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The people vote Ralph © Provided by Newsroom Editor’s note: The opinions in this article are the author’s, as published by our content partner, and do not represent the views of MSN or Microsoft. Steve Braunias on tonights national book awards The people have spoken. Yesterdays announcement of a book prize at ReadingRoom, offering the chance to win all 16 books shortlisted for tonights Ockham New Zealand national book awards, asked readers to name the books they want to win. More than 100...

Whanganui writer Airini Beautrais a finalist in Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 3 Mar, 2021 12:00 AM 2 minutes to read Airini Beautrais reading her poem at Pakaitore in a video from 2018. Whanganui writer Airini Beautrais is a finalist in New Zealands most prestigious book awards. Beautrais first short story collection Bug Week and Other Stories was published in 2020 and made the longlist for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards last month. Her book is now shortlisted to win the $57,000 Jann Medli...

Northland photographer Jane Ussher finalist in NZs top book awards 3 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Acclaimed photographer and Kerikeri resident Jane Ussher is a finalist in New Zealands most prestigious book awards. Photo / supplied Acclaimed photographer and Kerikeri resident Jane Ussher is a finalist in New Zealands most prestigious book awards. Photo / supplied A Northland photographer has made the shortlist for New Zealands most prestigious book awards. Finalists for the Ockham New Z...

Press Release – Ockham Book Awards The shortlist for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, released today, is a dazzling reflection of the robust, innovative literature scene of Aotearoa New Zealand, revealing a deeper engagement with our culturally diverse society. In the Fiction category, two past winners are vying for the same award. Catherine Chidgey and Pip Adam are both contenders for the $57,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction, alongside Brannavan Gnanalingam, a previous nomi...

Funkhaus by Magnolia 木蘭 by National Anthem by The Savage Coloniser Book by Tusiata Avia (Victoria University Press)   An Exquisite Legacy: The Life and Work of New Zealand Naturalist GV Hudson by George Gibbs (Potton & Burton) Monique Fiso (Godwit, Penguin Random House) Marti Friedlander: Portraits of the Artists by Leonard Bell (Auckland University Press) Nature – Stilled by   Specimen: Personal Essays by Te Hāhi Mihinare |The Māori Anglican Church by Hirini Kaa (Bridget Wil...

Sodden Downstream, is in the running again with his new novel, Sprigs. Bug Week & Other Stories. Fiction category convenor of judges Kiran Dass said the qualities the four shortlisted works had in common were “craft, nuance, urgent storytelling, rage against injustice, and new perspectives”. Ross Giblin/Stuff Set in Nazi Germany, Remote Sympathy explores the attractions and evils of obliviousness. Nothing to See explores life in the era of surveillance capitalism and the increasingly t...

Ockham NZ Book Awards longlist features authors with Whanganui links 29 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read After being longlisted three times in the past for her poetry, this year Airini Beautrais has made the fiction longlist. Photo / File Whanganui Chronicle By: Mike Tweed and Liz Wylie Authors Airini Beautrais and Sara McIntyre have been named on the longlist for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. The works were selected from 179 entries and include 13 first-time authors, on...