Introducing Toitoi 34. Our latest journal is chock-full of incredible writing and art by young New Zealanders ages 5-18 with spectacular cover art by 14-year-old Sophie Drummond.
It features Invasion of the Traffic Cones, The Tail of the Niho Taniwha, The Rugby Ball and the Dairy, Early Morning Muster, Uncle Digger and Me, and so much more.
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Lady of the Lake
Te Wai Tino Makariri
Acceptance
My Cat, Bitey
Cousins, Chaos and Camping
The Strangest Art Gallery
A Cicada's Song
Standing Strong
Rajah the Elephant
Magpie
My Family's Roof
In the Depths
... and many more!
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From 2022-2024, Toitoi teamed up with the School Journal to publish young writers and artists in this iconic New Zealand publication.
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Congratulations to 10-year-old Waihīrere Ngāhuia Hakaraia (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tūwharetoa) from Palmerston North for winning the 2024 Elsie Locke Writing Prize. Waihīrere's poem, The Huia, has been published in Toitoi 34 alongside incredible illustrations by 15-year-old Danielle Wu.
Please note we will not be running the Elsie Locke Writing Prize in 2025.
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