New Zealand Literary Award Winners

The past winners of New Zealand's major literary awards for adults and children are listed on this page.

The book listings show title, author, editor or illustrator where relevant, and publisher. Where the award is for book design or production the designer is also listed.

For more information on the background of the individual awards, entry criteria, contact details etc, see the Awards Index.

Follow the links below to see the winners list for that award.

Adam Prize in Creative Writing

The Adam Award, of $1,000, is made annually to the best portfolio in the MA in Creative Writing at Victoria University, convened by Bill Manhire. Previous winners have been Catherine Chidgey's In a Fishbone Church (1997), William Brandt's Alpha Male (1998), and Tim Corballis' Below (2000). In 2001 it was awarded to Paula Morris for Queen of Beauty, while in 2002 it was awarded to Cliff Fell for his book of poetry The Adulterer's Bible. The 2003 Adam Award went to Josh Greenburg for The Game of Nods. The 2004 Adam Award went to Emily Dobson for A Box of Bees and the 2005 Adam Award went to Michele Amas for her collection of poems, The Angle of Clouds. The 2006 Adam Award went to Anna Horsley for her collection of short stories, Going Under. In 2007, the award was won by Eleanor Cattin for her novel The Rehearsal.

Artists to Antarctica Programme

Artists to Antarctica is a programme to send artists - including writers - to Antarctica. Antarctica New Zealand was established to develop, manage and execute New Zealand's activities in respect of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean, in particular the Ross dependency. Our vision is one of Antarctica: refreshing global ecosystems and the human spirit.

The following artists have been awarded fellowships:

1997/8: Nigel Brown painter, Chris Orsman poet, Bill Manhire poet
1998/99: Margaret Mahy childrens author, Margaret Elliot painter
1999/00: Chris Cree Brown electro-acoustic composer, Virginia King sculptor
2000/01: Raewyn Atkinson ceramic artist, Bronwyn Judge choreographer, Craig Potton photographer
2001/02: Richard Thompson multi media, Anne Noble photographer, Denise Copland printmaker/etcher
2002/03: Fieke Neuman textile designer, Phil Dadson intermedia artist
2003/04: Grahame Sydney painter, Laurence Fearnley author, Patrick Shepherd composer/teacher, Andris Apse photographer, David Trubridge contemporary furniture designer/maker
2004/05: Bernadette Hall poet, Kathryn Madill artist, Kirsten Haydon jeweller/fine metal artist, Dick Frizzell painter/printmaker
2005/06: Gareth Farr composer
2006/07: Clare Plug textile artist, Joyce Campbell photographer, Neil Dawson sculpter
2007/08: Ronnie Van Hout artist, Tessa Duder writer, John Walsh painter

Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Awards

The Laureate Awards is one of New Zealand’s largest cash awards, and the only private award to cover a range of art forms. It is a career award, not tagged to any particular project. The recipients are prime movers in New Zealand culture and the Award assisted them to achieve their full potential, ensure that their talents are celebrated both nationally an internationally.

2000: Briar Grace-Smith (playwright) Elizabeth Knox (writer) Peter Peryer (photographer) Gillian Karawe Whitehead (Composer) Douglas Wright (Choreographer)
2001: Phil Dadson (Intermedia artist) Kate De Goldi (writer) Michael Parekowhai (sculptor) Gaylene Preston (filmmaker)
2002: Warwick Freeman (jeweller) Shona McCullagh (dance filmmaker) Don McGlashan (musician) Helen Medlyn (singer) Jacob Rajan (playwright and performer)
2003: (Wellington) Poet - Jenny Bornholdt. (Christchurch) Sculptor - Neil Dawson. (Auckland) Writer/Actor/Director - Michael Hurst. (Auckland) Furniture Maker - Humphrey Ikin. (Wellington) Composer - John Psathas.
2004: Barry Barclay (film director/writer), Jack Body (composer), Derek Lardelli (te moko artist), John Pule (writer/visual artist), Ann Robinson (glass sculptor)
2005: Neil Ieremia (choreographer), Bill Manhire (writer), Julia Morison (visual artist), Simon O'Neill (opera singer), Ronnie Van Hout (visual artist)
2006: Alun Bollinger (cinematographer), Alastair Galbraith (musician), Oscar Kightley (writer, actor, director, broadcaster), John Reynolds (artist), Ian Wedde (writer)
2007: Sarah-Jayne Howard (dancer), Michael Houstoun (concert pianist), Colin McColl (theatre director), Moana Maniapoto (Musician) and Merilyn Wiseman (Ceramic artist)

Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon Artists

Ten of New Zealand's greatest living artists have been named Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon Artists 2003. The ten pre-eminent artists are: Len Castle (potter), Janet Frame (writer), Maurice Gee (writer), Ralph Hotere (visual artist), Russell Kerr (choreographer), Sir Donald McIntyre (opera singer), Milan Mrkusich (painter/ visual artist), Diggeress Te Kanawa (weaver), Hone Tuwhare (poet) and Sir Miles Warren (architect).
The 2005 Icon recipients are: Peter Godfrey (musician), Patricia Grace (writer), Dr Pakariki Harrison (carver), Margaret Mahy (writer), Donald Munro (opera) and Alexander Grant (ballet dancer).
The 2007 Icon recipients are: Dr Raymond Boyce (theatre designer), Don Peebles (painter), Don Selwyn (actor & director), Ans Westra (photographer), Arnold Manaaki WIlson (sculptor).

Arts Foundation of New Zealand New Generation Awards

The 2006 New Generation Award recipients are: Eve Armstrong (artist), Warren Maxwell (musician), Tze Ming Mok (writer), Joe Sheehan (greenstone carver) and Taika Waititi (artist, actor, writer, director).

Auckland University Literary Fellowship

The University of Auckland Literary Fellowship has been created jointly by The University of Auckland and Creative New Zealand to foster New Zealand writing by providing a full-time opportunity to work in an academic environment.

1988: Jean Watson, 1989: Kevin Ireland, 1990: Stuart Hoar, 1991: Hone Tuwhare, 1992: Alan Loney, 1993: Shonagh Koea, 1994: Peter Wells, 1995: Ann Kennedy, 1996: Marilyn Duckworth, 1997: Janet Charman, 1998: Robert Sullivan, 1999: Fiona Samuel, 2000: John Pule, 2001: Stephanie Johnson, 2002: Michael Johnson, 2003: Chad Taylor, 2004: Martin Edmond, 2005: Paula Green, 2006: Dylan Horrocks, 2007: Award not given.

A W Reed Award for Contribution to New Zealand Literature

Formerly the A W Reed Lifetime Achievement Award, this award recognises a writer who has made an outstanding contribution to New Zealand literature and the New Zealand literary community.

It is announced in conjunction with the Montana New Zealand Book Awards.

1998: Margaret Mahy 1999: Lauris Edmond 2000: Alan Curnow 2001: Dame Fiona Kidman 2002: Maurice Shadbolt 2004: Joy Cowley 2006: Kevin Ireland

Bank of New Zealand Katherine Mansfield Short Story Awards

The Bank of New Zealand Katherine Mansfield Awards is the Bank's longest-running sponsorship, with involvement beginning in November 1958. In 2003 the previously biennial Awards became an annual competition. The following is a list of the supreme award winners.

1959 Maurice Duggan; 1961 Elsie Locke; 1963 C.K. Stead; 1965 Maurice Shadbolt; 1967 Frank Sargeson; 1969 Maurice Shadbolt; 1971 Alice Glenday; 1973 Wynstan Curnow; 1975 Margaret Sutherland; 1977Keri Hulme; 1979 Jennifer Compton; 1981 Vincent O' Sullivan; 1983 Daphne de Jong; 1985 Anne Kennedy; 1987 Susan Reidy; 1988 Wendy Pond (prize offered this year to mark the 100th anniversary of Mansfield's birth.); 1989 Judith White; 1991 Kate Flannery; 1993 Alistair Paterson; 1995 Maurice Shadbolt; 1997 Rowan Metcalfe; 1999 Rhonda Bartle; 2001 Janis Freegard; 2003 Natasha Leitch; 2004 Tracey Slaughter; 2005 Susan Wylie; 2006 Charlotte Grimshaw; 2007 Carl Nixon

The Betty Gilderdale Award

This award is given by the Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand. It continues the Children's Literature Association Award and honours Betty Gilderdale who was a founding member of CLFNZ. It recognises outstanding services to children's literature in New Zealand.

1990 - Eve Sutton
1991 - Dorothy Butler
1992 - Elsie Locke
1993 - Jo Noble
1994 - Ron Bacon
1995 - no award
1996 - Graham Beattie
1997 - Diane and Gary Hebley
1998 - Phyllis Johnston
1999 - Betty Gilderdale
2000 - no award
2001 - Veda Pickles
2002- Barbara Murison
2003 - Jean Bennett
2004 - Ray Richards
2005 - John McKenzie
2006 - Frances Plumpton
2007 - Katerina Mataira

Nielsen BookData New Zealand Booksellers' Choice Award

The award is an established acknowledgement of the books that booksellers throughout the country have most enjoyed reading, selling and promoting.

Past Winners
 2001 Wrestling with the Angel: a life of Janet Frame a biography of Janet Frame by Michael King, 2002 curious questions by Max Cryer, 2003 The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera, 2004 The Penguin History of New Zealand by Michael King, 2005 Tu by Patricia Grace, 2006 He'll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men by Celia Lashlie
2007: Tramping in New Zealand: 40 of New Zealand's Best Trips text and photographas by Shaun Barnett 

Buddle Findlay Sargeson Fellowship

The Buddle Findlay Sargeson Writer's Fellowship is awarded annually to a published New Zealand writer of fiction or poetry. The fellow resides in a furnished studio flat in the Frank Sargeson Centre, on the eastern side of Albert Park in central Auckland, and receives a stipend of $20,000. The fellowship extends from March to December inclusive and the principal sponsor is national law firm Buddle Findlay.

1987: Janet Frame, Kevin Ireland; 1988: Greg O'Brien; 1989: Mike Beveridge; 1990: Geoff Chapple; 1991: Alan Duff, Jack Lasenby; 1992: Gaelyn Gordon, Elspeth Sandys; 1993: Bill Payne; 1994: John Cranna; 1995: Ming Cher; 1996: Marilyn Duckworth, Michael King, Judith White; 1997: Shonagh Koea, Diane Brown; 1998: Sarah Quigley, Catherine Chidgey; 1999: Tina Shaw, Kapka Kassabova; 2000: Sue Reidy, James Brown, Charlotte Grimshaw; 2001 Chad Taylor, Vivienne Plumb; 2002: Riemke Ensing, Denis Baker; 2003: Debra Daley, Toa Fraser; 2004: Karyn Hay, Craig Marriner; 2005: Fiona Samuel, Peter Cox; 2006: Emily Perkins; 2007: James George.

Bruce Mason Playwriting Award

The award exists to recognise early success in the career of the winning playwright and to encourage their continued exploration of the theatre medium.

1983 Fiona Farrell; 1984 Simon O'Connor; 1985 Stephanie Johnson; 1986 Rosie Scott; 1987 Sarah Delahunty; 1988 Stuart Hoare; 1989 James Beaumont; 1990 John Broughton; 1991 David Geary; 1992 Hone Kouka; 1993 Vivienne Plumb; 1994 Duncan Sarkies; 1995 Briar Grace-Smith; 1996 John Vakidis; 1997 Jo Randerson; 1998 Oscar Knightley; 1999 Toa Fraser; 2000 Stuart McKenzie; 2001 Victor Rodger; 2002 Mitch Tawhi Thomas; 2006: Albert Belaz; 2007: Michael Galvin

Copyright Licensing Limited Writer's Award

The annual Copyright Licensing Limited Writer’s Award was established by Copyright Licensing Limited to provide financial support for New Zealand writers of non-fiction books. It enables a writer to devote time to a specific non-fiction writing project as well as covering research expenses.

The award was originally valued at $30,000 and awarded to one writer a year. In 2004 the award was offered to two writers, who both receieved $35,000.

