Ockham NZ Book Awards
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Such an insightful interview with Acorn winner Damien Wilkins by Claire Mabey in @TheSpinoffTV '...what you did steal to make the novel? DW: The details of people’s lives. My sister’s last months...' #theockhams @thwupbooks thespinoff.co.nz/books/15-05-20…
Insightful longform interview with Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction 2025 winner Damien Wilkins and international judge, @Monocle_Radio presenter @georginagodwin @thwupbooks #theockhams
New bonus ep of Meet the Writers! This year I judged the NZ Book Awards & we unanimously chose Delirious by Damien Wilkins. At @AklWritersFest, he joined me to talk writing, teaching, publishing—and nearly missing his own win. Lister for free #MeetTheWriters #NZLit
Haere rā to a mighty totara of Aotearoa NZ literature, seven-time National Fiction Award winner Maurice Gee. Your books brought wonder and joy to thousands of people and cemented a lifelong love of reading to so many more. Ngā mihi nui ki a koe, e te rangatira, mo tō takoha.
OCKHAMS 2026 CALL FOR JUDGES! We're looking for expressions of interest from the NZ literature community and from members of the public with relevant experience for one of the most challenging and rewarding roles in the industry. #theockhams Apply here: tinyurl.com/mr3xr97b
Congratulations to Ockhams 2025 Best First Book Fiction winner Michelle Rahurahu and Best First Book General Non-Fiction winner Una Cruickshank for making the inaugural New Voices of Aotearoa list! ketebooks.co.nz/en/news/fresh-…
Simie @tepoumuramura bought Ockhams Illustrated Non-Fiction winner Toi Te Mana for a friend, then got it out of the library for herself, and now wants to own it, too! #theockhams @AUPBooks
If you haven't yet read Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku's powerful General Non-Fiction Award-winning memoir Hine Toa, this extract featured in the Sunday Star-Times will get you heading to a bookstore. thepost.co.nz/culture/360674… @HarperNZ #theockhams
Lovely piece about Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry 2025 winner Emma Neale and what she's reading @OtagoUniPress #theockhams thepress.co.nz/culture/360674…
News of Damien Wilkins Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction win made headlines in India! #theockhams @thwupbooks indiaeducationdiary.in/director-of-th…
Fantastic interview! @thwupbooks #theockhams
More great listening from our winning writers! Here's Michelle Rahurahu on Nights, talking to Emile about the Ockhams, Poorhara, growing up with sign language, and their chosen whakataukī of the week... rnz.co.nz/national/progr…
Did you catch Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction winner Damien Wilkins on @radionz Bookmarks with Jesse yesterday? Some good reckons in the mix! #theockhams @thwupbooks rnz.co.nz/national/progr…
'Her poems were personal — one took about 30 years to write — and it was a joy for her to see so many people connect with her work.' nice interview with Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry winner Emma Neale in the @odtnews #theockhams @OtagoUniPress odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/r…
..'.she didn’t expect to publish a book, let alone receive an award for it, but thanked her ancestors in her speech — saying she is proud to carry their name,' @WhakaataMaori interviews Best First Book Fiction winner Michelle Rahurahu at the ceremony teaonews.co.nz/2025/05/15/mao…
Ranging interview in te reo Māori with this year's General Non-Fiction Award winner Ngāhuia te Awekōtuku on @TeKarereTVNZ #theockhams @HarperNZ facebook.com/watch/?mibexti…
'One of the prime goals of Toi te Mana was to reinforce the cyclic nature of Māori art,' say BookHub Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction winners Deidre Brown and Ngarino Ellis #theockhams @AUPBooks thepress.co.nz/culture/360674…
The 2025 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction winner Damien Wilkins flanked by Acorn Foundation representatives administering and honouring Jann's incredible legacy Campbell Higgins (L) and Jo Wilson (R). @acornWW @thwupbooks #theockhams
‘Ask him to play it for laughs with a strong line in pathos’. So that was just my simple instruction,” - Damien Wilkins. A very good blow-by-blow account of how Damien did, and nearly didn't make it to the 2025 Ockhams ceremony. #theockhams @thwupbooks nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/ockh…
With less than zero seconds to spare, Damien Wilkins, winner of the 2025 Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction winner races onto the stage! #theockhams #flightdelays @thwupbooks
'Instense, close-up look at human behaviour is what drives me in my fiction,' Damien Wilkins #theockhams @thwupbooks rnz.co.nz/national/progr…
'The book is fantastic, I absolutely loved it,' Corin Dann @radionz @thwupbooks #theockhams rnz.co.nz/national/progr…