Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Entry Form 2027

Titles published between 1 January 2026 and 31 August 2026 must be submitted no later than 5pm, Wednesday 2 September 2026. Entries for titles published between 1 September 2026 and 31 December 2026 open on Thursday 3 September and close at 5pm on Thursday 15 October 2026.

All fields marked with an * are compulsory.

Before completing this form, please carefully read the Call for Entries Pack on the Entry Conditions page. (Note updated clause 6 on pages 4/5 of pack regarding the use of AI.)

Publisher Details
Entered Title

For multiple title entry, complete the form for each title you are entering and then use the ADD ANOTHER BOOK button at the bottom. The maximum number of titles that can be entered in one online session is FIVE.

Book 1
Primary Author

UPLOAD author image and book cover as high-resolution jpegs (minimum 300 dpi) and a Title Information sheet for this entry as a zipped file. (Follow these instructions.) If for any reason you are unable to complete this upload, you may email the required files to awards@nzbookawards.org.nz no later than 24 hours after submitting. Your entry will not be considered valid unless these files are received within the allotted timeframe.

Declaration

I intend to submit a declaration of AI use relating to one or more entries within 48 hours of this submission by email to awards@nzbookawards.org.nz (see page 5 of pack for more details).*

Pay and Submit
Number of Books Submitted1@ $185.00 (plus GST)
$30.00
Total$212.75