Auckland Poetry.com
A poetry site that has featured poets, a public forum where you can post work, respond to poems or talk about issues that interest you, and a chat room. Submissions welcome via email. See the contact page for details.
Beneath The Dirt
An online magazine for New Zealand writers and poets.
Blackmail Press NZ Poets Online
Blackmail Press was created to give poets, students and poetry readers in New Zealand a site to read, submit and find great poetry. The impetus was to provide a site that is a safe environment for poets to share their works. 
Editors Anja and Doug Poole, online submission form, accept all forms of poetry and prose either in TEXT or WORD attachments. 5-10 works which best showcase your style and voice. Will not publish explicit violence or sex, racist or sexist poetry.
Bravado
A literary arts magazine from the Bay of Plenty published in March,
July and November. Poetry,stories and articles. Submit poetry to Tim
Upperton ,
fiction to Karalyn Joyce
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articles etc to Christine Cloughey
brief
Brief specialises in technically adventurous new work, by new and established writers: page-works, articles/poems/stories, photomontages. Contact editor Jack Ross, The Writers Group, 6a Hastings Road, Mairangi Bay, Auckland 1311.
Catalyst
Fresh new talent alongside experienced writers. Poetry, prose, fiction, excerpts from scripts (film, theatre) experimental works, song lyrics. Published twice per year. For more information on submissions guidelines and to subscribe contact Doc Drumheller, Catalyst, PO Box 3083, Christchurch. Email
Deep South
Publish critical essays in the Humanities and Arts, extracts from work in progress, reviews, short stories, poems, work by artists and photographers. They encourage graduate students in particular, but submissions from anyone are welcome.
Dotlit
An online journal of writing that publishes a wide range of genres.
They are particularly interested in new directions in fiction, poetry,
creative non-fiction and scholarly writing about writing. Re launching
in July 2005.
Evasion
Auckland-based literary magazine founded in 1999 to publish "new work from the fringe of New Zealand writing." For further information contact Malcolm Burgess on 021 104 3938 or Editor James McGoram on 025 112 1944. PO Box 1663, Shortland Street, Auckland.
Freelance
A quarterly magazine about writing and writers published by the Freelance Writers' Association. The editor will look at articles about writing please request guidelines before submitting work. Freelance is not a market for fiction or poetry. Editor Alyson B.
Cresswell, 328 College Street, Palmerston North. 5301
Fresh
A quarterly poetry magazine published and edited by Kevin J. McIvor. Issues published in February, May, August, November. Content popular poetry in its simple and easy to understand style. From grass roots, rhyming, prose, to post modern. For more information or subscriptions contact Kevin J. McIvor, 6 Smith Cres, Onehunga, Auckland 1006.
Glottis: New Writing
Glottis is a New Zealand based literary journal publishing poetry, short fiction, reviews and critical essays. Also includes artwork as space allows.
PO Box 6249, Dunedin.
JAAM
JAAM (Just Another Art Movement) is a national literary journal run by an independent publishing collective in Wellington. Features articles, poetry, prose and reviews. Address for submissions/subscriptions, 26 Grant Rd, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand.
Kokako (formerly WinterSpin)
Features haiku and other short forms. Edited by Bernard Gadd, 43 Landscape Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland 170
and Patricia Prime, 42 Flanshaw Rd, Te Atatu South, Auckland 8. Closing date for submissions to Kokako is mid-May for an August publication.
Landfall
NZ Fiction, verse, critical work, commentaries, reviews and essays. Submissions to: the Editor, Landfall, University Of Otago Press, PO Box 56, Dunedin.
Literary and Genre Magazines
The AA Independent Press Guide is a free detailed guide for writers
and artists. The website has a detailed guide to over 2,000 literary
and genre magazines and publishers from around the world. It also
includes links to over 700 Internet magazines, and now houses links
pages to writers' and artists' web pages and writers' resources.
New Zealand Books
Book reviews of New Zealand books. Send all books for review to the editor. Reviews and poems are commissioned but submitted poems are occasionally published.
Editors Harry Ricketts and Jane Westaway. Peppercorn Press, level 5, Old Wool House, 139-141 Featherston Street, Wellington
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Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre (NZEPC)
A new online poetry resource, the NZEPC, is a comprehensive electronic gateway to poetry resources in New Zealand and the Pacific region for a local and international audience of students, scholars, poets and interested members of the public. For further information contact: Michele Leggott, Department of English, University of Auckland.
NZ Listener
New Zealand's only national weekly current affairs and entertainment magazine. It includes poetry and short stories, reviews and articles. Post to: The Editor, PO Box 90119, Auckland Mail Centre. with 'SUBMISSION' in the subject line (all other emails will be deleted).
Nineteen-0-Splash
Produced twice a year, in March and September, features, poetry, short stories, quotes and the occasional review. Nineteen-O-Splash is open to home grown poets and writers, and includes poetry from grass roots, traditional, rhyming, to modern. The idea is to reflect upon culture and upbringing and be open to people from all walks of life, whether known or unknown. The format is of 40 pages. It ranges from popular poetry, to post modern, rhyming and prose, haiku, and senyru. All submissions, enquiries and subscriptions to: Kevin J. McIvor, Editor, 6 Smith Cres, Onehunga, Auckland 1006. Fax 09-636-4218.
