Past Winners

Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTION
Delirious by Damien Wilkins (Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2024)
MARY AND PETER BIGGS AWARD FOR POETRY
Liar, Liar, Lick, Spit by Emma Neale (Otago University Press, 2024)
BOOKHUB AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION
Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Māori Art by Deidre Brown and Ngarino Ellis and Jonathan Mane-Wheoki (Auckland University Press, 2024)
GENERAL NON-FICTION AWARD
Hine Toa: A Story of Bravery by Ngāhuia Te Awekōtuku (HarperCollins Publishers Aotearoa New Zealand, 2024)
MĀTĀTUHI FOUNDATION BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD – HUBERT CHURCH PRIZE FOR FICTION
Poorhara by Michelle Rahurahu (Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2024)
MĀTĀTUHI FOUNDATION BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD – JESSIE MACKAY PRIZE FOR POETRY
Manuali'i by Rex Letoa Paget (Saufo'i Press, 2024)
MĀTĀTUHI FOUNDATION BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD – JUDITH BINNEY PRIZE FOR ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION
Sightlines: Women and Art in Aotearoa by Kirsty Baker (Auckland University Press, 2024)
MĀTĀTUHI FOUNDATION BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD – E H MCCORMICK PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION
The Chthonic Cycle by Una Cruickshank (Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2024)