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Folly Journal 003

Series: Folly
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Folly exists because good literature should turn you on a little. Intellectually, emotionally – sometimes viscerally. We’re not here to bore you. We’re here to dazzle you, disturb you, make you snort into your coffee and send screenshots to friends with a ‘WTF’ caption. This third... Read More
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This third annual issue is culturally charged with works from emerging and established voices across Aotearoa and the world. Alongside provocative essays and lewdly lyrical fiction, you’ll find art from some of New Zealand’s most compelling new visual talents.

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Folly exists because good literature should turn you on a little. Intellectually, emotionally – sometimes viscerally. We’re not here to bore you. We’re here to dazzle you, disturb you, make you snort into your coffee and send screenshots to friends with a ‘WTF’ caption.

This third annual issue is culturally charged with works from emerging and established voices across Aotearoa and the world. Alongside provocative essays and lewdly lyrical fiction, you’ll find art from some of New Zealand’s most compelling new visual talents.

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  • Folly Journal 003
    Folly Journal 003
    Folly exists because good literature should turn you on a little. Intellectually, emotionally – sometimes viscerally. We’re not here to bore you. We’re here to dazzle you, disturb you, make you snort into your coffee and send screenshots to friends with a ‘WTF’ caption. This third annual issue is culturally charged with works from emerging and established voices across Aotearoa...
    Paperback
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    Ships mid September
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    Folly 004
    Folly 004 is the fourth issue of the independent New Zealand literary journal that Whitcoulls pulled from its shelves and everyone else sold out of. This issue turns its attention to desire, relationships, and what it currently costs to be a person. Inside you will find fiction, essays, poetry, and visual art from New Zealand and international contributors, chosen on...
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    Out 31 Oct 2026

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781067086602

Publisher: Folly Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 November 2025

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Folly Journal

Illustration: 28 colour artwork

Contributors:

  • Editor-in-chief Emily Broadmore

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 124

Collections

Biography & Memoir Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Biographies New Zealand Non-Fiction New Zealand Published Poetry Series: Folly Series: Folly Journal

About the Author

Emily Broadmore runs a public consultancy company in Wellington, and is the founder of the Wellington Writers' Studio. Her short stories and social commentary have been published online and in international print journals.

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