Competitions

Competitions

Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2023

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The Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2023 winner was published in takahē 109

1st place: Austin Haynes—Kawekawe kōrero

Runner up: Tracey Sullivan—bovenwoning

Highly commended: Jackie Davis—The two o’clock session

Winning poem with judge’s comments

Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2023 – SHORTLIST (in alphabetical order)

Austin Haynes—Kawekawe kōrero

Cadence Chung—Hector

Carolyn McCurdie—Returning

Jackie Davis—The two o’clock session

Rebecca Palmer—Lizzie Borden

Sara Qasem—I am a Muslim

Sara Qasem—Immigrant

Siobhan Harvey—Broom

Susan Wardell—Someone designs a deathbed spoon

Tracey Sullivan—bovenwoning


Past Results

The 2022 poetry competition was published in takahē 106.

The 2020 poetry competition was published in takahē 100. 

The 2019 poetry competition was published in takahē 97.

The takahē magazine hunt ducker poetry competition took place in 2019

The 2019 short story competition was published in takahē 96.

The 2018 poetry competition was published in takahē 94

The 2017 short story competition closed at the end of March, and the results were published in takahē 92

The 2017 poetry competition closed at the end of August, and the results were published in takahē 91

The 2016 poetry competition closed at the end of August, and the results were published in takahē 88.

The 2016 short story competition closed at the end of March, and the results were published in takahē 87.

The 2015 poetry competition closed at the end of August, and the results were published in takahē 85.

The 2014 poetry competition closed at the end of September, and the results were published in takahē 83.

The 2014 short story competition closed at the end of March, and the results were published in takahē 82.

The 2014 cultural studies competition closed at the end of January and the results were published in takahē 81.

For all competition queries please contact our competition secretary: comps@takahe.org.nz