Category Archives: 2023
A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru: A Collection of Narratives about Te Tai Tokerau Tūpuna Ka Ngangana Tonu a Hineāmaru: He Kōrero Tuku Iho nō Te Tai Tokerau— Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 Finalist Designer: Duncan Munro, Lucky Stairs Studio, custom artwork created by Shane Cotton Title: A Fire in the Belly of Hineāmaru: A Collection of Narratives about Te Tai Tokerau Tūpuna & Ka … Continue reading
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Actions & Travels: How Poetry Works — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 Finalist “The vision for the book was a readable, pretty paperback with a touch of adventure and humour like many of the poems within. A cover with a slightly busy image or … Continue reading
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House & Contents — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 Finalist “I chose Söhne Schmal for the cover/titles as it reminded me of the small, careful, elongated uppercase lettering in some of Greg’s paintings. Arno pro worked well for the poems as … Continue reading
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How to Loiter in a Turf War — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 Finalist “The brief was intentionally open-ended for this debut fiction novel, allowing the design development to unfold collectively. The author, Coco, is a multi-skilled/versatile artist and was involved in the design process, … Continue reading
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Annual 3 — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 Finalist Designer: Marcus Thomas, cover illustrator Ross Murray Title: Annual 3 Publisher: Annual Ink Format: 260 x 193mm, 156pp, case bound, section sewn in 16 pp, separate ends, fully cased with … Continue reading
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Crane Guy — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 Finalist Designer: Carla Sy, Penguin Random House, illustrated by Sarah Wilkins Title: Crane Guy Publisher: Penguin Random House Format: 308 x 233mm, 32pp, paperback, smyth sewn, cover stock is 400 gsm art … Continue reading
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Roo and Vladimir (an unlikely friendship) — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 Finalist Designer: Minky Stapleton Title: Roo and Vladimir (an unlikely friendship) Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand Format: 250 x 240mm, 32pp, paperback, smyth sewn. Typography: RooToo and RooVar fonts designed by Minky … Continue reading
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Super Model Minority — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 FINALIST
Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2023 Finalist “This collection is a sort of third chapter in the Chris Tse trilogy. The first two book covers had two elements (type and surface/image), whereas now we had scope to bring … Continue reading
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Sylvia and the Birds: How The Bird Lady saved thousands of birds and how you can, too — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 Finalist Designer: Sarah Laing Title: Sylvia and the Birds: How The Bird Lady saved thousands of birds and how you can, too Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 270 x 190mm, 176pp, … Continue reading
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Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 FINALIST
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2023 Finalist Designer: Mat Tait with assistance from Megan van Staden Title: Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku Publisher: Allen & Unwin Format: 285 x 257.5mm, 60pp, hardback square-backed, sewn, … Continue reading
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