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Wednesday 21 November 2018: For immediate release

Nineteen New Zealand publishers will have books on display at the Publishers Association of New Zealand’s (PANZ) stand at this year’s Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) from 24 to 28 November.

The Guadalajara International Book Fair is one of the world’s largest book fairs and rates as the most important publishing gathering in Ibero-America. For New Zealand publishers and writers it offers exciting opportunities for rights sales and distribution.

While publishing business is the main goal, the Guadalajara Book Fair also hosts a cultural festival in which literature plays an important part. Authors from all corners of the globe have been invited to participate in events and this year, as a result of a developing relationship between PANZ and the festival, Christchurch-based crime writer Paul Cleave will talk about his writing.

This is the third year PANZ has officially represented New Zealand trade and education publishers at this important fair. PANZ President Peter Dowling, a Spanish and Portuguese speaker who will manage the Kiwi presence in Guadalajara, says the FIL provides an unparalleled platform to access readers across Latin America and Southern Europe:

“With the backing of Creative New Zealand and Education New Zealand, PANZ aims to expand avenues for our literary and educational authors into key markets including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal and Spain, not to mention the Hispanic-speaking United States.”

While in Mexico Dowling will also be meeting with New Zealand Trade & Enterprise and New Zealand Embassy officials, along with publishing industry leaders from around the world.

The Publishers Association of New Zealand gratefully acknowledge the support of Creative New Zealand and Education New Zealand.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Sandra Noakes, Tel 0275 767675 or Catriona Ferguson, T 021 02482637

On behalf of Publishers Association of New Zealand

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Massey University Press (MUP) is joining forces with Kate De Goldi and Susan Paris. Their company, Annual Ink, is to become MUP’s new children’s imprint — the first of its kind in New Zealand.

The imprint’s first title, Hazel and the Snails, by debut author Nan Blanchard, will be published in March 2019 and it exemplifies everything the partnership plans to emphasise.

‘In essence,’ says De Goldi, ‘we want to help transform publishing in New Zealand for middle readers. Currently, picture books and YA books are relatively strong here, but material for eight- to 13-year-olds often lacks variety and depth. Massey University Press is the perfect partner for our enterprise. Nicola and her team value books for inquiring readers, and their titles make a significant contribution to our reading culture.’

Paris says that the ground has shifted a lot in the last decade. ‘More children’s books than ever are being published and purchased globally, but commercial pressure has seen a creeping conservatism. The range of books available for this important reading age has narrowed considerably, and inevitably this means in New Zealand too.’

The editors both believe that series books by international writers tend to crowd out the rich fiction and nonfiction that are ultimately more rewarding for the reader. ‘Books that create adventurous, thoughtful readers, books that relish language and ideas — this is what booksellers, parents, and teachers can expect from an Annual Ink title,’ says De Goldi.

‘Massey University Press is honoured to be working with Susan and Kate,’ says MUP publisher, Nicola Legat. ‘Kate is known as a great champion of children’s literature. She teaches in this space and writes for this audience superbly. Susan is an outstanding and innovative editor of the venerable School Journal, and she writes for the educational market, so between them there’s a lot of experience. They’re looking forward very much to the prospect of supporting new authors and publishing new kinds of books for this crucial period of childhood when the life-long reading habit is bedded in.

‘It’s now well established that the reading habit is one of the key contributors to the cultural and economic health of society,’ adds Nicola. ‘If we don’t encourage children, especially middle readers, towards books that extend them, we risk that their pleasure in reading will be lost. So we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to offer New Zealand children’s books that excite and sustain young readers and broaden their imaginations.’

The imprint will initially publish two books a year. They will be available in all good bookstores.

