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Hachette Aotearoa NZ announces the winner of the Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize for 2022
Hachette Aotearoa NZ and the Margaret Mahy Estate are thrilled to announce Jessica Twohill as the winner of the Margaret Mahy Illustration Prize 2022. The judging panel said Twohill’s illustrations of Margaret Mahy’s iconic children’s book The Witch in the Cherry Tree were “thoughtful, full of humour and packed with detail.” The judging panel also loved the world building […]
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School Library Week going strong
Aotearoa’s inaugural School Library Week is happening this week. School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa – Te Puna Whare Mātauranga a Kura, SLANZA, instigated Aotearoa NZ School Library Week to celebrate the valuable role school libraries have in education and to acknowledge the work of school librarians. The message of support from Hon Jan […]
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Congratulations to the winners of 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults!
The 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have just wrapped up and congratulations to all the winners! Atua: Māori Gods and Legends, by Gavin Bishop (Puffin, Penguin Random House) cleaned up, winning the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award and $7,500; the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction and $7,500; and […]
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Storylines National Story Tour visits Southland
It’s all happening next week! 15 -19 August 2022. The Storylines Story Tour visits schools and libraries in these centres: • Monday 15 August-Invercargill • Tuesday 16 August-Invercargill and Woodlands • Wednesday 17 August-Mataura, Gore, Pukerau, Otama, Riversdale • Thursday 18 August -Balfour, Lumsden, Winton, Heddon Bush, Nightcaps,Clifton • Friday 19 August-Riverton, Appleby, Bluff Presenting […]
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Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador Ben Brown features in Changing South: The importance of stories.
Watch it here. “For Ben Brown, stories are everything. ‘They give you the first idea of yourself. You know, the stories that people tell about you, that’s who you are,’ he says…” Newsroom link HERE
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‘It was just part of her story’: Tessa Duder on writing periods into the Alex novels
All week we are examining our relationship with menstruation in Aotearoa. Read more Bleed Week content here. The night before her big race, Alex is struck by a familiar feeling within. “I was beginning to have a very unwelcome suspicion. It was another ten minutes before I could bring myself to get out of bed […]
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NZCYA BOOKS ALIVE 2022 in conjunction with Lianza
Books Alive programme announced The 2022 Books Alive virtual programme has again been co-ordinated by the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA), thanks to a grant from the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Programme. Hosted via LIANZA’s YouTube channel, it will feature daily sessions matching a library with a finalist, and includes Q&As, book discussions, how-to-be-an-illustrator workshops, […]
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Hardie Grant Ampersand Prize
Submission Guidelines Ampersand Prize Winner 2020 Ampersand Shortlist Acquisitions 2020 Ampersand Prize Shortlist 2020 Ampersand Prize Winner 2020 Hardie Grant accept submissions from any person who has not previously had a young adult, middle-grade or graphic novel published by a trade publishing house anywhere in the world. If you have had a picture book, general […]
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Prime Ministers Awards for Literary Achievement 2022
Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement 2022 – open now for entries The annual Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement recognise New Zealand writers who have made a notable contribution to New Zealand literature in the genres of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Amount: $60,000 in each category Watch this video on You Tube on how […]
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Storylines National Story Tour visits Northland – 13 to 17 June
The Storylines Story Tour visits Northland schools and libraries next week: • Monday 13 June – Warkworth, Wellsford, Kaiwaka, Maungaturoto• Tuesday 14 June – Arapohue, Ruawai and Dargaville• Wednesday 15 June – Opononi, Kaikohe, Okaihau, Kerikeri• Thursday 16 June – Moerewa, Kawakawa, Towai, Motatau, Kamo• Friday 17 June – Whangarei Presenting the Northland Story Tour […]
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Record-breaking number of entries for children’s book awards produce strong shortlist
The 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults attracted a record-breaking 199 entries, with 28 titles announced today as finalists. This is the highest number of submissions ever received for the Awards, which are the preeminent celebration of publishing for young people in Aotearoa. Competing across six main categories, the 2022 finalists […]
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Trauma beneath the surface of Mahy’s teen publishing
Margaret Mahy, New Zealand’s most celebrated children’s writer, is renowned for her warm-hearted authorial persona and playful writing style, says Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington PhD graduate Dr Yuanyuan Liang. But trauma underlies many of her works for teenagers. “Mahy’s characters suffer traumatic events ranging from death of someone close, to bullying and abuse, […]
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