Submissions are currently open for Starling Issue 22!

By Starling | Posted: Thursday Apr 02, 2026

Submissions close Friday 10 April

If you're an Aotearoa writer under the age of 25, Starling would love to hear from you.

Send in up to six poems, or up to two prose pieces (each up to a 5,000 word maximum), including short stories, creative non-fiction, personal essays, or anything else you'd like to surprise them with (and they do love to be surprised!).

Further detail around how to submit can be found here: Submissions - STARLING | An online literary journal for young NZ writers