We are thrilled that three AUP books have been recognised as finalists in the PANZ 2020 Book Design Awards.Dragonflies and Damselflies of New Zealand designed by Carolyn Lewis (cover design) and Katrina Duncan (interior design), and Exploring

Former New Zealand Poet Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh’s first book for children has been judged the supreme winner at the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Mophead was awarded the highest prize in children’s

Mophead: How Your Difference Makes a Difference by Selina Tusitala Marsh is a finalist for the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.The judges said of Selina’s debut children’s boo

Wellington writer, editor and publisher Helen Rickerby has won the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry for her collection  How to Live (Auckland University Press) at the 2020 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. “How to Li

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