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Tina Shaw has been named the winner of the 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize for her manuscript A House Built on Sand . Shaw wins a publishing contract with Text and a NZ$10,000 advance against royalties. The prize is awarded annually to an unpublished manuscript ...

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TText Publishing and the New Zealand Society of Authors Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ Inc) are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2023 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel. Five excellent manuscripts by New Zealand writers ...

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The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending 10 December Bestseller chart The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND Counterpoint: go spend 20 minutes in Westfield St Lukes. Actually any Westfield. 2  Shuggie Bain by Stuart Douglas (Picador, $38) Winner, all by itself, of the 2020 Booker Prize. 3  Trio by William Boyd (Vikin...