Arts and Literature
- Jo Randerson wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
- Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
- Montana Medal: Michael King, Wrestling With The Angel: A Life of Janet Frame
- Deutz Medal: Lloyd Jones, The Book of Fame
- Reader's Choice: Michael King, Wrestling With The Angel: A Life of Janet Frame
- First Book Awards
- Fiction: Karyn Hay, Emerald Budgies
- Poetry: Stephanie de Montalk, Animals Indoors
- Non-Fiction: Paul Tapsell, Pukaki: A Comet Returns
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