Storylines shortlists announced for 2021 – winners announced March 28

Shortlist – Storylines Gavin Bishop Award

We’re pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2021 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award, presented in association with Penguin Random House:
Jessica Lowry, Rose Northey, Rose-Mari Smith, Sarah Trollē, Amir Vollweiler, Charlotte Warman.
Congratulations. We look forward to announcing the winner on 28 March.

The winner of the 2021 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award will illustrate The Lighthouse Princess, the first children’s story by Otago poet, reviewer and academic Susan Wardell. (Pictured right.)

Shortlist – Storylines Joy Cowley Award

We’re pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2021 Storylines Joy Cowley Award, presented in association with Scholastic NZ:
Kirsty Wadsworth, Belinda O’Keefe, Melanie Koster, Kathryn Saunders, Karen Hinge, Alice Pearce.

Shortlist – Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award

We’re pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2021 Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award, presented in association with Scholastic NZ: Leah Carter, Janine Williams, Nissa Bearsley, Carol Garden.

Shortlist – Storylines Janice Marriott Mentoring Award

We’re please to announce the shortlist for the 2021 Storylines Janice Marriott Mentoring Award, presented in association with Janice Marriott: Nissa Bearsley, Katie Coleman.

The shortlist for the 2021 Te Kahurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award manuscript award will be announced shortly.

The winners will be announced at the…

Storylines National Awards Day MARCH 28

The 2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy National Awards Day takes place on 28 March, with the highlight the presentation of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and the annual Storylines Margaret Mahy lecture. We’ll also announce the winners of the Storylines Gavin Bishop Award, Storylines Te Kahurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award, Storylines Joy Cowley Award, Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award, Storylines Janice Marriott Mentoring Award and the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award.

The event takes place at the University of Auckland Epsom campus Music Auditorium, 73 Epsom Ave, Epsom. Registrations are essential for Covid tracing purposes. Please register here – Storylines members are free. Non-members $15; students and young people $10.