For more information and for interviews please contact Massey University Press publicist Sarah Thornton: sarah.thornton@prcomms.com

NOTES FOR EDITORS

Massey University Press was established late in 2016 and is headed up by Nicola Legat, the former Publishing Director of Random House New Zealand and, prior to that, editor of Metro magazine. She is the chair of the New Zealand Book Awards Trust and the deputy chair of the Auckland Writers Festival. In an agreement between the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and Massey University, she is also the publisher of Te Papa Press. www.masseypress.ac.nz

Susan Paris has 18 years’ experience in publishing. She has edited the School Journal for 12 years, producing more than 50 journals. She has written Ready to Read titles and more than 40 chapter books for the educational market, both New Zealand and overseas.

Kate De Goldi has been discussing children’s literature on RNZ for the last 18 years. She works with children in schools throughout New Zealand, promoting reading and teaching creative writing. She writes fiction for all ages. Together, Susan and Kate commissioned and edited Annual (Gecko Press, 2017). As Annual Ink, they commissioned, edited, and published Annual 2. Both annuals were bestsellers.

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From NZSA Canterbury Literary Awards

Last week NZSA Canterbury announced the winners, runners -up and specially commended writers who had been selected by our judges in the Heritage Literary Awards.  The competition was nation-wide and attracted entries from leading publishers and writers throughout New Zealand. All the judges – Prof Tom Brooking (nonfiction books), Fiona Farrell (novels), Owen Marshall (short prose) and Bernadette Hall (poetry) spoke of the high standard of the entries and the difficulty of making a decision.

The most popular section was for non-fiction books and there were nearly 40 of these -probably most of those that were published during the past year. The fiction category attracted around 20 entries and again they were of a high standard.

The function which was part of the Christchurch’s Heritage Week celebration was held in St Michael’s Church, a magnificent wooden building dating back to the 1870s and a very fitting venue.

Ngāi Tahu led by Sir Tipene O’Regan welcomed guests from all over New Zealand – nearly 100 attended. They also rose to celebrate the non-fiction winner Tāngāta Ngāi Tahu: People of Ngāi Tahu.  This is a selection of biographical studies of various members of the iwi.

As judge Tom Brooking wrote:

This is a wonderful book. The fifty lively biographies bring these tipuna vibrantly to life. The quality of the entries is consistent throughout and credit must go to the highly qualified contributors and expert editors. And what a fascinating cast occupies the pages of this exceptional biographical dictionary. They range from well-known national figures through soldiers and even singers who became popular in London, to local community leaders little known outside their often remote localities.  Despite their different lives in time and place each ancestor shared in common deep knowledge of southern Māori culture and tradition and fought long and hard to preserve it.

Helen Brown and Tarekei Norton, eds. Tāngāta Ngāi Tahu: People of Ngāi Tahu. Volume One. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu/Bridget Williams Books, Wellington/Christchurch.

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The runner-up in this section was John Wilson with his study Local Lives: A History of Addington, Addington Neighbourhood Association/Caxton

Again the judge said:

John Wilson’s excellent suburban history of Addington is … another welcome addition to our rather sparse collection of studies of the places where the majority of people in cities live – the suburb.

The fiction prize went to Fiona Kidman for her new novel This Mortal Boy. Fiona Farrell who presented the award said that ‘it has been a real privilege to read such  a wonderful book.’  This is the story of Albert Black, known as the ‘jukebox killer’.  He, was only twenty when he was convicted of murdering another young man in a fight at a milk bar in Auckland on 26 July 1955. His crime fuelled growing moral panic about teenagers, and he was to hang less than five months later, the second-to-last person to be executed in New Zealand.

The runner us was David Hill for his Young Adult novel Finding and there was a special mention for Tree Worship by Jack Ross.

The short prose section was won by Caroline Barron of Auckland for her entry ‘Linette and Montague’. Owen Marshall said of the winner:

It has first person, present tense narration and this together with the crisp, contemporary language gives the piece pace and draws the reader in.  The story is based on the narrator’s search in Archives NZ, Auckland, for evidence of a paternal grandfather, his relationship with Linette and their illegitimate child.  The factual basis gives credibility and relevance, but the account of the search is enhanced by elements of surmise and speculation.  As well imaginative touches add to the story, as when the narrator visualises the court room scene in which Montague Stanaway is ordered to pay expenses related to the birth of his child… A balanced, impressive short piece.

