C K Stead wins 2014 Sarah Broom Poetry Prize
New Zealand writer C K Stead has won the inaugural Sarah Broom Poetry Prize. Stead was announced as the winner of the prize, which is worth NZ$12,000 (A$11,098), at the...
Sarah Broom Poetry Prize 2014 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the inaugural Sarah Broom Poetry Prize has been announced. The shortlisted poets are Emma Neale, C K Stead and Kirsti Whalen. The winner of the prize, which...
Arnold named recipient of 2014 Seresin ‘Landfall’ Residency
Sandra Arnold is the recipient of the 2014 Seresin Landfall Residency, reports Booksellers NZ. Arnold is the author of three books: A Distraction of Opposites (Hazard Press), Tomorrow’s Empire (Horizon...
Thompson appointed MD of Penguin Random House NZ, Ferns to depart
Penguin Random House has appointed Margaret Thompson to the newly created position of managing director of Penguin Random House New Zealand. Thompson was previously managing director of Penguin New Zealand....
NZ Book Month postponed until 2015
New Zealand Book Month has been postponed until 2015.The organisers of the month-long promotion said in a statement that it will now take place in August 2015. Chair of the...
NZ Post Children’s Book Awards 2014 finalists announced
The finalists for the 2014 New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are:Picture Books Machines and Me: Boats (Catherine Foreman, Scholastic NZ)...
Auckland Writers Festival 2014 program released
The program for the 2014 Auckland Writers Festival, to be held from 14-18 May, has been released.The festival will feature over 140 international and local guests. International guests on the program...
Storylines NZ announces 2014 Notable Books List
The Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust in New Zealand has announced its list of notable books for 2014.The Storylines 2014 Notable Books List was announced on 29 March at the...
Page & Blackmore for sale in NZ
New Zealand independent bookstore Page & Blackmore Booksellers is up for sale, reports the Nelson Mail.The store, which is located in Nelson on the South Island of New Zealand, went on...
NZSA Auckland Museum library grants 2014 recipients announced
The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and the Auckland Museum have announced the recipients of this year’s NZSA Auckland Museum Library Research Grants.Christchurch writer Jenny Haworth is the recipient...
New website dedicated to NZ books launched
A new website designed to showcase New Zealand books was launched earlier this month. NZ Booklovers features reviews of New Zealand and international books, as well as author interviews and...
‘Art in Oceania’ wins UK Art Book Prize 2013
A book authored and edited by staff and students from the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand has won the 2013 UK Art Book Prize, worth £1000 (A$1853). Art...
‘Grandma McGarvey’ wins 2014 Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award
New Zealand children’s book Grandma McGarvey by Jenny Hessell and Trevor Pye (Scholastic) has won the 2014 Gaelyn Gordon Award for a much-loved book. The award is presented annually by...
Wellington bookstore to close
Parsons Books & Music in Wellington will close in March after 66 years of trading. The Lambton Quay store was opened in 1948 by Roy Parsons and was later handed...
In brief
Wellington City Council proposes $60,000 funding boost for librariesIn New Zealand, the Wellington City Council has proposed increasing its funding for the city’s public libraries by $60,000, reports the Dominion...
Elliott wins Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal
Dunedin children’s book illustrator and author David Elliot has won the 2014 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal, awarded annually for lifetime contributions to New Zealand children’s literature. The award recognises Elliot’s...
Catton to be awarded honorary doctorate
New Zealand author Eleanor Catton will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature from Victoria University of Wellington, reports Booksellers NZ. Catton, whose second novel The Luminaries (Granta) won the 2013 Man Booker...
Nikolic to join Nielsen NZ
Nevena Nikolic has been appointed as national manager for Nielsen Book Services in New Zealand. Nikolic, who begins in the role on 28 January, replaces former national manager David Dromer,...
Search underway for ‘Great Kiwi Classic’
The New Zealand Book Council (NZBC) and Auckland Writers Festival (AWF) have partnered to find the ‘Great Kiwi Classic’ and are asking New Zealanders to ‘join the search for our most...
NZ Book Month to move to August
New Zealand Book Month, previously held in March each year, will move to August this year. The organisers of the month-long promotion said in a statement in December that the...