Te Pae Tawhiti Convenor

A.J. Ponder holding a styalised book wrapped in tentacles and held up by waka prow with a lovely starry night sky in the background and titled "Te Pae Tawhiti - meet our team"

Hey, sorry there've been so few posts this year. One of the reasons is my involvement with the Te Pae Tawhiti Awards. (The other is I'm flat out finishing two interconnected series) But I just had to stop by and say I'm so excited to be part of its inaugural year as we celebrate the …

Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizons Award for Aotearoa, New Zealand and Pasifika Speculative Fiction is Live!

A book grasped in purple and green tentacles, in a starry background with the Southern Cross - with the heading "Te Pae Tawhiti" in green above.

So, my secret news is finally out. I'm the convenor for Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizons Award for speculative fiction*. I'm very excited about the project, because

2023 Prime Minster’s Awards for Literary Achievement

Congratulations to Lee Murray, Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith and Tusiata Avia for winning the 2023 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement in fiction, non-fiction and poetry, respectively. Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Lee Murray, and Tusiata Avia It was an honour to be at the Prime Minister's awards to see these three amazing women get local …

Dream City leads to RPG course

To discover how Dream City, a city powered by dreams, leads to an RPG course read on... When I joined World Anvil, the lure was to have all my world building in one place. But one of the really fun things has been getting to know some of the people, and joining in on the …