The runner up was Susan Cambridge with Dea’s Story – a tale of colonial society.

The poetry section was won by Lucy D’Ath:  fight / flight.  This suggested the horrific rhythm of the Christchurch earthquakes and  the runner-up was Into the Audit  by John Ewing

The full list of prize winners is as follows:

Poetry

The winner is:    fight / flight by Lucy D’Ath

The runner-up is:  Into the Audit by John Ewing

Short Form – prose

WINNER

Linette and Montague by Caroline Barron

RUNNER UP

Dea’s Story by Susan Cambridge

Non-fiction book

First Prize

Helen Brown and Takerei Norton, eds. Tāngāta Ngāi Tahu: People of Ngāi Tahu. Volume One. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu/Bridget Williams Books, Wellington/Christchurch, 2017. 352pp

Runner Up

John Wilson, Local Lives: A History of Addington, Addington Neighbourhood Association/Caxton, Christchurch, 2017. 320pp

Highly Commended

John Newton, Hard Frost: Structures of Feeling in New Zealand Literature 1908-1945, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2017. 368pp

Lachy Paterson and Angela Wanhalla, He Reo Wāhine: Māori Women’s Voices from the Nineteenth Century, Auckland University Press, 2017, 372pp

Grey Ryan and Geoff Watson, Sport and the New Zealanders: A History, Auckland University Press, 2018. 390 pp.

Fiction Book

The winner is This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman. Penguin/ Random House

Runner up is Finding by David Hill Penguin/Random House

Special mention: Tree Worship by Jack Ross

I would like to thank our sponsors: the Christchurch City Council, Scorpio Books and Wily Publications Ltd.

Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ) is once again excited to announce the successful applicants in this year’s round of the CLNZ Contestable Fund Grants. Introduced in 2014, the fund was established to support strategic projects that demonstrate New Zealand publishing growth and development, including within education.

The 2018 Contestable Fund Grant recipients are:

• Dunedin Writers Festival $2,410
• Academy of New Zealand Literature $10,000
• Clean Slate Press $10,000
• Graeme Lay $3,000
• Lesley Smith $10,000
• Lift Education $7,500
• OneTree House $5,000
• Lost Property.org.nz $3,700
• Audiobooks NZ $10,000

There were a total 51 applications received with funding contributions made for the following nine projects:

Dunedin Writers Festival for podcasting the 2019 Dunedin Writers and Readers Festival. Academy of New Zealand Literature receive funding for international promotions of New Zealand writers’ work. Clean Slate Press receive funding towards their project for struggling readers, Joy Cowley: Building Bridges. Graeme Lay receives funding towards images for his project 100 Days – James Cook in New Zealand and Lesley Smith for her project titled Tara McLeod – A typographic journey. Lift Education for converting CSI Private Eye, an engaging online literacy series into a mobile application. OneTree House towards producing a range of bilingual children’s books in community pacific languages. Lost Property.org.nz for their project Artists in Uniform: Camouflage and Concealment. Audiobooks NZ for development of a mobile app to access audio books.

The CLNZ Contestable Fund is a dynamic fund able to support projects that may not fit with other funding providers objectives. Chief Executive of CLNZ, Paula Browning, said “We intentionally established the Contestable Fund with broad criteria and the variety of projects that have been funded in the past few years, endorses this approach. Investing in authors and publishers and supporting organisations that deliver value to the sector is what the CLNZ Cultural Fund (where this funding comes from) was set up for.”

Applications for the next round of the CLNZ Contestable Fund will be called for in mid-2019.

