Last call for entries! The Monica Taylor Poetry Prize closes at the end of September, so don't miss your chance to be part of this beloved competition. 💚$300 first prize + publication in the December issue of takahē 💚$150 runner up www.takahe.org.nz/submit/

Last call for entries! The Monica Taylor Poetry Prize closes at the end of September, so don't miss your chance to be part of this beloved competition. 💚$300 first prize + publication in the December issue of takahē 💚$150 runner up www.takahe.org.nz/submit/

Hello, friends! We're Monarch Queer Literary Awards, a project of @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social. Monarch is a new anthology recognizing the best new queer writing and art published by literary magazines and independent presses. 🦋 Submissions open September 1. Until then, get to know us: monarch.gay

Late to this from @greenj.bsky.social , but: exactly... "What a shitty waste, and what a tragic confirmation of the Meanjin project’s occasional subtext: that culturally we are inclined to cringe." greenworlds.substack.com/p/the-death-...

'As modern Māori, what do our stories and journeys look like?’ The brilliant Melissa Oliver reviews Overseas Experience by Nicola Andrews (Āporo Press, 2025) 💛🩵🩶 www.takahe.org.nz/overseas-exp...

'As modern Māori, what do our stories and journeys look like?’ The brilliant Melissa Oliver reviews Overseas Experience by Nicola Andrews (Āporo Press, 2025) 💛🩵🩶 www.takahe.org.nz/overseas-exp...

Took me several days to read and reply to all the young poets - but what a special poem challenge. I think I loved reading these as much as the tamariki loved writing them nzpoetrybox.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/p...

We're celebrating 50 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Did you know takahē publishes short fiction & poetry in Te Reo Māori with English translation? You can also enter the Monica Taylor Poetry Prize with a poem in Te Reo with English translation. It closes at the end of this month, so kia tere!

"Joss is a magnificent linguistic brocade that weaves together lines from museum labels, gravestone markers, diaries, news clippings, films, ancient Chinese poetry, various novels, history books, and interviews." ❤️Cybonn Ang reviews 'Joss: A History' by Grace Yee. www.takahe.org.nz/joss-a-histo...

"Joss is a magnificent linguistic brocade that weaves together lines from museum labels, gravestone markers, diaries, news clippings, films, ancient Chinese poetry, various novels, history books, and interviews." ❤️Cybonn Ang reviews 'Joss: A History' by Grace Yee. www.takahe.org.nz/joss-a-histo...

I really enjoyed this Lime Square Poets open mic last night. @julianday.bsky.social read superbly. I would encourage others in the #poetrycommunity to sample LSP's welcoming atmosphere. I read Vis Aeternitatis, first published in takahē @takahemagazine.bsky.social #poem #poetry #poetsonbluesky

❤️Join us this Saturday 13th September 2025 to March the Bridge! 🖤Meet at Onepoto Domain for a 9:30am start 🤍Or join at the end point, Victoria Park 💚Demand we Sanction Israel Now! ❤️Organised by Aotearoa for Palestine

Rally to save Meanjin magazine Thursday 11 Sept 9am 715 Swanston St Carlton A number of Australian writers, editors and academics will speak in support of this vital cultural institution

❤️Join us this Saturday 13th September 2025 to March the Bridge! 🖤Meet at Onepoto Domain for a 9:30am start 🤍Or join at the end point, Victoria Park 💚Demand we Sanction Israel Now! ❤️Organised by Aotearoa for Palestine

The takahē staff are deeply saddened at the sudden passing of our Essays Editor, Kelly Ana Morey, and send heartfelt condolences to her whānau, friends, and all those in the writing community who will feel this great loss.

If Melbourne University Publishing doesn’t want to keep publishing Meanjin, they should hand over the journal to someone worthy of the responsibility. Me in The Conversation theconversation.com/the-decision...

Biography by Kelly Ana Morey, published today on Reading Room. newsroom.co.nz/2025/09/06/s...

Kelly Ana Morey, remembered by Catherine Chidgey

Paula Morris farewells Kelly Ana Morey. www.anzliterature.com/feature/kell...

Moe mai rā, e hoa. This is a sad shock. 😭💗

This is indeed a shock and a huge loss. Moe mai rā, KAM. ^MT

Haere ra Kelly Ana. Moemoe tonu ake

I will always love takahē because it published my first ever short story. Sad news.

The takahē staff are deeply saddened at the sudden passing of our Essays Editor, Kelly Ana Morey, and send heartfelt condolences to her whānau, friends, and all those in the writing community who will feel this great loss.

