How to Enter
PANZ Book Design Awards
Entries for the PANZ Book Design Awards are open to any New Zealand book, including educational, children’s, general fiction and non-fiction. The design work must be undertaken locally, but typesetting and printing may be done overseas. Books must be published between 1 January and 31 December of the previous year. Designers must be New Zealand citizens (by birth, naturalisation, or immigration) or be permanently residing in New Zealand. Download full information about eligibility and criteria for the 2026 PANZ Book Design Awards.
Complete the online entry form.
Please note, entries must be submitted by the publisher.
Deadline for entries is Friday 29 May 2026
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award
To be eligible for this award, designers must have been working in the book design industry for no more than 5 years as at 31 December the previous year, New Zealand citizens (by birth, naturalisation, or immigration) or be permanently residing in New Zealand.
Download full information about eligibility and criteria for the 2026 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award.
Designers are asked to submit up to four book designs completed between 1 January and 31 December of the previous year. The design work must be undertaken in New Zealand, but typesetting and printing may be done overseas.
Complete the online entry form.
Deadline for entries is Friday 29 May 2026
Entry forms
Complete online entry form for the 2026 PANZ Book Design Awards. (Please download criteria first.)
Click here to enter 2026 PANZ Book Design Awards
Complete online entry form for the 2026 Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award. (Please download criteria first.)
Click here to enter the 2026 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award
Notice about the use of AI for the 2027 awards
While not applicable to the current (2026) Awards from 2027 PANZ will employ strict AI criteria to protect human creatives. The use of AI created or generated images in part or in whole, must be disclosed and may not be eligible from 2027 onwards.
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