The Contestable Fund is part of CLNZ’s Cultural Fund, which derives revenue from CLNZ’s licensing activity in New Zealand. Other grants and awards made from this fund include the CLNZ Writers Award, NZSA/CLNZ Research Grants and tertiary scholarships for creative writing students. Revenue generated through the licensed copying of copyright material is helping to fund the creation of new work.
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Press release from Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ)
For further information, contact:
www.copyright.co.nz
awards@copyright.co.nz or 09 486 6250

About Copyright Licensing New Zealand
We are a non-profit organisation that is jointly owned by the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) and the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA). We are also the sole, recognised Reproduction Rights Organisation (RRO) in New Zealand for text based copyright material. The net-income generated from our licences is redistributed back to the owners of the work being copied. In addition, CLNZ puts aside a fixed amount of licensing revenue in the Cultural Fund to support people and projects that encourage the development of current and future writers, publishers and educators and to help grow the sector.

Winners of the 2018 Copyright Licensing Education Awards were announced tonight at the uLearn18 conference held at Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland. Teachers from around the country joined the official panel of education experts and cast their votes to add their choice of best resources to the judge’s selections.
The awards recognise the success of New Zealand resource providers in the education market and standout contributions made in both New Zealand classrooms and overseas. The winners this year are a mix of digital resources alongside traditional texts – a reflection of the range of materials that our teachers are using in today’s classrooms.

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Primary Resources

Best Student Resource People and Water – looking at our water networks – CORE Education

Best Teacher Resource Educational leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand: Issues of context and social justice – NZCER Press

Best Te Reo Resource Ngā Hekaheka o Aotearoa – Huia NZ Ltd

Best Digital Resource People and Water – looking at our water networks – CORE Education

Teacher’s Choice The Oral Language Book – S&L Publishing
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Secondary Resources

Best Student Resource He Tohu Box Set – Bridget Williams Books

Best Teacher Resource Teaching social studies for critical, active citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand – NZCER Press

Best Te Reo Resource Mātaki Mai Ana te Ao: Te Tawhio Pihirei o 1981 – Huia NZ Ltd

Best Digital Resource My Study Series – Physical Education – Augmented Learning Ltd

Teacher’s Choice Welcome to New Zealand – DEE Publications Ltd
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Tertiary Resources

Best Student Resource Tūrangawaewae – Identity & Belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand – Massey University Press

Best Teacher Resource Optimising your academic career: Advice for early career scholars – NZCER Press

Best Te Reo Resource (Two Winners) He Kete Whakawaitara: He Whakatara ā-Rangahau – NZCER Press Te Mauri o Te Whare – NZCER Press
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Export Resources

Best Export Resource Sunshine Classics – for junior high schools learning English program throughout China – Wendy Pye Publishing

Paula Browning, Chief Executive of Copyright Licensing NZ says, “Education resources created and written in New Zealand, for New Zealanders, have a special part to play in supporting student success and developing what the New Zealand curriculum terms “confident, connected, lifelong learners”. The interplay between teachers, students and resources is rich and complex, but whether the resource explores our unique flora and fauna, our celebrated writers and artists, or our history and whakapapa, resources produced locally by teachers, education writers, publishers and public agencies are critical.”

2018 Judging Panel
Special thanks to judges Jenny Robertson, Tania Cotter, Jo Buchan, Ross Calman and David Glover.
For more information please contact Copyright Licensing New Zealand Phone 09 486 6250

Email awards@copyright.co.nz

#NZContentCounts

www.copyright.co.nz

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HarperCollins today announced the formation of a New Zealand sales and marketing agency representing leading international publishers Hardie Grant, Simon & Schuster and Walker Books. The new agency, which is yet to be named, will start operations in January, selling April 2019 new releases. This exciting amalgamation is a vote of confidence in the New Zealand book industry. HarperCollins Entertainment Distribution Services already distributes all four publishers; ensuring the addition of sales and marketing will bring new efficiencies for all four publishers and for New Zealand book retailers alike, while also creating a stronger marketing platform from which to engage with readers.

