Children S Book Awards Nz 2020

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Children s book awards nz 2020. Established in 1968 in their current format the annual ockham new zealand book awards offer five principal prizes. Judges announced for 2021 new zealand book awards for children and young adults 10 dec 2020 an esteemed academic a noted author an experienced bookseller a school librarian and a public librarian as well as three respected proponents of te reo and te ao māori have been selected to judge entries in the 2021 new zealand book awards for. Abigail and the birth of the sun matthew cunningham illus by sarah wilkins penguin random house.

The winners of the 2020 new zealand book awards for children and young adults have been announced. Cultures literature family and education. How māui slowed the sun donovan bixley advised and translated by darryn joseph and keri opai.

Wildlife of aotearoa by gavin bishop wins the nz booklovers award for best children s book 2020. The shortlists in each category chosen from a record 178 entries are. New zealand poet laureate selina tusitala marsh s first book for children mophead took home two awards including the margaret mahy book of the year.

The supreme prize of the night the margaret mahy book of the year award goes to selina tusitala marsh. The new zealand book awards trust is calling for entries for the 2021 new zealand book awards for children and young adults for new zealand books published between 1 april 2020 and 31 march 2021. The judges say wildlife of aotearoa is a beautifully written meticulously crafted and vividly illustrated book with appeal to all ages a treasure chest to be pored over and passed through generations.

You are asked to send your entries in these two tranches for ease of sending to the judges. With exquisite design and production it is part picture book part graphic novel part memoir part poem its. About the awards these awards are a unique celebration of the contribution new zealand s children s authors and illustrators make to building national identity and.

Mophead places its writer at the centre of her own story but also draws lines out to all the stories and histories that make up an individual. The finalists for the 2020 new zealand book awards for children and young adults have been announced. The winners in each category are.