Landfall is New Zealand's foremost and longest-running arts and literary journal. Published twice a year, each volume showcases two full-colour art portfolios and brims with vital new fiction, poetry, cultural commentary, reviews, and biographical and critical essays. Bringing together a range of voices and perspectives, from established practitioners to emerging voices, Landfall is an exciting anthology that has its finger on the pulse of innovation and creativity in Aotearoa today. Landfall 246: Spring 2023 announces the winner of the 2023 Landfall Essay Competition, Aotearoa's prestigious annual essay competition. The winning essay will be published in Landfall 246, alongside the judge's report from Landfall editor, Lynley Edmeades. This issue of Landfall will also announce the winner of the biennial award for an original book-length collection of poems, the Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award. This year's Kathleen Grattan Poety Award winner will be selected by award-winning poet and novelist, Anne Kennedy. Landfall 246 will also announce the winner of the 2023 Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize, selected by this year's judge, poet Rhian Gallagher.