The new look HarperCollins sales team will be led by Karen Ferns, currently agenting Simon & Schuster and previously MD of Random House New Zealand, who will have overall responsibility for the combined group as New Zealand Sales Manager. Karen will be supported by Matthew Simpson, following his desire to step into a new role, as Key Accounts Manager for the agency list. Sandra Noakes, Marketing Communications Manager, will have marketing and publicity responsibility for all four publishers. Karen and Sandra will both report directly to HarperCollins ANZ CEO, James Kellow, who said, ‘I am a huge admirer of the New Zealand book market. We are supremely fortunate to be supported by so many brilliant, passionate and engaged booksellers and I’m delighted to put in place a vibrant, new and dynamic team to better serve the NZ market, led by three of NZ’s most trusted and respected publishing executives. I am so pleased to welcome Karen to the HarperCollins team. Her reputation speaks for itself, and I couldn’t be more positive about the opportunities this new venture presents.’

Dan Ruffino, Managing Director of Simon & Schuster, commented: ‘We’re excited to further increase our presence in New Zealand via this new partnership. We’ve seen the enormous potential of the market through Karen Ferns’ fine stewardship of our sales over the last two years, and know that under the leadership of Karen and Matthew Simpson and Sandra Noakes we can take it to the next level.’

‘We are very pleased to be entering into this partnership with the new HarperCollins agency. Walker Books stands for quality children’s books, something we are very proud of. We look forward to building on our success in the NZ market with a like-minded team who share our passion for selling and marketing children’s books,’ said Angela Van Den Belt, President of Walker Books.

‘Since partnering with HarperCollins New Zealand in July, we have been thoroughly impressed by the team and their efforts. We are thrilled to be able to continue working with Matthew in this new venture, as he has been instrumental in our partnership’s success so far,’ reported Julia Kumschick, Group Sales Director for Hardie Grant.

Karen Ferns said, ‘It is exciting to be involved in a new agency, focused on better serving authors and booksellers in the NZ market. I look forward to working with Matthew and Sandra to create a highly effective team to look after the four publishers who have put their faith in us.’

For further information, please contact:

James Kellow, CEO, HarperCollins Publishers Australia and New Zealand, james.kellow@harpercollins.com.au

Or

Matthew Simpson, Sales Manager, HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand, matthew.simpson@harpercollins.co.nz

Kiwi children love to read books by local authors and their enthusiasm for reading is as keen as ever reveals the 2018 Whitcoulls Kids’ Top 50 Books list, announced today (24 September 2018).

Whitcoulls Book Manager Joan Mackenzie said, “Kiwi kids cast their votes with great enthusiasm and as they did, couldn’t resist sharing glowing endorsements and comments about their favourite books. Some clear patterns emerged about the ones they loved the most loved.” Ten of the books in the Kids’ Top 50 are by New Zealand authors. Lynley Dodd’s classic story Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy continues to win the hearts of Kiwi kids to claim sixth place. Captivating Kiwi trilogies The Dragon Defenders (number 10) and Dragon Brothers (number 15) were also among the favourites, particularly with young boys, who are often perceived as reluctant readers. Again, two picture books in te reo Māori were voted into this year’s Kids’ Top 50 – Malcolm Clark’s 2018 award-winning Tu Meke Tūī! (number 22) and Kat Merewether’s Kuwi’s First Egg (number 36), which received a gong in 2016. Their inclusion points to the recent resurgence in popularity of the te reo Māori language and our fascination with indigenous stories.

Book series dominate, with nearly half the list comprising serial novels or chapter books. Kiwi kids voted seven of them into the top ten, which suggests that once children discover a book series they love, then they keep coming back for more.

