LIANZA Children's Book Awards winners announced

The  LIANZA Children's Book Awards winners have been announced. These are awarded annually and are " a unique event in the New Zealand literary scene, the Medals and Pounamu are awarded by Children's Librarians for outstanding books for children and young people and the Judges all have a mad passion to promote children's literature and to energise children to love books."

See www.lianza.org.nz/awards/lianza-childrens-book-awards

LIANZA is the Library and Information Association.  

The Awards this year were dedicated to Margaret Mahy, who won seven times.

The LIANZA Children’s Book Award 2012 Winners 

 

LIANZA Junior Fiction Award – Esther Glen Medal
The Travelling Restaurant by Barbara Else, (GECKO Press).

LIANZA Young Adult Fiction Award
Pyre of Queens by David Hair, (Penguin NZ)

LIANZA Illustration Award - Russell Clark Award
Rāhui by Chris Szekely and Malcolm Ross, (Huia)

LIANZA Non Fiction Award – Elsie Locke Medal
Nice Day for a War by Chris Slane and Matt Elliott, illustrated by Chris Slane (HarperCollins Publishers (NZ) Ltd)

Te Kura Pounamu (te reo Māori)
Ngā Taniwha i te-Whanga-nui-a-Tara by Moira Wairama and Bruce Potter, (Penguin NZ)

The winner of each category was awarded a medal or taonga and $1,000.

Librarians’ Choice Award
Rāhui by Chris Szekely and Malcolm Ross, (Huia)

Te Ropu Whakahau Award Winners

Te Ropu Whakahau is an organisation for Māori Librarians

Te Tohu Taurapa for te wahanga pikitia (picture book)
Ngā Taniwha i te Whanga-nui-a-Tara by Moira Wairama and Bruce Potter, (Penguin NZ).

Te Tohu Ngā Kete e toru for te wahanga pukapuka paki (fiction)
Te Poiwhana by Te Kauhoe Wano and Andrew Burdan, (Huia).

Te Tohu Pounamu
Kei Wareware tātou translated by Katerina Mataira, written by Feana Tu’akoi and illustrated by Elspeth Alix Batt (Scholastic).

Te Tohu Hoani Te Whatuhoro Jury for te wahanga pukapuka pono (non- fiction)
Not awarded due to lack of entries.

For more on the Awards and winners see:
www.lianza.org.nz/news/2012/aug/6/humorous-adventure-wins-oldest-book-award