Judges: Diane Brown, Paula Morris
FIRST
The Bottom of the Cliff
Susan Wardell, Ōtepoti Dunedin
SECOND
Nonna Frances[ca] of Waripori [Te Wharepōuri] Street
Catherine Trundle, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
THIRD
Run
Sophia Wilson, Ōtepoti Dunedin
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Cows
Melanie Dixon, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Family Meals
Vera Dong, Kerikeri
This Kitchen Moment
Tim Saunders, Papaioea Palmerston North
REGIONAL AWARDS
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TĀMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND
Andrea Pollard
WAITAHA CANTERBURY
Melanie Dixon
CENTRAL DISTRICTS
Tim Saunders
KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON
Norman Franke
TE TAI TOKERAU NORTHLAND
Vera Dong
ŌTĀKOU OTAGO
Susan Wardell
TE WHANGANUI A TARA WELLINGTON
Catherine Trundle
SHORT LIST
Alan Recuperating on a Bed of Rabbits – Rose Collins, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Cloud Storage – Gerard O’Brien, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Cows – Melanie Dixon, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Family Meals – Vera Dong, Kerikeri
In the Boonies – Andrea Pollard, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Mateo – Benjamin Jardine, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Nonna Frances[ca] of Waripori [Te Wharepōuri] Street – Catherine Trundle, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Run – Sophia Wilson, Ōtepoti Dunedin
Thanks for the Dinosaur Eyes, Dad – Annette Edwards-Hill, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
The Bottom of the Cliff – Susan Wardell, Ōtepoti Dunedin
The seven stages of grief are really eight – Catherine Trundle, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
This Kitchen Moment – Tim Saunders, Papaioea Palmerston North
Waiting – Jennifer Black, Ōtepoti Dunedin
LONG LIST
A Moth in the Clementines – Ashleigh Cattermole-Crump, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Alan Recuperating on a Bed of Rabbits – Rose Collins, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Centripetal Force – Christine Cloughley, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Cloud Storage – Gerard O’Brien, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Cows – Melanie Dixon, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Doing the Math – Claire Beynon, Ōtepoti Dunedin
Encounter – Kate Mahony, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Family Meals – Vera Dong, Te Tai Tokerau Northland
In the Boonies – Andrea Pollard, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Mateo – Benjamin Jardine, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Moon Landings – Rose Wunrow , Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
My Wife’s Best Friend – David Howard, Ōtepoti Dunedin
No Memory of Dying – Tim Saunders, Papaioea Palmerston North
Nonna Frances[ca] of Waripori [Te Wharepōuri] Street – Catherine Trundle, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
One Bedroom, Sky – Susan Wardell , Ōtepoti Dunedin
Run – Sophia Wilson, Ōtepoti Dunedin
Shoes – Nathaniel Herz-Edinger, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Sparkling Duet – Rhonda K, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
Thanks for the Dinosaur Eyes, Dad – Annette Edwards-Hill, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
The Bottom of the Cliff – Susan Wardell, Dunedin
The People Who Go Missing – Michael Carson, Ōtautahi Christchurch
The Punchline – Heather McQuillan, Ōtautahi Christchurch
The seven stages of grief are really eight – Catherine Trundle, Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington
The Tall Horse – Lynn Jenner, Te Tai Tokerau Northland
The Unwelcome – Tim Saunders, Papaioea Palmerston North
This Kitchen Moment – Tim Saunders, Papaioea Palmerston North
Try a Different Standpoint – Jac Jenkins, Te Tai Tokerau Northland
Unfinished Things – Heather McQuillan, Ōtautahi Christchurch
Waiting – Jennifer Black, Ōtepoti Dunedin
The 2021 NFFD Youth Competition winners can be found here.