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Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
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Congratulations to the team at @thwupbooks.bsky.social and of course their authors #theockhams
GRATEFUL: Missing AWF but tuned into @theockhams, loved the writers reading. WOW Tina Makereti & Ingrid Horrocks, getting yr books. Already loved the poets. Also want flower book& debut novel. Sad I missed Bill @pacificraft tribute so paragphs 4blog welcome. &4these or yr faves
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards
And Ingrid immediately fielded a first invitation to an international festival. It's the Ockhams effect.
@ingridhorrocks.bsky.social @thwupbooks.bsky.social #theockhams
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And the Ockham award for nonfiction goes to Tina Makereti!!! YES!!!
Congratulations @bayheritage.bsky.social! What a huge privilege to design this book, and be generously acknowledged from the stage 📕😻 amazing work from the Massey University Press team #theockhams
