2016 ockham nz book awards

Her novels include the last days of the national costume, shortlisted for the nz post book award for fiction in 2014, and the ice shelf longlisted in the 2019 ockham nz book awards. A gentle tale about a little pony who is unhappy about sharing her birthday with all the other horses. The 2016 ockham new zealand book awards finalists are. Each of the awards four categories fiction, poetry. By mark todd, september 02, 2015 in media, news, ockham foundation the 2016 ockham new zealand book awards will be judged by 12 eminent academics, writers, journalist, commentators, former publishers and booksellers from around new zealand. Across the ditch in new zealand, they announced the shortlist for the 2016 ockham new zealand book awards on march 8th, but im sorry, i missed it at the time. Ockham new zealand book awards finalists announced.

Forty titles have made the list, with 10 in each of the four awards categories. Every year, the ockham new zealand book awards, the new zealand book awards for children and young adults and phantom billstickers national poetry day champion and honour new zealands literature. New zealand book awards new zealand book awards trust. From 2010 until 2014, the awards were known as the new zealand post book awards.

Her novel strip was longlisted for the acorn fiction prize in the 2017 ockham nz book awards and poetry collection the yield was a finalist in the 2018 poetry category of the ockham nz book awards. Aug 03, 2015 the new zealand book awards winners will be announced at an event during the countrys largest literary gathering the auckland writers festival in may 2016. Ockham new zealand book awards finalists announced newshub. General non fiction royal society of new zealand award for general nonfiction. The curious case of the strangest ever winner of a book award in new zealand.

As well as general nonfiction, the ockham new zealand book awards have a special category for illustrated nonfiction. Mar 06, 2020 the 2020 ockham new zealand book awards shortlist has many surprises, especially to the fans of elizabeth knoxs bestselling fantasy the absolute book and admirers of vincent omalleys landmark history the new zealand warsnga pakanga o aotearoa. The 2016 ockham new zealand book awards will be judged by 12 eminent academics, writers, journalist, commentators, former publishers. Perhaps my favourite new zealand book since we came on board is greg mcgees the antipodeans. The ockham new zealand book awards have announced the longlist for 2017. Paula morris, chair of the ockham new zealand books awards. Catherine chidgey, victoria university press the big winners those candidates will be further narrowed down to a shortlist before the awards ceremony on may 15, 2018. In 2015, the governance and management of new zealands national book awards were assumed by the new new zealand book awards trust. Book awards finalist in 2016, andphillippa duffy, whose two decades in the book industry. The anzl is a community of writers from new zealand authors of fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. Ockham new zealand book awards finalists announced news. Fiction the acorn foundation literary award coming rain stephen daisley text publishing. The earlier incarnation of the new zealand book awards ran from 1976 to 1995, while the goodman fielder wattie book awards ran from 1968 to 1993. There are sixteen finalists in four categories fiction, poetry, general nonfiction and illustrated nonfiction.

Ockham new zealand book awards tasman district libraries. Fiction the back of his head, by patrick evans victoria university press chappy, by patricia grace penguin random house coming rain, by stephen daisley text publishing winner the invisible mile, by david coventry victoria university press general nonfiction. Jill rawnsley, convenor of the 2016 ockham new zealand book awards fiction category. Ockham new zealand book awards finalists announced new. May 11, 2016 poet chris tse won two awards at last nights ockham nz book awards best first book of poetry, and best dressed male. Awards were announced at a ceremony on tuesday 10 may 2016. Supplied illustrated nonfiction longlist candidates for. The ockham new zealand book awards are a series of literary awards to works of new zealand citizens. Wootton has won poetry competitions, and has received a range of awards and prizes for her writing. In 2017, and i seem to say this every year, new zealand published an astonishing array of poetry from a diverse range of presses. What the ockham nz book awards ballyhoo is all about. The 2016 ockham new zealand book awards will be judged by 12 eminent academics, writers, journalist, commentators, former publishers and booksellers from around new zealand. Barrowman has also received the national library fellowship and the stout research centre fellowship.

The ockham new zealand book awards poetry shortlist nz. One book made me laugh, one made me cry, one reminded me of new zealands complex history, and the other gave me great hope about the future of our nation. The finalists of the 2016 ockham new zealand book awards have been announced this week. The 2018 ockham new zealand book awards poetry award is for a book by an esteemed and celebrated poet who contributes greatly to the new zealand writing community. Ockham residential in 2015, the governance and management of new zealands national book awards were assumed by the new new zealand book awards trust. A memoir of childhood won the general nonfiction award at the 2016 ockham new zealand book awards.

