The 2024 Ngaio Marsh Awards finalists will be celebrated and this year鈥檚 winners announced at a special event held at the WORD Christchurch Festival on Wednesday, 28 August.
Finalists: 2024 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Kids/YA
Susan Brocker聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Caged
Brian Falkner聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Katipo Joe: Wolf’s Lair
Jennifer Lane聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Miracle
Diane Robinson聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Nikolai’s Quest
Aaron Topp聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Nor’East Swell
Finalists: 2024 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best First Novel
Claire Baylis聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Dice
Nick Davies聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 El Flamingo
Jill Johnson聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Devil’s Breath
Cristian Kelly聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 A Better Class of Criminal
Simon Rowe聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Mami Suzuki: Private Eye
Finalists: 2024 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel
Claire Baylis聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Dice
Gabriel Bergmoser聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽The Caretaker
DV Bishop聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Ritual of Fire
Catherine Chidgey聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Pet
Jill Johnson聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Devil’s Breath
Anthony McCarten聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Going Zero
Vanda Symon聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Expectant
2023
Winner Best Non Fiction聽 聽 聽 聽BRAUNIAS, Steve聽 聽 聽Missing Persons
Winner Best First Novel聽 聽 聽 聽 BENNETT, Michael聽 聽 Better the Blood聽
Winner Best Novel聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽NORMAN, Charity聽 聽 Remember Me
2022 Winner聽 Best Novel and Best First Novel聽 聽 聽 BUBLITZ, Jacqueline
