Nicola Legat
2025 Ockham Book Awards finalists announced
The New Zealand Book Awards Trust says the competition for the 2025 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards will be fierce - with a strong line-up of finalists vying for the top prizes. Chairperson Nicola… Audio
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards Long List announced - who made the cut?
Nicola Legat is the chair of the New Zealand Book Awards Trust and joins Emile Donovan to preview the list. Audio
Ockham Book Awards finalists announced
Four New Zealand authors are in the running for a $65,000 fiction prize at this year's Ockham Book Awards.
Sixteen award finalists have just been announced in four categories: fiction, poetry… Audio
Ockham Awards longlist celebrates best in Kiwi books
New Zealand greats Catherine Chidgey, Damon Salesa and Tusiata Avia have all made the cut - with some exciting newcomers in the mix, too. Audio
Ockham New Zealand Book Awards longlist
The long-list for the prestigious Ockham New Zealand Book Awards is out with a record breaking 44 titles. The awards showcase the best of the country's literary talent - covering poetry, prose… Audio
Covid-19: Publishers not counting on post-lockdown boom
You could probably write a book about what's happening in locked down Auckland, but publishers in the city would be hard pressed to do much with it under the level 4 rules.
After last year's big… Audio
Aoteroa non fiction thrives
The Ockham Book Awards shortlist was announced this morning and publisher Nicola Legat has published half of the non fiction finalists! She's the publisher for Massey University Press and Te Papa… Audio
Ockham NZ Book Awards: Women writers dominate wins
Women have taken out all but one of the county's top literary prizes at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Writers, book lovers and publishers filled up the Aotea Centre in Auckland last night to… Audio
NZ Book Awards 2018 shortlist announced
The diversity, depth and skill of New Zealand writers are being showcased in the annual New Zealand Book Awards. The shortlist has been made public this morning and features both established writers… Audio
After the NZ Book Awards
Last week saw the presentation of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards - our most prestigious celebration of our top writers. Nicola Legat, Chairwoman of the NZ Book Awards Trust, took some time out… Audio
Finalists for Ockham New Zealand Book Awards revealed
Nicola Legat, the chair of the New Zealand Book Awards Trust, takes us through some of the finalists for the New Zealand Book Awards. Audio
Revamped NZ Book Awards offering up $50,000 prize
Four novels, including one debut novel, are in the running to win a new $50,000 prize at this year's New Zealand Book Awards. Audio
Massey University Press
Massey University set up its own press back in February but has only just announced someone to run it - and that someone is publisher and former journalist and editor, Nicola Legat. Nicola comes to… Audio
Mystery benefactor sparks great expectations for book awards
After being put on hold this year when major sponsor New Zealand Post withdrew funding, the New Zealand Book Awards will be back in 2016 thanks to an anonymous benefactor. Audio
Concerns over the New Zealand Book Awards
Publisher, journalist and chair of the Charitable Trust that's taken over the New Zealand Book Awards, Nicola Legat, responds to criticism of the decision to delay the next awards until 2016. This… Audio
Next year's New Zealand Book Awards cancelled
Long time sponsor New Zealand Post has announced its withdrawal, forcing the organisers to put the awards on hold. Audio
Working with an established publisher
Nicola Legat, publishing director at Random House discusses the advantages of working with an established publisher. Audio
