New zealand post was the sponsor from 1997 to 2014. The lianza children and young adult book awards christchurch. The awards began in 1982 as the new zealand government publishing awards, and have had several title changes until the present one in 2015, including new zealand childrens book awards. Childrens and young adults book award winners for 2015. Impact, originality and illustration are key to teachers winners the unique ukla book awards are the only awards judged entirely by teachers. Strengthening our members to be innovative and responsive to future information needs. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. The new zealand book awards for children and young adults are a series of literary awards. The lianza childrens and young adult book awards are celebrating 70 years of the awards, and look forward to another 70 years of promoting childrens literacy in new zealand. The winner of the 2015 elsie locke award i s maori art for kids by julie noanoa and norm heke. A full list of the awardwinning titles is available in pdf format here for printing, or a pdf for poster display here, or read the full list, with cover illustrations, here. Robin coste lewis full speech 2015 nba young peoples literature award winner. Mandy hager is a multiaward winning writer of fiction, most often for young adults.
Lianza librarians choice award book awards librarything. Lianzas te kura pounamu award for the best book in te reo will replace the. Bookseller ya book prize goes to feminist dystopia. Gray given to an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry. Tuesday 31 march 2015 the finalists have been announced for the lianza the library and information association of new zealand aotearoa childrens book awards. Winner of the margaret mahy book of the year award, and the best young adult fiction award. The awards celebrate excellence in childrens books and the unique contribution new zealand childrens authors and illustrators have made to building our national identity and. The lianza library information association of new zealand aotearoa childrens book awards are judged by librarians for outstanding childrens books by new zealand authors and illustrators. Established in 1968, in their current format the annual ockham new zealand book awards offer five principal prizes. People and communities connected and empowered by information. The lianza childrens and young adults book awards winners for 2015 were announced last night at the national library in wellington.
About our funders resources contact past winners past finalists. The story of a little boy by lesley cameron powell. Lianza received over 110 nominations for their 2012 awards. New zealand book awards for children and young adults. The lianza elsie locke nonfiction award was an initiative of the library and information association of new zealand aotearoa lianza. The awards were in 2015 changed to the new zealand book awards for children and young adults and were. The shortlist of nominated titles will be announced in march of 2016. The award winners will be announced on 15 june 2015 during an awards ceremony at the national library in. The 2015 goodreads choice awards have three rounds of voting open to all registered goodreads members.
They are meeting every second friday to talk about the latest fiction and manga. Winners of the lianza childrens book awards will be announced june 15 at the awards ceremony at the national library in wellington. Kindergarten to second grade book of the year eva and sadie and the worst haircut ever. Will jackson is staying with his uncle in small town new zealand while he struggles to recover from a brutal attack and a humiliating youtube clip. Literary awards, 1950s onwards te ara encyclopedia of. Thieves was a finalist in the 2007 new zealand post book awards for children. Out of these four winners, one book is chosen as the costa book of the year. The winners were announced at a function in wellington on monday. The lianza children and young adult book awards began in 1945 with the. Winners in lianza book awards announced schoolnews new. Join lianza community groups that represent your region, sector and special interests. Lianza childrens book awards 2015 finalists scoop news.
This award is administered in partnership by lianza, the open polytechnic of new zealand and te ropu whakahau. Finalists unveiled for this years national book awards npr. The award winners and commended titles are selected for their 1 distinctive. The library and information association of new zealand aotearoa lianza is bringing back its iconic book awards this year with a. Here are the finalists and winners from last night. This book is available from all matamatapiako libraries. The international literacy association ila childrens and young adults book awards are intended for newly published authors who show unusual promise in the childrens and young adults book field. In 2015, a number of organisations and publishing companies contributed funds so an award could be made. The elsie locke nonfiction award was first awarded in 2002 by the library and information. She has won the lianza book awards for young adult fiction 3 times smashed 2008, the nature of ash 20, dear vincent 2014, the nz post childrens book awards for ya fiction the crossing 2010, an honour award in the 1996 aim childrens book awards toms story, golden wings excellence award juno lucina. The five winners then go on to compete for the overall costa award, which will be announced on the 26th of january. After 2015, lianza merged the awards with the prestigious new zealand book.
If you would like to be part of a teen book group mt roskill public library is starting one this year. The awards acknowledge excellence in the following categories. Browse our latest titles in the award winners category to discover your next read from. Later they expanded to encompass a wide range of awards for nonfiction, young adult, illustration, works in te reo maori and librarians choice as well as. The list of 2015 new book award winners includes our picks for the top 20 authors too.
