Storylines launches te reo Māori manuscript award
Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust has announced a new award for an unpublished manuscript written in te reo Māori, reports Booksellers NZ. The new award is named in honour of...
‘The Bomb’ named book of the year at 2019 NZ Book Awards for Children and YA
The Bomb by author Sacha Cotter and illustrator Josh Morgan (Huia Publishers) has won the Margaret Mahy book of the year award, as well as the picture book award, at...
Ngaio Marsh Award 2019 shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Award for New Zealand crime fiction has been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Best crime novel This Mortal Boy (Fiona Kidman,...
Storylines National Awards 2019 winners announced
The Storylines Children’s Literature Trust of New Zealand has announced the 2019 winners of three national awards. The winning entries in each category are: Joy Cowley Award for picture book...
Storylines announces notable NZ children’s books for 2019
The Storylines Children’s Trust has announced its 2019 Notable Books list for children’s and young adult books published in the previous year. Notable books in each category are: Picture books...
HarperCollins, Hardie Grant, S&S and Walker join forces in NZ sales and marketing agency
HarperCollins has announced a new combined sales and marketing agency in New Zealand, which will represent Hardie Grant, Simon & Schuster (S&S) and Walker Books. The new Auckland-based agency, which...
NZ to tax ebooks from overseas retailers from October 2016
The New Zealand government will collect a GST on ebooks and other digital products purchased online from overseas retailers from October next year. Revenue minister Todd McClay first announced the plan in...
James Patterson NZ bookshop grants announced
Four New Zealand bookshops have received grants of up to $5000 as part of James Patterson’s Australian and New Zealand bookshop grants.The recipients are: Hedleys Bookshop, Masterton Wardini Books, Havelock...
NZ to hold its first national bookshop day
Booksellers New Zealand will hold its first national bookshop day on Saturday 31 October 2015. NZ Bookshop Day, which aims to celebrate and publicise local bookstores, is based on similar...
NZ national library proposes centralised service
The National Library of New Zealand may close its Palmerston North branch at the end of the year in favour of a centralised service, reports Stuff.co.nz. The library, which provides...
NZ book sales up in 2015
New Zealand’s book sales are up in volume and value in the first half of 2015, according to new figures released by Nielsen Book. New Zealand’s total market for the...
Laville-Moore elected PANZ president
Allen & Unwin NZ director Melanie Laville-Moore has been elected president of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) at the organisation’s recent AGM.Laville-Moore, who was previously vice-president, replaces Auckland...
Storylines NZ announces 2015 Notable Books List, awards
The Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust in New Zealand has announced its list of notable books for 2015.The Storylines 2015 Notable Books List was announced on 30 March in Auckland....
‘Owls Do Cry’ voted Great Kiwi Classic
Janet Frame’s 1957 debut novel Owls Do Cry has topped the second annual Great Kiwi Classic poll run by the New Zealand Book Council and Auckland Writers Festival. The initiative, first...
Creative New Zealand releases final ‘Review of Literature’ report
New Zealand arts development agency Creative New Zealand (CNZ) has released its final ‘Review of Literature’ report into support for New Zealand literature, reports Booksellers NZ.In the report’s key findings, CNZ has...
Second annual Great Kiwi Classic poll launched
Nominations for the second annual Great Kiwi Classic poll have opened in New Zealand. First launched in 2014 by the New Zealand Book Council and Auckland Writers Festival, the initiative sees...
NZ guest of honour program announced for Taipei
The program for New Zealand’s guest of honour pavilion at the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) has been announced.Eighty-five delegates will represent New Zealand at TIBE, which runs from 11-16 February. The...
NZ booksellers up 10.5% over Christmas
New Zealand booksellers have increased their Christmas sales by 10.5% in value and 8.6% in volume in 2014, reports Booksellers NZ.Booksellers NZ CEO Lincoln Gould said: ‘Figures from Nielsen show a...
Penguin Random House NZ announces new leadership team
Penguin Random House New Zealand has announced a number of appointments to its leadership team.Carrie Welch, general manger of sales and business development at Penguin NZ, will take on the...
Otago Uni announces 2015 fellows
The University of Otago in New Zealand has announced the recipients of its 2015 fellowships for literature and children’s writing. The Robert Burns Fellowship has been awarded to Wellington-based poet...