Past Winners
Salesa, Damon
- 2024
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
GENERAL NON-FICTION AWARD An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays by Damon Salesa (Bridget Williams Books, 2023)
Salmon, J. T.
- 1968
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
2nd Field Guide to the Alpine Plants of New Zealand by J. T. Salmon (Reed, 1968)
Salmond, Anne
- 1992
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd Two Worlds: First Meetings Between Māori and Europeans, 1642–1772 by Anne Salmond (Viking, 1991) -
New Zealand Book Awards
Non-Fiction Two Worlds: First Meetings Between Māori and Europeans, 1642–1772 by Anne Salmond (Viking, 1991)
- 2004
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Montana Medal for Non-Fiction The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas by Anne Salmond (Allen Lane, 2003) -
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
History The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas by Anne Salmond (Allen Lane, 2003)
See Anne Salmond's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Sampson, Sam
- 2009
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry Everything Talks by Sam Sampson (Auckland University Press, 2008)
Sarkies, Duncan
- 2000
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA Hubert Church Award for Best First Book of Fiction Stray Thoughts and Nose Bleeds by Duncan Sarkies (Victoria University Press, 1999)
See Duncan Sarkies's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Satchell, E.
- 1971
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd Gardening with New Zealand Plants, Shrubs and Trees by E. Satchell (Collins, 1970)
Schamroth, Helen
- 1999
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Illustrative Arts 100 New Zealand Craft Artists by Helen Schamroth (Godwit, 1998) -
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA E. H. McCormick Award for Best First Book of Non-Fiction 100 New Zealand Craft Artists by Helen Schamroth (Godwit, 1998)
Schwimmer, Erik
- 1969
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd The Maori People in the 1960s by Erik Schwimmer (Longman Paul, 1968)
Scott, Dick
- 1988
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New Zealand Book Awards
Non-Fiction Seven Lives on Salt River by Dick Scott (Hodder & Stoughton, 1987)
See Dick Scott's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Shadbolt, Maurice
- 1969
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
2nd Shell Guide to New Zealand by Maurice Shadbolt (Whitcoulls, 1968)
- 1973
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
1st Strangers and Journeys by Maurice Shadbolt (Hodder & Stoughton, 1972)
- 1981
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd The Lovelock Version by Maurice Shadbolt (Hodder & Stoughton, 1980) -
New Zealand Book Awards
Fiction The Lovelock Version by Maurice Shadbolt (Hodder & Stoughton, 1980)
- 1987
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
1st Season of the Jew by Maurice Shadbolt (Hodder & Stoughton, 1986)
- 1997
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Honour Award, Fiction Dove on the Waters by Maurice Shadbolt (David Ling, 1996)
- 2002
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The A. W. Reed Lifetime Achievement Award by Maurice Shadbolt ( , )
See Maurice Shadbolt's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Sharp, Iain
- 1999
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Reviewer of the Year by Iain Sharp ( , )
See Iain Sharp's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Sheehan, Dominic
- 1997
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA Hubert Church Award for Best First Book of Fiction Finding Home by Dominic Sheehan (Secker & Warburg, 19996, 1996)
Shepherd, Winsome
- 1996
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Illustrative Arts Gold and Silversmithing in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century New Zealand by Winsome Shepherd (Museum of New Zealand, 1995)
Shute, Gareth
- 2005
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Lifestyle & Contemporary Culture Hip Hop Music in Aotearoa by Gareth Shute (Reed, 2004)
See Gareth Shute's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Siers, Judy
- 2008
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Biography The Life and Times of James Walter Chapman-Taylor by Judy Siers (Millwood, 2007)
Simpson, Philip
- 2001
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Environment Dancing Leaves: The Story of New Zealand’s Cabbage Tree by Philip Simpson (Canterbury University Press, 2000)
- 2006
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Montana Medal for Non-Fiction Pōhutukawa and Rātā: New Zealand’s Iron-hearted Trees by Philip Simpson (Te Papa Press, 2005) -
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Environment Pōhutukawa and Rātā: New Zealand’s Iron-hearted Trees by Philip Simpson (Te Papa Press, 2005)
Simpson, Tony
- 1974
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
2nd The Sugarbag Years by Tony Simpson (Alister Taylor, 1974)
- 2005
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Reviewer of the Year by Tony Simpson ( , )
See Tony Simpson's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Sinclair, Keith
- 1977
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New Zealand Book Awards
Non-Fiction Walter Nash by Keith Sinclair (Auckland University Press & Oxford University Press, 1976)