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Tiger
New world poetry. A 'numeric' literary journal edited in Australia
and making use of guest editors. It has audio tracks, flash-animated
poems, poem art etc etc.
Poetry New Zealand (Poetry NZ)
One of New Zealand's oldest and most distinguished poetry magazines. Interested in promoting new and younger writers trying to have their work recognised. Also contains reviews and articles concerning poetry in New Zealand and elsewhere. Email ONLY for enquiries and comments, NOT submissions
All submissions should be posted, and should include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The postal addresses you should send your submissions to are: Poetry NZ, 34B Methuen Road, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand.
Radio New Zealand Storytime
Pre-school fiction, fiction for younger children, young adult fiction. Contact National Radio, PO Box 123, Wellington. Fax 04 474 1731.
School Journal
The School Journal is a magazine-style anthology for New Zealand children to read for interest, information, and enjoyment. Teachers can use it as a classroom resource for shared or guided reading, and as a source of material appropriate to other curriculum areas. Each issue of the Journal includes stories, articles, poems, and plays on a variety of topics. The School Journal is produced in four parts: Part 1 (years 3-4), Part 2 (years 4-5), Part 3 (years 5-6), and Part 4 (years 7-8). Contact: Learning Media, PO Box 3293, Wellington 6001.
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Snorkel
Snorkel has a special interest in bringing together the creative
writings of Australians and New Zealanders. Submission details can
be found online.
Southern Ocean Review
Founded in October 1996 by Trevor Reeves and Judith Wolfe to publish original and new work from poets and fiction writers from around the world. Southern Ocean Review was New Zealand's first online literary and arts magazine running concurrently with a print version. Up to eight fiction writers and up to 16 poets are represented in each issue, which appears quarterly in January, April, July and October of each year.
Spin
Spin aims, on the one hand, to encourage new writers of contemporary poetry, and on the other, to develop the growth of
haiku in New Zealand. Spin appears twice yearly. The new managing editor for Spin is Owen Bullock - 42 Galbraith Street,
Waihi
Sport
A literary magazine published twice yearly since October 1988. Sport is a substantial, professionally edited and produced paperback, which appears regularly, take a visible place in bookshops and find a general readership. Send submissions to: Sport, PO Box 11 806, Wellington. Please note email submissions not accepted. Email (enquiries only)
Takahe
A quarterly magazine that publishes short stories and poetry by new and established authors. Submissions to The Editors, The Takahe Publishing Collective, PO Box 13-335, Christchurch 1
Talespinner
A 60 page journal of research in children's literature, including general articles and resources for teachers, librarians, parents and anyone with an interest in children and their books. Talespinner is published twice a year.
Contact: Dr Doreen Darnell, Editor, c/- Christchurch College of Education, PO Box 31 065, Ilam, Christchurch.
The Pander
An eclectic magazine of arts, architecture, culture, fashion and literature.
Jack Ross is the literature editor.
Too Good Too Miss
Published annually in May. Covers the best of children's literature in a different genre each year (eg: 2002 Stories to Read Aloud).
Contact: Barbara Murison, Publisher, Address: PO Box 22 180, Khandallah, Wellington.
Trout
Trout is intended to provide a forum for the poetry, prose, reviews, interviews, photography and artwork of or about New Zealand and/or Pacific writers and artists. Submissions from outside the Pacific Rim may occasionally be accepted. Trout is an "occasional publication" and a new issue will appear when we can fit in the time. Each issue will be a work-in-progress until the issue cut off date when it will be considered complete. Completed issues will be archived, indexed and used as a basis for future issues.
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Post to: Brian Flaherty, University of Auckland Library, Private Bag 92019, Auckland.
Turbine
Turbine complements established print journals as a fresh way for writers to publish work, and it intends to reach a diverse international audience. This issue the editors hope to push things further, publishing work that fits the usual parameters of printed literature, but also welcoming the avant-garde and Internet savvy. Submissions of poetry, essays and short fiction are welcome and encouraged. Deadlines on the website. Hypertext and rich media submissions are also welcome.
For the submission guidelines, please refer to the website or e-mail
Valley Micropress
A monthly poetry magazine edited and published by Tony Chad, Upper Hutt musician and poet.
Published work is mainly taken from contributions by subscribers, but may include some additional material at the editor's discretion. For more information contact Tony Chad, 165A Katherine Mansfield Drive, Whiteman's Valley, Upper Hutt.
Well Read
A sixteen-page bi-monthly journal of reviews of children's books, fiction, non-fiction and poetry, news of books and writers, advice of up-coming visits by overseas children's authors, illustrators and publishers.
Contact: Jo Noble, Editor, Junior Publications Ltd, PO Box 56 278, Auckland.
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