The current NZSA President of Honour, Tessa Duder CNZM, OBE will give the prestigious annual NZSA Janet Frame Memorial address on Tuesday 17 May.
The NZSA Te Puni Kaituhi o Aotearoa (PEN NZ) appoints a President of Honour each year, from the ranks of its revered and senior members. This year, Tessa Duder CNZM, OBE will give her view on how she sees the writing world in 2022. This event is open to all interested parties, as well as NZSA members and industry stakeholders. Register here (free event)
Date and time
Tuesday 17 May 2022
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm NZST
Location
Old Government House
24 Princes Street
Auckland, Auckland 1010
Tessa Duder CNZM OBE has been a champion of the children’s and young adult writing community in Aotearoa for 40 years. Her work for the Storylines Children’s Literature Trust Te Whare Waituhi Tamariki o Aotearoa, IBBY and as an NZSA past president is gratefully acknowledged, as well as her encouragement of all writers. Tessa has won the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement, the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, The Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal for services to children’s literature, and numerous awards for her books, in particular the ALEX quartet, which was made into a film, and is currently being scripted for television. This series was prescient in its feminist message for young women and has been an inspiration for thousands. It won her three New Zealand Children’s Book of the Year awards and three Esther Glen medals and was published in America, Britain, Australia, Spain, Denmark, The Netherlands, South Africa and Canada. Tessa was one of the Artists in Antarctica and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Waikato in 2008.
Register here for the free event
Photo credit: Channel magazine
