New Zealand Post Book Awards Finalists 2010
The finalists for the 2010 New Zealand Post Book Awards have been announced!
Click below for more information on each finalist title.
Fiction, Poetry, General Non-fiction, Illustrated Non-fiction, Best First Book Award Winners
FICTION CATEGORY
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As the Earth Turns Silver Alison Wong Penguin Group (NZ) ISBN 9780143011675 RRP $37.00 |
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Limestone Fiona Farrell Vintage, Random House NZ ISBN 978-1-86979-168-1 RRP $29.99 |
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Living as a Moon Owen Marshall Vintage, Random House NZ ISBN 978-1-86979-251-0 RRP $34.99 |
POETRY CATEGORY
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Just This Brian Turner Victoria University Press ISBN 9780864735911 RRP $25.00 |
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The Lustre Jug Bernadette Hall Victoria University Press ISBN 9780864736086 RRP $25.00 |
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The Tram Conductor’s Blue Cap Michael Harlow Auckland University Press ISBN 9781869404307 RRP $24.99 |
GENERAL NON-FICTION CATEGORY
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Aphrodite’s Island Anne Salmond Viking, Penguin Group (NZ) ISBN 9780670073962 RRP $65.00 |
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Beyond the Battlefield: New Zealand and its Allies, 1939-1945 Gerald Hensley Viking, Penguin Group (NZ) ISBN 9780670074044 RRP $65.00 |
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Cone Ten Down: Studio pottery in New Zealand, 1945-1980 Moyra Elliott and Damian Skinner David Bateman ISBN 9781869537319 RRP $49.99 |
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Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921 Judith Binney Bridget Williams Books ISBN 978-1-877242-44-1 RRP $89.99 |
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The Invention of New Zealand Art & National Identity, 1930-1970 Francis Pound Auckland University Press ISBN 9781869404147 RRP $75.00 |
ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION CATEGORY
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Art at Te Papa William McAloon (editor) Te Papa Press ISBN 978-1-877385-38-4 Standard Edtn RRP $130.00 ISBN: 978-1-877385-48-3 Limited Edtn RRP $300.00 |
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Go Fish: Recipes and stories from the New Zealand Coast Al Brown Random House NZ ISBN 978-1-86979-176-6 RRP $65.00 |
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Māori Architecture: From fale to wharenui and beyond Deidre Brown Raupo, Penguin Group (NZ) ISBN 9780143011125 RRP $70.00 |
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Marti Friedlander Leonard Bell Auckland University Press ISBN 9781869404444 RRP $75.00 |
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Mrkusich: The Art of Transformation Alan Wright and Edward Hanfling Auckland University Press ISBN 9781869404376 RRP $99.99 |
BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD WINNERS 2010
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NZSA HUBERT CHURCH BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTION AWARD WINNER
Relief |
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NZSA JESSIE MACKAY BEST FIRST BOOK OF POETRY AWARD WINNER
Fast Talking PI |
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NZSA E.H. MCCORMICK BEST FIRST BOOK OF NON-FICTION AWARD WINNER
Trust: A True Story of Women & Gangs |
To vote for the People's Choice Award winner, click here.
Winners will be announced at an Awards Ceremony in Auckland on Friday 27 August 2010. To purchase tickets to the Awards Ceremony, click here.
For information on the new structure of the Awards click here.


















