Lookin’ Good by Whina Pomana. A short story commissioned by Ōtepoti Writers Lab.

The winning story of this year’s 2023 Mansfield Short Story Award.

Judge Sue Orr comments, “The control of the story’s pace and tension is startling – of a standard rare in short fiction written by much older writers, let alone teenaged ones.”

In Local News by Sean McCabe. Poetry commissioned by Ōtepoti Writers Lab.

Persephone’s Pizza Attack by Imé Corkery. Poetry commissioned by Ōtepoti Writers Lab.

Two Shores by Glenda Wallace. Poetry commissioned by Ōtepoti Writers Lab.

The winning story of this year’s 2022 Mansfield Short Story Award.

‘Change is Possible’ was commissioned by Ōtepoti Writers Lab, an organisation that illuminates Otago’s literary talent.

‘Yellow Berries of the Sun’ was commissioned by Ōtepoti Writers Lab, an organisation that illuminates Otago’s literary talent.

‘Birds/Murkbang instead of therapy’ was commissioned by Ōtepoti Writers Lab, an organisation that illuminates Otago’s literary talent.

‘Oxford’ by Cadence Chung is the winning story of the 2021 Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award.

Bent But Not Broken’ was commissioned by Ōtepoti Writers Lab, an organisation that illuminates Otago’s literary talent.

‘Talk-Back Daughter’ was commissioned by Ōtepoti Writers Lab, an organisation that illuminates Otago’s literary talent.

A short story by Emma Hislop.

Himali McInnes was the inaugural Verb Writer in Residence with Katherine Mansfield House & Garden and Park Hotel.

The 2020 winner of the Katherine Mansfield Short Story Award for secondary school students in the Wellington region.

A punk band, a dog and a night in Central Auckland circa 1993.

Laura Borrowdale explores a history of silenced women.

Donny’s Dialogue. By Victor Rodger. CONTENT ALERT: This story contains sexual scenes appropriate for adults only.