The 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Finalists

By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City Of Literature | Posted: Tuesday Mar 25, 2025

Explore the finalists in these digital samplers, with extracts from all sixteen shortlisted books including our very own Laurence Fearnley, Robert Sullivan (Ngāpuhi, Kāi Tahu) and Emma Neale

Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for FictionThe 2025 Ockhams Fiction Sampler by NZBookAwards - Issuu

Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry The 2025 Ockhams Poetry Sampler by NZBookAwards - Issuu

BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction

The 2025 Ockhams Illustrated Non-Fiction Sampler by NZBookAwards - Issuu

General Non-Fiction Award

More details: The 2025 Ockhams Finalists – Academy of New Zealand Literature