How to Enter

Online submissions for the 2027 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, for New Zealand books published between 1 January 2026 and 31 December 2026, have now closed.

Any queries about entries for the 2027 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards should be directed to the Awards Administrator: awards@nzbookawards.org.nz

The 2027 longlist will be announced on 28 January 2027 and the shortlist on 3 March. The 2027 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards ceremony will be held in Auckland on 12 May 2027, in collaboration with the Auckland Writers Festival.

If you would like to find out more about how to enter books in future awards, or to see if a book publishing in 2027 will be eligible for the 2028 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, you can view the 2027 Call for Entries pack here.

Please note criteria and conditions of entry are reviewed every year, so you should read the 2028 pack carefully once entries open in early August 2027 for the 2028 awards. Books published between 1 January 2027 and 31 December 2027 will be eligible for the 2028 awards.