'You'd be surprised how little of all this is yours, you wear it like a sheepskin and then it's gone.'

While I'm delighted to have a new flash fiction story inside these gorgeous pages ... I'm gutted to learn Takahē Aotearoa NZ's oldest independent literary magazine have lost their CNZ funding! If you can donate something to support them please do 🕊

We are fundraising! If you’re in a position to chip in, 100% of your donation goes to support the incredible artists, writers, and poets featured in our pages. There’s more info and a link to donate here: takahe.org.nz/donate-to-taka…

A truly wonderful NZ mag!

I’ve been lucky to be published alongside some incredible writers in this wonderful journal, and can’t imagine our literary landscape without it. Please pitch in if you can, details below 👇 💕

I'm pretty sure the first piece I ever published was in takahe. I was 19 and bought some cheap boots. Felt so special wearing them!! takahē has been in continuous publication since 1989 and some of Aotearoa's brightest creative stars first had work published in our pages

I was so honoured to be published in Takahē a little while ago. Learning they lost CNZ funding was a shock, as it means they can’t keep going without our help. Consider donating to help give artists and writers a valuable creative outlet & the community a journal we love ❤️

This is such a thoughtfully curated, beautifully produced publication and right now it needs our assistance to continue ❤️

This brilliant journal needs support. ❤️

Sometimes quotes at the start of books feel a bit corny BUT

Really looking forward to RNZ next investigative podcast Poor: We Are Still Here and Struggling but Sure Let's Hear What Rich People Think.

Poetry Shelf Monday Poem: Because there was a poster of a hot air balloon in your room by Zoë Meager nzpoetryshelf.com/2024/09/09/poe…

Can anyone help with this writing question please Are there any established Māori artists living and working in London? It feels like most are living and working at home in Aotearoa?

I’m absolutely floating to be a runner-up in the Seán Ó Faoláin, and Camilla Grudova having read my story is like first prize in itself! ✨

Congratulations to Zoë Meager whose story ‘Great as Anything’ was shortlisted for the 2024 Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition. munsterlit.ie/o-faolain-shor…

From the April 1955 issue of the Atlantic (FYI: Greg Gerke / Socrates on the Beach & Ryan Ruby )