In the 2014 new year honours, obrien was appointed a member of the new zealand order of merit, for services to the arts. Her fourth novel, the hiding places, also won the 2015 nelson libraries award for new zealand fiction. During that year she completed a book of poems, the hill of wool, which was published in 2011 by victoria university press. In 2015, the governance and management of new zealands national book awards were assumed by the new new zealand book awards trust. Welcome to my winter selection of awardwinning poems, highlights from our contest archives, and the best new resources weve found for writers.
Jenny bornholdt is the author of many collections of poems, including the rocky shore montana new zealand book award for poetry, 2009 and selected poems 2016, and editor of several notable anthologies, including short poems of new zealand 2018. The purpose of this award is to reward literary excellence in poetic works. Christchurch city libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all. Playing god was awarded the montana new zealand book award for poetry and readers choice in 2003. The winners of the 2020 ockham new zealand book awards. They were created in 1996, merging the montana book awards and the new zealand book awards into the montana new zealand book awards. Writers read 2 series 2 esent the best of new zealand writing anne kennedy anne kennedy is an awardwinning poet, novelist and screenwriter. Awardwinning writers and poets, former publishers, academics, longstanding. The time of the giants was shortlisted for the same award in 2006, and the darling north won the 20 nz post book award for poetry. Ockham residential in 2015, the governance and management of new zealands national book awards were assumed by. Manhire has been publishing since 1970, producing almost 30 books. Jendi reiter, editor did you receive this newsletter.
Eligible titles are either set in montana, deal with montana themesissues, or are written, edited or illustrated by a montana author or artist. The full list of finalists in the 2010 new zealand post book awards by category are. Montana new zealand book awards the nzsa jessie mackay best first book award for poetry everything talks by sam sampson auckland university. New zealand writers a short introduction tourism new. Later 20102014 the awards were know as the new zealand post book awards. At the 1999 montana new zealand book awards camps collection, unfamiliar legends of the stars, won the nzsa jessie mackay award for best first book of poetry. Local events listed on the montana poetry day site. The penguin history of new zealand, which has sold over 50,000 copies, won the readers choice award and the montal medal for nonfiction at the montana book awards in 2001. He won the commonwealth poetry prize with his first collection ladders of rain and has gone on to further accolades. Her writing has also been published in an impressive range of journals.
From 2015, the awards became known as the ockham new zealand book awards. Eggleton was a judge in the 1997 montananew zealand book awards, and poetry category advisor in the 1998 montananew zealand book awards. Acorn foundation fiction prize this mortal boy by fiona kidman vintage, penguin random house, 2018 mary and peter biggs award for poetry are friends electric. In 2009, gavins illustrated memoir for children, piano rock. In 20, snow whites coffin was a finalist in the poetry. The ockham new zealand book awards are a series of literary awards to works of new zealand citizens. Sullivan is the author of more than 12 books of poetry, including jazz waiata 1990. The montana new zealand book award for poetry is one category of the montana new zealand book awards, given out annually. In 1996, the montana book awards merged with the new zealand book. Fielder wattie book awards, they have also been known as the montana new. The other major award from 19681993 was the goodman fielder wattie book awards formerly the wattie book awards. Tuwhare organized the first maori writers and artists conference in 1973. Former leading new zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the commonwealth writers prize and the montana new zealand book awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesnt, along with chat about the international english language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers. Montana poetry day friday 24 july christchurch city.
Her first collection, unfamiliar legends of the stars, won the nzsa jessie mackay award for best first book of poetry at the 1999 montana new zealand book awards. In this pioneering anthology, two leading maori poets. Before 1996, there were two major new zealand literary prizes. She has, with her husband poet gregory obrien, edited a collection of new zealand love poetry my heart goes swimming 1996 and they, with mark williams, edited an anthology of new zealand poetry in english 1997 which won the 1997 montana new zealand book award for poetry. Snow whites coffin 20, victoria university press was written while she was in berlin. Mitoq best first book award hubert church prize for fiction the sound of breaking glass by kirsten warner makaro press, 2018 mitoq best first book award jessie mackay prize for poetry poukahangatus by tayi tibble victoria university press, 2018 mitoq best first book award judith binney prize for illustrated nonfiction. Mar 22, 2018 her first collection wasnt published until 1987, but attracted considerable attention, winning both the new zealand book award for poetry and the pen best first book of poetry award in 1988.