Every monday lunchtime the winter book club meets in room 6 to share ideas on books they are reading. These are books that have been voted on by librarians throughout new zealand, and the winners will be announced 15 june 2015. Their choice of winning books which can enhance all aspects of literacy learning clearly demonstrates the fresh perspective that class teachers bring to the judging. Tauranga authors debbie mccauley and susan brocker have been named as finalists in the lianza childrens book awards. In 2016, the lianza childrens book awards and the new zealand book awards for children and young adults merged, leading to name changes for some of the categories, the addition of an award for illustration, and a change in the judging. All 10 winners will receive a publicity primer package and one of the 10 winners will be chosen for a 90 day representation and relaunch of their book. In 2015, lianza merged the awards with the prestigious new zealand book awards for children and young adults. The new zealand book awards for children and young adults are a series of literary awards presented annually to recognise excellence in children and young adults literature in new zealand. Judges report, new zealand book awards for children and young adults 2015. Lianza junior fiction award esther glen medalthe travelling restaurant by barbara else, gecko press.
Three tauranga books are childrens book awards finalists. Meanwhile, hell pizza, the major sponsor of the awards, will be dishing up 100,000 free pizzas to kiwi kids across new zealand as their lianza reading challenge part. New zealand book awards for children and young adults new. Winner of margaret mahy book of the year, new zealand book award 2015. New zealand book awards new zealand book awards trust. The 2015 lianza childrens book awards launch this february. Finalists announced in lianza childrens book awards. New zealands oldest book prize, the esther glen award for a distinguished contribution to literature.
Tauranga authors finalists in national awards nz herald. Christchurch city libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue. Russell clark illustration award marmaduke duck on the wide. A bumper crop of excellent books are finalists in the 2018 new zealand book awards. As part of the book awards hell pizza is to provide 100,000 free pizzas to kiwi kids across new zealand during a lianza reading challenge. The costa awards are given annually in five categories poetry, biography, first novel, novel, and childrens literature to authors who exemplify the best of contemporary british writing and who have lived in great britain or ireland for at least three years. Aaba arab american book award for childrenyoung adults. This list fulfills the 2015 new book awards program for this year although these titles are recognized as winners through next year as well. The library and information association of new zealand aotearoa lianza has presented its annual childrens book awards as part of the 2007 lianza conference held recently in rotorua. Lianza young adult fiction award nominee 2016 want to read saving. The 2020 storylines notable book award lists for books published in 2019 has been announced. Tanehisi coates and adam johnson were two of the big winners at wednesday nights national book awards ceremony.
Lianza facilitates professional development workshops. New zealand book awards for children and young adults wikipedia. Lianza childrens book awards 2015 finalist press release. Lianza is thrilled to announce the finalists in the five categories of its longrunning childrens and young adults book awards this. The unique ukla book awards are the only awards judged entirely by teachers, who are able to share the books with their classes and. Kimihia te mihinga komene and scott pearson the elsie locke award for nonfiction shall be awarded for a work that is considered to be a distinguished contribution to nonfiction for young people. This list of literary awards from around the world is an index to articles about notable literary awards. The award ceremony for the 2015 lianza children and young adult book awards was held at the national library in wellington on monday 15 june. In 2015, the awards entered a new era, with the support of creative new zealand and book tokens nz ltd. The lianza children and young adult book awards began in 1945 with the esther glen award. Its cold and wet outside so it is a good time to curl up inside with a book. When te arepa santos is dragged into the river by a giant eel, something happens that will change the course of his whole life.
The lianza children and young adult book awards are awarded annually by lianza, the library and information association of new zealand aotearoa, for outstanding books for children and young people. The costa book awards are unique in that they recognise the best books from the last year in five separate categories. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. National book awards 2015 national book foundation. The finalists in the 2015 library and information association of new zealand aotearoa lianza childrens book awards have been announced.
Portions of the scitech awards will air during during the 87th annual academy awards telecast on february 22, 2015. If you would like to know more about the awards, such as past. Gavin bishops there was crooked man gecko press was named the winner of the lianza russell. Awards are given for fiction and nonfiction in each of three 3 categories. Find winners of the giller prize, man booker prize, governor generals award and more. This week the winners of the new zealand post book awards were announced, and a ya book took out the main prize.
Mrs mos monster by paul beavis gecko press finalists. National book awards ceremony, 2015 2015 national book awards. Green won the poetry prize in the 2017 prime ministers awards for literary achievement in the 2017 new year honours, green was appointed a member of the new zealand order of merit for services as a poet and to literature book awards. Allen media strategies allows us to randomly select 10 of our contest awardwinners each year for possible representation by his company. Te pumanawa lianza the te pumanawa award was initially part of the nzlia prize which commemorates the establishment in 1942 and administration of the associations certificate course, the forerunner for many years of the new zealand library studies certificate, and the. Create a tailored list of quality childrens books based on your criteria such as ethnicity, gender. Neal shusterman full speech 2015 national book awards ceremony wednesday, november 18, 2015, cipriani wall street, new york, ny.
Lianza children and young adult book awards book awards. Common knowledge book awards lianza librarians choice award. Sandra morris was shortlisted for the elsie locke award non fiction category of the lianza book awards 2015, and is a finalist in the childrens choice category of new zealand children and young adults book awards 2015 with her book a new zealand nature journal walker books australia. From 1991 the annual childrens book awards awarded at a separate ceremony from the lianza childrens book awards were sponsored by aim, a brand of toothpaste. In 2015, lianza merged the awards with the prestigious new.