Superb production and a muted colour palette give this book. Hopefully the awards attract new readers and generate new conversations. An urban migration history by melissa matutina williams bridget williams books, 2015 the jessie mackay best first book award for poetry how to be dead in a year of snakes by chris tse auckland university press, 2014. New zealands book awards announce firstever longlist. New zealands premier book awards longlist packs a punch. Four novels that directly confront and ask questions of both the world and the reader have been selected as the fiction finalists at this years ockham new zealand book awards. Rachel barrowman in the new zealand electronic text collection. Ockham nz book awards 2016 winners and finalists noted. The ockham new zealand book awards celebrate excellence in, and provide recognition for, the best books written and illustrated by. The book awards were held for the first time as part of the auckland writers festival on may 10, with a new sponsor on board, property. Ockham new zealand book awards winners announcement scoop news. Congratulations to the following winners of the 2016 ockham book awards. Poet chris tse won two awards at last nights ockham nz book awards best first book of poetry, and best dressed male. Across the ditch in new zealand, the 2016 ockham new zealand book awards longlist has been announced.

The characters are utterly believable and complex in their ordinariness. May 11, 2016 the 2016 ockham new zealand book awards winners and finalists are. It was a book that all three judges came across joyfully and read with the ease of those who know theyre in the hands of a confident writer. The hubert church award for fiction was awarded from 1945 by pen nz later the new zealand society of authors, and named for hubert church, a poet, novelist and critic who died in 1932. They were created in 1996, merging the montana book awards and the new zealand book awards into the montana new zealand book awards. This is actually the first time theyve announced the longlist, and theyre doing it because it provides publicity and recognition of a wider group of authors. The ockham new zealand book awards 2020 finalists were selected. The 2016 winner of ockham nz book awards nonfiction prize is an engrossing memoir of ihimaeras childhood in gisborne in the 40s and 50s. On our site youll find current biographical information for over 100 writers our anzl members and a range of indepth features about the diverse strands of contemporary new zealand literature, as well as extended interviews, reports and a monthly conversation korero that crosses oceans.

Ten books are longlisted in each of the four awards categories fiction, general nonfiction, illustrated nonfiction and poetry. Judges announced for 2020 ockham new zealand book awards. In 2015 ockham residential, an auckland urban development firm, was announced as the sponsor for the awards which were previously known as the new zealand post book awards. Ockham new zealand book awards christchurch city libraries. Nov 27, 2017 forty books traversing the cultural, historic, artistic and social landscape of aotearoa new zealand have made the longlist for the prestigious ockham new zealand book awards, announced today. The e h mccormick best first book award for general nonfiction panguru and the city, kainga tahi, kainga rua. The 2020 long list for this category, which has just been announced, includes magnificently illustrated books that both inform and entertain. Ranging from the man who would not see by rajorshi chakraborti to carolines bikini by kirsty gunn, from the new ships by kate duignan to all this by chance by vincent osullivan, the judges are going to have a hard time selecting an overall winner. New zealands richest literary award donor reveals her identity. Book awards draw attention to books that hook judges for any number of reasons. Established in 1968, in their current format the annual ockham new zealand book awards offer five principal prizes.

Nz book awards secures sponsorhip with property developer. The hubert church best first book award for fiction. A striking portrait of time and place, the memoir doesnt shy from the darkness within the authors family history and experience. Every year, the ockham new zealand book awards, the new zealand book awards for children and young adults and phantom billstickers national poetry day champion and honour new zealands literature our stories, written for us by our writers. Auckland developer ockham residential has stepped in to save the nz book awards. Life and work, was a finalist for the 2016 ockham new zealand book awards.

The back of his head by patrick evans victoria university press chappy by patricia grace penguin random house coming rain by stephen daisley text publishing the invisible mile by david coventry victoria university press poetry. The 2019 ockham new zealand book awards longlist has just been announced and what a fabulous, rich and diverse list it is. The 2020 ockham new zealand book awards ceremony will be held in. Youll be caught by surprise with its plumbing of depths and sudden moments of grace, beauty and light. Entries to the 2016 ockham new zealand book awards open today via the official website. This mortal boy by fiona kidman vintage, penguin random house, 2018. The time of the giants was shortlisted for the same award in 2006, and the darling north won the 20 nz post book award for poetry.

Ockham nz book awards illustrated nonfiction long list. To make beautiful buildings that people love to live in, homes that honour this dynamic pacific city. Ockham residential cofounder and director, mark todd, says there are strong links between the book awards. Check out reactions at the spin off to all four lists. The 2018 awards will mark the 50th year of the new zealand book awards, which began in 1968 as the wattie book award. Montana wines assumed sponsorship in 1994 and the awards became the montana book awards 19941995. Ockham new zealand book awards finalists creative new zealand. Ockham new zealand book awards christchurch city libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned. The ockham new zealand book awards are supported by ockham residential, creative new zealand, the acorn foundation, book tokens nz ltd and the royal society te aparangi. Announcing the longlist of the 2017 ockham national book awards. The newly minted partnership provides the financial underpinning required for the prestigious literary awards to flourish, alongside support from the auckland writers festival, which will produce and showcase the awards event. Ockham new zealand book awards winners announcement. The 2020 ockham new zealand book awards longlisted titles are. An illustrated history atholl anderson, judith binney and aroha harris bridget williams books.