2021 Awards

Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction

Bug Week & Other StoriesBug Week & Other Stories

Bug Week & Other Stories

Airini Beautrais

Victoria University Press

Nothing to SeeNothing to See

Nothing to See

Pip Adam

Victoria University Press

Remote SympathyRemote Sympathy

Remote Sympathy

Catherine Chidgey

Victoria University Press

SprigsSprigs

Sprigs

Brannavan Gnanalingam

Lawrence & Gibson

Victory ParkVictory Park

Victory Park

Rachel Kerr

Mākaro Press

The SwimmersThe Swimmers

The Swimmers

Chloe Lane

Victoria University Press

Fake BabyFake Baby

Fake Baby

Amy McDaid

Penguin, Penguin Random House

2000ft Above Worry Level2000ft Above Worry Level

2000ft Above Worry Level

Eamonn Marra

Victoria University Press

Sorrow and BlissSorrow and Bliss

Sorrow and Bliss

Meg Mason

Fourth Estate, HarperCollins

Toto Among the MurderersToto Among the Murderers

Toto Among the Murderers

Sally Morgan

John Murray Press, Hachette

Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction

An Exquisite Legacy: The Life and Work of New Zealand Naturalist G.V. HudsonAn Exquisite Legacy: The Life and Work of New Zealand Naturalist G.V. Hudson

An Exquisite Legacy: The Life and Work of New Zealand Naturalist G.V. Hudson

George Gibbs

Potton & Burton

Hiakai: Modern Māori CuisineHiakai: Modern Māori Cuisine

Hiakai: Modern Māori Cuisine

Monique Fiso

Godwit, Penguin Random House

Marti Friedlander: Portraits of the ArtistsMarti Friedlander: Portraits of the Artists

Marti Friedlander: Portraits of the Artists

Leonard Bell

Auckland University Press

Nature — StilledNature — Stilled

Nature — Stilled

Jane Ussher

Te Papa Press

Observations of a Rural NurseObservations of a Rural Nurse

Observations of a Rural Nurse

Sara McIntyre

Massey University Press

Shining Land: Looking for Robin HydeShining Land: Looking for Robin Hyde

Shining Land: Looking for Robin Hyde

Paula Morris and Haru Sameshima

Massey University Press

Off the Beaten Track: Hunting Tales from the New Zealand Back CountryOff the Beaten Track: Hunting Tales from the New Zealand Back Country

Off the Beaten Track: Hunting Tales from the New Zealand Back Country

Dave Shaw

Bateman Books

Colin McCahon: Is This the Promised Land? Vol. 2 1960-1987Colin McCahon: Is This the Promised Land? Vol. 2 1960-1987

Colin McCahon: Is This the Promised Land? Vol. 2 1960-1987

Peter Simpson

Auckland University Press

Karl MaughanKarl Maughan

Karl Maughan

Hannah Valentine and Gabriella Stead

Auckland University Press and Gow Langsford Gallery

Endless Sea: Stories told through the taonga of the New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui te Ananui a TangaroaEndless Sea: Stories told through the taonga of the New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui te Ananui a Tangaroa

Endless Sea: Stories told through the taonga of the New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui te Ananui a Tangaroa

Frances Walsh and Jane Ussher

Massey University Press

General Non-Fiction Award

Specimen: Personal EssaysSpecimen: Personal Essays

Specimen: Personal Essays

Madison Hamill

Victoria University Press

Te Hāhi Mihinare: The Māori Anglican ChurchTe Hāhi Mihinare: The Māori Anglican Church

Te Hāhi Mihinare: The Māori Anglican Church

Hirini Kaa

Bridget Williams Books

The Dark is Light Enough: Ralph Hotere A Biographical PortraitThe Dark is Light Enough: Ralph Hotere A Biographical Portrait

The Dark is Light Enough: Ralph Hotere A Biographical Portrait

Vincent O’Sullivan

Penguin, Penguin Random House

This Pākehā Life: An Unsettled MemoirThis Pākehā Life: An Unsettled Memoir

This Pākehā Life: An Unsettled Memoir

Alison Jones

Bridget Williams Books

The Mirror Steamed Over: Love and Pop in London, 1962The Mirror Steamed Over: Love and Pop in London, 1962

The Mirror Steamed Over: Love and Pop in London, 1962

Anthony Byrt

Auckland University Press

Crossing the Lines: The Story of Three Homosexual New Zealand Soldiers in World War IICrossing the Lines: The Story of Three Homosexual New Zealand Soldiers in World War II

Crossing the Lines: The Story of Three Homosexual New Zealand Soldiers in World War II

Brent Coutts

Otago University Press

Not in Narrow Seas: The Economic History of Aotearoa New ZealandNot in Narrow Seas: The Economic History of Aotearoa New Zealand

Not in Narrow Seas: The Economic History of Aotearoa New Zealand

Brian Easton

Victoria University Press

Bus Stops on the Moon: Red Mole Days 1974-1980Bus Stops on the Moon: Red Mole Days 1974-1980

Bus Stops on the Moon: Red Mole Days 1974-1980

Martin Edmond

Otago University Press

You Have A Lot to Lose: A Memoir 1956-1986You Have A Lot to Lose: A Memoir 1956-1986

You Have A Lot to Lose: A Memoir 1956-1986

C.K. Stead

Auckland University Press

Towards Compostela: Walking the Camino de SantiagoTowards Compostela: Walking the Camino de Santiago

Towards Compostela: Walking the Camino de Santiago

Catharina van Bohemen

The Cuba Press