Tom Fitzgibbon Award

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Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award
Sponsored byStorylines
CountryNew Zealand
Reward(s)NZ$1,500
First awarded1996 (1996)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award is a New Zealand award for writers of children's literature. The award is open only to previously unpublished writers for an original work of fiction intended for children between 7 and 13 years of age. It is given annually, when merited, to the author in partnership with Scholastic NZ.[1]

About

The Tom Fitzgibbon Award (officially known as the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award) is a New Zealand literature award for previously unpublished writers who have written a manuscript for children aged between 7 and 13 years of age. The award comes with a cash prize, and the offer of publication (through Scholastic NZ).

Eligibility

To be eligible for the award, the entrant cannot have had any work of fiction published in print or digital format (provisos exist for small-run self-published works, and smaller pieces in magazines and journals).[1]

Winners

Year Author Title
1996 Iona McNaughton[2] Summer of Shadows[3]
1997 Heather Cato[4] Dark Horses[5]
1998 Vince Ford[6] 2MUCH4U[7]
1999 Shirley Corlett[8] The Stolen[9]
2000 Alison Robertson[10] Knocked for Six[11]
2001 no award
2002 Janet Pates[12] Mystery at Tui Bay[13]
2003 Jillian Sullivan[14] Shreve's Promise[15]
2004 Brigid Feehan[16] Stella Star[17]
2005 Heather McQuillan[18] Mind Over Matter[19]
2006 Vicki Simpson[20] Yo, Shark Bait![21]
2007 Kris Stanhope (published as Michael Fartarsky)[22] Why I Hate School[23]
2008 Elizabeth Hegarty[24] Salt River[25]
2009 Anna Gowan[26] Hollie Chips[27]
2010 Leonie Agnew[28] Super Finn[29]
2011 Kathy Taylor[30] Iris's Ukulele[31]
2012 no award
2013 Juliet Jacka[32] The Night of the Perigee Moon[33]
2014 Suzanne Main[34] How I Alienated My Grandma[35]
2015 Tom E. Moffatt[36] Barking Mad[37]
2016 Anne Kayes[38] Tui Street Tales[39]
2017 Christine Walker[1] The Short But Brilliant Career of Lucas Weed[40]
2018 James T. Guthrie[1] Bullseye Bella[41]
2019 no award
2020 Belinda O'Keefe A Recipe for Disaster[42]
2021 Carol Garden Kidnap at Mystery Island
2022 Feana Tu’akoi A Perfect Failure, published as Lopini the Legend[43]
2023 Claire Aramakutu Koro's Star[44]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ "McNaughton, Iona". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. OCLC 154725690
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  4. ^ "Heather Cato". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. OCLC 154649059
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  6. ^ "Ford, Vince". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. OCLC 47165500
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  8. ^ "Corlett, Shirley". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. OCLC 52720544
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  10. ^ "Robertson, Alison". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  11. OCLC 78795170
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  12. ^ "Pates, Janet". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  13. OCLC 155840701
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  14. ^ "Sullivan, Jillian". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  15. OCLC 156730046
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  16. ^ "Feehan, Brigid". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  17. OCLC 67402321
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  18. ^ "McQuillan, Heather". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  19. OCLC 156698198
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  20. ^ "Vicki Simpson". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  21. OCLC 156759268
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  22. ^ "Kris Stanhope". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  23. OCLC 191480029
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  24. ^ "Elizabeth Hegarty". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  25. OCLC 262282614
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  26. ^ "Anna Gowan". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  27. OCLC 503005162
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  28. ^ "Leonie Agnew". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  29. OCLC 698451314
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  30. ^ "Kathy Taylor". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  31. OCLC 767650411
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  32. ^ "Juliet Jacka". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  33. OCLC 871047131
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  34. ^ "Suzanne Main". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  35. OCLC 904336704
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  36. ^ "Local author a big kid at heart". New Zealand Herald. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  37. OCLC 946520751
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  38. ^ "Anne Kayes". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  39. OCLC 978281779
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  40. OCLC 1016849188
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  41. OCLC 1083235775
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  42. ^ "Drawing inspiration from kids and slime". RNZ. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  43. ^ "Feana Tu'akoi". Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  44. ^ "Claire Aramakutu". Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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