Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award

Prize winning author Margaret Mahy has New Zealand's top book prize for children named for her. 

The New Zealand Post Children's Book Award is being renamed the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award.

"Margaret Mahy is one of the world’s best and most famous authors for children and young adults. She was born in Whakatane in 1936, and wrote her first story at the age of seven. She won numerous honours for her books, including the Carnegie Medal (twice), and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for her “lasting contribution to children’s literature”.  Her works have been translated into more than 15 languages. Margaret lived in Governor’s Bay until her death in 2012."

Read more at www.booksellers.co.nz/awards/new-zealand-post-childrens-book-awards