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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Huge congratulations to takahē nominees for The Best Small Fictions 2027! The 2027 issue of the BSF will be a 1.5-year issue representing the best flash fiction published in 2025 and the first half of 2026. Check out our back issues to read their stories🌟 #bestsmallfictions #takahēmagazine

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Āke, ake, ake! Forever and ever, Te Reo Māori! We're celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori by learning phrases for book club 🖤 He aha te āhuatanga pai katoa o te pūrākau? What did you enjoy most about the story? #tewikiotereomāori

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Heads up! Send your best poems to the Monica Taylor Poetry Prize by 30th September 💚 The 2026 judge, Gregory Kan, will be reading every entry and awarding a top prize of $300 plus publication in the December 2026 issue of takahē. takahemagazine.submittable.com/submit

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

89 cheers for takahē!! 🎉 Of more than 4000 literary magazines worldwide, takahē is proud to have been awarded 89th place on the 2026 Fish List!

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Feana Tu’akoi @feanatuakoi.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

89 cheers for takahē!! 🎉 Of more than 4000 literary magazines worldwide, takahē is proud to have been awarded 89th place on the 2026 Fish List!

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Anthony Lapwood @antzlapwood.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Utterly delighted to share the cover for my novel, Mincemeat! On shelves in November. Painting by artistic magician Hannah Ireland & design by prolific virtuoso @toddatticus.com Lovely comments from the brilliant @catherinechidgey.bsky.social & @brannavan.bsky.social #pukapuka #MincemeatNovel

Front cover for a novel. It has a purple background and features a painting of a Labrador in mixed natural colours, who is facing the reader and wearing a folded paper hat with green and pink checks.

Block text against an ice blue background across the top of the cover gives the author and title:

ANTHONY LAPWOOD
MINCEMEAT

A quote beneath the title says:

"A wonderfully unsettling novel" - Catherine Chidgey

"A wonderfully unsettling novel, shot through with emotional sleight of hand. In prose that feels drawn from a fever dream, Lapwood asks whether the truth about our families and ourselves is something we uncover or something we create. Elegant, haunting and unexpectedly funny.”

— Catherine Chidgey

“A missing persons mystery that morphs into an Antonioni-esque existential thriller – Mincemeat is a constantly surprising and taut piece of work.”

— Brannavan Gnanalingam

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Happy National Poetry Day, Aotearoa! Wishing you a day of words as sleek and captivating as Rebecca Hawkes' 'Trophy Fish', which features in the August issue of takahē. www.takahe.org.nz/rebecca-hawk...

Trophy Fish

Cold sores
again
glisten
unkissable.

My life
with you
is no longer
my life.

The fish swims on
against the rapids,
hook still blazing
in its lip.

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Community support is our fuel! If you'd like to directly support artists and writers all over Aotearoa, we've made a downloadable version of the August issue. All the latest for $5, perfect for your ereader. Every dollar goes directly to our contributors 🖤 www.takahe.org.nz/product/taka...

A takahē supporter relaxes on a pink sofa reading the August 2026 issue on a tablet.

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Anna Jackson @flewoutof.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Takahe is always good

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Paula Green @paulajoygreen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

bringing together art and poetry

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

We have the best news!! Announcing Gregory Kan as judge of the Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2026. www.takahe.org.nz/competitionn...

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

We have the best news!! Announcing Gregory Kan as judge of the Monica Taylor Poetry Prize 2026. www.takahe.org.nz/competitionn...

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Reviewers Neema Singh, Brannavan Gnanalingam, Vaughan Rapatana, Jessie Neilson and Niamh Hollis-Locke reflect on new treasures from Auckland University Press, Te Herenga Waka University Press, Simon & Schuster Australia, Te Papa Press, and Hachette Aotearoa 🖤 www.takahe.org.nz/takahe-117/

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Tara @taracomics.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Takahē is not just a bird that needs your vote on the upcoming Bird of the Year competition, it's a magazine in which I have a non-takahē themed comic.

