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NLA digitises ‘Canberra Times’ archives as centenary giftThe National Library of Australia (NLA) has digitised the complete archives of the Canberra Times from 1926 to 1995 as a centenary gift...
Chapman, Catton among NZ New Year Honours recipients
Publisher Kevin Chapman and Man Booker Prize-winning author Eleanor Catton are among the recipients of the 2014 New Zealand New Year Honours. Chapman, founder of Upstart Press and the former...
The Women’s Bookshop named Penguin NZ Independent Bookseller of the Year
The Women’s Bookshop in Auckland has been named the Penguin New Zealand Independent Bookseller of the Year for 2013. The Women’s Bookshop is owned by Carole Beu. In a statement published...
Strudley replaces Glover on PANZ Council
Tracy Strudley, sales and marketing director of New Zealand educational publishing company Global Education Systems, has been elected to the council of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ). Strudley...
Strudley replaces Glover on PANZ Council
Tracy Strudley, sales and marketing director of New Zealand educational publishing company Global Education Systems, has been elected to the council of the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ). Strudley...
‘Death on Demand’ wins Ngaio Marsh Award
In New Zealand, Paul Thomas’ Death on Demand (Hodder Moa) has won this year’s Ngaio Marsh Award for New Zealand crime fiction. Death on Demand is the fourth book in...
2014 NZ Writers Week guests announced
The guest line-up for the 2014 New Zealand Festival Writers Week, which will be held in Wellington between 7 and 12 March, has been announced. Among the international writers who will...
CLNZ Educational Publishing Awards 2013 winners announced
The winners of this year’s Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) Educational Publishing Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each of the categories are: Best Book or Series in...
Lift Education awarded NZ Education ministry publishing contracts
In New Zealand, Wellington company Lift Education has taken over the publication of the Ministry of Education’s School Journal and ‘Ready to Read’ series, following the announcement that government-owned publisher...
NZ Arts Foundation Awards 2013 recipients announced
The recipients of the 2013 Macquarie Private Wealth New Zealand Arts Awards were announced in Auckland on 15 October. The awards, which are presented by the New Zealand Arts Foundation,...
Agnew wins Betty Gilderdale Award
Christchurch book reviewer and children’s literature advocate Trevor Agnew has won the 2013 Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award. Agnew, a trained teacher and librarian, has been ‘an insightful reviewer for the Christchurch...
NZ Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement 2013 winners announced
The winners of the 2013 New Zealand Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement have been announced. Owen Marshall was awarded the fiction prize, Michele Leggott was awarded the poetry prize...
CLNZ Educational Publishing Awards 2013 shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year’s Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) Educational Publishing Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Best Book or Series in...
Eleanor Catton wins 2013 Man Booker Prize
New Zealand author Eleanor Catton has won the 2013 Man Booker Prize for The Luminaries (Granta), with an award worth £50,000 (A$84,000) presented at London’s Guildhall on 15 October. Catton is the second...
Chapman launches new publishing business Upstart Press
Former managing director of Hachette New Zealand Kevin Chapman has launched a new publishing business called Upstart Press. Chapman, who left Hachette earlier this year following a major restructure of...
Lloyd Jones announced as finalist for the 2013 Wellys
New Zealand author Lloyd Jones is a finalist in the Arts category of the 2013 Wellingtonian of the Year Awards, also known as ‘the Wellys’, presented by the Dominion Post....
Google launches ebookstores in New Zealand, Asian countries
Google has launched ebookstores in nine countries in the region, including New Zealand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, according to its list of countries where...
BNZ Literary Awards 2013 announced
The winners of this year’s BNZ Literary Awards were announced in Wellington on 17 September. Catherine Chidgey won the Katherine Mansfield Award, worth $10,000, for her story ‘Reverse Living’. The...
NZ books selected for 2014 IBBY Honour Book List
Three New Zealand books will be included in the 2014 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book List, reports Booksellers New Zealand. The New Zealand section of IBBY...
University of Otago announces 2014 Fellows
In New Zealand, the University of Otago has announced the recipients of its 2014 fellowships for literature and children’s writing. The Robert Burns Fellowship has been awarded to poet Majella...