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Allen & Unwin Aotearoa NZ
Publisher website for Allen & Unwin Aotearoa NZ, highlighting fiction, non-fiction, children's books, prizes, and local voices.
Overview
Allen & Unwin Aotearoa NZ is a leading New Zealand publisher known for diverse, high-quality fiction, non-fiction, and children's titles.
Recognized as NZ Publisher of the Year, it supports local voices, innovative storytelling, and programs such as the Allen & Unwin Aotearoa NZ Fiction Prize.
Challenges
- The site needed to spotlight local titles while making author, prize, and catalog content easy to find.
- Book discovery needed to work across audiences including readers, booksellers, media, and writers.
- The publishing team needed flexible content sections for announcements, prize information, and new releases.
Approach
- Mapped the site around title discovery, publisher identity, submissions, and prize engagement.
- Designed modular content blocks for books, campaigns, author updates, and featured programs.
- Kept layouts accessible, responsive, and easy for editorial teams to maintain.
Solution
- Delivered a responsive publisher website with catalog sections, feature areas, and resource pathways.
- Created reusable templates for book listings, campaign pages, and editorial announcements.
- Supported ongoing publishing updates through structured content and consistent page patterns.
Outcomes
- A clearer platform for promoting New Zealand books and writers.
- Improved access to publishing resources, events, and prize information.
- A flexible web foundation for ongoing campaigns and catalog growth.