30th August, 2010

Penguin Group (NZ) wish to congratulate Alison Wong, whose book As the Earth Turns Silver has been awarded the 2010 New Zealand Post Book Award for Fiction. 

16th August, 2010

The finalists for the inaugural Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel have been announced, with Penguin Group (NZ) publishing or distributing all three titles. The award will be given to the best crime, mystery, or thriller novel written by a New Zealand citizen or resident, published in New Zealand during 2009 as judged by a panel of local and international judges.

The three titles in the running are Containment by Vanda Symon, Cut & Run by Alix Bosco and Burial by Neil Cross. The winner will be announced on Friday the 10th of September at the Christchurch Writer's Festival.



     
 

5th August, 2009

Penguin Group (NZ) wish to congratulate Patricia Grace, who's book Ned and Katina: A True Love Story won the biography section of the Ngä Kupu Ora Mäori Book Awards. Read more . . .

    

23.7.10

Penguin Group (NZ) have worked with Kiwa Media to produce an interactive version of Lynley Dodd's classic children's book Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. The book is now available as an app for the Apple iPad and features narration by David Tennant, colouring in activities, voice recording, wagging tails, barking dogs and other features which bring the story to life in a whole new way.  

Available to buy now from iTunes.
 

20.7.10

Penguin Group (NZ) are delighted to advise that As the Earth Turns Silver, by Alison Wong has been shortlisted for this year's Prime Minister's Literary Awards in Australia. The other nominees on the fiction category shortlist are J.M. Coetzee, Deborah Forster, Alan Gould, Eva Hornung, David Malouf and Alex Miller. 

Alison Wong was born in New Zealand and has spent most of her adult life in Wellington. She currently resides in Geelong, just outside of Melbourne.
  

     

24.6.10

The New Zealand Post Book Award Finalists have been announced and Penguin Group (NZ) wish to congratulate Alison Wong, Anne Salmond, Gerald Hensley and Deidre Brown on their inclusion in the short list. 

To vote for these books or any of the other finalists in the People's Choice Award 2010 click on the link or the 'vote here' button.  

     

18.6.10

Eoin Colfer's book Artemis Fowl has been voted Puffin's most popular book in a recent nation-wide poll in the UK. Artemis Fowl received 68% of the 10,000 votes submitted, with Roald Dahl's  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory coming in second with just 13%.

Artemis Fowl is part of the phenomenally successful series of the same name.

1.6.10

Penguin wish to congratulate Tania Roxborogh (author of Banquo's Son) and Simon Pollard (author of Dear Alison) who have both been named as finalists in the LIANZA 
Children's Book Awards.

                

4th March, 2009

This year's finalists in the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards have been announced. Penguin Group (NZ) wish to congratulate the Penguin and Puffin writers, illustrators and editors who have been nominated.

- Dear Alison, edited by Simon Pollard 
- Rangitoto by Maria Gill, illustrated by Heather Arnold
- Willie Apiata, VC: The Reluctant Hero by Paul Little and John Lockyer
- Banquo’s Son by T.K. Roxborogh 

Click here to view the full press release.

6.5.10.

Penguin Group (NZ) is recalling a gardening book from sale following allegations that parts of the book have been plagiarised. Press release

23.3.10

Penguin wish to congratulate Victoria M. Azaro, who's book Saffron has been selected for a prestigious White Ravens Award.

Click here to visit Victoria M. Azaro's website and view the animated trailer for Saffron.

11th November, 2009

Penguin wish to congratulate Alexa Johnston who has been awarded a Culinary Quills 2009 Award for her book Ladies, a Plate. Alexa's book was judged to be the best recipe book of 2009. Her second baking book, A Second Helping, is also available in stores now. 


    

28th July, 2009

Penguin wish to congratulate Alexa Johnston and The Maori Language Commission for their success at the Montana Book Awards.

Alexa Johnston's book, Ladies, a Plate, has been awarded the Lifestyle and Contemporary Culture Award. And The Maori Language Commission's book, He Pataka Kupu (the Maori language dictionary), has been awarded the Maori Language Award.