See Keith Sinclair's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Skinner, Damian
- 2011
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New Zealand Post Book Awards
Illustrated Non-Fiction The Passing World: The Passing of Life: John Hovell and the Art of Kowhaiwhai by Damian Skinner (Rim Books, 2010)
Smith, Marty
- 2014
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New Zealand Post Book Awards
The NZSA Jessie MacKay Best First Book of Poetry Horse with Hat by Marty Smith (Victoria University Press, 2013)
Smither, Elizabeth
- 1990
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New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry A Pattern of Marching by Elizabeth Smither (Auckland University Press, 1989)
- 2000
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry The Lark Quartet by Elizabeth Smither (Auckland University Press, 1999)
- 2018
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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
POETRY AWARD Night Horse by Elizabeth Smither (Auckland University Press, 2017)
See Elizabeth Smither's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Smithyman, Kendrick
- 1986
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New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry Stories About Wooden Keyboards by Kendrick Smithyman (Auckland University Press & Oxford University Press, 1985)
See Kendrick Smithyman's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Smythe, Michael
- 2012
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New Zealand Post Book Awards
The NZSA E. H. McCormick Best First Book of Non-Fiction New Zealand Design by Michael Smythe (Random House, 2011)
Snedden, Patrick
- 2006
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
The NZSA E. H. McCormick Best First Book Award for Non-Fiction Pākehā and the Treaty: Why It’s Our Treaty Too by Patrick Snedden (Random House, 2005)
Spearpoint, Geoff
- 2013
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New Zealand Post Book Awards
Nielsen Booksellers’ Choice Shelter from the Storm: The Story of New Zealand’s Backcountry Huts by Geoff Spearpoint (Craig Potton Publishing, 2012)
Stead, C. K.
- 1972
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd Smith’s Dream by C. K. Stead (Longman Paul, 1971)
- 1976
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New Zealand Book Awards
Poetry Quesada by C. K. Stead (The Shed, 1975)
- 1985
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New Zealand Book Awards
Fiction All Visitors Ashore by C. K. Stead (Collins, 1984)
- 1995
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New Zealand Book Awards
Fiction The Singing Whakapapa by C. K. Stead (Penguin, 1994)
- 2009
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Reference & Anthology Collected Poems: 1951–2006 by C. K. Stead (Auckland University Press, 2008)
See C. K. Stead's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Stevens, Graeme
- 1974
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd Rugged Landscape: The Geology of Central New Zealand by Graeme Stevens (Reed, 1974)
- 1980
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
2nd New Zealand Adrift: The Theory of Continental Drift in a New Zealand Setting by Graeme Stevens (Reed, 1980)
Stirling, as told to Anne Salmond, Amiria
- 1977
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
3rd Amiria: The Life Story of a Māori Woman by Amiria Stirling, as told to Anne Salmond (Reed, 1976)
Stirling, as told to Anne Salmond, Eruera
- 1981
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Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards
1st Eruera: The Teachings of a Maori Elder by Eruera Stirling, as told to Anne Salmond (Oxford University Press, 1980)
Strongman, Lara
- 2001
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
History & Biography (first equal) Parihaka: The Art of Passive Resistance by Lara Strongman (Victoria University Press & Parihaka Pā Trustees, 2001)
- 2006
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Illustrative Contemporary New Zealand Photographers by Lara Strongman (Mountain View Publishing, 2005)
Sturm, J. C.
- 1997
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Honour Award, Poetry Dedications by J. C. Sturm (Steele Roberts, 1996)
See J. C. Sturm's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Suisted, Rob
- 2014
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New Zealand Post Book Awards
Nielsen Booksellers’ Choice Molesworth: Stories from New Zealand’s Largest High Country Station by Rob Suisted (Craig Potton Publishing, 2013)
Sullivan, Robert
- 2004
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Reference & Anthology Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English by Robert Sullivan (Auckland University Press, 2003)
See Robert Sullivan's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Sydney, Grahame
- 2000
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Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Montana Medal for Non-Fiction The Art of Grahame Sydney by Grahame Sydney (Longacre Press, 2000) -
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Illustrative Arts The Art of Grahame Sydney by Grahame Sydney (Longacre Press, 2000) -
Montana New Zealand Book Awards
Readers’ Choice Award The Art of Grahame Sydney by Grahame Sydney (Longacre Press, 2000)