CLNZ Writers' Award


The CLNZ Writers’ Award is made annually with the support of the Copyright Licensing New Zealand Cultural Fund. It is open to New Zealand writers of non-fiction, including educational material.

History

The CLNZ Writers’ Award is an annual award for writers of non-fiction, including educational material.
Funding for the Award comes from the Copyright Licensing New Zealand Cultural Fund which gets its revenue from CLNZ’s licensing activity in New Zealand. Copyright Licensing New Zealand is a not-for-proft organisation that was set up in 1988 by the Book Publishers Association of New Zealand which later became PANZ. CLNZ is now jointly owned by PANZ and the New Zealand Society of Authors.
In 2016, following consultation with the New Zealand writing community, the Award was re-launched to provide an award for one writer each year for the following three years. Its aim is to provide financial support for New Zealand writers of non-fiction books, including those with an education focus, to help them spend time on specific non-fiction writing projects.
Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
The Award is currently worth $25,000, making it one of the most valuable prizes for non-fiction writing in New Zealand.

List of winners by year

2011: Malcolm McKinnon and Melissa Williams.
Other finalists: Dr Lee Davidson, Bradford Haami and Janet Hunt
2012: Hazel Petrie and David Veart.
Other finalists: Michael Corballis, Vincent O’Malley and Geoff Chapple
2013: Margaret Pointer and Geoff Chapple
Other finalists: Eleanor Black, Bruce Hayward Angela Middleton: ''
2016: Neville Peat
2017: Ben Schrader
2018: Nic Low