Judges: James Norcliffe, Elizabeth Smither
FIRST
Trampolining in the Matukituki
Heather McQuillan
SECOND
Shapeshifters on the Bus
Nod Ghosh
THIRD
The Wheatfield
Linda Moser
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Calligraphy
Sue Wootton
Now you are a curved white boat
Trisha Hanifin
Mayday
Dione Jones
May 1941: Day and Night in Crete
Sam Averis
Rewilding
Zoe Meager
The Maiming of Uncle Po
Heather McQuillan
Standing Water
Sam Averis
COMMENDED
An Approach to Keeping Cacti – Rachel Fenton
Beach – Alex Stronach
Dragonfly collage – Gail Ingram
Ex Libris – Michael Harlow
My Mind Is Clear – Rachel Smith
New Beginnings – Nikki Crutchley
Ophelia at Huntly – Sian Williams
Salt – Lynne Kohen
Settlement – Jac Jenkins, Te Tai Tokerau Northland
Stolen – Lee Kimber
The moon in a bowl of water – Michael Harlow
The Window Is Closed – Rachel Smith
The Helping Hand – Heather Sylvawood
What We Talk About When We Talk About the Treaty – Rachel Fenton
REGIONAL AWARDS
Sponsored by New Zealand Society of Authors regional branches
TĀMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND
Dione Jones
WAITAHA CANTERBURY
Heather McQuillan
KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON
Nikki Crutchley
ŌTĀKOU OTAGO
Sue Wootton
TE TAI TOKERAU NORTHLAND
Sian Williams
TE WHANGANUI A TARA WELLINGTON
Alex Stronach
LONG LIST
A family holiday by Maggie Rainey-Smith – Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
A foodie talks to her therapist by Leanne Radojkovich – Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
An approach to keeping cacti by Rachel Fenton – Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Angels with Ochre Faces by Charle Farnell – Blenheim
Back on the Shore by Tracey Peterson – Ōtautahi Christchurch
Beach by Alex Stronach – Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Black as coal by Jacqueline MacDonald – Thames-Hauraki
Bonsai Battlefield by Sue Kingham – Ōtautahi Christchurch
Calligraphy by Sue Wootton – Ōtepoti Dunedin
Clear and Strong by Kamala Jackson – Whangārei
Dear Editor by Tim Upperton – Papaioea Palmerston North
Diary of a Mannequin by Michael Gilad – Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Dragonfly Collage by Gail Ingram – Ōtautahi Christchurch
Ex Libris by Michael Harlow – Alexandra
Fracture by Christina O’Reilly – Rongotea
Friends by the milligram by Alex Stronach – Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Hopscotch and Riots by Himali McInnes – Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
I’ll do you a deal by Heather Bauchop – Ōtepoti Dunedin
Immediate Assistance Required by Adrian McCauley – Oamaru
In the Dead Yellow Grass by Lilla Csorgo – Carterton
Leaving Day by Rhonda Bartle – New Plymouth
May 1941: Day & Night in Crete by Sam Averis – Ōtautahi Christchurch
Mayday by Dione Jones – Manukau/ Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Meet the Examiner by Mary-anne Scott – Central District
My Mind Is Clear by Rachel Smith – Ōtautahi Christchurch
New Beginnings by Nikki Crutchley – Cambridge
Now you are a curved white boat by Trisha Hanifin – Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Once by Amanda Barusch – Ōtepoti Dunedin
Ophelia at Huntly by Sian Williams – Kerikeri
Rewilding by Zoë Meager – Ōtautahi Christchurch
Salt by Lynne Kohen – Whakatū Nelson
Sara Jane by Doug Dautel – Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Serafina’s Star by Sandra Arnold – Ōtautahi Christchurch
Settlement by Jac Jenkins – Te Tai Tokerau Northland
Shape Shifters on the Bus by Nod Ghosh – Ōtautahi Christchurch
Standing Water by Sam Averis – Ōtautahi Christchurch
Stolen by Lee Kimber – Ohaupo
Sweet Music by Catherine Barriga – Ōtepoti Dunedin
The Bookseller by Greg Hall – Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
The Helping Hand by Heather Sylvawood – Geraldine
The little ones by Kate Mahony – Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
The Maiming of Uncle Po by Heather McQuillan – Ōtautahi Christchurch
The Moon in a Bowl of Water by Michael Harlow – Alexandra
The Wheat Field by Linda Moser – Ōtautahi Christchurch
The Window is closed by Rachel Smith – Ōtautahi Christchurch
Toad enjoyed a cup of tea by Wade Bishop – Ōtautahi Christchurch
Trampolining in the Matukituki by Heather McQuillan – Ōtautahi Christchurch
Whanau by Mary More – Porirua
What we talk about when we talk about the Treaty by Rachel Fenton – Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Wild Peas and Red Valerian by Jane Percival – Kaipara Harbour
You brought the plaits by Marie McGuigan – Ōtautahi Christchurch
The 2016 NFFD Youth Competition winners can be found here.