Last weekend I was at the inaugural Te Pae Tawhiti Gala. It was a lot of fun and what a great atmosphere. And huge congratulations to the winners, they really show just how much talent we have here in Aotearoa, New Zealand and the Pacific.
Winners from left to right,
Sue Carpenter: Outstanding Achievement for a Collection or Anthology for Blood Protectors
Robinne L Weiss: Outstanding Achievement for Middle Grade Fiction for Draconic Search and Rescue
Lee Murray: Special Award for Services to Speculative Fiction
Catherine Chidgey: Outstanding Achievement for an Adult Novel for The Book of Guilt
Anne Wilkins: Outstanding Achievement for a Short Story for The Cold Burns
Unable to be there:
Kirsten McGavin: Outstanding Service to Speculative Fiction
Marie Cardno: Outstanding Achievement for a Novella for Dear Diary
To find out more about the winners and their works, drop on into the Te Pae Tawhiti website below!
And if you’re a New Zealand or Pacifica speculative fiction author or champion of Speculative Fiction, now is the time to enter for 2026! https://tepaetawhitiawards.nz/how-to-enter/
kia kaha
A.J. Ponder
My earlier post on convening the 2025 year! https://ponderbooks.com/te-pae-tawhiti-convenor/