Publishers and authors are now invited to submit their entries for the
Royal Society of New Zealand 2015 Science Book Prize.
The award is
biennial and seeks to promote the writing of and readership for popular science
books in New Zealand. It is open to all books that communicate scientific
concepts for a general audience that were published during 2013 and 2014.
“We’re looking
for books which present science in an interesting and readable way, so as well
as popular non-fiction, we’re also looking for fiction, drama and poetry,” says
Dr Andrew Cleland, Chief Executive of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
First presented
in 2009, previous recipients of the prize are ‘The Awa Book of New Zealand Science’ by Rebecca Priestley (Awa
Press), ‘Kakapo: Beyond the brink of
extinction’ by Alison Balance (Craig Potton Publishing), and ‘Moa: The life and death of New Zealand’s
legendary bird’ by Quinn Berentson (Craig Potton Publishing).
A poetry
collection was a finalist in the 2013 award, ‘Graft’ by Helen Heath (Victoria University Press).
“That book had
very strong science content. We’d love to see more diversity in the way science
is presented in book format in New Zealand,” says Dr Cleland.
The prize is
independently managed and funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand. The author of the winning title will be
announced at the Auckland Writers Festival in May 2015 and will receive a cash
prize of NZ$5,000.
Entry details are
on the Royal Society of New Zealand website at http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/sciencebookprize
Submissions close
on 2 February 2015.
No comments:
Post a Comment