2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards - shortlist announced

By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City Of Literature | Posted: Wednesday Mar 05, 2025

Heartfelt congratulations to our very own Laurence Fearnley, Emma Neale, Robert Sullivan (Ngāpuhi, Kāi Tahu) and all the other finalists in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2025

"Powerful prose and poetry, sumptuously illustrated books and gut-punching memoirs are vying with work by outstanding first-time authors on this year’s finalist list. It is a broad and fascinating collection,” says Nicola Legat, spokesperson for the New Zealand Book Awards Trust Te Ohu Tiaki i Te Rau Hiringa.

Read the full announcement here News | New Zealand Book Awards Trust