2002 Sarah Quigley to write a biography of poet and patron of writers, Charles Brasch
2003 Paul Millar to work on a biography of writer Bill Pearson.
2004 David Eggleton to work on a contemporary guide to New Zealand cultural history; Lloyd Spencer Davis to work on a part travelogue, part personal memoir which unravels Darwin and Darwinism.
2005 Jill Trevelyan to work on a biography of painter Rita Angus; Rowan Taylor to work on a biography of Allan Wilson, a scientist who revolutionised evolutionary biology.
2006 Judith Dell Panny to write a biography of writer CK Stead; Stevan Eldred-Grigg to write a history of the New Zealand gold rushes.
2007 Jeffrey Paparoa Holman to work book examining the relationship between 19th century ethnographer Elsdon Best and th Tuhoe chief Tutakangahau, Martin Edmond to work on a novel examining the place of the Antipodes in Western imagination.

Creative New Zealand Berlin Writers’ Residency

The Creative New Zealand Berlin Writers’ Residency is the organisation’s largest writers’ residency. It was initially offered annually, but in 2004 became biennial, alternating with the biennial Creative New Zealand Berlin Visual Artists’ Residency at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien. The 2000 inaugural Creative New Zealand Berlin Writer's Residency was awarded to Sarah Quigley; 2001 Tina Shaw; 2002 Kapka Kassabova; 2003 Philip Temple; 2005 Tim Corballis, 2007 Lloyd Jones.

Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers' Fellowship

The Creative New Zealand Writers’ Fellowship was established in 2003 to support senior writers wishing to work on a major project over at least two years. It was renamed in 2004 in recognition of the late Dr Michael King, his contribution to literature and his role in advocating for a major fellowship for New Zealand writers.

Valued at $100,000, it is the largest writing fellowship available in New Zealand. It is funded by the government and awarded by Creative New Zealand.

2003 Owen Marshall
2004 Vincent O'Sullivan
2005 CK Stead
2006 Rachel Barrowman
2007 Neville Peat

Dan Davin Literary Award

The Dan Davin Literary Foundation holds annual awards for students in the Community Trust of Southland region, which includes Southland, Queenstown and Tapanui.

Past Winners of the Award: 1995 Gareth Lyness, James Hargest High School, 'The Team'; 1996 Connie Moir, St Peter’s College, 'Last Hope'; 1997 Della Bowman, Southland Girls’ High School 'Hierophants'; 1998 Karen Fox, Wakatipu High School 'Granny’s Story'; 1999 Sara Jamieson, Southland Girls’ High School 'The Other Side'; 2000 Tami Beckingsale, James Hargest High School 'The Orange Car'; 2001 Hayley Bowman, Southland Girls’ High School 'Devoid'; 2002 Laura Turner, Southland Girls’ High School 'Utopia'; 2003 Elizabeth Thomas, Southland Girls’ High School ‘Four Corners'; 2004 Louise Evans, Southland Girls’ High School ‘Untitled’; 2005 Rachel Pennicott, Southland Girls’ High School, ‘Lullaby’; 2006 1st place - Ruari MacFarlane  from James Hargest College, 2nd place – Anton Jackson-Smith from Wakatipu High School, 3rd place – Sophie Taylor from Menzies College;

Department of Conservation Wild Creations Artists in Residence Programme

The Department of Conservation Artists in Residence programme is a partnership between Creative New Zealand and the Department of Conservation, aimed at encouraging artists to create works inspired by New Zealand’s natural and historic resources.

2003: Jo Randerson, Christine Hellyar, Zoe Roland
2004: Jordan Reyne, Fiona Pardington, Rebekah Wild
2005: Tabitha Forbes, Waikarere Gregory, Alison Isadora
2006: Monique Jansen, Naomi Lamb, Darren Glass
2007: Tracy Duncan, Louise Potiki Bryant, Tanya Marriot

Elsie Locke Award

The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) offers annually an award known as the Elsie Locke Award (previously known as the LIANZA Young People's Non Fiction Award). The award is for a work that is considered to be a distinguished contribution to non-fiction for young people.

1987, Olive and Ngaio Hill, Gaijin: foreign children in Japan.
1989, Clair Patterson, It's OK to be you.
1990, Deborah Furley, The web: the triumph of a New Zealand girl over anorexia.
1991, John Reid, Model boats that really go.
1992, Peter Garland, The Damselfly.
1993, Kim Westerskov, Albatross Adventure.
1994, Robyn Kahukiwa, Paikea.
1995, Barbara Cairns and Helen Martin, Shadows on the wall.
 1996, Laura Ranger, Laura's Poems.
1997, Diane Noonan and Nic Bishop, I Spy Wildlife: the Field.
 1998, Andrew Crowe, The Life-Size guide to Native Trees and Other Common Plants in New Zealand's native forest.
 2001, Brian Parkinson, The Tuatara.
2002, Dr Simon Pollard, I am a Spider
2003, Andrew Crowe, Which New Zealand Insect?
 2004, Janet Hunt, A Bird in the Hand: Keeping New Zealand Wildlife Safe.
2005, Gregory O'Brien, Welcome to the South Seas: comtemporary New Zealand art for young people
 2006, Kevin Boon, Developments in New Zealand History
2007, Leon Davidson, Red Haze: Australians & New Zealanders in Vietnam

Embassy Theatre Trust Prize for Scriptwriting

The Embassy Theatre Trust in conjunction with the Victoria University of Wellington Foundation has established the Embassy Theatre Trust Prize, to be awarded to a student from the International Institute of Modern Letters MA in Scriptwriting. The Prize is worth $1000.

2002 Claire Ashton for Vena Cava
2003 Renata Hopkins for The Waiting Game
2004 Marian Evans for Mothersongs/Chansons Maternelles
2005 Lucy O'Brien for Katydid
2006 Brendon Simpson for Into Africa
 2007 Tusi Tamasese for Orator

Esther Glen Award

The Library and Information Association Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) offers annually an award, known as the Esther Glen Award.

The award is given to the author of the book which that is considered to be the most distinguished contribution to literature for children in any given year, by an author who is a citizen or resident of New Zealand.

1947, Alexander W. Reed, Myths and legends of Maoriland.
1950, Joan Smith, The adventure of Nimble, Rumble and tumble.
1959, Maurice N. Duggan, Tom and the water boy.
1964, Lesley C Powell, Turi, the story of a little boy.
1970, Margaret Mahy, A lion in the meadow.
1973, Margaret Mahy, The first Margaret Mahy storybook
1975, Eve Sutton and Lynley Dodd My cat likes to hide in boxes.
1978, Rhonda and David Armitage, The lighthouse keeper's lunch.
1979, Joan de Hamel, Take the Long Path.
1982, Katherine O'Brien The Year of the Yelvertons.
1983, Margaret Mahy, The Haunting.
1984, Caroline MacDonald, Elephant Rock.
1985, Margaret Mahy, The Changeover.
1986, Maurice Gee, Motherstone.
1988, Tessa Duder, Alex.
1989, Jack Lasenby, The Mangrove Summer.
1990, Tessa Duder, Alex in Winter.
1991, William Taylor, Agnes the Sheep.
1992, Tessa Duder, Alessandra: Alex in Rome.
1993, Margaret Mahy, Underrunners.
1994, Paula Boock, Sasscat to win.
1995, Maurice Gee, The Fat Man.
1996, Janice Marriott, Crossroads.
1997, Kate de Goldi, Sanctuary.
1998, David Hill, Fat, Four-eyed and Useless.
2001, Margaret Mahy, 24 hours.
2002, Alison Robertson, Knocked for Six
2003, David Hill , Right Where it Hurts
2004, Ken Catran, Jacko Moran: Sniper
2005, Bernard Beckett, Malcolm and Juliet
2006, Elizabeth Knox, Dreamhunter
2007, Bernard Beckett, Genesis: A Novel

Foxton Fellowship

The Foxton Fellowship is administered by the New Zealand Society of Authors and made possible by one of the Society's member who, with his wife, has donated the annual award of $5,000.

2001 Janice Marriott; 2003 Chris Else; 2004 Marilyn Duckworth; 2005 Sue McCauley; 2006 Jackie Davis; 2007 Paddy Richardson

Gaelyn Gordon Award

This award, instituted in 1998, commemorates the life and works of Gaelyn Gordon (1939-1997), and honours a book by a New Zealand author that has proved itself a long-standing favourite with New Zealand children.

Past winners of the award are:

The Prize in Modern Letters

The Glenn Schaeffer Prize in Modern Letters is valued at NZ$65,000, and is New Zealand's richest literary award for an emerging author. It is run under the auspices of the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University.

2002 Catherine Chidgey; 2004 Glenn Colquhoun; 2006 Carl Shuker; 2008 David Beach

Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Award

These now-defunct annual awards ran from 1968 to 1993. First, second and third place were awarded. Books were not divided by genre but competed in a single category.

1968
1. The New Zealand Sea Shore, John Morton / M. Miller, Collins.
2. Field Guide to the Alipine Plants of New Zealand, J.T. Salmon, Reed.
3. God in the New World, Lloyd Geering, Hodder & Stoughton.

1969
1. Augustus Earle in New Zealand, A Murray-Oliver, Whitcoulls.
2. Shell Guide to New Zealand, Maurice Shadbolt.
3. The Maori People in the 1960s, Erik Schwimmer, Longman Paul.

1970
1. Fateful Voyage of the St Jean Baptiste, John Dunmore, Pegasus.
2. Early New Zealand Charts, P.B. Maling, Reed.
3. The World at Their Feet, Philip Temple, Whitcoulls.

1971
1. William and Mary Rolleston, Rosemary Rolleston, Reed.
2. Contemporary Maori Writing, ed. Margaret Orbell, Reed.
3. Gardening With New Zealand Plants, Fisher / Satchell / Watkins, Collins.

1972
1. 200 Years of New Zealand Painting, Gil Docking, Reed.
2. Te Rangi Horoa: Sir Peter Buck, J.B. Condliffe, Whitcoulls.
3. Smith's Dream, C.K. Stead, Longman

1973
1. Strangers and Journeys, Maurice Shadbolt, Hodder & Stoughton.
2. Daughter Buffalo, Janet Frame, Reed.
3. Paunamu, Pounamu, Witi Ihimaera, Heinemann.

1974
1. Tangi, Witi Ihimaera, Heinemann.
2. The Sugarbag Years, Tony Simpson, Alister Taylor.
3. Rugged Landscape, Graeme Stevens, Reed.

1975
1. Nothing Venture, Nothing Win, Edmund Hillary, Hodder & Stoughton.
2. Maori Woman, Noel Hilliard, Whitcoulls.
3. Larks in a Paradise, Marti Friedlander / James McNeish, Collins.

1976
1. The Wind Commands, Harry Morton, McIndoe.
2. A Soldier's Tale, M.K. Joseph, Collins.
3. Eagle's Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand, Audrey Eagle, Collins.

1977
1. Charles Brasch, James Bertram, OUP.
2. Van der Velden, Rodney Wilson, Reed.
3. Amiria, Amiria Stirling / Anne Salmond, Reed.

1978
1. Sovereign Chief: A Biography of Baron de Thierry, J.D. Raeside, Caxton.
2. John A Lee, Erik Olssen, University of Otago Press.
3. The Boy, The Bridge, and The River, Vincent O'Sullivan, McIndoe / Reed.

1979
1. Plumb, Maurice Gee, OUP.
2. Heinemann New Zealand Dictionary, ed. Harry Orsman, Heinemann.
3. The Herb Garden Displayed, Gillian Painter / Elaine Power, Hodder & Stoughton.

1980
1. Leaves of the Banyan Tree, Albert Wendt, Longman Paul.
2. New Zealand Adrift, Graeme Stevens, Reed.
3. Indirections, Charles Brasch, OUP.

1981
1st equal. Eruera, Erua Stirling / Anne Salmond, OUP
1st equal. Te Rauparaha, Patricia Burns, Reed.
3. The Lovelock Version, Maurice Shadbolt, Hodder & Stoughton.

1982
1st equal. Craft New Zealand, Doreen Blumhardt / Brian Brake, Reed.
1st equal. Other Halves, Sue McCauley, Hodder & Stoughton.
3. The South Island of New Zealand from the Road, Robin Morrison, Alister Taylor.

