Four AUP books have been shortlisted for this year's PANZ Book Design Awards.
Congratulations to designers Gideon Keith, Katie Kerr, Kalee Jackson and Duncan Munro for their stunning work.
The following AUP books have been shortlisted:
Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book
- Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa by Kirsty Baker. Designed by Katie Kerr (Studio Katie Kerr)
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book
- Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Māori, Honouring the Treaty by Avril Bell. Designed by Gideon Keith (Seven)
- In the Half Light of a Dying Day by C. K. Stead. Designed by Duncan Munro (Lucky Stairs Studio)
HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover
- Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa by Kirsty Baker. Designed by Katie Kerr (Studio Katie Kerr)
Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography
- Rēwena and Rabbit Stew: The Rural Kitchen in Aotearoa, 1800–1940 by Katie Cooper . Designed by Kalee Jackson
- Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa by Kirsty Baker. Designed by Katie Kerr (Studio Katie Kerr)
“The exceptional calibre of entries this year made some of the categories near-impossible to narrow down into a shortlist, and there was just one category that the judges could agree upon without lively debate,” says convenor Chloe Blades, an artist and manager at Unity Books Auckland.
“This is a testament to the brilliance of the people dedicating their time to bringing New Zealand’s finest books to life.”
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Auckland on Thursday 18 September 2025.
To see the full shortlist, visit the PANZ Book Design Awards website.