Category Archives: Award Winners

Now in it’s seventeenth year, The Orange Prize for Fiction is a celebration of excellence in women’s writing, on the 17th of April the shortlist was announced for 2012: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett Among the tangled waterways and … Continue reading →

The 2011 winner of the Ngaio Marsh Award has been announced and has gone this year to: The Bood Men by Paul Cleave ‘Edward Hunter is a family man with a beautiful wife and daughter, a great job, a bright … Continue reading →

Ian Wedde, accomplished poet, author, commentator, and critic , has been announced as the New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2011-2013 What is the Poet Laureate Award? The Laureate is an accomplished and highly regarded poet who can speak for the … Continue reading →

The longlist for the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction was announced today. The 13 books on the list include: one former Man Booker Prize winner; two previously shortlisted writers, one longlisted author, and four first-time novelists. The list includes: … Continue reading →

The judges for the prestigious New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards are on the look-out for books with a ‘wow factor’; those that stand out from the rest and are set to become future classics. With close to 130 books … Continue reading →