The winners in the Ockham New Zealnd Book Awards and the Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize will be announced on Tuesday. As the excitement mounts, we are delighted to announce the results of our OCKHAMETER (and Acornometer) survey to find the most popular finalists. >> Click for the results.
Poetry: Hera Lindsay Bird by Hera Lindsay Bird (Victoria University Press)
Fiction: The Wish Child by Catherine Chidgey (Victoria University Press)
General Non-Fiction: Can You Tolerate This? by Ashleigh Young (Victoria University Press)
Illustrated: A History of New Zealand Women by Barbara Brooks (Bridget Williams Books)
The winner of a copy of each of the winning books courtesy of the publishers (wait for Tuesday to find out which) is Hugh Rennie. Congratulations, and thanks to all participants!