award
Rachel Buchanan – Te Motunui Epa
essa may ranapiri – Echidna
Monty Soutar – Kāwai
Non Fiction
Te Reo Māori
Airana Ueroa Ngarewa – Nō Pātea ahau
Zeb Tamihana Nicklin – Tin Canning
Non Fiction
English
Hana Pera Aoake – And we didn’t disappear, we’re still here: On Ana Iti, Moa, Museums, Peppa Pig and stories
Eru Jeremy Hart – Zion and the three cancers
Nadine Anne Hura – A dangerous country
Danielle Tia Faye Riwai – A trip to Marsics
Tōrea Scott-Fyfe – She who dreams of Te Rua-o-te-moko
Jordan Tricklebank – What do we do about David Ballentyne
Short Fiction
Te Reo Māori
Rea Ane – E Niwa, kaua e turituri
Pine Tamahori Campbell – Ko Pare te pūkeko nanakia
Jacob McGregor – Te Koha Tūmatarau
Atakohu Middleton – Te haerenga o Hinauri ki te rapu i te kāhui o Matariki
Christie Wallace – Te Wehenga
Short Fiction
English
Sarah Court – Awa
Nadine Anne Hura – Affidavit in the Family Court: Ranginui vs Papatuānuku
Steph Julian – Jonas Was Not A Brave boy
Anthony Pita – kintsugi with the colour pink
Marama Salsano – Stars of Hood Street
Toni Wi – The Island
Poetry
Te Reo Māori
Aperahama Hurihanganui – Hei hoa mauroa
Winara Levi – Mā te roa ka aha
Airana Ueroa Ngarewa – Ko taua āhua tonu
Zeb Tamihana Nicklin – Kura kōkako Māori kua rere hea ngā tau
Zeb Tamihana Nicklin – Koi kirihaunga te hoki mai
Rauhina Scott-Fyfe – Nāwai, nāwai
Poetry
English
Shelley Burne-Field – Another Brown Face
Miriama Gemmell – you begin to see
Abby Hauraki – When the rains come
Ana Maria King – te karu o te whenua /amphibian
Ana Maria King – Sister
Hannah Urupikia Rapata – Scarred native tongues