The finalists for the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2010* have been announced. The Awards celebrate excellence, identifying the very best books written by New Zealanders.
"Books are judged in four main categories: Poetry, Fiction, Illustrated Non-fiction and General Non-fiction. A finalist list of 16 will be comprised of: 3 Poetry finalists, 3 Fiction finalists and 5 finalists in both the Illustrated Non‐fiction and General Non‐fiction categories. One Book of the Year will be chosen from these 16 finalists.
Books submitted in the four main categories, written by first‐time authors, are also eligible to win the New Zealand Society of Authors Best First Book Awards for Poetry, Fiction and Non‐fiction.
Books written entirely in Te Reo, are judged for the Māori Language Award.
The extremely popular Readers’ Choice Award is the public’s opportunity to vote for their favourite book of the 16 finalist titles, as selected by the judges, either online or by paper ballot. Voting opens every year with the public announcement of the finalist list."
Fiction Category
As the Earth Turns Silver Alison Wong
Limestone Fiona Farrell
Living as a Moon Owen Marshall
Poetry Category
Just This Brian Turner
The Lustre Jug Bernadette Hall (Not held at Rodney)
The Tram Conductor’s Blue Cap Michael Harlow
General Non-Fiction Category
Aphrodite's island : the European discovery of Tahiti Anne Salmond
Beyond the Battlefield: New Zealand and its Allies, 1939-1945 Gerald Hensley
Cone Ten Down: Studio pottery in New Zealand, 1945-1980 Moyra Elliott and Damian Skinner
Encircled Lands: Te Urewera, 1820-1921 Judith Binney
The Invention of New Zealand Art & National Identity, 1930-1970 Francis Pound
Illustrated Non-Fiction Category
Art at Te Papa William McAloon (editor)
Go Fish: Recipes and stories from the New Zealand Coast Al Brown
Māori Architecture: From fale to wharenui and beyond Deidre Brown
Marti Friedlander Leonard Bell
Mrkusich: The Art of Transformation Alan Wright and Edward Hanfling (Not held at Rodney)
Best First Book Award Winners 2010
NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book of Fiction Award Winner
Relief Anna Taylor
NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book of Poetry Award Winner
Fast Talking PI Selina Tusitala Marsh
NZSA E.H. McCormick Best First Book of Non-Fiction Award Winner
Trust: A True Story of Women & Gangs Pip Desmond
*formerly known as the Montana Book Awards
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