1983
1. To The Is-land, Janet Frame, Hutchison.
2. Eagle's Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand - 2nd Series, Audrey Eagle, Collins.
3. Historic Buildings of New Zealand: South Island, Historic Places Trust, Methuen.

1984
1. Maori: A Photographic and Social History, Michael King, Heinemann.
2. The New Zealand House, Michael Fowler, Landsdowne-Rigby.
3. An Angel at my Table, Janet Frame, Hutchison.

1985
1. The Envoy from Mirror City, Janet Frame, Hutchison.
2. Bread and Roses, Sonja Davies, Fraser Books.
3. The Natural World of the Maori, Margaret Orbell, Collins/Bateman.

1986
1. The Matriarch, Witi Ihimaera, Heinemann.
2. From the Cradle to the Grave, Barry Gustafson, Reed Methuen.
3rd equal. Potiki, Patricia Grace, Penguin.
3rd equal. Te Kaihau / The Windeater, Keri Hulme, Victoria University Press.

1987
1. Season of the Jew, Maurice Shadbolt, Hodder & Stoughton.
2. Head and Shoulders, Virginia Myers, Penguin.
3. Nga Morehu: The Survivors, Judith Binney & Gillian Chaplin, OUP.

1988
1. The Treaty of Waitangi, Claudia Orange, Allen & Unwin / Port Nicholson.
2. Oracles and Miracles, Stevan Eldred-Grigg, Penguin.
3. A Man's Country?, Jock Phillips, Penguin.

1989
1. Sylvia, Lynley Hood, Penguin.
2. Wines & Vineyards of New Zealand, Michael Cooper, Hodder & Stoughton.
3. The Unfortunate Experiment, Sandra Coney, Penguin.

1990
1. Moriori, Michael King, Viking.
2. Patrick Hanley, Russell Haley, Hodder.
3. The Forest Carpet, Bill & Nancy Malcolm, Craig Potton.

1991
1. The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography: Volumen One & Nga Tangata Taumata Rau; 1769 - 1869, ed. W.H. Oliver, Department of Internal Affairs / Bridget Williams Books.
2. Once Were Warriors, Alan Duff, Tandem Press.
3. Vladimir Nabakov: The Russian Years, Brian Boyd, Chatto & Windus.

1992
1. Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Barbara Anderson, Victoria University Press.
2. Vladimir Nabakov: The American Years, Brian Boyd, Random Century / Chatto & Windus.
3. Two Worlds, Anne Salmond, Penguin.

1993
1. Going West, Maurice Gee, Penguin.
2. Te Ao Marama: Contemporary Maori Writing Volume I, ed. Witi Ihimaera, Reed.
3. The Autobiography of My Father, Martin Edmond, Auckland University Press.

The Jack Lasenby Award

The Jack Lasenby Award, offered by the Wellington Children’s Book Association, is made to the winners of a biennial competition for writers for children and for children who write in the Wellington region.

Kathy Taylor of Newtown won the 2004 Jack Lasenby Award for adults with her short story Friday Night Out. Philippa Werry of Brooklyn won the 2006 Jack Lasenby Award for adults with her story Stopping for Charlie.

Joy Cowley Award

The Joy Cowley Award for children’s writers offers a monetary prize, the opportunity to work with Joy Cowley herself and the eventual publication of a picture book. It is administered by the Children’s Literature Foundation and publisher Scholastic New Zealand.

2003: Julie Leibrich for The Biggest Number in the Universe.
2004: Jean Prior for her poem The Waka
2005: Kyle Mewburn
2006: Moira Wairama

LIANZA Young People's Non-Fiction Award

Now known as the Elsie Locke Award.

Lilian Ida Smith Award

Lilian Ida Smith was a music teacher, the daughter of an artist, who lived in Wanganui and had a keen interest in the furtherance of the arts. She bequested a third of her estate to PEN NZ to assist people aged 35 years or over to embark upon or further a literary career. Initially the $3,000 award was split between three genres: poetry, fiction and non-fiction. From 1992, the award was made biennial.

1986: Michael Morrissey, Owen Marshall, Daphne de Jong
1987: Lauris Edmond, Bill Manhire, Rosemary Wildblood
1988: Mavis Wentworth, Owen Marshall, Graeme Lay
1989: Bill Manhire, Michael Gifkins, Elizabeth Smither
1990: Jan McAllum, James Norcliffe, Greg Newbold
1992: Debra Daley
1994: Joy McKenzie
1998: Carolyn McCurdie
2000: Jackie Davis
2003: Mary McCallum
2005: Rachael King
2007: To be announced

Meridian Energy Katherine Mansfield Memorial Fellowship

The Meridian Energy Katherine Mansfield Memorial Fellowship is offered annually to enable a New Zealand writer to work in Menton, France.
The Katherine Mansfield memorial room at the Villa Isola Bella is made available for the Fellow to work in.
The Fellowship is adminstered by Creative New Zealand, who should be contacted for details of entry.

Previous recipients of the Fellowship are:
1970 Owen Leeming
1971 Margaret Scott
1972 CK Stead
1973 James McNeish
1974 Janet Frame
1975 David Mitchell
1976 Michael King
1977 Barry Mitcalfe
1978 Spiros Zavros1989 Louis Johnson
1979 Philip Temple
1980 Marilyn Duckworth
1981 Lauris Edmond
1982 Michael Jackson
1983 Allen Curnow
1984 Rowley Habib
1985 Michael Gifkins
1986 Michael Harlow
1987 Russell Hayley
1988 Louis Johnson
1989 Lloyd Jones
1990 Lisa Greenwood
1991 Nigel Cox
1992 Maurice Gee
1993 Witi Ihimaera
1994 Vincent O'Sullivan
1995 Fiona Farrell
1996 Owen Marshall
1997 Roger Hall
1998 Maurice Shadbolt
1999 Elizabeth Knox
2000 Stephanie Johnson
2001 Catherine Chidgey
2002 Jenny Bornholdt
2003 Tessa Duder
2004 Bill Manhire
2005 Ian Wedde
2006 Fiona Kidman
2007 Stuart Hoar

Macmillan Brown Prize for Writers

The Macmillan Brown Prize for Writers is an annual award is open to all undergraduates at New Zealand Universities of whatever standing and to all graduates of not more than three years’ standing.

Candidates submit either an essay, a short story, a poem or group of poems, a short play, or other work in an appropriate form, dealing imaginatively with any theme.

2001: Stephen Charters
2002: Anna Livesey
2003: Andrea Mitchell
2004: Hannah Field
2005: Andrea Mitchell
2006: Fiona Clark
2007: Nicholas Colville and Catherine Palmer

Margaret Mahy Lecture Award

Given annually by The New Zealand Children's Book Foundation to a person who has made an especially distinguished and significant contribution to Children's literature, publishing or literacy.

1991 Margaret Mahy
1992 Joy Cowley
1993 Dorothy Butler
1994 Betty Gilderdale
1995 Elsie Locke
1996 Tessa Duder
1997 Ann Mallinson
1998 William Taylor
1999 Lynley Dodd
2000 Gavin Bishop
2001 Sherryl Jordan
2002 Maurice Gee
2003 Jack Lasenby
2004 Pamela Allen
2005 David Hill
2006 Robyn Belton
2007 Ken Catran
2008 Wayne Mills

Maori Literature Awards

2001
 Category 1: Te Pakiwaitara i te Reo Maori ma nga Pakeke. Winner Charles Shortland, Whangarei, Nga Puhi.
Category 2: Te Pakiwaitara i te Reo Maori ma nga Tamariki. Winner Paroa Tinsley, Whakatane, Tuhoe.
Category 3: Best Short Story in English by a Previously Published Maori Writer. Winner James George, Auckland, Nga Puhi.
Category 4: Best Short Story in English by a Maori Secondary School Student. Winner Awhina Arahanga, Christchurch, Ngai Tahu.
Category 5: Best Short Story by a Maori Secondary School Student. Winner Kate Wawatai, Kawerau, Ngati Porou.
Category 6: Best Script for a Short Film by a Maori Writer. Winner Wiremu Grace, Porirua, Ngati Toa / Ngati Porou.

2003
 Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori Award (te pakiwaitara i te reo Maori ma nga pakeke) Darryn Joseph (Ngati Maniapoto), Palmerston North for Tama Tahae, Tama Ora
Ma Te Reo Award (te pakiwaitara i te reo Maori ma nga tamariki) Fay Williams (Ngati Porou), Otorohanga for Kiwi te Kiwi me to na Hamaka
Te Puni Kokiri Award (best short story in English or Maori by a Maori secondary school student) Samantha Lee (Te Rarawa), Helensville for Puawai
Te Puni Kokiri Award (best short story in English or Maori by a Maori secondary school student) - Runners Up
Lyle McMahon (Ngati Whare/Tainui), Rotorua for Pou Tokomanawa
Marama Kainamu-Wheeler (Nga Puhi) Otahuhu, for Mere and her Poi
Huia Publishers Novel Award (best novel extract by a Maori writer)Michelle Manning (Ngati Kahungunu), Napier for Flying without Fear
Huia Publishers Short Story Award (best short story in English by a Maori writer) Shona Jones (Ngati Kahungunu), Hastings for Gauguin’s Flowers
New Zealand Film Commission Film Script Award (best script for a short film by a Maori writer)
Lisa Te Hira/Patricia Donnelly (Ngati Awa/Kahungunu), Auckland for Sunshine
Special Award to Witi Ihimaera for international success with Whale Rider – the book and the film.

Montana Book Awards

These awards ran for three years from 1994 - 1996. Formerly the Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards, they were merged in 1996 with the New Zealand Book Awards to create what is now the country's single set of national awards, the Montana New Zealand Book Awards.
Awards were given in three categories: fiction, non fiction, and poetry.

1994
1. Let the River Stand, Vincent O'Sullivan, Penguin Books.
2. English-Maori Dictionary, H.M. Ngata, Learning Media Ltd.
3. 100 New Zealand Poems, ed. Bill Manhire, Godwit Publishing.

1995
1. Bulibasha, Witi Ihimaera, Penguin Books.
2. Maori Healing and Herbal, Murdoch Riley, Viking Sevenseas NZ.
3. Pieces of Music, Michael Jackson, Random House

New Zealand Book Awards

The New Zealand Book Awards ran from 1976 to 1995 when they merged with the Montana Book Awards to form what is now the country's single set of national awards, the Montana New Zealand Book Awards.
From 1976 to 1979 the awards were given in three categories, Poetry, Fiction, and Non-Fiction.

In 1981 a new category, Book Production, was added.

In many years more than one award was given in a category.

1976
Poetry, two awards: Fires and Patterns, Louis Johnson, Jacaranda Press; Quesada, C.K. Stead, Shed.
Fiction, two awards: A Glorious Morning Comrade, Maurice Gee, Auckland University Press; Selected Stories, O.E. Middleton, John McIndoe.
Non-Fiction: Traditional Songs of the Maori, Mervyn McLean / Margaret Orbell, A.H. & A.W. Reed.

1977
Poetry, two awards: Walking in the Snow, Ruth Dallas, Caxton Press; Dear Mondrian, Alan Loney, Hawk Press.
Fiction: Dick Seddon's Great Dive, Ian Wedde, Dudding.
Non-Fiction: Walter Nash, Keith Sinclair, Auckland University Press.

1978
Poetry, two awards: How to Take Your Clothes Off at the Picnic, Bill Manhire, Wai-te-aga Press; Spells for Coming Out, Ian Wedde, Auckland University Press.
Fiction: The Time of Achamoth, Collins.
Non-Fiction: Te Puea, Michael King, Hodder and Stoughton.

1979
Poetry: Literary Cartoons, Kevin Ireland, Islands.
Fiction: Plumb, Maurice Gee, Faber and Faber.
Non-Fiction: Trade, Growth and Anxiety in New Zealand- Beyond the Welfare State, Mallinson Rendel.

1980
Poetry: An Incorrigible Music, Allen Curnow, Auckland University Press.
Fiction: Living in the Maniatoto, Janet Frame, George Braziller.
Non-Fiction: I Passed this Way, Sylvia Ashton-Warner, A.H. & A.W. Reed.