"No matter how hard you try you can never spin as badly again" - the inimitable Jennifer Compton www.takahe.org.nz/first-wool/

If you've been admiring the August issue's cover art, click through for more! We have a special essay by Izzy Hillman (Exhibitions Curator for the Aigantighe Art Gallery) on Maania Tealei's body of work: 'Whakahōnore i tō tātou taonga tuku iho' ❤️ www.takahe.org.nz/maania-teale...

If you've been admiring the August issue's cover art, click through for more! We have a special essay by Izzy Hillman (Exhibitions Curator for the Aigantighe Art Gallery) on Maania Tealei's body of work: 'Whakahōnore i tō tātou taonga tuku iho' ❤️ www.takahe.org.nz/maania-teale...

Oh.... Hey! I have a story in this! 🥰 Thanks so much to @takahemagazine.bsky.social for taking such great care of my work. ❤️

Out now! The 114th issue of takahē is free online for everyone to enjoy. www.takahe.org.nz/takahe-114/ This issue is a little slimmer, but just as carefully curated with new words and art to challenge, stimulate and engross. We hope you love it. Let us know your favourites! 🖤

Kia ora for the review takahē + Melissa Oliver! 😍

Excited to share my new story in takahē and read the other contributions. Weekend reading sorted! #booksky #litfic #pukapuka

Out now! The 114th issue of takahē is free online for everyone to enjoy. www.takahe.org.nz/takahe-114/ This issue is a little slimmer, but just as carefully curated with new words and art to challenge, stimulate and engross. We hope you love it. Let us know your favourites! 🖤

We can't wait to share takahē 114 tomorrow! Including book reviews of these incredible titles 🤩

We can't wait to share takahē 114 tomorrow! Including book reviews of these incredible titles 🤩

We're super excited to share fresh fiction from @annawoodsauthor.bsky.social, our Guest Fiction writer for the forthcoming 114th issue of takahē! 🖤

Excited to share my new story with you all, in the new issue of takahē, coming soon!

We're super excited to share fresh fiction from @annawoodsauthor.bsky.social, our Guest Fiction writer for the forthcoming 114th issue of takahē! 🖤

We're huge fans of Elizabeth Morton, and so excited to welcome her as Guest Poet for the August issue of takahē! She's generously sharing six new poems in the forthcoming 114th issue. More guest announcements coming soon! 🖤🖤🖤

We're huge fans of Elizabeth Morton, and so excited to welcome her as Guest Poet for the August issue of takahē! She's generously sharing six new poems in the forthcoming 114th issue. More guest announcements coming soon! 🖤🖤🖤

We’re delighted to share the cover of the forthcoming issue of takahē (#114)!

We’re delighted to share the cover of the forthcoming issue of takahē (#114)!

Cybonn Ang reviews 'The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat' by Brannavan Gnanalingam (Lawrence & Gibson, 2024): www.takahe.org.nz/the-life-and...

Māia Te Whetū reviews 'Black Sugarcane' by Nafanua Purcell Kersel (THWUP 2025): www.takahe.org.nz/black-sugarc...

Cybonn Ang reviews 'The Life and Opinions of Kartik Popat' by Brannavan Gnanalingam (Lawrence & Gibson, 2024): www.takahe.org.nz/the-life-and...

Māia Te Whetū reviews 'Black Sugarcane' by Nafanua Purcell Kersel (THWUP 2025): www.takahe.org.nz/black-sugarc...

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Paying Fee-Free Poems feat. @strangehorizons.bsky.social @ploughshares.bsky.social @takahemagazine.bsky.social @willowswept.com et al. https://duotrope.com...

The annual takahē Monica Taylor Poetry Prize honours the memory of poet Monica Taylor, with the generous assistance of her whānau, and with the kaupapa of encouraging new generations of poets. 💚First Prize: $300 & publication in takahē #115 💚Runner-up: $150 www.takahe.org.nz/competitionn...

The annual takahē Monica Taylor Poetry Prize honours the memory of poet Monica Taylor, with the generous assistance of her whānau, and with the kaupapa of encouraging new generations of poets. 💚First Prize: $300 & publication in takahē #115 💚Runner-up: $150 www.takahe.org.nz/competitionn...

The Monica Taylor Poetry Prize is open until 30th September 💚First prize: $300 + publication 💚Runner-up: $150 Details and entry: www.takahe.org.nz/competitionn...

The Monica Taylor Poetry Prize is open until 30th September 💚First prize: $300 + publication 💚Runner-up: $150 Details and entry: www.takahe.org.nz/competitionn...