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Catherine Chidgey wins major prize at 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards

A 'powerfully compelling' novel narrated by a cheeky magpie called Tama has flown off with New Zealand's top literary prize.

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Ockham Book Awards winners: Catherine Chidgey, Alice Te Punga Somerville and Ned Fletcher

One author has taken out the biggest award of the night for a second time.

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Arts events in the Wellington region this week - Mar 27-30

Arts events in the Wellington region this week - Mar 27-30
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Culture calendar for the Wellington region - Mar 24-26

Culture calendar for the Wellington region - Mar 24-26
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Behold: The longest Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist… ever!

A whopping 191 entries have been whittled down to 44 – here they all are, with commentary and predictions.

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