Congratulations to authors Jared Davidson, Jeffrey Sissons, Damon Salesa and Ryan Bodman, whose books have been longlisted for the 2024 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards!
Longlisted for the General Non-Fiction Award:
- Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand, by Jared Davidson
- An Indigenous Ocean: Pacific Essays, by Damon Salesa
- The Forgotten Prophet: Tāmati Te Ito and His Kaingārara Movement, by Jeffrey Sissons
Longlisted for the Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction:
- Rugby League in New Zealand: A People's History, by Ryan Bodman
The shortlist for each category in the awards will be announced on 6 March, with the winners announced at a ceremony on 15 May 2024.
Congratulations to all longlisted authors and publishers! And BWB Talks and Book Trailers for these four books are available to view through BWB Talks Online.