Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The Montana New Zealand Book Awards are organised and administrated by Booksellers New Zealand, the trade association for booksellers and publishers.
2008
   
   
   
2007
- Biography: Douglas Lilburn: His life and music Philip Norman, Canterbury University Press
- Environment: Ghosts of Gondwana: The History of life in New Zealand George Gibbs,
Craig Potton Publishing
- Montana Medal for Fiction or Poetry: Mister Pip Lloyd Jones,
Penguin Books (also Readers' Choice winner); The Cowboy Dog Nigel Cox,
Victoria University Press Runner up; The Fainter: Damien Wilkins,
Victoria University Press Runner up
- NZSA Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction: The Sound of Butterflies Rachael King
- History: Vaka Moana: Voyages of the ancestors Edited by K. R. Howe,
David Bateman Ltd
- Montana Medal for Non-fiction and Illustrative: Eagles Complete trees and shrubs of New Zealand Audrey Eagle, Te Papa Press
- Lifestyle and contemporary culture: Stitch: Contemporary New Zealand textile artists Ann Packer, Random House
-
Poetry: The Goose bath Janet Frame,
Vintage Winner
- NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry: Secret Heart Airini Beautrais,
Victoria University Press Best First Book - Poetry winner
- Reference and anthology: Furniture of the New Zealand colonial era: An Illustrated history 1830 - 1900 William Cottrell
- NZSA E.H. McCormick Best First Book Award for Non-fiction: Furniture of the New Zealand colonial era: An Illustrated history 1830 - 1900 William Cottrell
    
