‘Knockout’ short story collection wins country’s richest writing prize Whanganui writer Airini Beautrais has won the $57,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards for her book Bug Week – the first person .
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Whanganui writer Airini Beautrais a finalist in Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
3 Mar, 2021 12:00 AM
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Airini Beautrais reading her poem at Pakaitore in a video from 2018.
Whanganui writer Airini Beautrais is a finalist in New Zealand s 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 Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction.
She is up against two past winners of the fiction award, Catherine Chidgey and Pip Adam, along with previous nominee Brannavan Gnanalingam.
Northland photographer Jane Ussher finalist in NZ s top book awards
3 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Acclaimed photographer and Kerikeri resident Jane Ussher is a finalist in New Zealand s most prestigious book awards. Photo / supplied
Acclaimed photographer and Kerikeri resident Jane Ussher is a finalist in New Zealand s most prestigious book awards. Photo / supplied
A Northland photographer has made the shortlist for New Zealand s most prestigious book awards.
Finalists for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, which were announced yesterday, include Nature – Stilled by Jane Ussher.
The Kerikeri photographer s book, which captures specimens from Te Papa s natural history collection, is one of four in the category for illustrated non-fiction.