The winners of the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2010 were announced at the Awards Ceremony in Auckland on 27 August.
NEW ZEALAND POST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2010
Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921 Judith Binney Bridget Williams Books ISBN 978-1-877242-44-1 RRP $89.99
FICTION AWARD WINNER
As the Earth Turns Silver Alison Wong Penguin Group (NZ) ISBN 9780143011675 RRP $37.00
POETRY AWARD WINNER
Just This Brian Turner Victoria University Press ISBN 9780864735911 RRP $25.00
GENERAL NON-FICTION AWARD WINNER
ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION AWARD WINNER
Go Fish: Recipes and stories from the New Zealand Coast Al Brown Random House NZ ISBN 978-1-86979-176-6 RRP $65.00
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER
NZSA HUBERT CHURCH BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTION AWARD WINNER
Relief Anna Taylor Victoria University Press ISBN 9780864735874 RRP $30.00
NZSA JESSIE MACKAY BEST FIRST BOOK OF POETRY AWARD WINNER
Fast Talking PI Selina Tusitala Marsh Auckland University Press ISBN 9781869404321 RRP $27.99
NZSA E.H. MCCORMICK BEST FIRST BOOK OF NON-FICTION AWARD WINNER
Trust: A True Story of Women & Gangs Pip Desmond Random House NZ ISBN 978-1-86979-243-5 RRP $39.99
Winners of the NZSA Awards for Best First Book were announced with Award finalists on Tuesday 22 June.