Not surprisingly, Harry Potter is again at number one with his hold on modern imaginations showing no signs of abating; indeed, J. K. Rowling’s bestselling series is now being discovered by a whole new generation of children. Mackenzie was extremely pleased to see Jessica Townsend’s Nevermoor (number 32) make the cut, describing it as “a magical, brilliant first book in a planned series, which will appeal to fans of Harry Potter looking for the next best thing.”

The Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton claimed the number two spot; Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man series was at number three; Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series secured fourth place; and David Walliams was at number five with his hugely popular The World’s Worst Children series. Walliams also wins the ‘popularity contest’ for favourite author, with nine different titles appearing in the Kids’ Top 50.

One of the stand out books is Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls (number 20), which appears to have sparked a new publishing phenomenon – that of the lives of remarkable people whose stories have been edited into inspirational and aspirational chapters. Children of all ages who dream about what their lives might become will be transfixed.

“Books for children are in very good heart and a future where books will continue to feature strongly in both lives and in imaginations is assured,” says Mackenzie.

The Whitcoulls Kids’ Top 50 Books list will be published online here: http://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/ when the embargo lifts, on Monday 24 September 2018 at 5:00am.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
Whitcoulls is a major national retailer, offering a wide selection of books, stationery, educational toys, puzzles, games, gifts, greeting cards and wrap. Whitcoulls was founded over 130 years ago when George Tombs, a printer and bookbinder, and George Whitcombe, a publisher and bookseller, combined their businesses to create a national publishing company. Whitcombe & Tombs merged with key competitor Coulls Somerville Wilkie and was renamed Whitcoulls in 1973. Whitcoulls is now proudly New Zealand owned by the James Pascoe Group which includes The Farmers Trading Co, Stevens, Pascoes the Jewellers, Stewart Dawson’s and Goldmark.

Seven NZ novels, eight children’s & YA books and five non-fiction titles comprise the Top 20 Bestsellers voted as favourites by booksellers from all over New Zealand. Now, the public have their opportunity to vote for their Bestseller of the Decade, in celebration of the fourth annual NZ Bookshop Day on Saturday, 27 October.

The Nielsen Bestsellers list is the pinnacle of cooperation within the book industry. Without the efforts of authors, publishers, booksellers, media and of course our end users the readers, our homegrown titles can easily disappear within a crowded shelf in a bookstore. Chair of Booksellers NZ and Manager of VicBooks and Café Juliet Blyth says, ‘Knowing what is selling week in and week out is incredibly important to the book industry, and we are excited to celebrate 10 years of Nielsen bestsellers this year. Our booksellers have chosen their Top 20 bestselling titles, and they are the experts, so you can be sure these are all quality books.’

Nielsen BookScan began recording book sales in New Zealand in December 2008, showing booksellers, publishers and the public where our national interest lies. The 60 titles which our expert booksellers voted from comprised our 20 top selling NZ Fiction, Non-fiction and Children’s & YA books.

Here is the list the experts picked as their Booksellers’ Top 20 Bestsellers of the Decade:

• All Blacks Don’t Cry, by John Kirwan (Penguin NZ)
• Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook, by Annabel Langbein (Annabel Langbein)
• As the Earth Turns Silver, by Alison Wong (Penguin NZ)
• Badjelly the Witch, by Spike Milligan (Puffin)
• Chappy, by Patricia Grace (Penguin NZ)
• Eat, by Chelsea Winter (Penguin NZ)
• Edmonds Cookery Book, by Goodman Fielder (Hachette NZ)
• Grandma Joins the All Blacks, by Helen McKinlay (HarperCollins NZ)
• Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy, by Lynley Dodd (Puffin)
• Herbert: The Brave Sea Dog, by Robyn Belton (Potton & Burton)
• Mister Pip, by Lloyd Jones (Penguin NZ)
• Moo and Moo and the Little Calf Too, by Deborah Hinde & Jane Millton (Allen & Unwin NZ)
• New Zealand Landscapes, by Andris Apse (Potton & Burton)
• The 10pm Question, by Kate De Goldi (Longacre)
• The Conductor, by Sarah Quigley (Vintage)
• The Hut Builder, by Laurence Fearnley (Vintage)
• The Little Yellow Digger, by Betty Gilderdale (Scholastic NZ)
• The Luminaries, by Eleanor Catton (VUP)
• The Wish Child, by Catherine Chidgey (VUP)
• The Wonky Donkey, by Craig Smith & Katz Cowley (Scholastic NZ)

