Book Publishers Association of New Zealand Review Awards 2009 - FinalistsAnnounced

The BPANZ Review Awards are presented each year in conjunction with the Montana New Zealand Book Awards and recognise the vital importance of articulate, responsible, informed criticism in maintaining a healthy literary culture.
“Now, more than ever, in a world awash with entertainment options, we need lively, critical reviewers and book pages to highlight the joys of reading” said the judges Morrin Rout and Stephen Stratford when announcing the six finalists in the Book Publishers Association of New Zealand (BPANZ) Review Awards today.

Three finalists have been selected in each category and four of the six finalists are Dunedin based. Landfall, New Zealand Listener, and Otago Daily Times are the three finalists for the Best Review Page or Programme; Clare McIntosh (Sunday Star-Times), David Eggleton, pic right, (New Zealand Listener), and Helen Watson White (Sunday Star-Times) are the three finalists contending for the title Reviewer of the Year.
The winners will be announced at the Montana New Zealand Book Awards ceremony in Auckland on Monday 27 July. The Reviewer of the Year Award winner will receive a $1,000 prize.
The awards are organised in conjunction with the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, and administered by Booksellers New Zealand. They are sponsored by the Book Publishers Association of New Zealand.