VOLUME OCKHAMETER 2021 Survey

1.THE ACORNOMETER. Select your favourite finalist for the JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTION:

Sprigs by Branavan Gnanalingam (Lawrence & Gibson)

Remote Sympathy by Catherine Chidgey (Victoria University Press)

Bug Week, And other stories by Airini Beautrais (Victoria University Press)

Nothing to See by Pip Adam (Victoria University Press)

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2.Select your favourite finalist for the MARY AND PETER BIGGS AWARD FOR POETRY:

Magnolia 木蘭 by Nina Mingya Powles (Seraph Press)

Funkhaus by Hinemoana Baker (Victoria University Press)

National Anthem by Mohamed Hassan (Dead Bird Books)

The Savage Coloniser Book by Tusiata Avia (Victoria University Press)

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3.Select your favourite finalist for the BOOKSELLERS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION AWARD:

An Exquisite Legacy: The life and art of New Zealand naturalist G.V. Hudson by George Gibbs (Potton & Burton)

Marti Friedlander: Portraits of the Artists by Leonard Bell (Auckland University Press)

Hiakai: Modern Māori cuisine by Monique Fiso (Godwit, Penguin Random House)

Nature—Stilled by Jane Ussher (Te Papa Press)

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4.Select your favourite finalist for the GENERAL NON-FICTION AWARD:

This Pākehā Life: An unsettled memoir by Alison Jones (Bridget Williams Books)

Specimen: Personal essays by Madison Hamill (Victoria University Press)

The Dark is Light Enough: Ralph Hotere, A biographical portrait by Vincent O'Sullivan (Penguin Random House)

Te Hāhi Mihinare: The Māori Anglican Church by Hirini Kaa (Bridget Williams Books)

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To go in the draw for a Winners Prize Pack enter your contact details below.
The Winners Prize Pack, courtesy of our excellent New Zealand publishers, will include one copy of each category winner in the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

Conditions of entry:
1. One entry per person.
2. Prize will be sent only to a NZ address.
3. Entries close Friday 7th May at 4pm.

Watch out for the Ockhameter & Acornometer results in the VOLUME NEWSLETTER in the weekend prior to the 'real' Ockham announcements!

(The winners of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will be announced in Auckland on May 12th.)

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