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Becs Tetley

@becstetley.bsky.social

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Nonfiction writer and editor in Wellington, New Zealand. 📝 Essays in Tahoma Literary Review, The Spinoff, Roi Fainéant, Reckon Review, Headland Journal, and elsewhere. 📚 Reviews in Kete Books. 🎓 MA Creative Writing - AUT. 📷 Ebony Lamb

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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

So excited to have my flash nonfiction piece, "Paper Grenades", included in this stellar issue 💞✨ tahomaliteraryreview.com/selections/_...

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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Got two lit mag rejections on April Fools' Day, so assuming they're actually silly acceptances 😜

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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I've never liked ticking clocks 🕛 I'll remove batteries from any clock within hearing distance. My essay, "Pacific Standard Time" explores the deeper reason. Forever grateful to Headland Journal for including me in Issue 19 back in 2023 ❤️🌟 headland.org.nz/issues/issue... 📷: Headland Journal

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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Meri Kirihimete from Wellington, New Zealand 🎄✨

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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Reviewers' favs of 2024 are here! I was torn between two knockout essay collections: Bad Archive and Otherhood. Thankfully, @ericastretton.bsky.social didn't make me choose📚🌟 @lilobrien.bsky.social @kathrynvanbeek.bsky.social @thwupbooks.bsky.social www.ketebooks.co.nz/en/reading-l...

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Reviewers' Favourites: Books from 2024

Who better to ask for their favourite books from Aotearoa now that 2024 has entered its final chapter? Kete reviewers give their thoughts. ...

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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

"At some point over the course of every drinking session, a responsible voice inside my hazy brain would cut me off from further drinks. But during the last two years of my life in Auckland, things began to darken, and it seemed the voice had abandoned me." thespinoff.co.nz/society/06-0...

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The Sunday Essay: Lush and lost on Ponsonby Road

Drinking wasn't just a pastime, it was my profession – and it got way out of control.

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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Love this comic series about NZ arts funding 101 ♥️🌟♥️

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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

If you enjoy @thespinoff.bsky.social, please consider becoming a member 🌟

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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

So cool to be part of this stunning issue ✨❤️🌟

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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

"I will never tire of this game, even though I'll never win." My latest essay, "Racing Airplanes," is now live! Thank you @melissacuisine.bsky.social and the @rfpress.bsky.social team for making my pub dreams come true 🥹♥️ www.roifaineantpress.com/post/racing-...

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"Racing Airplanes" by Becs Tetley

I’m five, holding my scooter in position at the front of our house. I’m staring down the driveway that stretches to the gate near the street when I hear the boom buzz of an airplane taking off. A new ...

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Becs Tetley @becstetley.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

So excited my essay, "Racing Airplanes," is landing in Roi Fainéant this Sunday! 🛬😍✨

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