Category Archives: Non-illustrated

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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Slender Volumes — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST

Posted on July 21, 2025 by PANZ

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist Designer: Katie Kerr, Studio Katie Kerr Title: Slender Volumes Publisher: Spoor Books Format: 130 x 196mm, 192pp, perfect bound. Wide cover flaps with a slight fore edge overhang. Typography: Plantin (Monotype) … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 21, 2025 by PANZ

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist 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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In the Half Light of a Dying Day — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST

Posted on July 21, 2025 by PANZ

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist Designer: Duncan Munro Title: In the Half Light of a Dying Day Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 210 x 140mm, 92pp, paperback, section sewn. Cover printed 3c x 1c on 300gsm … Continue reading →

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Grid — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST

Posted on July 21, 2025 by PANZ

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist Designer: Kate Barraclough, Kate Frances Design & Nathanael Claasen Title: Grid: The life and times of First World War fighter ace Keith Caldwell Publisher: Massey University Press Format: 230 x 170mm, … Continue reading →

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Becoming Tangata Tiriti — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025 FINALIST

Posted on July 21, 2025 by PANZ

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2025 Finalist Designer: Gideon Keith (Seven), with cover artwork by Ayesha Green Title: Becoming Tangata Tiriti: Working with Māori, Honouring the Treaty Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 210 x 140mm, 168pp, paperback, section … Continue reading →

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Past the Tower, Under the Tree — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2024 WINNER

Posted on September 13, 2024 by PANZ

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2024 Winner Designer: Katie Kerr Title: Past the Tower, Under the Tree: Twelve Stories of Learning in Community Publisher: GLORIA Books Format: 180 x 114mm, 216pp, perfect bound. GLORIA’s books are produced in … Continue reading →

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Ngā Kupu Wero and Te Awa O Kupu — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2024 FINALIST

Posted on July 21, 2024 by PANZ

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2024 Finalist Designer: Carla Sy Title: Ngā Kupu Wero & Te Awa O Kupu Publisher: Penguin Random House NZ Format: 234 x 153mm, 336pp, trade paperback C Format.   Typography: Juana Alt Black (Header … Continue reading →

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Continuous Ferment: A History of Beer and Brewing in New Zealand — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2024 FINALIST

Posted on July 21, 2024 by PANZ

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2024 Finalist Designer: Duncan Munro Title: Continuous Ferment: A History of Beer and Brewing in New Zealand Publisher: Auckland University Press Format: 240 x 170mm, 380pp, flexibinding. Internals printed 4c throughout on creamy uncoated Yulong Pure, … Continue reading →

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Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand — Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2024 FINALIST

Posted on July 21, 2024 by PANZ

Upstart Press Award for Best Non-Illustrated Book 2024 Finalist Designers: Cover: Keely O’Shannessy Interior: Keely O’Shannessy and Katrina Duncan Title: Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand Publisher: Bridget Williams Books Format: 240 x 170mm, 304pp. … Continue reading →

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