The 2025 PANZ Book Design Awards are now open

By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City Of Literature | Posted: Monday May 05, 2025

Deadline for entries is Friday 30 May 2025

PANZ Book Design Awards

Entries for the PANZ Book Design Awards are open to any New Zealand book, including educational, children’s, general fiction and non-fiction. The design work must be undertaken locally, but typesetting and printing may be done overseas. Books must be published between 1 January and 31 December of the previous year.

Designers must be New Zealand citizens (by birth, naturalisation, or immigration) or be permanently residing in New Zealand. 

Please note, entries must be submitted by the publisher.

Aotearoa New Zealand Emerging Designer Award

To be eligible for this award, designers must have been working in the book design industry for no more than 5 years as at 31 December the previous year, New Zealand citizens (by birth, naturalisation, or immigration) or be permanently residing in New Zealand.

Designers are asked to submit up to four book designs completed between 1 January and 31 December of the previous year. The design work must be undertaken in New Zealand, but typesetting and printing may be done overseas.

MORE INFORMATION AND ENTRY FORMS HERE: How to Enter | PANZ Book Design Awards