Steph Matuku
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Steph Matuku
@stephm1.bsky.social
Māori, Mum, 'Decent writer'
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I write books and tv. Should get a proper job but I like working in my pj's.

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My YA novel 'Migration' is out now! It's a Storylines Notable book, NZ Booklovers winner, and NZCYA finalist🏆💕
New Plymouth represent 😎
October 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
School strike today, so took the child to get new school sandals. Taranaki Rubber make shoes to fit the feet! You can get a custom pair in like 45 mins. Her last pair lasted 18 months which is brilliant for hard-wearing kids. Highly recommend.
September 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I just ordered my birthday present online: 8 Pilot V-pens from PB Tech 💕
July 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I made a vision board yesterday, and I downloaded a pic which I've optimistically called my business team, as in, the team of people who help me achieve my goals, and it's so funny, and I can't stop looking at it. 😭✊
July 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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July 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Look at this beautiful tote design from NZATE 💕
July 3, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I love late stage capitalism 💕😬
June 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Me and @cassiehart.bsky.social reading our very short fiction stories from new collection 'Poto/Short' published by Massey University Press. Thanks to @nzsa.bsky.social for a lovely time!
June 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I'm having a day I could've only dreamed about ten years ago! This morning I voiced an audiobook, then workshopped my picture book manuscript. This afternoon I'm mentoring an emerging writer, and working on a manuscript for an international publisher. And I'm doing most of it in pyjamas 😍
#writing
June 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thrilled that my YA indigenous sci-fi book 'Migration' has been shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults! It's a decent yarn, I reckon.
Congrats to all the finalists!
Available at bookstores and the library!

#NZCYA #BooksAlive #author #writing #kikorangi #booksky
June 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Fangirling over the lovely Jessica Townsend at Auckland Writers Festival! She signed her book 'Nevermore' for me and bought FOUR of mine which was very extravagant and unnecessary but amazing 😭🙏 Love her!! 🤩💝
May 15, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Book signing at Auckland Writers Festival! Also tee-shirt signing, and (ew) three separate Crocs shoes signing 😅
#author #AWF #writerslife
May 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'm at parent teacher interviews and this is on one of the classroom doors 😅
May 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This is amazing!! Here is mine:
April 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I liked Briscoes FB post
April 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Pink morning
#nz
March 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My YA scifi book 'Migration' won a NZ Booklovers Award today! (I may have danced.) Congrats to all category winners and finalists! The story is about spaceships and aliens and laser guns, but underneath it's about colonisation and grief.
#booksky #nzbooks
March 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Hi friends! Can I brag a little? I just got double shortlisted for the NZ Booklovers Awards, for my young adult scifi novel 'Migration', and picture book, 'The Dream Factory'.
I have my proud face on :)
Congrats to all the finalists!!
www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/2025-awards
February 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Missed out last time but just saw MLC Ake Ake hoodies were restocked and now almost sold out at the Warehouse! No black so looks like I'm rocking the beige two sizes too big 😊
February 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Butter makes me depressed :(
January 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Wut
January 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Look how violently red this tree is #nofilter
December 28, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Pre-teen's first trifle 🤩
#trifleclub
December 24, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Do you want a car spider thing
December 11, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Ooh timeline timeliness:
December 9, 2024 at 11:30 PM