Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Pip Adam, author of Nothing to See

Shortlist Spotlight on Ockham New Zealand Book Awards nominee Madison Hamill, author of Specimen: Personal Essays

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2 March 2021: The shortlist for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards is announced. Congratulations to all of the outstanding authors, illustrators and publishers on the list!

3 February 2021: Julia Marshall, publisher of the extraordinary Gecko Press, wins the 2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal.

28 January 2021: The longlist for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards is announced. Congratulations to all of the outstanding authors, illustrators and publishers on the list!

10 November 2020: Winners of the 2020 Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement Announced - congratulations to Tessa Duder (Fiction), Sir Tīmoti Kāretu (Non-Fiction), and Jenny Bornholdt (Poetry)

22 October 2020: PANZ Book Design Awards Winners Announced

22 October 2020: Ashton Wylie Mind Body Spirit Award Winners Announced

14 October 2020: NZSA New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards Shortlist Announced

1 October 2020: Christchurch author and librarian Lorraine Orman has won the 2020 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award for services to New Zealand children’s literature.

25 September 2020: Te Papa Press titles share award honours at the prestigious Museums Australasia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards (MAPDA).