You got an 'ology? | Info for writers

News reaches us of two opportunities for writers, both aspiring and established, to be featured in upcoming anthologies.

First up is the latest Pikihuia Awards for Maori Writers. Entries are open to writers of novels, short stories and film scripts.

You can download the entry form as a PDF here. Then send your story and completed entry form to Pikihuia, PO Box 17-335, Wellington, or email it to Pikihuia@huia.co.nz. Entries close on 15 May.

There are cash prizes of $2000 for the winners of these categories:

Best short story written in Maori
Best short story written in English
Best novel extract written in English
Best short film script written in English

Selected winners and finalists will also be published in Huia Short Stories 7 - the contemporary Maori fiction series published by Huia Publishers. Two highly commended finalists in each category will receive a cash prize of $500 each. There’s more info on the superb Huia website.

A call has also gone out to established and new writers to submit poems for a new anthology of Aotearoa New Zealand poetry:

The anthology will feature poems about events and situations in the world that challenge, anger or excite us, that we fear or long for. From privatisation to peace, from human rights to global warming, from trade to famine, there are important poems to be written.

Dev-Zone Edited by Hinemoana Baker and Maria McMillan, first and foremost this will be a literary volume of top-notch, well-crafted poems.

We want writing that raises awareness without resorting to rhetoric, touches on enormous subjects without being heavy-handed, poems that somehow move us and/or inform us without being didactic. A place where politics meets literature and each brings out the best in the other.

This anthology is a project of Dev-Zone, an independent, not-for-profit resource centre on global issues. You can get more information and submission guidelines here, or telephone (04) 472 9549 for information to be posted to you. Submissions close Saturday, 30 June 2007.

01 Apr 07 | Filed by Chris | Add your comment (3 so far)

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Comment by Chris Bell ~ April 4, 2007 3:37 PM

Not that I'm eligible to enter it or anything, but Leaf Salon readers might want to double-check the conditions at the "excellent" Huia website:

"Huia Publishers reserves the right to publish any entry without payment to the author."

Non-payment aside, to me that also implies "publish anywhere Huia pleases", which is something of a disappointing cover-all statement.

Comment by Gemma ~ April 17, 2007 9:41 AM

The purpose of the Pikihuia Awards is to provide opportunities to emerging Maori writers. Along with other sponsors, Huia provides considerable sponsorship for the Pikihuia Awards - besides the chance to win one of several cash prizes, the finalists also have the opportunity to have their stories published in an Anthology – this year’s will be Huia Short Stories 7.

While it is true the writers do not receive payment for publication in the anthology they do receive numerous other benefits. The Awards have been organised biennially since 1995 and history shows that a number of the finalists and winners have gone on to have books published, have been invited to speak at writers events in New Zealand and in other countries and a number of the short film scripts have been produced as films.

Comment by Piki Piki ~ May 9, 2007 11:49 AM

Crikey, for someone not eligible to enter you sure are overly interested in the conditions of entry.

Frankly, the competition doesn't guarantee you'll get published but does guarantee you get a cash prize of up to $2,000 for winning. Getting published is the cherry on the top.

Honestly, I'd rather take the money.