Huia Short Stories #: Huia Short Stories 14

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Here are the best short stories from the Pikihuia Awards for Maori writers 2021 as judged by Emma Espiner, Carol Hirschfeld, Vincent Olsen-Reeder and Maiki Sherman. This competition, run by the Maori Literature Trust and Huia Publishers, is held every two years to promote Maori writers and their work. This year, the awards sought short fiction from first-time and emerging writers in te reo Maori and English.The competition attracts entries each year from writers of all ages and those who are starting out to seasoned authors. This collection of finalists' fiction celebrates Maori writing, introduces new talent and gives an opportunity for Maori writers to shine. The stories are: Kahukura: Te Tama no te Mara Taro by Iraia Bailey The Future is Koe by Shelley Burne-Field Alexandra by Frances Duncan The Bus Driver by Miriama Gemmell Good Thing by Olivia Aroha Giles Mangrove Heights by Emma Hislop Ki Hea Noa Iho? by Jordanah-Lee Hohipa He Rukahu Ranei by Panitahi Howe The Trouble with the Bubble by Nadine Anne Hura Two Letters by Nadine Anne Hura Food Porn for the Incapacitated by Merryn Jones Not Quite Home by Steph Julian Argentine Ants and My Search for Hawaiki by J Wiremu Kane Wairua by Atakohu Middleton The Children of Church Street by Airana Ngarewa Spotlight on the Marae by Airana Ngarewa Iti te Kupu, Nui te Korero by Zeb Tamihana Nicklin Te Maminga a Tamanuitera raua ko Takero i a Maui by Zeb Tamihana Nicklin Te Mara a Tangaroa by Zeb Tamihana Nicklin Pohutukawa me tana Aporo by Zeb Tamihana Nicklin Te Atakura by Sean Ogden Marble Pills and Raspberry Vodka by Anthony Pita The Weather Man by Leeann Ramsay Let it be/Waiho by Chris Reed Nga Hoa Hoariri by Bonice Ropiha The Label Machine is Broken by Ashlee Sturme Te Uaua o Te Kimi Hoa by Maia Thompson The Skinhead by Te Ariki Wi Neera