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Selected Poems: Ian Wedde by Ian Wedde (Auckland University Press), cover design by Philip Kelly, interior design by Katrina DuncanĪllen Curnow Biography and Poems Slipcase editionby Terry Sturm.

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-illustrated Bookīird Words edited by Elisabeth Easther (Penguin Random House), designed by Rachel Clarkīlood Ties: New and selected poems 1963-2016 by Jeffrey Paparoa Holman (Canterbury University Press), cover design by Aaron Beehre, interior design by Aaron Beehre and Gemma Banks, Ilam PressĮdmund Hillary: A biography by Michael Gill (Potton & Burton), designed by Lisa Noble and Annabelle Archibald, PaperminxĪ Moral Truth edited by James Hollings (Massey University Press), cover design by Gideon Keith, Strategy Creative, interior design by Gideon Keith and Carla Sy Strangers Arrive by Leonard Bell (Auckland University Press), cover design by Spencer Levine, interior design by Katrina Duncan The merrier by Miranda Parkes, Sharon Dell, Robyn Notman, Sophie Bannan, Andrea Bell (Hocken Collections, Uare Taoka o H?kena, University of Otago), designed by Daniel Blackball Alexander The Domain by Gavin Hipkins (Victoria University Press), designed by Philip Kelly Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book Salt Picnic by Patrick Evans (Victoria University Press), designed by Keely O’Shannessy New China Eyewitness: Roger Duff, Rewi Alley and the art of museum diplomacy edited by James Beattie and Richard Bullen (Canterbury University Press), designed by Aaron Beehre The Long Dream of Waking: New perspectives on Len Lye edited by Paul Brobbel, Wystan Curnow and Roger Horrocks (Canterbury University Press), designed by Alice Bonifant Ruka (Oati), designed by Alistair McCready HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best CoverĪberhart Starts Here by Lara Strongman with Laurence Aberhart (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhet?), designed by Peter Bray, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhet?īaby by Annaleese Jochems (Victoria University Press), designed by Keely O’Shannessyīlack Marks on the White Page edited by Witi Ihimaera and Tina Makereti (Penguin Random House), designed by Kate Barraclough, Kate Frances Design, cover illustrator James Ormsby ‘From paper stocks to spines and binding, print finish, typographic tendencies and idiosyncrasies, we were impressed by the high-quality outcomes.’įrom some 110 entries, the judges have whittled out a finalist list of 33 books across eight categories: ‘The judges all did their fair share of lifting, sniffing, flipping and pondering the multifaceted design decisions,’ says the convening judge, David Coventon.
