PANZ Book Design Awards 2024 finalists announced

The finalists in the 2024 New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu Publishers Association (PANZ) Book Design Awards have been announced.

The finalists in each category are:

Best illustrated book

• The Chair (Kim Paton, Objectspace), cover design by Toby Curnow (Inhouse), interior by Arch MacDonnell and Jane MacDonnell (Inhouse)
• Flora: Celebrating our botanical world (ed by Carlos Lehnebach, Claire Regnault, Rebecca Rice, Isaac Te Awa & Rachel Yates, Te Papa Press), design by Alan Deare and Dave McDonald (Area Design)
• The Lost Hours (Laurence Simmons, Six Point Press), design by Arch MacDonnell (Inhouse)
• Pacific Arts Aotearoa (ed by Lana Lopesi, Penguin Random House NZ in association with Pacific Arts, Creative New Zealand | Toi Aotearoa), cover design by Shaun Naufahu (Alt Group), interior by Shaun Naufahu (Alt Group) and Katrina Duncan
• Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere (Jade Kake & Jeremy Hansen, Massey University Press), cover design by Tyrone Ohia and Eva Charlton (Extended Whānau), interior by Tyrone Ohia, Eva Charlton, Max Quinn-Tapara (Extended Whānau) and Katrina Duncan

Best non-illustrated book

• ‘A Bloody Difficult Subject’: Ruth Ross, te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Making of History (Bain Attwood, Auckland University Press), design by Duncan Munro
• Blood and Dirt: Prison labour and the making of New Zealand (Jared Davidson, Bridget Williams Books), cover design by Keely O’Shannessy, interior by Katrina Duncan and Keely O’Shannessy
• Continuous Ferment: A history of beer and brewing in New Zealand (Greg Ryan, Auckland University Press), design by Duncan Munro
• Nga Kupu Wero (ed by Witi Ihimaera, Penguin Random House NZ) and Te Awa o Kupu (ed by Vaughan Rapatahana & Kiri Piahana-Wong, Penguin Random House NZ), design by Carla Sy
• Past the Tower, Under the Tree: Twelve stories of learning in community (ed by Balamohan Shingade & Erena Shingade, GLORIA Books), design by Katie Kerr

Best children’s book

• At the Bach (Joy Cowley & Hilary Jean Tapper, Gecko Press), design by Vida Kelly
• Lucy and the Dark (Melinda Szymanik & Vasanti Unka, Penguin Random House NZ), design by Cat Taylor
• The Observologist (Giselle Clarkson, Gecko Press), design by Vida Kelly
• Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai (Michaela Keeble & Tokerau Brown, Gecko Press), design by Vida Kelly
• Patu: The New Zealand Wars (Gavin Bishop, Penguin Random House NZ), design by Luke Kelly
• There Was an Odd Farmer Who Swallowed a Fly (Peter Millett & Paul Beavis, Penguin Random House NZ), design by Carla Sy

Best education book or series (primary)

• Kuwi & Friends He Puka Ngohe: Activity Book (Kat Quin, trans by Pānia Papa, Illustrated Publishing), design by Kat Quin and Chelsea McKirdy
• Te Oranga Mauri – Wellbeing Storybook Set: Te Whānau Aroha o Tipene (Amiria Stirling); Sammy’s Koha (T K Roxborogh); A Kite for Tiare (Teremoana MaUa-Hodges); Amanaki Learns at Home (Mafi and David Taumoepeau); Kiara Loves White Sunday (Rosettastone Lupeli, Huia Publishers), design by Christine Ling
• Year 7 Mathematics Start Right Workbook (Phyl Haydock & Caroline Mulholland, ESA Publications trading as LearnWell), cover design by Barnaby McBryde (LearnWell) and Jane Meder (Jane Meder Illustration and Design), interior by Pietro Lubich (LearnWell) and Jane Meder (Jane Meder Illustration and Design)

Best education book or series (secondary/tertiary)

