Shortlist of the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Book awards, and the associated publicity and interviews, are a good spur to organising creation and improvement of articles about authors, especially women and Māori/Pasifika.
| Author | Wikidata | Quality | Commons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Regnault | — | — | — | Senior curator at Te Papa: ask about photos? |
| Qiane Matata-Sipu | Q110894557 | — | — | Very basic Wikidata |
| Lucy Mackintosh | Q82647356 | — | — | Auckland Museum curator: photos? |
| Bridget Hackshaw | — | — | — | (also nothing about her father, iconic architect James Hackshaw) |
| Tayi Tibble | Q107342805 | C | — | Barely C-class though |
| Serie Barford | Q7454777 | Stub | — | Tiny article |
| Anne Kennedy | Q4768499 | Stub | — | |
| Joanna Preston | — | — | — | |
| Gigi Fenster | Q111086077 | C | Category: Gigi Fenster | WD, WP, photo created 5/3/22 |
| Bryan Walpert | Q56085562 | — | — | |
| Rebecca K. Reilly | — | — | — | |
| Whiti Hereaka | Q60458596 | C | Category:Whiti Hereaka | 1 photo, from WORD Chch |
| Patricia Grace | Q138882 | Good | Category:Patricia Grace | articles in 10 languages, 1300 views/mo, but one atrocious photo |
| Charlotte Grimshaw | Q5085973 | C | — | No photo |
| Dave Lowe | Q100751199 | B | Category:Dave Lowe (atmospheric scientist) | Article needs some tweaking. One not-great photo |
| Vincent O'Malley | Q106909553 | — | — |
Properties to add: ANZL writer ID.
Main contributors so far: User:Pippipip, User:Chocmilk03, User:Oronsay