A member of the titirangi poets, her work was published in landfall and other volumes including premier poets, a collection from the world poetry society. Jenny bornholdt is the author of many collections of poems, including the rocky shore montana new zealand book award for poetry, 2009 and selected poems 2016, and many chapbooks, and the coeditor of several notable anthologies, including my heart goes swimming. Manhire is new zealands poet laureate and was the fullbright visiting professor in new zealand studies at georgetown university in washington, d. He was the first poet to be awarded the readers choice award in a readers vote. Writers read 2 series 2 esent the best of new zealand writing anne kennedy anne kennedy is an award winning poet, novelist and screenwriter. She is of tongan, palangi palagi and samoan heritage, and educated at massey university in palmerston north. Her daughter jocelyn grattan, who also worked for the new zealand womans weekly, shared her mothers love of literature. His achievement here in a rich and complex work of 100 poems plus opening and closing verses far outstrips his two earlier collections and is a landmark in contemporary new zealand poetry. Unfamiliar legends won an award at the montana new zealand book awards and the mirror of simple annihilated souls was awarded the 2011 new zealand post book award for poetry. He received a robert burns fellowship at the university of otago and a montana new zealand book award and was poet laureate of new zealand from 1999 to 2000. Ockham new zealand book awards christchurch city libraries.
These quarterly specials are included with your free winning writers newsletter subscription. Playing god received the montana award for poetry and the montana readers choice award at the 2003 montana new zealand book awards. In 2011, the mirror of simple annihilated souls won the award for poetry at the new zealand post book awards and was shortlisted for the kathleen grattan poetry award. Tuwhare received the inaugural prime ministers award for literary achievement in 2003. The late new zealand author janet frame was posthumously awarded the 2007 montana award for poetry on new zealand s national poetry day, 27 july, for her collection the goose bath vintage. The late new zealand author janet frame was posthumously awarded the 2007 montana award for poetry on new zealands national poetry day, 27 july, for her collection the goose bath vintage. Glenn colquhoun was born in 1964 in papakura, new zealand. The montana new zealand book award for poetry is one category of the new zealand post book awards, given out annually.
Christchurch city libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches. Anne french 1956 is a poet, editor, former publisher and critic. See bill manhires biography on the nz book council. Since 2010 this award is now called the new zealand post book award. Robert sullivans new book is a major poem by a maori poet who has reached an impressive maturity.
In 2010, jenny was the creative new zealand victoria university writer in residence. Judges announced for 2020 ockham new zealand book awards. Montana new zealand book award for poetry pennys poetry. Finalists announced for 2019 new zealand book awards. Billy collins these poems want urgently to know how the secular. The late new zealand author janet frame was posthumously awarded the 2007 montana award for poetry on new zealands national poetry day, 27. Her first collection, dream fish floating, won the poetry category of the montana new zealand book awards, now part of the ockham new zealand book awards. Montana new zealand book awards poetry lifted by bill manhire victoria university press, 2005. She won her first literary prize whilst still at secondary school, and was awarded the pen young writers incentive award for poetry 1973 and 1974.
Her first award was the nzsa jessie mackay award for best first book of poetry at the 2006 montana new zealand book awards, for dream fish floating. Deutz medal for fiction or poetry blindsight by maurice gee penguin, 2005 montana medal for nonfiction pohutukawa and rata. Jenny bornholdt products victoria university press. New zealand s ironhearted trees by philip simpson te papa press, 2005 fiction blindsight by maurice gee penguin, 2005 poetry.
