Category Archives: 2025
2026 Judges
Judges — PANZ Book Design Awards 2026 The judges for the 2026 PANZ Book Design Awards will be announced 29 July 2026 PANZ employs a strict conflict of interest policy and no judge is permitted to have their … Continue reading
2025
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Fenoga Tāoga Niue I Aoteraoa and Worm, Root, Wort and Bane Joint Winners — Book Hub People’s Choice Award 2025
Book Hub People’s Choice Award 2025 Joint Winners Designers: Janson Chau, Alt Group Title: Fenoga Tāoga Niue I Aoteraoa Niue Heritage Journey in Aotearoa Publisher: Mafola Press Format: 254 x 300 mm, 500pp, fully-cased, section-sewn Typography: Signifier. The book is set … Continue reading
2025 Winners
PANZ Book Design Awards 2025 Winners Click on cover images for more information Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by NielsenIQ Bookdata Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book … Continue reading
Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa — Gerard Reid Award for Best Book sponsored by NielsenIQ BookData 2025 WINNER
2025 Gerard Reid Award for Best Book Sponsored by NielsenIQ Bookdata Winner Designers: Katie Kerr, Studio Katie Kerr Title: Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 235 x 180mm, 444pp, section sewn, cased in square-backed … Continue reading
A Lot of Silly & The Dream Factory — Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2025 JOINT WINNER
Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2025 Joint Winners Designer: Vida Kelly Title: A Lot of Silly Publisher: Gecko Press Format: 254 x 190mm, 64pp, section sewn Typography: Etna Judges Comments From the offset, … Continue reading
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My Matariki Colouring & Activity Book — PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2025 WINNER
PANZ Award for Best Educational Book or Series – Primary 2025 Winner Judges’ comments These activities are, like the design of this book, simple and soothing with a cover that will appeal en masse each year that Matariki comes around. … Continue reading
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Oikos — An Ode to Food, Family & Friends — 1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2025 WINNER
1010 Printing Award for Best Cookbook 2025 Winner Designer: Seachange Title: Oikos — An Ode to Food, Family & Friends Publisher: Theo Papouis (Oikos) Format: 245 x 175mm, 296pp. Section sewn, lay flat binding, foiled book cloth, edge-sprayed, tipped-in physical postcard … Continue reading
Japan: An Autobiography — Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 Winner
Te Papa Press Award for Best Typography 2025 Winner Designer: Arch & Jane MacDonnell, Inhouse Title: Japan: An Autobiography Publisher: Six Point Press Format: 195 x 120mm, 160pp, section Sewn in 12 with red thread. Gatefold cover. Diecut cover with one window … Continue reading
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