Ingrid Horrocks wins prestigious NZ literary prize for debut collection

Ingrid Horrocks wins the NZ$65,000 Jann Medlicott Acorn prize for her debut short story collection, All Her Lives, at the 2026 Ockham New Zealand book awards. This marks only the fifth time in 58 years that a short story collection has received this prestigious award. The book explores the lives of nine women through various stages and challenges.

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