Tim Tipene, recipient of the 2026 Margaret Mahy Award for services to children’s literature delivered the annual lecture which can be read HERE

Congratulations to all winners announced last Sunday:

Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for Best Loved Book: Flight of the Fantail – Steph Maketu

Storylines Tessa Duder Award: Ten Thousand Pitches – Amy Martin

Storylines Joy Cowley Award: Māhuri Tōtara, Tōtara Haemata | Small Tree Small Tree, Tall Tree Tall Tree – Annabel Wilson & Regan Kupu Stokes Swannanoa

Storylines Tom Fitzgibbons Award: Missing Out – Philippa Werry

Storylines Prize for an Unpublished Writer from the Tom Fitzgibbon Award shortlist: The Great Plastic Caper – Kelly Buchanan-Johns

Storylines Janice Marriott Mentoring Award:  The Time Healer – Rachael Schmidt-McCleave

Storylines Te Kahuranga Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira Award: Tutū Tipihaere – Amiria Stirling

Storylines Prize for an Unpublished Writer from the Joy Cowley Award shortlist:  Infinite Love – Katie Vincent

Storylines Prize for an Unpublished Writer from the Tessa Duder Award shortlist: The Omegas – Megan Clare