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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 tonight's national book awards The people have spoken. Yesterday's announcement of a book prize at ReadingRoom, offering the chance to win all 16 books shortlisted for tonight's Ockham New Zealand national book awards, asked readers to name the books they want to win. More than 100 entries flew in and the favourites have been made very clear. Actually the people are still spea...

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 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 C...

Northland photographer Jane Ussher finalist in NZ's 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 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. T...

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 nominee, and the critically acclaimed story writer Airini Beautrais. The works on the Fiction shortlist ...

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 Williams Books) The Dark is Light Enough: Ralph Hotere A Biographical Portrait by Vincent O’Sullivan...