4th Floor is a literary journal showcasing excellent work from the Whitireia community. We welcome submissions from anyone with a connection to Whitireia New Zealand: students, graduates and current and former kaimahi, including those from the Creative Writing Programme. The publishing team includes students from the Whitireia Graduate Diploma in Publishing.

After a successful relaunch in 2024, we’re now accepting submissions for the next edition of 4th Floor Journal.

The theme for 2025 is Survival.

What to submit

The journal is open to all forms of creative writing, including poems, stories, essays and short scripts. You may submit up to five pieces of writing with a combined maximum of 2000 words. Longer pieces may be considered at the editor’s discretion.

Feel free to submit existing work (you don’t have to write new material), however, we are unable to publish previously published work.

When to submit

By Monday 24 February 2025. The journal will be launched in October.

How to submit

Submissions are accepted by email only.

• Email submissions to: Whitireia4thFloor@gmail.com
• Please attach your submission as a .doc, .docx, .pdf or .rtf
• Include:
  • Your full name
  • A brief explanation of your connection to Whitireia New Zealand
  • Your full contact details (email, postal address and phone number)
• Ensure that your full name and contact details are on each page of your submission

The fine print

As a non-profit publication, 4th Floor is unable to offer payment for contributions. For all material we accept, copyright will remain with the author.

We are unable to publish previously published work or any work that quotes song lyrics or includes any text that is the work of another writer. As a non-profit publication, we don’t have the budget to pay for permission to use other people’s material.