1981
Poetry: Wall, Michael Jackson, John McIndoe.
Fiction: The Lovelock Version, Maurice Shadbolt, Hodder and Stoughton.
Non-Fiction: The Life of Katherine Mansfield, Anthony Alpers, Jonathan Cape.
Book Production, three awards: The major award went to Alister Taylor, Jim Barr, Mary Barr, and Lindsay Missen for Contemporary New Zealand Artists Part one, published by Alister Taylor. Two lesser awards were made to Lindsay Missen for the design of Salt From the North by Lauris Edmond, published by Oxford University Press and to Lynley Dodd for her illustrations in Drusillica by Clarice England, published by Hodder & Stoughton.

1982
Poetry: Alistair Campbell: Collected Poems, Alistair Campbell, Alistair Campbell.
Fiction, two awards: Meg, Maurice Gee, Faber and Faber / Penguin; Dandy Edison For Lunch, Vincent O'Sullivan, John McIndoe.
Non-Fiction: The South Island of New Zealand From the Road, Robin Morrison, Alister Taylor.
Book Production, three awards: The major award went to Auckland University Press for Portrait of Frances Hodgkins by Eric McCormick. Two lesser awards went to Lindsay Missen for Craft New Zealand published by A.H. & A.W. Reed and The Oxford History of New Zealand published by Oxford University Press; and to Neysa Moss for Good Looks, In the Glass Case, Essays on New Zealand Literature and Portrait of Frances Hodgkins, all published by Auckland University Press.

1983
Poetry, two awards: Allen Curnow, You Will Know When You Get There, (Auckland University Press / Oxford University Press) and Cilla McQueen, Homing In, (John McIndoe)
Fiction: Other Halves, Sue McCauley, Hodder and Stoughton.
Non-Fiction: Cork of War, Ray Grover, John McIndoe.
Book Production: Maui Development Environmental Study, A.C. Kibblewhite et al, Auckland University Press for Shell BP and Todd Oil Services Ltd.

1984
Poetry: Selected Poems, Fleur Adcock, Oxford University Press.
Fiction: The Bone People, Keri Hulme, Spiral.
Non-Fiction: An Angel at My Table: An Autobiography: Volume Two, Janet Frame, Hutchison.
Book Production: The Agressions of the French at Tahiti and Other Islands of the Pacific, George Pritchard, Auckland University Press / Oxford University Press.

1985
Poetry: Zoetropes, Bill Manhire, Allen & Unwin / Port Nicholson Press.
Fiction, two awards: Disorderly Conduct, Marilyn Duckworth, Hodder & Stoughton; All Visitors Ashore, C.K. Stead, Collins.
Non-Fiction: Verdict on Erebus, Peter Mahon, Collins.
Book Production: City of Plains: A History of Hastings, Victoria University Press.

1986
Poetry: Stories About Wooden Keyboards, Kendrick Smithyman, Auckland University Press.
Fiction: People of the Long Water, Peter Hooper, John McIndoe.
Non-Fiction: Envoy From Mirror City, Janet Frame, Hutchison.
Book Production, two awards, first equal: The Bach, Paul Thompson and Witness to Change, Janet Bayly / Athol McCredie, both published by Government Printing Office Publishing.

1987
Poetry, two awards, first equal: The Loop in Lone Kauri Road, Allen Curnow, Auckland University Press; Jump, Elizabeth Nannestad, Auckland University Press.
Fiction: Potiki, Patricia Grace, Penguin Books NZ Limited.
Non-Fiction: Head and Shoulders, Virginia Myers, Penguin Books NZ Limited.
Book Production: Focus on New Zealand, ed. Brian Brake, designed by Donna Hoyle, Collins.

1988
Poetry: All Cretans are Liars, Anne French, Auckland University Press.
Fiction: The Book of Secrets, Fiona Kidman, Heinemann.
Non-Fiction: Seven Lives or Salt River, Dick Scott, Hodder and Stoughton.
Book Production: Winkelmann, Images of Early New Zealand, Viven Edwards, Benton Ross.

1989
Poetry: Benzina, Cilla McQueen, John McIndoe Ltd.
Fiction: The Carpathians, Janet Frame, Century Hugchison.
Non-Fiction: Tarawera, Ronald Keam, R. Keam.
Book Production: Bridget Williams, The Fold of the Land, Lloyd Homer / Les Molloy, Allen and Unwin.

1990
Poetry: A Pattern of Marching, Elizabeth Smither, Auckland University Press.
Fiction: Visitors, John Cranna, Heinemann Reed.
Non-Fiction: Born to New Zealand, Frances Porter, Allen and Unwin.
Book Production: New Zealand! New Zealand! - In Praise of Kiwiana, Stephen Barnett / Richard Wolfe, Hodder and Stoughton in association with Bookmakers and Design Production Ltd.

1991
Poetry: Berlin Diary, Cilla McQueen, John McIndoe.
Fiction: The Burning Boy, Maurice Gee, Penguin Books.
Non-Fiction: The Life of James K. Baxter, Frank McKay, Oxford University Press.
Book Production: Lindsay Missen, The Dictionary of New Zealnd Biography: Volume One and Nga Tangata Taumata Rau; 1769 - 1869, Department of Internal Affairs / Bridget Williams Books.

1992
Poetry: Milky Way Bar, Bill Manhire, Victoria University Press.
Fiction: Dangerous Desires, Peter Wells, Reed Books.
Non-Fiction: Two Worlds: First Meetings Between Maori and Europeans 1642 - 1772, Penguin.
Book Production: Robin Morrison, Robin Morrison at Home and Abroad, Tandem Press.

1993
Poetry: Beyond, Brian Turner, McIndoe Publishers.
Fiction: The Skinny Louie Books, Fiona Farrell, Penguin Books.
Non-Fiction: Ettie: A Life of Ettie Rout, Jane Tolerton, Penguin Books.
Book Production: Tivaevae: Portraits of Cook Islands Quilting, Linnsay Rongokea, designer Lindsay Missen, Daphne Brasell Associates.

1994
Poetry: How To Talk, Andrew Johnston, Victoria University Press.
Fiction: The Miserables, Damien Wilkins, Victoria University Press.
Non-Fiction: Te Wai Pounamu, the Greenstone Island: A History of the Southern Maori during the European Colonization of New Zealand, Harry Evison, Aoraki Press.
Book Production: The Wines and Vineyards of New Zealand 4th edition, by Michael Cooper with photographs by Robin Morrison, Barbara Nielsen editor and designer, Hodder Headline.

1995
Poetry: Dia, Michelle Leggot, Auckland University Press.
Fiction: The Singing Whakapapa, C.K. Stead, Penguin Books Ltd.
Non-Fiction: An Accidental Life, Auckland University Press.
Book Production: Seaweeds of New Zealand: An Illustrated Guide, Canterbury University Press.

Montana New Zealand Book Awards

Formed in 1996, this single set of national awards combines the Montana (previously Goodman Fielder Wattie) Book Awards and the New Zealand Book Awards.

The Montana New Zealand Book Awards are supported by Montana Wines and administered by Booksellers New Zealand.

Over the years awards have been given in various combinations of the following categories: Fiction, Poetry, Illustrative Arts, Natural Heritage, Leisure & Lifestyle, (later Lives & Lifestyle), Readers' Choice, Honour Award, Book of the Year / Cultural Heritage, Deutz Medal for Fiction, Montana Medal for Non-Fiction, Best First Book of Poetry, Best First Book of Fiction, Best First Book of Non- Fiction, Reviewer of the Year, Best Review Page.

1996
Book of the Year / Cultural Heritage: Redemption Songs - A Life of Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turiki, Judith Binney, Auckland University Press / Bridget Williams Books.
Fiction: Zoology, Sheridan Keith, Penguin.
Poetry: My Sunshine, Bill Manhire, Victoria University Press.
Illustrative Arts: Gold & Silversmithing in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century New Zealand, Winsome Shepherd, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Natural Heritage: Wild Dunedin, Neville Peat / Brian Patrick, Otago University Press.
Leisure & Lifestyle: Cook!, Michael Lee-Richards, Reed Publishing.
Honour Award: Nga Iwi O Tainui, Pei Te Hurinui Jones, Auckland University Press.
Best First Book, Fiction: Not Her Real Name, Emily Perkins, Victoria University Press.
Best First Book, Poetry: Go Round Power Please, James Brown, Victoria University Press.
Best First Book, Non-Fiction: Salmond: Southern Jurist, Alex Frame, Victoria University Press.

1997
Book of the Year / Cultural Heritage: The Story of Suzanne Aubert, Jessie Munro, Auckland University Press / Bridget Williams Books.
Fiction: What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, Alan Duff, Vintage.
Poetry: An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English, ed. Jenny Bornholdt / Gregory O'Brien / Mark Williams, Oxford University Press.
Illustrative Arts: Mataora, Sandy Adsett / Cliff Whitiing, ed. Witi Ihimaera, David Bateman.
Natural Heritage: New Zealand Coast and Mountain Plants, John Dawson / Rob Lucas, Victoria University Press.
Leisure & Lifestyle: The Wines and Vineyards of New Zealand, Michael Cooper & John McDermott, Hodder Moa Beckett.
Honour Award, Fiction: Dove on the Waters, Maurice Shadbolt, David Ling.
Honour Award, Poetry: Dedications, J.C. Sturm, Steele Roberts.
The New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Award for Best First Book of Fiction: Finding Home, Dominic Sheehan, Secker & Warburg.
The New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry: Before the Divorce We Go To Disneyland, Diane Brown, Tandem Press.
The New Zealand Society of Authors E.H. McCormick Award for Best First Book of Non-Fiction: The Story of Suzanne Aubert, Jessie Munro, Auckland University Press / Bridget Williams Books.

1998
Deutz Medal for Fiction: Live Bodies, Maurice Gee, Penguin.
Montana Medal for Non-Fiction: Dictionary of New Zealand English, Harry Orsman, Oxford University Press.
History & Biography Award: Dictionary of New Zealand English, Harry Orsman, Oxford University Press.
Poetry: Shape-Shifter, Hone Tuwhare, Steele Roberts.
Illustrative Arts: Goldie, Roger Blackley, David Bateman.
Environment & Heritage: Pick of the Bunch: New Zealand Wildflowers, Peter Johnson, Longacre Press.
Lives & Lifestyle: The Complete New Zealand Fisherman, Geoff Thomas, David Bateman.
Readers' Choice Award: New Zealand Historical Atlas, ed. Malcolm McKinnon, David Bateman.
Best Review Page: The Evening Post.
Reviewer of the Year: Graeme Lay.
The New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Award for Best First Book of Fiction: In a fishbone church, Catherine Chidgey, Victoria University Press.
The New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry: All Roads Lead to the Sea, Kapka Kassabova, Auckland University Press.
The New Zealand Society of Authors E.H. McCormick Award for Best First Book of Non-Fiction: Olives: The new passion, Genevieve Noser, Penguin.

1999
Deutz Medal for Fiction: The Vintner's Luck, Elizabeth Knox, Victoria University Press.
Montana Medal For Non-Fiction: The Loving Stitch: A history of knitting and spinning in New Zealand, Heather Nicholson, Auckland University Press.
History & Biography: Under the Bridge and Over the Moon, Kevin Ireland, Vintage.
Poetry: Seeing You Asked, Vincent O'Sullivan, Victoria University Press.
Illustrative Arts: 100 New Zealand Craft Artists, Helen Schamroth, Godwit.
Environment & Heritage: The Natural World of New Zealand, Gerard Hutching, Penguin.
Lives & Lifestyle: The Loving Stitch: A history of knitting and spinning in New Zealand, Heather Nicholson, Auckland University Press.
Readers' Choice Award: The Vintner's Luck, Elizabeth Knox, Victoria University Press.
Best Review Page: Landfall.
Reviewer of the Year: Iain Sharp.
The New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Award for Best First Book of Fiction: Alpha Male, William Brandt, Victoria University Press.
The New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry: Unfamiliar Legends of the Stars, Kate Camp, Victoria University Press.
The New Zealand Society of Authors E.H. McCormick Award for Best First Book of Non-Fiction: 100 New Zealand Craft Artists, Helen Schamroth, Godwit.