Her first collection wasnt published until 1987, but attracted considerable attention, winning both the new zealand book award for poetry and the pen best first book of poetry award in 1988. Her first poetry collection, all cretans are liars auckland up, 1987, won the new zealand book award for. His bestknown novel is mister pip, which won the 2007 commonwealth writers prize, the 2008 kiriyama prize fiction category, the 2008 montana award for readers choice, the montana fiction award and the montana medal for fiction or poetry. She is married with two grown sons, two burmese cats, two. Shortlisted for the 2000 montana nz book awards, poetry section. He is a poet in which a sly sense of humour is coupled with a respect for. First published in 2005, lifted won the 2006 montana new zealand book award for poetry. Lifted by bill manhire meet your next favorite book. They were created in 1996, merging the montana book awards and the new zealand book awards into the montana new zealand book awards there are four categories. Contemporary polynesian poems in english ii finalist in the new zealand post book awards, both published by auckland university press and the university of hawaii press. Short poems of new zealand victoria university press. Montana poetry day is a celebration of all things poetic scribble, read, recite its also the day on which the winner of the poetry category of this years montana new zealand book awards will be announced.
Established in 1968, in their current format the annual ockham new zealand book awards offer five principal prizes. Montana new zealand book awards christchurch city libraries. Wellknown as a performance poet, david has released several poetry recordings featuring his collaborations with musicians and been involved in poetry text collaborations with practitioners of a variety of other art forms, from. Her poems have been widely published in anthologies.
The longlist of finalists has been whittled down to a top 16, with the winners announced on may 14. Jenny bornholdt arts foundation laureate arts foundation. He has received the new zealand book award for poetry three times and the montana award. Auckland poet kathleen grattan, a journalist and former editor of the new zealand womans weekly, died in 1990. The new zealand poetry society international poetry. The remainder of the 2007 montana new zealand book awards were awarded at a gala dinner in auckland on 30 july. The other three categories are poetry, general nonfiction and. Past winners by author new zealand book awards trust. They merged in 1996 to form the montana new zealand book awards. The rocky shore won the 2009 montana new zealand book award for poetry. Book awards, they have also been known as the montana new zealand.
Montana new zealand book award for poetry wikipedia. Her sequence singsong aup, 2003 was named poetry book of the year at the 2004 montana new zealand book awards, and its successor the time of the giants aup, 2005 was shortlisted for the same award. Maori poet robert sullivan was born in auckland, new zealand. The montana new zealand book awards are a series of literary awards to works of new zealand citizens. The work received the montana award for poetry and the montana readers choice award at the 2003 montana new zealand book awards. Organised and administrated by booksellers new zealand, the trade association for booksellers and publishers, the montana new zealand book awards were awarded from 19962009. Her debut poetry collection singsong was named poetry book of the year at the 2004 montana new zealand book awards. Her first poetry collection, all cretans are liars auckland up, 1987, won the. At the 1999 montana new zealand book awards camps collection, unfamiliar legends of the stars, won the nzsa jessie mackay award for best first book of poetry in 2011, the mirror of simple annihilated souls won the award for poetry at the new zealand post book awards and was shortlisted for the kathleen grattan poetry award.
Ockham residential in 2015, the governance and management of new zealands national book awards were assumed by the new new zealand book awards trust. Beatties book blog unofficial homepage of the new zealand book. Manhire shows not only his mature formal skills but his ability to look unflinchingly into the heart of things. He is a poet in which a sly sense of humour is coupled with a respect for whatever truths a poem can wring out of experience. Jul 14, 2009 montana poetry day is a celebration of all things poetic scribble, read, recite its also the day on which the winner of the poetry category of this years montana new zealand book awards will be announced. Dr karlo mila is an award winning poet whose work focuses on pasific culture, heritage and worldview. The story of new zealand rock music 2003 was a finalist in the lifestyle and contemporary culture category at the. The art of walking upright, won the montana new zealand book awards jessie mackay award for best first book of poetry. The story of new zealand rock music 2003 was a finalist in the lifestyle and contemporary culture category at the 2004 montana new zealand book awards. Manhire is new zealand s poet laureate and was the fullbright visiting professor in new zealand studies at georgetown university in washington, d. Star waka 1999, shortlisted for the 2000 montana new zealand book awards. A 1950s childhood memoir, was a storylines notable nonfiction book, best childrens book at the publishers association of new zealand book design awards and was shortlisted for a library and information association of new zealand aotearoa lianza nonfiction award. Lifted by bill manhire goodreads meet your next favorite book. The montana book award is an annual award that recognizes literary andor artistic excellence in a book published during the award year.