Short/Poto
edited by Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong
edited by Michelle Elvy and Kiri Piahana-Wong
A bilingual 'celebration of flash fiction' that offers brevity, wit and weight.
Surplus Women
by Michelle Duff
by Michelle Duff
A 'compulsively readable' debut story collection.
Di StarrenburgMay 7, 2025
Table Talk: Opinions, stories and a play
by C.K. Stead
by C.K. Stead
The 'sharp and unforgiving eye' of an acclaimed writer and scholar with a reputation for 'bullish contrariness'.
Sally BlundellApril 4, 2025
The Pets We Have Killed
by Barbara Else
by Barbara Else
A 'masterful collection that examines how humans treat one another in inhumane ways'.
Di StarrenburgDecember 12, 2024
New Stories
by Owen Marshall
by Owen Marshall
A 'masterclass in the art of the short story'.
Sally BlundellNovember 20, 2024
Pretty Ugly
by Kirsty Gunn
by Kirsty Gunn
Unsettling stories from a writer who dares to challenge and confront us.
John PrinsNovember 4, 2024
Bird Child & Other Stories
by Patricia Grace
by Patricia Grace
A long-awaited collection from one of our greatest storytellers.

Paula MorrisFebruary 16, 2024
The Penguin NZ Anthology: 50 stories for 50 years in Aotearoa
A ' long, loud song for a strong and evolving tradition' of story-writing.
Sally BlundellNovember 1, 2023
Signs of Life
by Amy Head
by Amy Head
A story collection set in an unsettled Christchurch
Elizabeth EngledowSeptember 6, 2023