RAINBOW STORYTELLING COMPETITION 

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As part of the Out of the Shelves campaign in June each year, InsideOUT Kōaro runs a nationwide young rainbow storytelling competition. It aims to celebrate budding rainbow, takatāpui and MVPFAFF+ storytellers and encourage them to share their work.

We to allow young storytellers to submit stories in a wide range of formats and mediums, including text, audio, graphics and video. We want our competition to reflect the diverse ways we share stories with each other in Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

Age categories:

  • Under 16
  • 16 – 20
  • 21- 27

Storytelling categories:

  • Open (e.g. prose, short stories, essays, comics, zines, waiata)
  • Poetry (e.g. written, spoken-word)

Rainbow Māori and Pacific storytellers could also opt to have their work considered for the Māori and Pacific award category.

We have an amazing range of prizes on offer including publishing opportunities, books, vouchers and merchandise. 

The 2025 competition is now open and will close on June 30th.

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