Bookshops all over New Zealand will be celebrating these titles with events and celebrations on NZ Bookshop Day, Saturday 27 October. And there is a chance to win one of two prizes $500 of Book Tokens to fuel your future reading habits! While the Bestseller of the Decade will be decided by whichever title receives the most votes, all voters both online and offline will be entered into a random draw for $500 Book Tokens.

Voting is now open at https://www.booksellers.co.nz/votebestsellers. Join in and celebrate our nation’s literary success stories this NZ Bookshop Day.
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NZ Bookshop Day is the national celebration of NZ bookshops, and is run by Booksellers NZ, the membership association of NZ booksellers, representing over 190 bookshops, online and offline, nationwide. Nielsen BookScan provides the world’s only continuous retail monitoring service for English-language books in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Italy, Brazil and Spain.

NZ Bookshop Day Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nzbookshopday/ NZ Bookshop Day Twitter: #nzbookshopday
Media Contact for interviews with bookshops, authors or publishers: Sarah Forster, sarah.forster@booksellers.co.nz, 021 1767684

Media Notes:
• Children’s title The Wonky Donkey is now receiving further international bestselling success thanks to The Scottish Granny’s recent viral hit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yskf94MYM1I
• The 20 titles have cumulatively sold over 771,000 titles over the decade, earning $23m in value.
• The Man Booker Prize influenced the bestselling status of both The Luminaries prior to and after winning the 2013 Man Booker Prize and Mister Pip after its shortlisting for the 2007 Man Booker Prize.
• The most recently published of these bestsellers is The Wish Child, by novelist Catherine Chidgey, released in November 2016. The Wish Child won the second annual $50,000 Acorn Foundation Literary Prize, in 2017, and has gone on to find success in the UK.

A new Foundation established by the Auckland Writers Festival aims to strengthen Aotearoa’s literary landscape.

The Mātātuhi Foundation, launched this evening, will provide opportunities for New Zealand writers to develop and promote their works and for readers to increase their engagement with the work of local writers and will fund activities that contribute to literacy in this country.

Auckland Writers Festival Chair, Pip Muir says the launch of the Mātātuhi Foundation is the next step in the realisation of a long-held dream.

“When the Festival began almost 20 years’ ago, meetings were held around a kitchen table. Since then, the appetite to engage with writers from New Zealand and around the world has grown exponentially and with it the opportunity to deepen our commitment to our literary landscape.

“It is absolutely fantastic that the Festival has reached a point where it can further contribute to the national reading and writing community. We are thrilled to be able support the nation’s literature with the launch of this ground-breaking initiative.”

The Foundation will operate independently of the Auckland Writers Festival Trust and initially aims to make up to ten one-off grants of $2000 – $5000 per year whilst building an endowment platform to support its long-term endeavours.

Inaugural Committee members are professional director and senior finance executive Anne Blackburn (Chair), writer and academic Paula Morris, Festival Trust Board Chair and lawyer Pip Muir, Auckland Writers Festival Director Anne O’Brien and country head of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and Book Council board member Peter Vial.

Ms Blackburn says she relishes the opportunity to work with an organisation that supports New Zealand literature.

“I very much look forward to receiving applications from groups that seek to engage more readers and also from our writers, whose words and ideas enrich our lives.”

Applicants are invited to submit expressions of interest twice a year, with deadlines of 31 October and 31 May.

