Monday, 19 April 2021, 4:14 pm
Wellington-based whare perehi (publishing house) Paper
Road Press is proud to announce that several of its pukapuka
(books) and kaituhi (authors) have been honoured in the list
of Sir Julius Vogel Award finalists published
today.
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards recognise
excellence in science fiction, fantasy, or horror works
created by New Zealanders. They are named for the eighth
Premier of New Zealand, who in 1889 wrote what was probably
the first sci-fi novel by a New Zealander,
Anno Domini
2000 – A Woman’s Destiny. This pukapuka promotes a
utopian view of the future in which women would hold many