Category Archives: 2025

Amma — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2025 winner

Posted on September 11, 2025 by PANZ

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2025 Winner   Designer: Megan van Staden & Simon Paterson Title: Amma Publisher: Moa Press Format: 234 x 153mm, 304pp. Trade paperback, unsewn on creamy 65gsm stock. Cover with spot … Continue reading →

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worm, root, wort… & bane — HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2025 WINNER

Posted on September 11, 2025 by PANZ

HarperCollins Publishers Award for Best Cover 2025 Winner Designers: Duncan Munro Title: worm, root, wort… & bane Publisher: Alice Austen House Press Format: 203 x 127mm, 312pp, flexibind with rose-pink foil for the cover type. Extensive wet-proofing to achieve the best … Continue reading →

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Sarah-Louise Crawford – 2025 Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award WINNER

Posted on September 11, 2025 by PANZ

2025 HACHETTE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND EMERGING DESIGNER AWARD Winner Sarah-Louise Crawford   The design balances cultural depth with broad accessibility, presenting the book as both a tribute and a living taonga–celebrating the evolution of Māori-medium education with visual and narrative … Continue reading →

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Japan: An Autobiography— Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025 WINNER

Posted on September 11, 2025 by PANZ

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025 Winner Designer: Arch & Jane MacDonnell, Inhouse Title: Japan: An Autobiography Publisher: Six Point Press Format: 195 x 120mm, 168pp, section Sewn in 12 with red thread. Gatefold cover. Diecut cover with one window … Continue reading →

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Sight Lines: Women and Art in Aotearoa — Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST

Posted on September 11, 2025 by PANZ

Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book 2025 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 →

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2025 Shortlist

Posted on July 21, 2025 by PANZ

PANZ Book Design Awards 2025 Shortlist Click on cover images for more information Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book   Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book   Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book … Continue reading →

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Wild Walks Aotearoa: A Guide to Tramping in New Zealand — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2025 FINALIST

Posted on July 21, 2025 by PANZ

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2025 Finalist   Designer: Carla Sy Title: Wild Walks Aotearoa: A Guide to Tramping in New Zealand Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Format: 236 x 192mm, 324pp. Hardback with … Continue reading →

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Feijoa — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2025 FINALIST

Posted on July 21, 2025 by PANZ

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2025 Finalist   Designer: Megan van Staden with interior line illustrations by Ruby Watson Title: Feijoa Publisher: Moa Press Format: 234 x 153mm, 320pp. Trade paperback, unsewn. Cover with spot … Continue reading →

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At the Grand Glacier Hotel — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2025 FINALIST

Posted on July 21, 2025 by PANZ

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2025 Finalist   Designer: Cat Taylor Title: At the Grand Glacier Hotel Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Format: 232 x 154mm, 288pp. Trade paperback, with a vintage poster repurposed … Continue reading →

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Amma — Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2025 FINALIST

Posted on July 21, 2025 by PANZ

Allen & Unwin Award for Best Commercial Book for Adults 2025 Finalist   Designer: Megan van Staden & Simon Paterson Title: Amma Publisher: Moa Press Format: 234 x 153mm, 304pp. Trade paperback, unsewn on creamy 65gsm stock. Cover with spot … Continue reading →

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