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Literary Magazine

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Nonfiction

Poetry

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Bringing literature and art from Aotearoa New Zealand to the world.

Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
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  • Acceptance rate:
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PaysYes

Find more details in the Genres section

FeeNo

  • Accepts simultaneous submissions

    What's that?

    When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time

  • Accepts previously published

    What's that?

    When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary

  • Nominates for prizes

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

    From the editors

    yes

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

    What's that?

    Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 3000 words max

Max words: 3000

Sub Genres: Literary

Payment: $ per piece

You may submit a single story or several short ones, with a total combined word count of no more than 3000 words.

Nonfiction - 2500 words max

Max words: 1000

Max words: 2500

Payment: $ per piece

Poetry

Max lines: 50

Max pieces: 4

Payment: $ per piece

There is no preferred style or mode of poetry at takahē. Our poetry editor, Erik Kennedy, says: 'Send us the sort of poems that only you can write. I value poems that engage with the world with urgency, sensitivity, authenticity, and flair. Poetry is not just a game (although it can be one); it is a way of counting our losses and honouring what we have.'

Comics

Payment: $ per piece

Submissions are open internationally, but we prioritise artists based in Aotearoa.

How to submit

  • Processs

    Google / other forms

  • Cover letter

    No cover letter advice

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    We don't have formatting requirements for this magazine

  • Author's rights

    We don't have rights information for this magazine

  • Additional info

    Payment for published work is NZ$35 for the first page and NZ$25 for each page thereafter, plus a contributor's copy of the issue in which the work appears.

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

124 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

25 days

Fastest response time

271 days

Slowest response time

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Submission calls

    All genres

    Always open

    General

    Open

About

Founded

1989

Country

NZ

www.takahe.org.nz

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    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor ZOE MEAGER avatar

    ZOE MEAGER

    Editor

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    ERIK KENNEDY

    Editor