The entry form, criteria, key dates and postal information are attached below as a PDF. You must read this information before applying for the Awards.
Background
The New Zealand Post Book Awards promote excellence in, and provide recognition for, the best books published annually in New Zealand. The principal sponsors of the Awards are New Zealand Post and Creative New Zealand.
The Awards are supported by the New Zealand Society of Authors and Book Tokens (NZ) Ltd. The Awards are administered by Booksellers New Zealand on behalf of the Book Awards Governance Group.
Key Dates
First submission deadline
Friday 28 October 2011 (books published between 1 Jan – 28 Oct, 2011)
Second submission deadline
Friday 25 November 2011 (books published between 29 Oct – 31 Dec, 2011)
Category Award Finalists announced
Wednesday 6 June 2012
National Poetry Day
Friday 20 July 2012
Awards Ceremony (Auck)
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Winning Authors Event (Auck)
Thursday 2 August 2012
If you have any questions - after reading the information provided as a PDF - please email Awards Executive Lilly Lang.