2000
Deutz Medal for Fiction: Harlequin Rex, Owen Marshall, Vintage.
Montana Medal for Non-Fiction: The Art of Graeme Sydney, Graeme Sydney, Longacre.
History & Biography: Kapiti, Chris McLean, The Whitcombe Press.
Poetry: The Lark Quartet, Elizabeth Smither, Auckland University Press.
Illustrative Arts: The Art of Graeme Sydney, Graeme Sydney, Longacre.
Environment: Classic Tramping in New Zealand, Shaun Barnett / Rob Brown, Craig Potton Publishing.
Lifestyle: The Gardner's Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Native Plants, Yvonne Cave / Valda Paddison, Godwit.
Readers' Choice Award: The Art of Graeme Sydney, Graeme Sydney, Longacre.
Best Review Page: The Evening Post.
Reviewer of the Year: Michael King.
The New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Award for Best First Book of Fiction: Stray Thoughts and Nosebleeds, Duncan Sarkies, Victoria University Press.
The New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry: The Art of Walking Upright, Glenn Colquhoun, Steele Roberts.
The New Zealand Society of Authors E.H. McCormick Award for Best First Book of Non-Fiction: Kava in the Blood, Pether Thomson, Tandem Press.

2001
Deutz Medal for Fiction: The Book of Fame, Lloyd Jones, Penguin.
Montana Medal for Non-Fiction: Wrestling with the Angel: A Life of Janet Frame, Michael King, Penguin.
Poetry:The Bells of Saint Babels, Allen Curnow, Auckland University Press.
History & Biography, two awards, first equal: Wrestling with the Angel, Michael King, Penguin; Parihaka: The Art of Passive Resistance, eds, Te Miringa Hohaia / Gregory O'Brien / Lara Strongman, published jointly by City Gallery Wellington / the Trustees of Parihaka Pa / Victoria University Press.
Environment: Dancing Leaves: The story of New Zealand's cabbage tree, Philip Simpson, Canterbury University Press.
Lifestyle: Fresh, Julie Biuso / Ian Batchelor (photographer), New Holland Publishers.
Illustrative Arts: Ralph Hotere: Black Light, ed. Ian Wedde, Te Papa Press /Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
Readers's Choice: Wrestling with the Angel: A Life of Janet Frame, Michael King, Penguin.
Best Review Page: Ruth Nichol.
Reviewer of the Year: David Eggleton.
The New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book for Fiction: Emerald Budgies, Karyn Hay, Vintage.
The New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Best First Book for Poetry: Animals Indoors, Stephanie De Montalk, Victoria University Press.
The New Zealand Society of Authors E.H. McCormick Best First Book for Non-Fiction: Pukaki: A Comet Returns, Paul Tapsell, (Reed Publishing).

2002
Deutz Medal for Fiction: Craig Marriner for his debut novel Stonedogs (published by Vintage).
Montana Medal for Non Fiction: Lynley Hood for A City Possessed: The Christchurch Civic Creche Case (published by Longacre Press).
Poetry: Piggy-back Moon by Hone Tuwhare.
Biography: Long Loop Home by Peter Wells
Environment: Rolling Thunder: The Spirit of Karekare by Bob Harvey
Lifestyle and Contemporary Culture: The Art of Tivaevae: Traditional Cook Islands Quilting by Lynnsay Rongokea and John Dalley (photorapher)
Illustrative: Akekeia! Traditional Dance in Kiribati by Joan and Tony Whincup with Jula Parkinson (designer)
Reference and Anthology: Nga Pepeha a Nga Tipuna: The Sayings of the Ancestors by Hirini Moko Mead and Neil Grove.
An Honour Award was presented to the book Eruera Manuera by Te Onehou Phillis (Huia Publishers).
New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction: Stonedogs by Craig Marriner, published by Vintage.
New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry: Husk by Chris Price, published by Auckland University Press.
New Zealand Society of Authors E H McCormick Best First Book Award for Non Fiction: Fool's Paradise by Steve Braunias, published by Random House.
Readers' Choice Award: A City Possessed: The Christchurch Civic Case by Lynley Hood (published by Longacre Press)
A W REED Lifetime Achievement Award The recipient of the A W Reed Lifetime Achievement Award 2002 is Maurice Shadbolt.
The Reviewer of the Year Award goes to Jane Hurley.
The Review Page of the Year Award has been won by North & South.

2003
Deutz Medal for Fiction: Stephanie Johnson, The Shag Incident.
 The Montana Medal for Non Fiction was won by Michael Cooper for The Wine Atlas of New Zealand.
 The Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for poetry was presented to Kay McKenzie Cooke for her anthology, Feeding the Dogs.
Paula Morris was awarded the New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book Award for fiction with Queen of Beauty.
Glenn Colquhoun received the coveted Montana Readers' Choice Award for his collection of poetry, Playing God (Steele Roberts). After earlier winning the Montana poetry section, Colquhoun is the first poet to be awarded the Readers' Choice Award in a readers' vote.
Canterbury sculptor Sam Mahon was awarded the E H McCormick Best First Book Award for non- fiction for The Year of the Horse (Longacre Press), a personal account of the creation of a life-sized sculpture of a South Island musterer and his horse.
David Eggleton won the Reviewer of the Year Award, while The Listener received the award for the best book review pages.

2004
Deutz Medal for Fiction: Slow Water by Annamarie Jagose (Victoria University Press).
Montana Medal for Non Fiction: The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas by Anne Salmond (Allen Lane/Penguin Books).
Non Fiction Category Winners:
Poetry: Sing-Song by Anne Kennedy (Auckland University Press).
Biography: Mason: The Life of R A K Mason by Rachel Barrowman (Victoria University Press).
History: The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas by Anne Salmond.
Reference and anthology: Whetu Moana: Contemporary Polynesian Poems in English edited by Albert Wendt, Reina Whaitiri and Robert Sullivan (Auckland University Press).
Lifestyle and contemporary culture: Classic Fly Fishing in New Zealand Rivers written by John Kent, photography by David Hallett (Craig Potton Publishing).
Environment: Deep New Zealand: Blue Water, Black Abyss by Peter Batson (Canterbury University Press).
Illustrative: Central by Arno Gasteiger (Viking).
Readers' Choice Award: The Penguin History of New Zealand, Michael King (Penguin Books).
The New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction was presented to Kelly Ana Morey for Bloom (Penguin Books).
The New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry went to Cliff Fell for his collection The Adulterer's Bible (Victoria University Press).
The New Zealand Society of Authors E H McCormick Best First Book Award for Non Fiction was presented to Deidre Brown for her book Tai Tokerau Whakairo Rakau: Northland Maori Wood Carving (Reed Publishing Ltd).
The A W Reed Award for Contribution to New Zealand Literature was presented to Joy Cowley. Reviewer of the Year Award: Michael King.
The Review Page or Programme of the Year Award was presented to The New Zealand Listener.

2005
Deutz Medal for Fiction or Poetry Winner: Tu by Patricia Grace (Penguin Books)
Fiction Category Winner: Tu by Patricia Grace (Penguin Books)
Fiction – Runners Up: Mansfield by C K Stead (Vintage), Tarzan Presley by Nigel Cox (Victoria University Press)
Poetry Category Winner: Nice morning for it, Adam by Vincent O’Sullivan (Victoria University Press)
Montana Medal for Non Fiction Winner: At Home: A Century of New Zealand Design by Douglas Lloyd Jenkins (Godwit)

Non Fiction Category Winners:
History: At Home: A Century of New Zealand Design by Douglas Lloyd Jenkins (Godwit)
Biography: Chronicle of the Unsung by Martin Edmond (Auckland University Press)
Reference & Anthology: The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary edited by Tony Deverson & Graeme Kennedy (Oxford University Press)
Lifestyle & Contemporary Culture: Hip Hop Music in Aotearoa by Gareth Shute (Reed Publishing)
Environment: Tiritiri Matangi: A Model of Conservation by Anne Rimmer (Tandem Press)
Illustrative: Handboek: Ans Westra Photographs by Luit Bieringa and Lawrence McDonald (BWX (Blair Wakefield Exhibitions))
Readers’ Choice Award: Made in Morocco: A Journey of Exotic Tastes and Places by Julie Le Clerc and John Bougen (Penguin Books)
The New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction went to Julian Novitz for his collection of short stories, My Real Life and Other Stories (Vintage).
The New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry was won by Sonja Yelich for her collection, Clung (Auckland University Press).
The New Zealand Society of Authors E H McCormick Best First Book Award for Non Fiction was presented to Douglas Wright for his memoir, Ghost Dance (Penguin Books).
The winner of the Best Review Page or Programme Award was North & South magazine.
The winner of the Reviewer of the Year Award was Tony Simpson.

2006
Deutz Medal for Fiction or Poetry Winner: Blindsight by Maurice Gee (Penguin Books)
Fiction Category Winner: Blindsight by Maurice Gee (Penguin Books)
Fiction – Runners Up: The Captive Wife by Fiona Kidman (Vintage), Responsibility by Nigel Cox (Victoria University Press)
Poetry Category Winner: Lifted by Bill Manhire (Victoria University Press)
Montana Medal for Non Fiction Winner: Pohutukawa and Rata: New Zealand's Iron-hearted Trees by Philip Simpson (Te Papa Press)

Non Fiction Category Winners:
History: Thrift to Fantasy: Home Textile Crafts of the 1930s - 1950s by Rosemary McLeod (HarperCollins Publishers)
Biography: Dingle by Graeme Dingle (Craig Potton Publishing)
Reference & Anthology: Great Sporting Moments: The Best of Sport Magazine 1988 - 2004 edited by Damien Wilkins (Victoria University Press)
Lifestyle & Contemporary Culture: How to Look at a Painting by Justin Paton (Awa Press)
Environment: Pohutukawa and Rata: New Zealand's Iron-hearted Trees by Philip Simpson (Te Papa Press)
Illustrative: Contemporary New Zealand Photographers edited by Hannah Holm and Lara Strongman (Mountain View Publishing)
Readers’ Choice Award joint winners: Blindsight by Maurice Gee (Penguin Books); The Captive Wife by Fiona Kidman (Vintage)

The New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction went to Gillian Ranstead for A Red Silk Sea (Penguin Books).
The New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry was won by Karlo Mila for her collection, Dream Fish Floating (Huia Publishers).
The New Zealand Society of Authors E H McCormick Best First Book Award for Non Fiction was presented to Patrick Snedden for Pakeha and the Treaty (Random House New Zealand).

2007
Montana Medal for Fiction or Poetry Winner: Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones (Penguin Books)
Montana Medal for Non-Fiction Winner: Eagle's Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand by Audrey Eagle (Te Papa Press)
Fiction Category Winner: Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones (Penguin Books)
Fiction - Runners up: The Fainter by Damien Wilkins (Victoria University Press), The Cowboy Dog by Nigel Cox (Victoria University Press).
Poetry Category Winner: The Goose Bath by Janet Frame (Vintage)
Readers Choice Award Winner: Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones (Penguin Books)

Non-Fiction Category Winners:
History: Vaka Moana: Voyages of the Ancestors edited by K.R.Howe (David Bateman Ltd)
Biography: Douglas Lilburn: His life and music by Philip Norman (Canterbury University Press)
Environment: Ghosts of Gondwana: The History of Life in New Zealand by George Gibbs (Craig Potton Publishing)
Lifestyle and Contemporary Culture: Stitch: Contemporary New Zealand Textile Artists by Ann Packer (Random House)
Reference and Anthology: Furniture of the New Zealand Colonial Era: An Illustrated History 1830-1900 by William Cottrell (Reed Publishing)

The New Zealand Society of Authors Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction went to The Sound of Butterflies by Rachael King (Black Swan)
The New Zealand Society of Authors Jessie Mackay Best First Book Award for Poetry was won by Airini Beautrais for Secret Heart (Victoria University Press)
The New Zealand Society of Authors E H McCormick Best First Book Award for Non Fiction was presented to William Cottrell for Furniture of the New Zealand Colonial Era: An Illustrated History 1830-1900 (Reed Publishing)

New Zealand Poet Laureate

This award was previously known as the Te Mata Estate New Zealand Poet Laureate, it was superseded by the New Zealand Poet Laureate which was established in 2007. This award is funded by the New Zealand Government and administered by the National Library of New Zealand. Te Mata Estate remains involved in a supporting role.

