Lauren Keenan

How I Fixed My Life by Trying a New Thing Every Week for a Year

52 Week Project

It was winter. Lauren Keenan was separated from her husband, lonely, and miserable. Then came the night of Twenty-Seven Rejections of Doom: she asked twenty-seven people to hang out one Friday night, and every single person said no. Lauren realised her life wasn't working for her and that she needed to change it. It was time to try something new. Fifty-two new things, in fact. She made a resolution: she'd try 52 new things in 52 weeks. From zip lining to entering a stand-up comedy night; swimming with sharks to detoxing from social media; giving up alcohol for six months to going to a music festival alone; Lauren put herself out there with surprising results. Her year of new experiences was a game changer. It repaired her relationship with her husband, she regained confidence in herself, and she realised how satisfying it can be to push yourself to your limits and to do things on your own. The 52 Week Project combines Lauren's insights and humour with current psychological research, as she brings readers along during her year of making the most out of life.

How I fixed my life by trying a new thing every week for a year

The 52 Week Project

A vow was meant to protect her kingdom. Instead, it destroyed it. In a world divided by shadow and light, Tirien has spent her life hidden among mortals-haunted by memories that don't belong to her and a magic she can't explain. When a whisper from the old realm calls her home, she's thrust into a fractured world of fae and forgotten oaths-one teetering on the edge of ruin. In the heart of the fortress once ruled by her bloodline, Tirien must navigate political deceit, forbidden magic, and the ghosts of those she couldn't save. The Hollowweave-the ancient force binding life and death-has awakened inside her, and its power doesn't come without cost. As war brews between realms, Tirien's path crosses with Caelwen, a fae lord bound by his own secrets, and Eryndor, whose loyalty could either save or doom them all. Each carries scars, each hides a truth-and the fate of both worlds will depend on whether Tirien can mend what was broken... or shatter it beyond repair. Full of haunting prose, slow-burn tension, and the ache of redemption, The Shattered Vow weaves a story of magic, trauma, and the courage to rebuild what darkness has destroyed.

A Story of Power, Betrayal, and a Vow that Could Break a Kingdom.

The Shattered Vow

Amorangi and Millies Trip Through Time

K-T Harrison

Steph Matuku

Kelly Joseph

Shirley Simmonds 

Tangai Waranga

Darryn Joseph

Zeb Nicklin

Atakohu Middleton

Iraia Bailey

Aroha Awarau

Pere Durie

Olivia Aroha Giles

Te Kuru White

Here are the best short stories and novel extracts from the Pikihuia Awards for Māori writers 2017 as judged by Whiti Hereaka, Paula Morris, Poia Rewi and Rawinia Higgins. The book contains the stories from the finalists for Best Short Story written in English, Best Short Story written in te reo Māori and Best Novel Extract categories. This writing competition, held every two years, is organised by the Māori Literature Trust and Huia Publishers as a way to promote Māori writers and their work. The awards and the collection of finalists’ fiction celebrate Māori writing and bring new writers to light.

Contemporary Maori Fiction

HUIA Short Stories 12

Lauren Keenan

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