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For further information please contact Penny Hartill, hPR, 021 721 424, penny@hartillpr.co.nz 

www.matatuhifoundation.co.nz

 

The CLNZ Education Awards 2018 celebrate the quality and diversity of educational resources released between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2018 to support classroom learning. The awards recognise the success of New Zealand resource providers in the education market and standout contributions made in both New Zealand classrooms and overseas.

A panel of industry experts have judged the entries which included online tools, textbooks, workbooks and more, and have carefully chosen the following 31 finalists across 12 categories.  Also included in the finalist lists are two Teachers’ Choice resources selected by teacher voting across New Zealand.

The separation of categories this year into ones just for teacher resources and others just for student resources, enabled a more direct focus on the impact that entries to each category would have with their intended audience. At a time when teachers are time-poor, professionally published resources that support teaching practice are hugely valuable. The fact that these resources have been developed in New Zealand, for New Zealand teachers, means that they are well-aligned with both the curriculum and the needs of our classrooms and students.

The educational publishing industry not only contributes significantly to learning in this country but is also an important contributor to employment and GDP. A recent PwC report* valued the New Zealand publishing industry’s total impact on gross domestic product at $308 million, attributing $69 million of this to educational publishing.

2018 CLNZ Education Awards Finalists

The judging panel has named the following resources as finalists:

Best Primary Resource (student or teacher)

Sam and Flo’s Amazing Watery Adventure – Watercare Services

People and Water – looking at our water networks – CORE Education

Teachers leading inquiry for school problem solving – NZCER Press

The Oral Language Book – S&L Publishing

Educational leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand – NZCER Press

Best Secondary Resource (student or teacher)

Welcome to New Zealand – Dee Publications

BWB Text Series – Bridget Williams Books

Life Processes, Ecology and Evolution – Edify Ltd

Tuai: A Traveller in Two Worlds – Bridget Williams Books

He Tohu Box Set – Bridget Williams Books

Level 1 Horticulture Learning Workbook– ESA Publications (NZ)

Remixing the Key Competencies: A curriculum design deck – NZCER Press

Teaching social studies for critical, active citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand – NZCER Press

The 9th Floor: Conversations with five New Zealand Prime Ministers – Bridget Williams Books

Best Tertiary Resource (student or teacher)

Optimising your academic career: Advice for early career scholars – NZCER Press

Criminal Justice: A New Zealand Introduction – Auckland University Press

The Great War for New Zealand: Waikato 1800-2000 – Bridget Williams Books

A Land of Milk and Honey? Making Sense of Aotearoa New Zealand – Auckland University Press

Tūrangawaewae – Identity & Belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand– Massey University Press

Best Te Reo Resource (primary, secondary or tertiary)

Maori Made Easy Workbook / Kete 1, 2, 3 & 4 – Penguin Random House

He Kete Whakawaitara: He Whakatara ā-Rangahau – NZCER Press

Mātaki Mai Ana te Ao: Te Tawhio Pihirei o 1981 – Huia NZ Ltd

He Tai Pari – Kotuku Creative

Te Whare – One Tree House

Te Mauri o Te Whare – NZCER Press

Ngā Hekaheka o Aotearoa – Huia NZ Ltd

Digital Resource (primary or secondary)

People and Water – looking at our water networks – CORE Education

My Study Series – Physical Education – Augmented Learning Ltd

Rēhua – Huia NZ Ltd

Best Export Resource

Sunshine Classics – for junior high schools learning English program throughout China
– Wendy Pye Publishing

CSI Private Eye – CSI Literacy

Winner announcement

The 2018 judges’ selection winners and the results of the Teachers’ Choice voting will be announced at the Gala Dinner of Aoteoroa’s premier conference for educators – uLearn. The event takes place in Auckland on Thursday 11 October at Sky City Convention Centre.

2018 Judging Panel

Special thanks to judges Jenny Robertson, Tania Cotter, Jo Buchan, Ross Calman and David Glover.

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