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The August takahē has landed! Our most enormous thanks to everyone who contributed your extraordinary words, art, design, ideas, and mahi to make it happen 🖤 www.takahe.org.nz/takahe-117/

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Cindy Ana 🇳🇿 @kakapowhakatoi.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Take a leisurely stroll through the lanes of the latest takahē #fiction #flashfiction #aotearoa #matariki #poetry #nzwriter

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The August takahē has landed! Our most enormous thanks to everyone who contributed your extraordinary words, art, design, ideas, and mahi to make it happen 🖤 www.takahe.org.nz/takahe-117/

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Niamh Hollis-Locke @niamhvh-l.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Was fortunate enough to be asked to review Jackson McCarthy's debut #poetry collection for @takahemagazine.bsky.social, and had a lot of fun doing so. Portrait is a very clever book - read my thoughts here www.takahe.org.nz/portrait/

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Portrait - takahē

Portrait by Jackson McCarthy. AUP (2026). RRP: $25.00. PB, 68pp. ISBN: 9781776712304. Reviewed by Niamh Hollis-Locke. Boasting endorsements from the likes of Anna Jackson and former Poet Laureate Chri...

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Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

12:30 today at Unity Books Wellington

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This Saturday!! The August issue of takahē will be live, featuring special guests Rebecca Hawkes, Caoimhe McKeogh and Ann Palmer, plus Tara Black, Pip Goldsbury, and Vashti Johnstone (who’s behind this lush cover art) 🖤

Photos of each of the 6 special guests are set around the cover image of takahē 117 (August 2026).

The cover of takahē 117 featuring acrylic and charcoal on canvas art by Vashti Johnstone and designed by Maurice Lye.

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Niamh Hollis-Locke @niamhvh-l.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

New takahē this Saturday (NZ time, of course)!

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

In need of no introduction, it's Rebecca Hawkes!! Get excited for her Guest Poetry in the August issue of takahē 🖤

Rebecca Hawkes sits outdoors with the sun on her face. She’s wearing a red ruffled shirt over a black top and a bolo tie.

Rebecca Hawkes is a painter-poet from a farm near Methven, now living in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She is the author of the poetry collection Meat Lovers (Auckland University Press) and the chapbooks Softcore Coldsores (AUP New Poets 5) and Hardcore Pastorals (Cordite). She edits Sweet Mammalian, and holds an MFA in yearning from the University of Michigan and an MA in half-truths from the IIML. Her new chapbook HIDE, an illuminated manuscript of narrative verse, is arriving soon with ngā pukapuka pekapeka in Aotearoa, and her next full-length collection Fool’s Spring (from which these poems are drawn) is forthcoming from Yes Yes Books and AUP in 2027.

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

In need of no introduction, it's Rebecca Hawkes!! Get excited for her Guest Poetry in the August issue of takahē 🖤

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We're so happy to welcome back Tara Black, whose brilliant comic 'Vintage Tara,' featuring wine, non-binary cheese, and rats will brighten up the August issue!

Tara stands on steps surrounded by trees and plants. They’re smiling up at the camera, wearing a long black coat, red shoes and a mustard coloured top. Their short hair is swept to the side and they wear a couple of pins on their lapel.

Tara Black is a cartoonist and the author of graphic novel, This Is Not a Pipe. They have been known to post comics and graphic recordings at substack.taracomics.com

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

We're so happy to welcome back Tara Black, whose brilliant comic 'Vintage Tara,' featuring wine, non-binary cheese, and rats will brighten up the August issue!

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IIML @modernletters.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Tomorrow night at Meow

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IIML @modernletters.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Heads up Māori writers - applications are now open for the 2027 Emerging Māori Writer in Residence hosted by the IIML — apply by 31 October 2026! (Picture shows 2026 EMWR, Terri Te Tau) www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletter...

