Arts and Literature
- Alison Wong wins the Robert Burns Fellowship.
- Montana New Zealand Book Awards:
- Montana Medal: Lynley Hood, A City Possessed: The Christchurch Civic Creche Case
- Deutz Medal: Craig Marriner, Stonedogs
- Reader's Choice: Lynley Hood, A City Possessed: The Christchurch Civic Creche Case
- First Book Awards
- Fiction: Craig Marriner, Stonedogs
- Poetry: Chris Price, Husk
- Non-Fiction: Steve Braunias, Fool's Paradise
See 2002 in art, 2002 in literature, Category:2002 books
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