Entries are now open for the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, for New Zealand books published between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020.

There are two submission dates:

• For books published between 1 January and 31 August, submissions are now open until 5pm on Monday, 14 September.
• For books published between 1 September and 31 December, submissions will open on Tuesday, 15 September and close on Tuesday, 27 October.

All entries need to be completed online, via this website. You can view the 2021 Call for Entries pack here.

The 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards ceremony will be held in Auckland in mid-May 2021, in collaboration with the Auckland Writers Festival.

Any further queries about the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards should be directed to the Awards Administrator: awards@nzbookawards.org.nz