2007/2008 Michele Leggott
 2005/2006 Jenny Bornholdt
2003/2004 Brian Turner
2001/2002 Elizabeth Smither
1999/2000 Hone Tuwhare
1997/1998 Bill Manhire

Nestle Write Around New Zealand

Year 7 Winners:
Alysha Howard, Disengaged Head, Taradale Intermediate, Taradale
Blaze Forbes, Terror, Blockhouse Bay Intermediate, Auckland
Caitlin McNaughton, Low In Fat, Raroa Normal Intermediate, Wellington
Caleb Saunders, Mickey the Flea, Home School, Whitianga
Claire Martin, Sept 11, Templeton Primary School, Templeton
Fraser Pearce, Going Solo, Kerikeri High School, Kerikeri
Helen Mackenzie, The Power of a Sneeze, Raroa Normal Intermediate, Wellington
Jaimee Knyn, The Bag Lady, Bunnythorpe School, Bunnythorpe
Jennah Booth, The Cook-Off, Balmacewan Intermediate, Dunedin
Nicola Hildreth, Flooded With Fear, Woodhill School, Auckland
Nuala Killip, The Bubblegum Scenario, Greenmeadows Intermediate, Auckland
Shelby Gibson, Rugger, Whakatane Intermediate School
Sophia Berry Smith, Life, Ponsonby Intermediate, Auckland
Stephanie Jones, Dead Boys’ Cave, Bohally Intermediate School, Blenheim
Tristan Russell, The Visit That Turned Ugly, St Michael’s Church School, Christchurch

Year 8 Winners:
Amy George, The Demon Netball, Kai Iwi School, Wanganui
Emily Morgan, Grandpa’s Garden Shed, Bucklands Beach School, Auckland
Flossie Van Dyke, A Big Haul, Nelson College for Girls Preparatory, Nelson
Hannah Scott, One Man’s Junk, Columba College, Dunedin
Julia Schmetzer, Twists and Turns, Home School, Christchurch
Katherine France, Cat’s Eye View, St Andrews College, Christchurch
Lucy Weng The Inflatable Tale Birkdale Intermediate, Auckland
Maria Hughes, Bimbo and Brainless, Carmel College, Auckland
Melanie Heaphy, A.S.S., Otumoetai Intermediate, Tauranga
Rebekah Atkinson, Shame, Napier Intermediate, Napier
Rosemary Williams, Empty Pockets, Raroa Normal Intermediate, Wellington
Sam Reese, The White Knight, Karori Normal School, Wellington
Sarah Ballard, IT, Pukekohe Intermediate, Auckland
Stephanie Mentor, Seatbelts, Kerikeri High School, Kerikeri
Tiffany Smith, That Season, Cambridge Middle School, Cambridge

New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

The New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults were originally awarded a single prize for the Picture Story Book of the Year. Over the year the awards were expanded and some categories experienced name changes.

The awards are supported by New Zealand Post and administered by Booksellers New Zealand. Awards are currently offered in the following categories: Book of the Year, Picture Book, Junior Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, Best First Book, Children's Choice Award.

2007
Book of the Year Non-Fiction Illustrated History of the South Pacific, by Marcia Stenson (Random House)
Young Adult Fiction Genesis, by Bernard Beckett (Longacre Press)
Young Adult Fiction Honour Award Single Fin, by Aaron Topp (Random House)
Junior Fiction Thor's Tale, by Janice Marriott ( HarperCollins Publishers)
Picture Book Kiss!Kiss!Yuck! Yuck!, by Kyle Mewburn and illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly (Scholastic New Zealand)
Picture Book Honour Award A Present From the Past, by Jennifer Beck and Lindy Fisher
Children's Choice Award Kiss!Kiss!Yuck!Yuck!, by Kyle Mewburn and illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly (Scholastic New Zealand)
Best First Book Award The Three Fishing Brothers Gruff, by Ben Galbraith (Hodder Children's Books)

2006
Book of the Year Hunter, by Joy Cowley (Puffin)
Picture Book A Booming in the Night, written by Ben Brown and illustrated by Helen Taylor (Reed Publishing)
Picture Book Honour Award Haere - Farewell, Jack, farewell, written by Tim Tipene and illustrated by Huhana Smith
Junior Fiction Hunter, by Joy Cowley (Puffin)
Junior Fiction Honour Award Sil, by Jill Harris (Longacre Press)
Young Adult Fiction With Lots of Love From Georgia, by Brigid Lowry (Allen & Unwin)
Young Adult Fiction Honour Award Kaitangate Twitch, by Margaret Mahy (Allen & Unwin)
Non-Fiction Scarecrow Army: The Anzacs of Gallipoli, by Leon Davidson (Black Dog Books)
Non-Fiction Honour Award Blue New Zealand: Plants, Animals, Environments - A Visual Guide, by Glenys Stace (Puffin)
Children's Choice Award Nobody's Dog, written by Jennifer Beck and illustrated by Lindy Fisher (Scholastic New Zealand)
Best First Book Award The Unknown Zone, by Phil Smith (Random House)

2005
Book of the Year Clubs: A Lolly Leopold Story, written by Kate De Goldi and illustrated by Jacqui Colley (Trapeze)
Picture Book Clubs, Kate De Goldi and Jacqui Colley (Trapeze)
Junior Fiction Aunt Effie and the Island that Sank, Jack Lasenby (Longacre Press)
Young Adult Fiction Malcolm and Juliet, Bernard Beckett (Longacre Press)
Non-Fiction Welcome to the South Seas: Contemporary New Zealand Art for Young People, Gregory O’Brien (Auckland University Press)
Children's Choice Award The Other Ark, Lynley Dodd (Mallinson Rendel)
Best First Book Cross Tides, Lorraine Orman (Longacre Press)

2004
Book of the Year A Bird in the Hand, Janet Hunt (Random House).
Picture Book Cuthbert's Babies, Pamela Allen (Viking).
Junior Fiction Juggling with Mandarins, V M Jones (HarperCollins).
Young Adult Fiction Thunder Road, Ted Dawe (Longacre Press)
Non-Fiction A Bird in the Hand, Janet Hunt (Random House).
Children's Choice Award Oh Hogwash, Sweet Pea!, Ngareta Gabel, Ali Teo and Astrid Jensen (Huia Publishers)
Best First Book Thunder Road, Ted Dawe (Longacre Press)
Honour Award Napoleon and the Chicken Farmer, Lloyd Jones and Graeme Gash (Mallinson Rendel Publishers)

2003
Book of the Year Weaving Earth and Sky: Myths and Legends of Aotearoa, Robert Sullivan and Gavin Bishop (Random House).
Picture Book Pigtails the Pirate, David Elliot (Random House).
Junior Fiction Buddy, V M Jones (HarperCollins).
Senior Fiction Alchemy, Margaret Mahy (HarperCollins)
Non-Fiction Weaving Earth and Sky: Myths and Legends of Aotearoa, Robert Sullivan and Gavin Bishop (Random House).
Children's Choice Award Why Do Dogs Sniff Bottoms?, Dawn McMillan, Bert Signal and Ross Kinnaird (Reed).
Best First Book Buddy, V M Jones (HarperCollins).

2002
Book of the Year The Plight of the Penguin, Lloyd Spencer Davis (Longacre Press).
Picture Book Brodie, Joy Cowley and Chris Mousdale (Scholastic New Zealand).
Junior Fiction Recycled, Sandy McKay (Longacre Press).
Senior Fiction Owl, Joanna Orwin (Longacre Press).
Non-Fiction The Plight of the Penguin, Lloyd Spencer Davis (Longacre Press).
Children's Choice Award Grandpa's Shorts, Joy Watson and Wendy Hodder (Scholastic New Zealand).
Best First Book Brodie, Chris Mousdale - illustrator (Scholastic New Zealand).

2001
Book of the Year Voyage with Jason, Ken Catran (Scholastic / Lothian).
Picture Book Oliver in the Garden, Margaret Beames and Sue Hitchcock (Scholastic New Zealand).
Junior Fiction Shadrach Girl, Joy Cowley (Penguin Books).
Senior Fiction Voyage with Jason, Ken Catran (Scholastic / Lothian).
Non-Fiction The Zoo: Meet the Locals (Colin Hogg).
Children's Choice Award Oliver in the Garden, Margaret Beames and Sue Hitchcock (Scholastic New Zealand).

2000
Book of the Year The House the Jack Built, Gavin Bishop (Scholastic New Zealand).
Picture Book The House the Jack Built, Gavin Bishop (Scholastic New Zealand).
Junior Fiction 2MUCH4U, Vince Ford (Scholastic New Zealand).
Senior Fiction The Tiggie Thompson Show, Tessa Duder (Penguin Books).
Non-Fiction Te Wao Nui a Tane, Hirini Melbourne & Te Maari Gardiner (Huia Publishers).
Best First Book 2MUCH4U, Vince Ford (Scholastic New Zealand).
Children's Choice Award Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack, Lynley Dodd (Mallinson Rendel).

1999
Book of the Year A Summery Saturday Morning, Margaret Mahy (Penguin).
Picture Book A Summery Saturday Morning, Margaret Mahy (Penguin).
Junior Fiction Starbright and the Dream Eater, Joy Cowley (Penguin).
Senior Fiction Taur, Jack Lasenby (Longacre Press).
Non-Fiction The Natural World of New Zealand, Gerard Hutching (Penguin).
Best First Book Footsteps of the Gods, Hana Hiraina Erlbeck (Reed).
Children's Choice Award The Life-Size Inflatable Whale, Gaelyn Gordon & John Tarlton (Scholastic).

1998
Book of the Year Dare Truth or Promise, Paula Boock (Longacre Press).
Picture Book Alphabet Apartments, Lesley Moyes (Mallinson Rendel).
Junior Fiction Ticket to the Sky Dance, Joy Cowley (Penguin).
Senior Fiction Dare Truth or Promise, Paula Boock (Longacre Press).
Non-Fiction The Know, Sow & Grow Kids' Book of Plants, Diana Noonan & Keith Olsen (Bridge Hill Publishing).
Best First Book Trapped, Judy Knox (Scholastic).
Children's Choice Award Alphabet Apartments, Lesley Moyes (Mallinson Rendel).

1997
Book of the Year The Bantam and the Soldier, Jennifer Beck, illustrated by Robyn Belton (Scholastic Publishers).
Picture Book The Bantam and the Soldier, Jennifer Beck, illustrated by Robyn Belton (Scholastic Publishers).
Junior Fiction The Battle of Pook Island, Jack Lasenby (Longacre Press).
Senior Fiction Sanctuary, Kate de Goldi (Penguin).
Non-Fiction Picture Book Magic, Chris Gaskin, photography by Denis Page (Reed Publishing).
Best First Book Reliable Friendly Girls, Jane Westaway (Longacre Press).
Children's Choice Award Mechanical Harry, Bob Kerr (Mallinson Rendel).

Prime Minister's Awards

Worth $60,000 each, the annual Prime Minister’s Awards for Literary Achievement recognise writers who have made a significant contribution to New Zealand literature.

2003: Janet Frame (fiction), Hone Tuwhare (poetry), Michael King (non-fiction)
2004: Maurice Gee (fiction), Kevin Ireland (poetry), Anne Salmond (non-fiction)
2005: Margaret Mahy (fiction), Alistair Te Ariki Campbell (poetry), Philip Temple (non-fiction)
2006: Vincent O'Sullivan (poetry), Patricia Grace (fiction), Judith Binney (non-fiction)
2007: Bill Manhire (poetry), Dick Scott (non-fiction), Fiona Farrell (fiction)

Randell Cottage Writers' Residency

The Randell Cottage Writers' Trust was established in September 2001 to promote and foster the development of literature by establishing a writers' residency scheme and by awarding literary scholarships. It allows the writer to live and write for a period of six months in a historic cottage donated by the Price family of Wellington.

2002 Peter Wells
France's inaugural fellow was Nadine Ribault.
2003 Tim Corballis
Charles Juliet is the second French writer.
2004 Michael Harlow
Pierre Furlan is the third French writer
2005 Renée
Dominique Mainard is the fourth French writer
2006 Beryl Fletcher
2007 Whiti Hereaka

Robert Burns Fellowship

The general purpose of the Robert Burns Fellowship is to encourage and promote imaginative New Zealand literature and to associate writers thereof with the University. It is attached to the Department of English of the University.

