keely O'Shannessy

Book designer and cover artist based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand

[Bridget Williams Books @BWB_NZ]

🎉 Jared Davidson has been awarded the 2024 Public Environmental History Prize from the Australian Aotearoa NZ Environmental History Network for his book 'Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand'!

Read more in the link below:
https://t.co/SjIaGwdikR

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@anrchivist @BWB_NZ @ANZ_EHN Congratulations, Jared! That is awesome news! Well deserved!

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@ebonylamb_music Yes!

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@gorsebloom Amazing pics! Where are they taken?

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@FergusTHW 😢

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@SteveBraunias @pacificraft Steve! You really are too kind! (And you know, you only need to ask 😊)

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

I was delighted to have the opportunity to design this Matisse inspired cover for Vincent O’Sullivan’s beautiful new collection of poetry. The cover incorporates some of my very favourite things #blue #birds #foliage #cutouts

[Te Herenga Waka University Press @thwupbooks]

We're thrilled to announce a new book of poetry by Vincent O'Sullivan. STILL IS, out in June. https://t.co/9lH17ssUkb

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@ClaireMabey Thanks Claire! 😊

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@rachaelking70 Thanks Rachael!

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@CathChidgey @thwupbooks @EuropaEditions @EuropaEdUK Congrats, Catherine! Well deserved!

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@ElizabethKnoxNZ @FergusTHW Happy birthday @FergusTHW ! That looks like the perfect place to be x

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

Oh thanks @SteveBraunias ! It was such a privilege and a pleasure to work on this book with Greg and @AUPBooks

[Auckland University Press @AUPBooks]

'I think this is the most beautifully designed book of 2023 and the credit must be laid at the elegant feet of designer Keely O’Shannessy.'

'Don Binney: Flight Path' features in Newsroom's recap of the best illustrated books from 2023

https://t.co/lYC075xr8f

[Bridget Williams Books @BWB_NZ]

Congratulations to @anrchivist , whose new book, 'Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand' has made it to the Listener's 'Best Books of 2023'!

[Bridget Williams Books @BWB_NZ]

Watch Jared Davidson introduce 'Blood and Dirt: Prison Labour and the Making of New Zealand' in this latest BWB book trailer. 🎥 📚

https://t.co/R48bVpdBu3 @anrchivist

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

Congrats @AiranaNgarewa !

[Fergus Barrowman @FergusTHW]

Full credit to the opposition, who played a launch-week blinder.

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@CursesMcD @thwupbooks Yes! Agree - both great covers!

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@thwupbooks Great cover @ToddAtticus !

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@dimsie “Seamen retention”?!

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@rachaelking70 I’m watching it too now! (The book is a bit different but probably not different enough to listen to after watching the series) x

[keely O'Shannessy @kostheory]

@AstroPuss At least it wasn’t this big! https://t.co/Qf9WiFjUYk