by Heidi Lee Rogers Winner, 2020 Maia’s gaze lifts from the glare of black and white to the kōwhai mug in Whina’s hand. Whina places the steaming tea on a coaster beside Maia’s laptop and brushes a handful of curls […]
Category: 2020 winners: Peter Wells writing contest
Landlord Will Happily Consider a Mature Cat
by Elliot Harley Under 25 winner, 2020 “Push it to that lady’s checkout,” A man says to a child barely tall enough to see over the top of the trolley. Charlie’s stomach becomes heavy when they realise he is gesturing […]
The Crunch of an Apple
by Lisa Williams Runner up, 2020. The crunch of an apple. Yup. That’s the sound. Melody let the Nissan Tiida’s footbrake out and mashed it in again with her bare foot. She was small for a seven-and-a-half-year-old, and it was a […]