Esther Glen Award
The Esther Glen Award, or LIANZA Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award, is the longest running and the most renowned literary prize for New Zealand children's literature.[1]
History
The prize was called into being in memory of New Zealand writer
LIANZA) to a New Zealand author "for the most distinguished contribution to New Zealand literature for junior fiction".[2][3]
Laureates
- 1945: Stella Morice, The Book of Wiremu
- 1947: A. W. Reed, Myths and Legends of Maoriland
- 1950: Joan Smith, The Adventures of Nimble, Rumble and Tumble
- 1959: Maurice Duggan, Falter 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 Story Book
- 1975: Eve Sutton and Lynley Dodd, My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes
- 1978: Ronda 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: 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
- 2008: Mandy Hager, Smashed
- 2009: Fleur Beale, Juno of Taris
- 2010: Richard Newsome, The Billionaire’s Curse
- 2011: Diana Menefy, Shadow of the Boyd
- 2012: Barbara Else, The travelling restaurant
- 2013: Rachael King, Red Rocks
- 2014: Joy Cowley, Dunger
- 2015: Leonie Agnew, Conrad Cooper's last stand
- 2016: Kate De Goldi, From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle[4]
- 2017: Tania Roxborogh, My New Zealand Story: Bastion Point[5]
- 2018: Bren MacDibble, How to Bee[6]
- 2019: Bren MacDibble, The Dog Runner[7]
- 2020: Weng Wai Chan, Lizard's Tale[8]
- 2021: Tania Roxborogh, Charile Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea[9]
- 2022: Leonie Agnew, The Memory Thief[10]
- 2023: David Hill, Below[11]
See also
References
- ^ "New Zealand Literature." Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. London: Continuum, 2005. Credo Reference. Web. 1 April 2012.
- ^ Esther Glen Award. In: christchurchcitylibraries.com. Accessed on 31 March 2012.
- LIANZA). Accessed on 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Past Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Past Winners". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "2022 Awards Winners". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "2023 Awards Winners". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
External links
- LIANZA Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Esther Glen Award – with a list of prize winners
- The Esther Glen Award at NZHistory