2006
Deutz Medal for Fiction or Poetry and Fiction category winner Blindsight Maurice Gee (Penguin Books)
Blindsight by Maurice Gee and The Captive Wife by Fiona Kidman were joint winner of the Readers' Choice Award.
Fiction
-
 Blindsight Winner
- Maurice Gee (Penguin Books)
- The Captive Wife Runner up
- Fiona Kidman (Vintage)
- Responsibility Runner up
- Nigel Cox (Victoria University Press)
- Dreamhunter
- Elizabeth Knox (Fourth Estate)
- Watch of Gryphons and other stories
- Owen Marshall (Vintage)
More about the Fiction finalists
Poetry
- Lifted Winner
- Bill Manhire (Victoria University Press)
- Footfall
- Brian Turner (Godwit)
- The Time of the Giants
- Anne Kennedy (Auckland University Press)
More about the Poetry finalists
Biography
 Dingle Winner - Graeme Dingle (Craig Potton Publishing)
- Charles Fleming: Environmental Patriot
- Mary McEwen (Craig Potton Publishing)
- Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life
- Alexa Johnston (Viking)
More about the Biography finalists
History
- Thrift to Fantasy: Home Textile Crafts of the 1930s - 1950s Winner
- Rosemary McLeod (HarperCollins Publishers)
- Black November: The 1918 influenza pandemic in New Zealand
- Geoffrey W Rice (Canterbury University Press)
- We Call it Home: A History of State Housing in New Zealand
- Ben Schrader (
Reed Publishing)
More about the History finalists
Illustrative
 Contemporary New Zealand Photographers Winner - Edited by Hannah Holm & Lara Strongman (Mountain View Publishing)
- Faithfully Mozart: The Fantastical World of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Donovan Bixley (Hodder)
- Jeffrey Harris
- Justin Paton (Victoria University Press / Dunedin Public Art Gallery)
More about the Illustrative finalists
Environment
- Pōhutukawa & Rātā: New Zealand's Iron-hearted Trees Winner
- Philip Simpson (Te Papa Press)
- New Zealand Birds in Focus: A Photographer's Journey
- Geoff Moon (Reed Publishing)
- Swimming with Orca
- Ingrid N Visser (Penguin Books)
More about the Environment finalists
Lifestyle & Contemporary Culture
 How to Look at a Painting Winner - Justin Paton (Awa Press)
- The Art of Māori Weaving: The Eternal Thread / Te Aho Mutunga Kore
- Miriama Evans & Ranui Ngarimu (Huia Publishers)
- I Had a Black Dog: His Name was Depression
- Matthew Johnstone (Pan Macmillan Australia)
More about the Lifestyle and Contemporary Culture finalists
Reference & Anthology
- Great Sporting Moments: The best of Sport magazine 1988 - 2004 Winner
- Edited by Damien Wilkins (Victoria University Press)
- The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand
- Roger Smith / GeographX (Craig Potton Publishing)
- The Nature of Things: Poems from the New Zealand Landscape
- Edited by James Brown, Photographs by Craig Potton (Craig Potton Publishing)
-
- More about the Reference and Anthology finalists
2005
Best first book awards:
- New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction
Julian Novitz, My Real Life and Other Stories (Vintage)
- New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry
Sonja Yelich, Clung (Auckland University Press)
- The New Zealand Society of Authors E.H. McCormick Best First Book Award for Non-Fiction
Douglas Wright, Ghost Dance (Penguin Books)
Reviewer and review page or programme awards:
- Best Review Page or Programme
North & South magazine
- Reviewer of the Year
Wellington writer Tony Simpson
2004
- Best Review Page or Programme - The Listener
- Reviewer of the Year - Michael King
- A.W. Reed Award for Contribution to New Zealand Literature - Joy Cowley
New Zealand Society of Authors Best First Book Awards
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
- Readers' Choice Award
- The Vintner's luck Elizabeth Knox
- Montana Medal for Non-Fiction
- The Loving stitch: a history of knitting and spinning in New Zealand Heather Nicholson
- Deutz Medal for Fiction
- The Vintner's luck Elizabeth Knox
- Poetry
- Seeing you asked Vincent O'Sullivan
- History and Biography
- Under the bridge and over the moon: a memoir Kevin Ireland
- Natural heritage
- The Natural world of New Zealand Gerard Hutching
- Leisure and lifestyle
- The Loving stitch: a history of knitting and spinning in New Zealand Heather Nicholson
- Illustrative arts
- 100 New Zealand craft artists Helen Schamroth
- Best First Book for Fiction
- Alpha male William Brandt
- Best First Book for Poetry
- Unfamiliar legends of the stars Kate Camp
- Best First Book for Nonfiction
- 100 New Zealand craft artists Helen Schamroth
1998
- Readers' Choice Award
- New Zealand historical atlas edited by Malcolm McKinnon
- Montana Medal for Non-fiction
- Dictionary of New Zealand English Harry Orsman
- Deutz Medal for Fiction
- Live bodies Maurice Gee
- Poetry
- Shape-Shifter Hone Tuwhare
- History and Biography
- Dictionary of New Zealand English Harry Orsman
- Natural Heritage
- Pick of the bunch: New Zealand wildflowers Peter Johnson
- Leisure and lifestyle
- Complete New Zealand fisherman: saltwater and freshwater fishing Geoff Thomas
- Illustrative Arts
- Goldie Roger Blackley
- Best First Book for Fiction
- In a fishbone church Catherine Chidgey
- Best First Book of Poetry
- All roads lead to the sea Kapka Kassabova
- Best First Book for Non-fiction
- Olives : the new passion: growing and using olives in New Zealand Genevieve Noser
1997
- Book of the Year
- The Story of Suzanne Aubert Jessie Munro
- Poetry
- An Anthology of New Zealand poetry in English edited Jenny Bornholdt, Gregory O'Brien and Mark Williams
- Fiction
- What becomes of the broken hearted? Alan Duff
- Cultural Heritage
- The Story of Suzanne Aubert Jessie Munro
- Natural Heritage
- New Zealand coast and mountain plants: their communities and lifestyles John Dawson and Rob Lucas
- Leisure and Lifestyle
- The Wines and vineyards of New Zealand Michael Cooper, photographed by John McDermott
- Illustrative Arts
- Mataora: the living face: contemporary Māori art general editors Sandy Adsett and Cliff Whiting; edited by Witi Ihimaera
- Honour Award
- Dove on the waters Maurice Shadbolt (Fiction) and Dedications J C Sturm (Poetry)
- Hubert Church Best First Book for Fiction
- Finding home Dominic Sheehan
- Jessie Mackay Best First Book for Poetry
- Before the divorce we go to Disneyland Diane Brown
- E H McCormick Best First Book for Non-Fiction
- The Story of Suzanne Aubert Jessie Munro
1996
- Book of the Year
- Redemption Songs - A life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turiki Judith Binney
- Poetry
- My Sunshine Bill Manhire
- Fiction
- Zoology Sheridan Keith
- Illustrative Arts
- Gold and Silversmithing in 19th Century New Zealand Winsome Shepherd
- Natural Heritage
- Wild Dunedin Neville Peat and Brian Patrick
- Cultural Heritage
- Redemption Songs - A life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turiki Judith Binney
- Leisure and lifestyle
- Cook! Michael Lee-Richards
- Best first book, Poetry
- Go round power please James Brown
- Best first book, Fiction
- Not her real name Emily Perkins
- Best first book, Cultural Heritage
- Salmond, Southern jurist Alex Frame
- Honour Award
- Nga Iwi O Tainui Pei Te Hurinui Jones, edited and translated by Bruce Biggs
About New Zealand Literary Prizes
Before 1996, there were two major New Zealand literary prizes. They merged in 1996 to form the Montana New Zealand Book awards.
The New Zealand Book Awards ran from 1976 to 1995.
The other major award from 1968-1993 was the Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards (when the Wattie's company merged with Goodman Fielder, the Wattie book awards became the Goodman Fielder Wattie Book awards).
Montana took over sponsorship in 1994 and the awards became the Montana Book Awards (1994-1995).
In 1996, the Montana Book Awards merged with the New Zealand Book Awards to become the Montana New Zealand Book Awards. |
Get on the e-list
Be the first to know about our latest and hottest more
Your online guide to Christchurch & Canterbury more
CINCH
Local community organisations, clubs, courses and programmes more
|
