Well-known authors among book finalists

Press, 1 May 1989, Page 7

Well-known authors among book finalists

PA Wellington Several well-known authors are among the finalists for the 1989 Ansett New Zealand Book Awards. Sponsored by the airline this year, in association with the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and the Literary Fund, the awards are made in four categories with a $4OOO I:

prize awarded to each winner. This year’s finalists are: Fiction — “Glory Days,” by Rosie Scott (living in Brisbane, Australia), published by Penguin Books, Ltd; “The Car- . pathians,” by Janet Frame (Shannon), published by Century Hutchinson; “100 Traditional Smiles,” by Anne Kennedy (Auckland), pub-

lished by Victoria University Press. Poetry — “Tendering,” by lan Wedde (Wellington), published by Auckland University Press; “This Big Face,” by Jenny Bornholdt (Wellington), published by Victoria University Press; “Benzina,” by Cjlla. . McQueen (Dunedin), published by John Mcindoe, Ltd. Book production — “The Fold of The Land.”

published by Bridget Williams, Allen and Unwin New Zealand, Ltd; “Nerli-An Exhibition of / Paintings and Drawings,” published by Peter Entwisle, Dunedin Public Art Gallery; “Selected Poems,” by Rachel McAlpine, published by Ann Mallinson, Mallinson Redel Publishers. Non-fiction — “Tarawera,” by Professor Ron Keam (Auckland),

published by Professor Ron Keam; “Te Maiharoa and the Promised Land,” by Buddy Mikaere (Christchurch), published by Heinemann Reid; “Sylvia,” by Lynley Hood (Dunedin), published .by Penguin Books, Ltd. The awards were first made in 1976 This year’s winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in Wellington on May 31.