The 2026 Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose

By At the Bay | I te Kokoru | Posted: Wednesday Sep 23, 2026

Warmest congratulations to longlisted and shortlisted writers

At the vampire girl’s grave by Kathryn Kulpa

Beyond the dunes by C.P. McCaffrey

Caravan by Tania Joy Norfolk

Conversations at MOMA by Julie Helean

If this is all there is, it is enough by Sue Barker

In darkness so total by Rebecca Ball

Oceans by Kirstie McKinnon

Rewilding by Kim Martins

Sounds Wild by Susan Wardell

Summa cum laude by Margot McLean

Wild horses by Jillian Sullivan

A perfect storm by Emma Barnes

Blackberry Downs by Rosaleen Lynch

But only go down as far as the pā by Michal Horton

Charles Brash and other doulas by Linda Collins

Coolest little capital by Andy Southall

Disposed by Taylor Cunningham

I do not hear the song sparrow here by Angela Pope

Instructions for knitting a fair isle jumper by Anne Dorrian

Keeping Score by Monique Schoneveld

Selfie by Tim Saunders

Soot by Bernard Steeds

The Crossing by Deb Jowitt

The Phoenix by Emily Macdonald

The Silent World by Caroline Masters

Winners will be announced at the event at the Katherine Mansfield House & Garden in Wellington, 14 October 2026

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