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Emerging Māori Writer in Residence | Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o Te Ao / International Institute of Modern Letters | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Apply for the Emerging Māori Writer in Residence—$15,000 stipend, mentorship, and writing space.

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

We're pleased to add a new art essayist, Pip Goldsbury, to the August line-up! Pip brings a lively and insightful essay on the art of Vashti Johnstone to takahē 117 🤩 #takahēmagazine #pipgoldsbury #vashtijohnstone #artessay #art #August2026 #takahe117

A photo of Pip Goldsbury by the sea. She’s smiling, wearing her straight blonde hair shoulder-length, and a white t-shirt under a beige jacket with black pants.

Pip Goldsbury is an independent writer and interior designer based in Akaroa, Aotearoa. Driven by a passion for people and places, Pip is a kaleidoscope of creativity on paper and in the home. She is a regular contributor to NZ Life & Leisure magazine and features across a multitude of platforms, from international art blogs to interior design columns and commercial content. Curiously creative, she is a wrangler of words and a disciple of coffee. Her Bachelor of Arts majoring in English Literature feels like a long time ago. Today, Pip is a storyteller of words and spaces, happiest adventuring alongside her husband and adult children. You can find Pip at https://www.quill.co.nz/

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

We can't wait to reveal Vashti Johnstone's cover art for the August 2026 issue! As Pip Goldsbury says: 'Vashti Johnstone is a woman who won’t be pigeonholed. With a strong sense of self, she is a diva who sets herself apart, uniquely positioned in the world of art.' #takahēmagazine

A photo of Vashti Johnstone crouched over a canvas laid out on the floor. She has curly hair and wears a red t-shirt and pink pants with black boots. She’s holding a large paintbrush. Behind her is another of her paintings mounted on the wall.

Based in Greymouth, Vashti Johnstone is a contemporary painter whose practice is driven by a lifelong devotion to visual language. Since completing her Diploma in Painting at Aoraki Polytechnic (now Ara Institute of Canterbury, Timaru campus), she has continued to push her practice in energising and innovative ways, layering charcoal and paint into a colourful language that feels both grounded and otherworldly.

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The incomparable Caoimhe McKeogh is Guest Fiction for our August issue! 🔥 We're counting down the days to publication of her latest story, 'Dry'.

A photograph of Caoimhe McKeogh leaning against an exterior wall. She wears a black dress and glasses. She has long blonde hair and is smiling.

Caoimhe McKeogh is of Irish and Cornish descent and lives in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University and is publicist at Te Herenga Waka University Press. Her writing has appeared widely in literary journals including Landfall, Overland and The Masters Review.

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The incomparable Caoimhe McKeogh is Guest Fiction for our August issue! 🔥 We're counting down the days to publication of her latest story, 'Dry'.

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Anthony Lapwood @antzlapwood.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Tomorrow! This will be a fun chat with @pipadam.bsky.social and @jaxies.bsky.social 🛸📚 The Marginalia festival kicks off today. Free, online. Get lineup and viewing details: youtube.com/@jaxieslm?si...

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Ngā mihi o te tau hau! ✨ Massive congratulations to the writers with stories selected for the takahē Matariki Short Short Story Celebration 2026, and thanks to everyone who sent their words our way! We’re looking forward to sharing the 9 selected stories in the August issue of takahē. ✨

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Cindy Ana 🇳🇿 @kakapowhakatoi.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Mānawatia a Matariki! There will be nine short stories in the August edition of takahē in celebration of the nine stars of Matariki. I am honoured mine is one of those chosen. I am excited to read them all! Thank you to Zoe and the takahē team.

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takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Ever wondered 'How to decipher a clothesline'? You're in luck, because Ann Palmer's essay on the topic will feature in the August issue of takahē! Brought to you by our brand new Essays Editor, Sharon Mazer.🖤 #takahē117 #takahēmagazine #essay #AnnPalmer

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