• Gamma Mathematics (David Barton, Edify), design by Anne Taylor (Boulder Bay Design)
• Reo Ora – Ko Te Weu Level Three: A Māori language course for intermediate learners (Rāpata Wiri, Huia Publishers), design by Camilla Lau
• Te Kakano (Te Whanake series) (John C Moorfield & Rachael Ka’ai-Mahuta, Edify), cover design by Benek Lisefski, interior by Shaun Jury, illustrations by Izzy Joy Te Aho-White
• Year 9 Material World Learning Guide and Year 9 Physical World Learning Guide (LearnWell, ESA Publications trading as LearnWell), cover designs by Barnaby McBryde (LearnWell), interior by Ellen Mackenzie and Angus Mackenzie (LearnWell)

Best cookbook

• The Abundant Kitchen (Niva Kay & Yotam Kay, A&U), design by Megan van Staden
• Butter, Butter (Petra Galler, A&U), design by Kate Barraclough
• Enjoy: Food worth sharing with the people you love (Kelly Gibney, Beatnik), design by Sally Greer
• The Lucky Taco Cookbook (Sarah & Otis Frizzell, Penguin Random House NZ), design by Cat Taylor
• Plated: A lifetime love affair with food (Tina Duncan, Camberdown Press), design by Anna Wilkinson with creative directors Alan Deare and Dave McDonald (Area Design)

Best commercial book for adults

• Be Your Best Self (Rebekah Ballagh, A&U), design by Kate Barraclough with illustrations by Rebekah Ballagh
• Fungi of Aotearoa (Liv Sisson, Penguin Random House NZ), design by Carla Sy
• Our Land in Colour (Brendan Graham & Jock Phillips, HarperCollins Publishers Australia and New Zealand), design by Julia Murray and Steven Ranson
• Sure to Rise: The Edmonds story (Peter Alsop, Kate Parsonson & Richard Wolfe, Canterbury University Press), design by Peter Alsop and Gary Stewart (The Gas Project)
• Whakawhetai: Gratitude (Hira Nathan, A&U), design by Megan van Staden with illustrations by Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho

Publishers award for best cover

• The Chair (Kim Paton, Objectspace), cover design by Toby Curnow (Inhouse)
• Flora: Celebrating our botanical world (ed by Carlos Lehnebach, Claire Regnault, Rebecca Rice, Isaac Te Awa & Rachel Yates, Te Papa Press), design by Alan Deare and Dave McDonald (Area Design)
• Fungi of Aotearoa (Liv Sisson, Penguin Random House NZ), design by Carla Sy
• Past the Tower, Under the Tree: Twelve stories of learning in community (ed by Balamohan Shingade & Erena Shingade, GLORIA Books), design by Katie Kerr
• Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere (Jade Kake & Jeremy Hansen, Massey University Press), cover design by Tyrone Ohia and Eva Charlton (Extended Whānau)
• Saga (Hannah Mettner, Te Herenga Waka University Press), design by Andy Shaw

Award for best typography

• ‘A Bloody Difficult Subject’: Ruth Ross, te Tiriti o Waitangi and the making of history (Bain Attwood, Auckland University Press), design by Duncan Munro
• The Chair (Kim Paton, Objectspace), cover design by Toby Curnow (Inhouse), interior by Arch MacDonnell and Jane MacDonnell (Inhouse)
• Gordon Walters (Francis Pound, Auckland University Press), design by Arch MacDonnell (Inhouse)
• The Observologist (Giselle Clarkson, Gecko Press), design by Vida Kelly
• Pacific Arts Aotearoa (ed by Lana Lopesi, Penguin Random House NZ in association with Pacific Arts, Creative New Zealand | Toi Aotearoa), cover design by Shaun Naufahu (Alt Group), interior by Shaun Naufahu (Alt Group) and Katrina Duncan
• Reo Ora – Ko Te Weu Level Three: A Māori language course for intermediate learners (Rāpata Wiri, Huia Publishers), design by Camilla Lau
• Rewi: Āta haere, kia tere (Jade Kake & Jeremy Hansen, Massey University Press), cover design by Tyrone Ohia and Eva Charlton (Extended Whānau), interior by Tyrone Ohia, Eva Charlton, Max Quinn-Tapara (Extended Whānau) and Katrina Duncan.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Auckland on 19 September, where attendees will be able to vote for the people’s choice award.

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