Deutz Medal for Fiction or Poetry

The Vintner’s Luck by Elizabeth Knox (Victoria University Press, 1999)

Montana Medal for Non-Fiction

The Loving Stitch: A History of Knitting and Spinning in New Zealand by Heather Nicholson (Auckland University Press, 1998)

Fiction

The Vintner’s Luck by Elizabeth Knox (Victoria University Press, 1999)

Poetry

Seeing You Asked by Vincent O'Sullivan (Victoria University Press, 1998)

History & Biography

Under the Bridge and Over the Moon: A Memoir by Kevin Ireland (Vintage, 1998)

Illustrative Arts

100 New Zealand Craft Artists by Helen Schamroth (Godwit, 1998)

Environment & Heritage

The Natural World of New Zealand by Gerard Hutching (Viking, 1998)

Lives & Lifestyle

The Loving Stitch: A History of Knitting and Spinning in New Zealand by Heather Nicholson (Auckland University Press, 1998)

Readers’ Choice Award

The Vintner’s Luck by Elizabeth Knox (Victoria University Press, 1999)

The NZSA Hubert Church Award for Best First Book of Fiction

Alpha Male by William Brandt (Victoria University Press, 1999)

The NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry

Unfamiliar Legends of the Stars by Kate Camp (Victoria University Press, 1998)

The NZSA E. H. McCormick Award for Best First Book of Non-Fiction

100 New Zealand Craft Artists by Helen Schamroth (Godwit, 1998)

Best Review Pages

Landfall

Reviewer of the Year

Iain Sharp