1959, Ian Cross; 1960, Maurice Duggan; 1961, F A John Caselberg; 1962, Ronald A K Mason; 1963, Maurice F R Shadbolt; 1964, Maurice Gee; 1965, Janet Frame; 1966, 1967, James K Baxter; 1968, Ruth M Dallas; 1969, Warren A Dibble; 1970, O Edward Middleton; 1971, Noel H Hilliard; 1972,Ian C Wedde; 1973, Graham J Billing; 1974 Hone Tuwhare; 1975, Witi Ihimaera, Sam Hunt; 1977, Kerry A L Hume, Roger L Hall; 1978, Roger L Hall, Peter Olds; 1979, Michael A Noonan; 1980, Philip Temple; 1981, 1982, William S Sewell; 1983, Rawiri Paratene; 1984, Brian L Turner; 1985, 1986, Cilla McQueen; 1987, Robert Lord; 1988, John Dickson; 1989, Renee; 1990, David Eggleton; 1991, Lynley Hood; 1992, Owen Marshall; 1993, Stuart Hoare; 1994, Christine Johnston; 1995, Elspeth Sandys; 1996, Bernadette Hall; 1997, Paddy Richardson; 1998, Michael King; 1999, Michael King, Paula Boock; 2000, James Norcliffe; 2001, Jo Randerson; 2002, Alison Wong; 2003, Sarah Quigley and Nick Ascroft; 2004, Kate Duignan; 2005, Catherine Chidgey; 2006, Catherine Chidgey, Dianne Ruth Pettis; 2007, Laurence Fearnley

Robert Lord Writers Cottage Residency

Pauline Cartwright: March-May 2003
David Hill: June-August 2003
Gary Henderson: September 2003-June 2004
Brigid Lowry: 2004
Nelson Wattie: 2004-2005
Vanessa Rhodes: 2005
Shirley Corlett: 2005
Joy Tonks: 2005-2006
Pierre Furlan: 2006
Gerry Evans: October 2007-2008
Margaret Scott: November 2007-2008
Renee: December 2007-2008
Vincet O'Sullivan: March/April 2007-2008

Russell Clark Award

The Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) offers annually an award known as the Russell Clark Award. The award is for the artist who has produced the most distinguished pictures or illustrations for a children's book with, or without, text.

2007, Ben Galbraith, Three Fishing Brothers Gruff
 2006, Gavin Bishop, Kiwi Moon
2005, Jacqui Colley, illustrations in Clubs: A Lolly Leopold Story, text by Kate de Goldi
2004, Graeme Gash, illustrations in Napoleon and the Chicken Farmer, text by Lloyd Jones.
2003, Sarah Wilkins, illustrations in The Immigrants, text by Alan Bagnall
2002, Anton Petrov, illustrations in A Book of Pacific Lullabies
2001, Bob Kerr, illustrations in After the War by Bob Kerr.
2000, No Award
1999, No Award
1998, Sue Hitchcock-Pratt, illustrations in Emily's Wonderful Pie.
1997, Murray Grimsdale, illustrations in George's Monster by Joy Cowley.
1996, Linda McClelland, illustrations in The Cheese Trap by Joy Cowley.
1995, Chris Gaskin, illustrations in Kotuku: The flight of the white heron by Philip Temple.
1994, Kerry Gemmill, illustrations in The Trolley by Patricia Grace.
1993, Christine Ross, illustrations in Lily and the Present.
1992, Sandra Morris, illustrations in One Lonely Kakapo.
 1991, David Elliot, illustrations in Arthur and the dragon by Pauline Cartwright.
1990, Chris Gaskin, illustrations in A walk to the beach by Chris Gaskin.
1989, Chris Gaskin, illustrations in Joseph's boat by Caroline Macdonald.
1988, Dick Frizzel, illustrations in The Magpies by Dennis Glover.
1987, Robyn Kahukiwa, illustrations in Taniwha by Robyn Kahukiwa.
1986, Pamela Allen, illustrations in A lion in the night by Pamela Allen.
1985, Robyn Belton, illustrations in The duck in the gun by Joy Cowley.
1984, Gwenda Turner, illustrations in The Tree Witches by Gwenda Turner.
1982, Gavin Bishop, illustrations in Mrs McGinty and the bizarre plant by Gavin Bishop.
1979, Bruce Treloar, illustrations in Kim by B Treloar.
1978, Robert Jahnke, illustrations in The house of the people by R.L. Bacon

Spectrum Print Book Design Awards

2007 Winners:
Best Book, Best Cover and Best Illustrated Book: Eagles Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand written by Audrey Eagle, cover by Neil Pardington, interior by Robyn Sivewright of Afineline (Te Papa Press)
Best Non-Illustrated Book: Brief Lives written by Chris Price, illustrated byBrendan O’Brien, designed by Sarah Maxey (cover), Katrina Duncan (interior) ( Auckland University Press)
Best Educational Book: Te Kete Kupu by Huia, designed by Rose Miller (Huia Publishers New Zealand Limited)
Best Children's Book: Legends of Ngatoro-i-rangi written by Karen Taiaroa-Smithies & Mervyn Taiaroa, designed by Cheryl Rowe (Reed Publishing NZ Ltd)

2006 Winners:
Best Book and Best Illustrated Book: Contemporary New Zealand Photographers written by Hannah Holm and Lara Strongman, designed by Neil Pardington, Base Two (Mountain View Publishing).
Best Cover: Sir Edmund Hillary: An Extraordinary Life written by Alexa Johnston, designed by Alan Deare, Inhouse Design (Penguin).
Best Non-Illustrated Book: Afternoon of an Evening Train written by Gregory O'Brien, designed by Gregory O'Brien and Victoria University Press, cover by Sarah Maxey (Victoria University Press).
Best Educational Book: Frontier of Dreams written by John Parker, designed by Vasanti Unka (Scholastic NZ Ltd).
Best Children's Book: Mona Minim and the Smell of the Sun written by Janet Frame, illustrated by David Elliot, designed by Christine Hansen (Random House New Zealand).

2005 Winners:
Best Book and Best Cover: Shane Cotton written by Lara Strongman, designed by Neil Pardington and published by City Gallery Wellington and Victoria University Press.
Best Typography: Clubs written by Kate De Goldi, illustrated and designed by Jacqui Colley (Trapeze)
Best Use of Illustration The Night Kite by Peter Bland, designed by Carl Bland and Margaret Cochran (Mallinson Rendel)

2004 Winners:
Best Book, Best Cover and Best Typography: Central, written by Philip Temple, photography by Arno Gasteiger, designed by Athena Sommerfeld, (Penguin Group NZ)
Best Use of Illustration: Napoleon and the Chicken Farmer, illustration by Graeme Gash, written by Lloyd Jones (Mallinson Rendel)

2003 Winners:
Best Book and Best Typography: Colin McCahon: A Question of Faith, edited by Maja Bloem and Martin Browne, jointly designed by Craig Potton Publishing’s Managing Director, Robbie Burton, and designer Jo Williams.
Best Use of Illustration: Landforms: The shaping of New Zealand, by Les Molloy and Roger Smith (Craig Potton Publishing), designed by Robbie Burton.
Best Cover went to Wellington designer Sarah Maxey for Dog, by C.K. Stead, (Auckland University Press)

2002 Winners
Cover: Joint Winners
The Jersey – The Pride and the Passion, The Guts and the Glory: What it means to wear the All Black Jersey. By Ron Palenski (Hodder Moa Beckett), designer:Nick Turzynski
Taking Off: Poems. By Brian Turner (VUP), designer:Sarah Maxey
Illustration: The Fizzy Orange Soft Drink by Janet Slater Bottin (Scholastic New Zealand Limited), designer: Sharon Grace, Illustrator:Jeffy James
Typography: Parihaka – The Art of Passive Resistance edited by Te Miringa Hohaia, Gregory O’Brien and Lara Strongman (Victoria University Press/City Gallery Wellington/Parihaka Pa Trustees), designer: Eyework Design and Production
Best Book: Parihaka – The Art of Passive Resistance edited by Te Miringa Hohaia, Gregory O’Brien and Lara Strongman (Victoria University Press/City Gallery Wellington/Parihaka Pa Trustees), designer: Eyework Design and Production
Highly Commended: Anne Noble: States of Grace – Edited by Justin Paton (Victoria University Press/ Dunedin Public Art Gallery), designer:Karina McLeod
M.I.L.K Family - A Celebration of Humanity (M.I.L.K Publishing Limited), designer:Lucy Richardson

2001 Winners
Best Book: Captain Cook’s World, designed by Christine Hansen. It also won the award for Best Typography. (Random House)
Best Book Cover: John Callaghan for A Book in the Hand, (Auckland University Press)
Best use of illustration: Bob Kerr for After the War (Mallinson Rendel)

Storylines Children's Literature Foundation of New Zealand Notable Books List

2007
Picture Book Category: Share Said the Rooster by Pamela Allen (Viking); A Present From the Past by Jennifer Beck, illustrated by Lindy Fisher (Scholastic); Riding the Waves: Four Maori Myths, by Gavin Bishop (Random House New Zealand); Greedy Cat and the Sneeze by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Robyn Belton (Scholastic New Zealand); Billy by Kate De Goldi, illustrated by Jacqui Colley (Trapeze); Itiiti's Gift by Melanie Drewery, illustrated by Fifi Colston (Reed); The Three Fishing Brother's Gruff by Ben Galbraith (Hodder Children's Books); Matauhi by Robyn Kahukiwa (Puffin);
Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck! by Kyle Mewburn, illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly (Scholastic New Zealand); Barnaby Bennett by Hannah Rainforth, illustrated by Ali Teo (Huia Publishers)
Special Mention: Down the Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy, illustrated by Polly Dunbar (Frances Lincoln)

Junior Fiction Category: And Did Those Feet... by Ted Dawe (Longacre Press); Boyznbikes by Vince Ford (Scholastic New Zealand); Ocean Without End: Book One of the Swashbuckler Trilogy by Kelly Gardiner (HarperCollins); Thor's Tale: Endurance and Adventure in the Southern Ocean by Janice Marriott (HarperCollins); The Unquiet by Carolyn McCurdie (Longacre Press); Mind Over Matter by Heather McQuillan (Scholastic New Zealand); Old Bones by Bill Nagelkerke (Scholastic New Zealand); Castaway: the Diary of Samuel Abraham Clark, Disappointment Island, 1907 by Bill O'Brien (Scholastic New Zealand); The Whizbanger that Emmental Built by Reuben Schwarz (Puffin)

Young Adult Fiction Category: A Respectable Girl by Fleur Beale (Random House New Zealand); Spirit of the Deep by Margaret Beames (Lothian); Genesis by Bernard Beckett (Longacre Press); Paperchase by G.Brassi (Scholastic New Zealand); Red Leader Down by Ken Catran (Random House New Zealand); Aim High by David Hill (Mallinson Rendel Publishers); Shooting the Moon by V.M Jones (HarperCollins); Face it by Denis Martin (Puffin); Single Fin by Aaron Topp (Random House New Zealand); Thieves: A Novel by Ella West (Longacre Press)

Non-Fiction Category: Red Haze: Australians and New Zealanders in Vietnam by Leon Davidson (Black Dog Books);
Bird's-Eye View: Through the Eyes of New Zealand Birds by Maria Gill, photographys by Darryl Torckler and Geoff Moon (Penguin); Flamingo Bendalingo Poems from the Zoo by Paula Green and fifty children, illustrated by Michael Hight (Auckland University Press); Celebrating Matariki by Libby Hakaraia (Reed); It’s True! You Can Make Your Own Jokes by Sharon Holt, illustrated by Ross Kinnaird (Allen & Unwin); Soldier in the Yellow Socks: Charles Upham – Our Finest Fighting Soldier by Janice Marriott, illustrated by Bruce Potter (HarperCollins Publishers); What is on Top? by John Parker, photographs by Glenn Jowitt (Scholastic New Zealand); Winging It: The Adventures of Tim Wallis by Neville Peat (Longacre Press);  The Illustrated History of the South Pacific by Marcia Stenson (Random House New Zealand); Fighting Past Each Other: The New Zealand Wars 1845-1875 by Matthew Wright, illustrated by Suzy Brown (Reed)

2006
Picture Book Category: Where’s the Gold? by Pamela Allen (Penguin Viking), Nobody’s Dog by Jennifer Beck, illustrated by Lindy Fisher (Scholastic New Zealand), Kiwi Moon by Gavin Bishop (Random House New Zealand), A Booming in the Night by Ben Brown, illustrated by Helen Taylor (Reed Publishing), Zachary Quack Minimonster by Lynley Dodd (Mallinson Rendel), Nanny Mihi’s Christmas by Melanie Drewery, illustrated by Tracy Duncan (Reed Publishing), The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera, illustrated by Bruce Potter (Reed Publishing), Marta and the Manger Straw by Virginia Kroll, illustrated by Robyn Belton (Zonderkidz, USA), The Waka by Jean Prior, illustrated by Gavin Bishop (Scholastic New Zealand), Te Waka by Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira and Jean Prior, illustrated by Gavin Bishop (Scholastic New Zealand) and Haere-Farewell, Jack, Farewell by Tim Tipene, illustrated by Huhana Smith (Huia Publishers).

