Colin Monteath has been named as the recipient of the Nankervis/Bamford NZ Mountain Book of the Year for 2024 for his book Erebus The Ice Dragon: A Portrait of an Antarctic Volcano . The $2000 grand prize is awarded in the NZ Mountain Book Competition as .
The $10,000 prize, announced last month, honours Canadian poets and poetry, and celebrates the legacy of Purdy. The winner was announced on April 21, the 24th anniversary of the poet's death.