1. Applicants must be of New Zealand Māori descent and living in Aotearoa New Zealand.
2. Manuscripts must be original, your own work, not previously published or under contract.
3. Manuscripts may be written in te reo Māori or English and cover any written genre.
4. All entries must be submitted online at mlt.org.nz.
5. Entries must be saved as a PDF or word document and formatted with with double-spacing, page numbers with your name and the title of the work on each page.
6. Writers must be able to commit to six months’ participation in Te Papa Tupu and this will require:
a. Attendance to three workshops in 2021. Dates and locations to be confirmed by 31 December 2021.
b. Attendance to the Auckland Writers’ festival in May 2021.
c. Completion of work to a schedule as agreed with the mentor.
d. Completion of a monthly blog post to be published on mlt.org.nz.
7. The closing date for applications is 20 September 2020. Entries received after this date will not be eligible. The selected applicants will be notified by 31 October 2020.
8. The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
9. All applicants’ personal details must be valid and up to date and will be held by The Māori Literature Trust for the purpose of this programme and for future promotion and marketing purposes in accordance with the Māori Literature Trust Privacy Policy.
10. The Māori Literature Trust and Huia Publishers reserve the right to publish names and photographs of the chosen writers for promotional purposes.
11. Previous Te Papa Tupu writers are not eligible to enter.
12. Employees of The Māori Literature Trust, Huia Publishers and their immediate families are not eligible to enter.