Since 2015, it has been our privilege to publish a quarterly journal celebrating the curiosity, courage and creativity of young New Zealand writers and artists.
We are excited to let you know that Toitoi is changing shape in 2024. Next year we will publish the extraordinary work of young Kiwi creatives in an annual collection delivered in October.
We are making this change for many reasons - to give us the time and space to recharge and reflect, to refresh the journal as a creative space, and to make sure that Toitoi can continue in the current economic climate.
There are so many great opportunities for your young writers and artists, ages 5-18, to be published. Check out the links below.
Kaikōura
Mayor of the Cul-de-sac
My Great Football Experience
Red Zone
The Bakery
The Blackmount Trail Ride
A Life Full of Colour
Here
Will and the Yeti
Caught!
The Sailor
Front Yard Cricket
Roasting Marshmallows
... and many more!
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Submissions for the June 2024 School Journals are now open!
This is an amazing chance for Toitoi writers to have a piece of work published in the world's longest-running serial publication for children, alongside established and celebrated writers from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Deadline: September 22, 2023
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Submissions for the Elsie Locke Writing Prize 2023 have now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted their writing.
The winner will be announced in Term 4.
Nei te reo pōwhiri a Toitoi ki a koutou, e te mātātahi, ki ngā ringatuhi, ki ngā ringatoi atu i te 5-13 tau te pakeke. Haramai rā! He pākiki, he māia, he auaha? Ā tēnā, tukuna mai ā koutou mahi ki te reo Ingarihi, ki te reo Māori rānei e whakaata mai ana i ā koutou tikanga, i ō koutou wheako mō te noho ki Aotearoa.
Tukuna mai, imērahia mai tō tuhinga, (me) tō mahi toi rānei ki submit@toitoi.nz āpitingia tō ingoa, tō pakeke, tō kura me te ingoa o tō matua/kaitiaki, tō kaiako rānei me ngā kōrero whakapā atu ki a koe.
Hiamo katoa ana mātou kia whakapā mai koe.
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