BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction finalist Charlotte Macdonald talks about her finalist book @bwbnz.bsky.social #theockhams
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Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry finalist Erik Kennedy talks about his shortlisted collection @erikkennedy.com @thwupbooks.bsky.social #theockhams
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General Non-Fiction finalist Tina Makereti (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangatahi-Matakore, Pākehā) talks about her shortlisted book. #theockhams @tinamakereti.bsky.social @thwupbooks.bsky.social
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Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction finalist, artist, and environmental activist Sam Mahon talks about his shortlisted book. #theockhams
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@clairemabey.bsky.social on this year's 'wildcard that might just nab the most cashed-up literary award this country is able to muster'. @thespinoff.bsky.social Fascinating critique. #theockhams
thespinoff.co.nz/books/21-03-...
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'It gives you a good feeling for what's happening in NZ literature...definitely feeling encouraged from the experience,' Fast Favourites: Ockham Book Awards Fiction judge, @craigcliff.bsky.social #theockhams
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'Works such as This Compulsion in Us are helping to open conversations about whakapapa, identity and the many pathways people take in reconnecting with their heritage,' Dale Husband @WaateaNews talks to Ockham finalist @tinamakereti.bsky.social
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Congratulations to the 2026 finalists! Get the lowdown here t.co/9IePN4BfLF #theockhams
@erikkennedy.com @flewoutof.bsky.social @thwupbooks.bsky.social @bwbnz.bsky.social @harpernz.bsky.social @penguinnz.bsky.social
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Congratulations to the Ockhams 2026 finalists! Get the lowdown here tinyurl.com/fj6a7baa
@naomiarnold.bsky.social @ingridhorrocks.bsky.social @hungryandfrozen.bsky.social @catherinechidgey.bsky.social
@theobrominated.bsky.social @tinamakereti.bsky.social @nuapk.bsky.social
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A special shoutout and Kia ora to Ōtautahi Christchurch / Canterbury writers on the shortlist including Tina Makereti @tinamakereti.bsky.social, Erik Kennedy @erikkennedy.com, and Sam Mahon.
Our page links to media coverage, and shortlist-related blog posts
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Can I interest you in some top books from Aotearoa New Zealand? The shortlist of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards has just been announced. Check it out ⬇️
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-zealand-...
Borrow the shortlisted titles from the library. Happy reading!
#TheOckhams #pukapuka ^DR
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Here are Claire Mabey's thoughts on #TheOckhams in
@thespinoff.bsky.social - includes picks on what titles might make the shortlist.
thespinoff.co.nz/books/29-01-... ^DR
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Want to read the longlist of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards? We can help! my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-zealand-...
There's also #TheOckhams related reading - blog posts from #WORDChch 2025 featuring longlisted authors.
Hop on in and #ReadNZ! ^DR
#pukapuka #booksky
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Disappointed not to see my @universityofotago.bsky.social boys' but it's a strong longlist for General Non-Fiction Award. IMHO hard to go past the late Derek Leask's debut and seminal Atlas of the New Zealand Wars. All published by AUP aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz #theockhams
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Thanks Claire Mabey @thespinoff.bsky.social for providing readers with an * to identify debut authors in each category eligible for the Mātātuhi Foundation Best First Book Award and also for providing an introduction to the judges. 🙏 #theockhams 📚 #books thespinoff.co.nz/books/29-01-...
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Early birds - get your first look at The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist! www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-... #TheOckhams ^DR
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The 2026 Ockham Book Awards longlist is out - includes Jacinda Ardern, Dominic Hoey, Steve Braunias, Catherine Chidgey and Erik Kennedy @erikkennedy.com www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-... #TheOckhams
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Who would’ve ever thought The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards could be so action-packed! Huge congratulations to all award nominees and winners. Special shoutout to many of the Whitireia Publishing alumni who contributed to these books!
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Don't tell anyone but it's 1.30am and I'm still awake - buzzing from a fabulous #Theockhams ceremony.
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“Moa also has Kate Evans’ irresistible natural history book Feijoa in the nonfiction longlist.” Stoked! #theockhams 📚🇳🇿newsroom.co.nz/2025/01/30/ngahuia-on-tr...
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Vincent O'Malley's latest book, 'The Invasion of Waikato / Te Riri ki Tainui' has been included in the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2025 longlist for General Non-fiction!
Congratulations to Vincent, and all other long-listed authors. 🎉 #theockhams
www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-inva...
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History and Memoir continue to cohabitate. #theoddcouple #theockhams #books #awards #newzealand www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-...
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A Better Place by Stephen Daisley is on my TBR pile #pukapuka #TheOckhams
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And Emily Perkins wins it! Makes me almost as happy as if @PipAdam had – WHAT A NOVEL!! #theockhams #TheLioness
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.@emmahislop2 wins the Hubert Church Award for Best First Book! #theockhams
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There's one finalist in the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction I haven't read. Odds on it wins 😂🫣 #TheOckhams #pukapuka
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