Junior Fiction: Janie Olive by Fifi Colston (Scholastic New Zealand), Through Thick and Thin by Shirley Corlett (Scholastic New Zealand), Hunter by Joy Cowley (Puffin), Super Freak by Brian Falkner (Mallinson Rendel), Stella Star by Brigid Feehan (Scholastic New Zealand), Sil by Jill Harris (Longacre Press), The Moa Cave by Des Hunt (HarperCollins New Zealand Publishers), Maddigan’s Fantasia by Margaret Mahy (HarperCollins New Zealand Publishers), My Story: China town Girl – The Diary of Silvey Chan, Auckland, 1942 by Eva Wong Ng (Scholastic New Zealand) and What about Bo? by Jillian Sullivan (Scholastic New Zealand).

Young Adult: Deep Fried by Bernard Beckett and Clare Knighton (Longacre Press), Sea of Mutiny by Ken Catran (Random House New Zealand), Talking to Adam by Sarah Ell (Scholastic New Zealand), Like Wallpaper. New Zealand Short Stories for Teenagers edited by Barbara Else (Random House New Zealand), Bodies and Soul by David Hill (Scholastic New Zealand), Running Hot by David Hill (Mallinson Rendel), With Lots of Love from Georgia by Brigid Lowry (Allen & Unwin), Kaitangata Twitch by Margaret Mahy (Allen & Unwin), The Unknown Zone by Phil Smith (Random House New Zealand) and Land of Milk and Honey by William Taylor (HarperCollins New Zealand Publishers).

Non Fiction: Cameras in Narnia: How the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe came to life by Ian Brodie (HarperCollins New Zealand Publishers), Incredible Science edited by Alison Brook, University of Auckland (Penguin Books), Don’t Just Sit There by Tony Christiansen with Liz Dobson (HarperCollins New Zealand Publishers), Chameleon, Chameleon by Joy Cowley, photographs by Nic Bishop (Scholastic New Zealand), Scarecrow Army: The Anzacs at Gallipoli by Leon Davison (Black Dog Books), Filthy Flies and other Bad Bugs by Rachael Goddard, photographs by Rod Morris (Reed Publishing), Even more things you need to know about the world by Simon Eliot by Lloyd Jones, illustrated by Timon Maxey (Four Winds Press), Frontier of Dreams: The Story of New Zealand (Four volume set) by John Parker (Scholastic New Zealand), Peter Blake Sailor, Adventurer: The Story of a New Zealand Hero by Alan Sefton (Puffin) and Blue New Zealand: Plants, Animals, Environments – A Visual Guide by Glenys Stace (Puffin).

2005
Picture Books: (books for very young up to intermediate-age children, where the narrative is carried equally by pictures and story) Mr McGee and the Big Bag of Bread by Pamela Allen (Penguin), The Princess and the White Bear King retold by Tanya Batt, illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli (Barefoot Books), Taming the Sun: Four Mâori Myths by Gavin Bishop (Random House), The Night Kite: Poems for Children by Peter Bland, illustrated by Carl Bland (Mallinson Rendel), The Wishing of Biddy Malone by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Christopher Denise (Penguin), The Other Ark by Lynley Dodd (Mallinson Rendel), Koro’s Medicine by Melanie Drewery, illustrated by Sabrina Malcolm (Huia), Clubs: A Lolly Leopold Story by Kate De Goldi, illustrated by Jacqui Colley (Trapeze), The Biggest Number in the Universe by Julie Leibrich, illustrated by Ross Kinnaird (Scholastic) and Godwit's Journey by Sandra Morris (Reed).

Junior Fiction: (suitable for primary school-age or lower intermediate children) My Story: A New Song in the Land – The Writings of Atapo, Paihia, c.1840 by Fleur Beale (Scholastic), Walking Lightly by Fleur Beale, illustrated by Michaela Sangl (Mallinson Rendel), You’ve Got Guts, Kenny Melrose by Shirley Corlett (Scholastic), Wild West Hullabalo by Joy Cowley (Harper Collins), Claws and Jaws, 30 New Zealand Animal Stories, edited by Barbara Else, illustrated by Philip Webb (Random House), The Real Thing by Brian Falkner (Mallinson Rendel), Beyond the Shroud (Book Two – The Karazan Quartet) by V M Jones (HarperCollins), Prince of the Wind (Book Three - The Karazan Quartet) by V M Jones (Harper Collins), Aunt Effie and the Island that Sank by Jack Lasenby (Longacre Press) and The Stonekeeper's Daughter by Linda McNabb (Scholastic).

Young Adult Fiction: (books suitable for secondary school age readers) Malcolm and Juliet by Bernard Beckett (Longacre), On a Good Day by Deborah Burnside (Penguin), Robert Moran – Private by Ken Catran (Lothian), Seal Boy by Ken Catran (Lothian), The Swap by Wendy Catran (Lothian), Coming Back by David Hill (Mallinson Rendel), The Hunting of the Last Dragon by Sherryl Jordan (Simon & Schuster), Cross Tides by Lorraine Orman (Longacre), Out of Tune by Joanna Orwin (Longacre) and Dark by Penelope Todd (Longacre).

Non-Fiction: (for authoritative, well-designed information books accessible to young people) Antarctica: the Unfolding Story by Margaret Andrew (Waiatarua), Bats (Nature Kids series) by Alina Arkins, photographed by Len Doel (Reed), Shorebirds (Nature Kids Series) by Alina Arkins, photographs by Len Doel (Reed), John Britten: The Boy who did do Better by Jennifer Beck (Scholastic), The Life-Size Guide to the New Zealand Beach by Andrew Crowe (Penguin), The Silver Ferns' Way to Play Netball by Jane Hunt (HarperCollins), From Weta to Kauri: A Guide to the New Zealand Forest by Janet Hunt, photography by Rob Lucas (Random House New Zealand), Everything You Need to Know About the World by Simon Eliot by Lloyd Jones, illustrated by Timon Maxey (Four Winds Press),
Welcome to the South Seas: Contemporary New Zealand Art for Young People by Gregory O’Brien (Auckland University Press) and Boating Fun by Mike and Dee Pigneguy (Reed).

2004
Junior Fiction: Fred the (Quite) Brave Mouse Murray Ball (Scholastic NZ) Evil Fred Kylie Begg, illustrated by Jacob Leaf, (Scholastic NZ) Froghopper and the Paua Poachers Joy Cowley (HarperCollins) Henry and the Flea Brian Falkner (Mallinson Rendel) My Story: Journey to Tangiwai – the Diary of Peter Cotterill, Napier 1953 David Hill (Scholastic NZ) No Big Deal David Hill (Penguin Books) A Handful of Blue Vince Ford (Scholastic NZ) Juggling with Mandarins V M Jones (HarperCollins) The Serpents of Arakesh: Book One – the Karazan Quartet V M Jones (HarperCollins) Mystery at Tui Bay Janet Pates (Scholastic NZ)

Non Fiction: Hook, Line and Sinker: an Essential Guide to New Zealand Fish Daryl Crimp (HarperCollins) The Life-Size Guide to New Zealand Wildflowers Andrew Crowe (Penguin Books) New Zealand Wild – Glow-worms George Gibbs (Reed Publishing) A Bird in the Hand: Keeping New Zealand Wildlife Safe Janet Hunt (Random House) To the Max: A Teen Reader's Version of No Mean Feat Mark Inglis (Random House) Pick up a Pack: A Guide to Tramping and Camping the New Zealand Way Keith Olsen (Reed Publishing) I am an Insect Dr Simon Pollard (Reed Publishing) Toroa – the Royal Albatross Te Aorere Riddell (Huia Publishers) Kiwi Extreme – Motorcross Ian and Jan Trafford (Reed Publishing) The Treaty/Te Tiriti Mere Whaanga (Scholastic NZ)

Picture Book: Cuthbert's Babies Pamela Allen (Viking) Grandpa and Thomas Pamela Allen (Viking) The Three Billy Goats Gruff Gavin Bishop (Scholastic NZ) Mrs Wishy-Washy’s Farm Joy Cowley, illustrated by Elizabeth Fuller (Scholastic NZ) Matariki (English and Maori versions) Melanie Drewery, illustrated by Bruce Potter (Reed Publishing) Pania of the Reef Peter Gossage (Reed Publishing) Selafina Catherine Hannken, illustrated by Trish Bowles (Mallinson Rendel) Oh Hogwash, Sweet Pea! Ngareta Gabel, illustrated by Ali Teo and Astrid Jensen (Huia Publishers) Grandpa’s Shed Joy Watson, illustrated by Wendy Hodder (Scholastic NZ) Enough is Enough! Scott Willis, illustrated by Jenna Packer (Scholastic Australia)

Young Adult Fiction: Eyes in the Shadows Alan Bunn (Scholastic NZ), Lin and the Red Stranger Ken Catran (Random House), Thunder Road Ted Dawe (Longacre Press), Tiggie Tompson's Longest Journey Tessa Duder (Penguin Books), No Safe Harbour David Hill (Mallinson Rendel), High Tide Anna Mackenzie (Scholastic NZ), Roivan Glynne Maclean (Penguin Books), Watermark Penelope Todd (Longacre Press)

2003
Junior Fiction: Duster Margaret Beames (Scholastic), Something Weird About Mr Foster Ken Catran (Scholastic), Froghopper Joy Cowley (HarperCollins), Possums2U Vince Ford (Scholastic), A Friend in Paradise Des Hunt, (HarperCollins) Buddy V.M Jones (HarperCollins), My Dad, the All Black Sandy McKay (Longacre), When the Kehua Calls Kingi McKinnon (Scholastic), The Dragon's Apprentice Linda McNabb (HarperCollins), Not Even Liz Van Der Laarse (Reed)

Non-Fiction: New Zealand Trees: The Kauri Alina Arkins with photography by Len Doel (Reed), Weta: A Knight in Shining Armour Joy Cowley with photography by Rod Morris (Scholastic), Sea Fishing with Crimpy Daryl Crimp with photography by Tony Entwhistle (Reed), Which New Zealand Insect? Andrew Crowe (Penguin Books), My Maori Colours Tracy Duncan (Reed), Hinemoa and Tutanekai Peter Gossage (Reed), The Life and Times of the Giant Kauri Dave Gunson (Reed), Mission to East Timor Glyn Harper (Reed), Weaving Earth And Sky: Myths & Legends of Aotearoa Robert Sullivan with illustrations by Gavin Bishop (Random House), New Zealand Wild: The Shaping of New Zealand Brian O'Flaherty (Reed)

Picture Book: Daisy All-sorts Pamela Allen (Viking) The Potato People Pamela Allen (Viking) The Christmas Caravan Jennifer Beck, illustrations by Robyn Belton (Scholastic), The Immigrants Alan Bagnall, illustrations by Sarah Wilkins (Mallinson Rendel), Duck Walk Joy Cowley, illustrations by Jennifer Cooper (Scholastic), Pigtails the Pirate David Elliot (Random House), Dashing Dog Margaret Ma