A host of former winners and a healthy injection of first-time writers are in the running for some of the top literary prizes in Aotearoa, with nominations in for the 2025 Ockham NZ Book Awards.

Damien Wilkins is on track to win the $65,000 fiction prize for his novel Delirious. CK Stead, at 92, is the oldest author on the list, with his book of poems in honour of his late wife Kay, In the ...

The 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards shortlist of 16 titles (four books in each category) will be announced on 5 March.