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LIANZA Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award
The Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award was first awarded in 2002 by the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA). It aimed to encourage the production of the best non-fiction writing for young New Zealanders. The award was previously known as the LIANZA Young People's Non-Fiction Award, before being renamed in honour of Elsie Locke. The LIANZA Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award became the Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award when the LIANZA Awards merged with the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2016. History The LIANZA Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award was an initiative of the Library and information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA). The LIANZA Children and Young Adult Book Awards began in 1945 with the Esther Glen Award. Later they expanded to encompass a wide range of awards for non-fiction, young adult, illustration, works in Te Reo Māori and librarian’s choice as well as fiction. The Awards were judged by a panel of experienced l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 adult's literature in New Zealand. 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 Children's Book Awards. they are administered by the New Zealand Book Awards Trust and carry prize money of . History The awards began in 1982, as the New Zealand Government Publishing Awards, with two categories, Children's Book of the Year and Picture Book of the Year. A non-fiction award was presented in 1986, but not in 1987 or 1988, the final years of this incarnation of the awards. No awards were presented in 1989, but in 1990, Unilever New Zealand (then the New Zealand manufacturer of Aim toothpaste) restarted them as the AIM Children's Book Awards. with the two categories, Fiction, and Picture Book. Second and third p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Gurney
Stephen Bruce Gurney (born 8 July 1963) is a New Zealand multisport and triathlon athlete. He has won the Coast to Coast race a record nine times. Career Up until 1994, he was a professional multisport and triathlon athlete. From there he moved into what is known as adventure racing. In New Zealand, he has competed in races such as the Speights Coast to Coast and the Southern Traverse. Internationally he competed in race events such as the Raid Gauloises, Eco-Challenge and Extreme Games. He won the Coast to Coast a record 9 times, more than any other person, in 1990, 1991, and 1997 to 2003. Steve brought increased exposure to the race by surprising the nation and becoming the first nudist on NZ Breakfast TV. He represented New Zealand at the Mountain Bike World Championships twice. Gurney also starred in the New Zealand TV shows "Clash of the Codes" and "Dancing with the Stars". In 1994, a severe Leptospirosis infection caught from bat dung in the Mulu caves whilst racin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giselle Clarkson
Giselle Clarkson is a New Zealand cartoonist and illustrator, best known for her non-fiction comics on conservation and environmental issues. Life Clarkson studied for Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury, intending to become a painter but majoring in photography. She works as a freelance illustrator and comics artist, and lives in Wellington. After graduation she worked in an outdoor equipment shop and volunteered with conservation projects; she was torn between becoming an artist and working for the Department of Conservation. Her entry into illustration was a 2013 poster depicting New Zealand fishes. Later illustrations of New Zealand native birds, distributed through Twitter, led to commissions from Forest and Bird's children's magazine, the ''New Zealand School Journal,'' newspapers, websites, and magazines, and a career in illustration. Work Clarkson's first published comic, "The Flood", appeared in the 2016 collection of Aotearoa women's comics '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mat Tait
Mat Tait (born 1970) is a New Zealand author, illustrator, artist and cartoonist. His book ''Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku'' won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Publications As writer and illustrator * ''Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku'' (Allen & Unwin, 2022) As illustrator * ''The Adventures of Tupaia'' by Courtney Sina Meredith (Allen & Unwin, 2019) * ''The Heading Dog who Split in Half: Legends and Tall Tales from New Zealand'' by Michael Brown (Potton & Burton Potton & Burton, formerly Craig Potton Publishing, is a book publishing company based in Nelson, New Zealand, and is one of the largest independent book publishers in New Zealand. History Potton & Burton was first established in 1987 as Craig Po ..., 2015) References Living people 1970 births New Zealand comics artists New Zealand illustrators New Zealand children's writers New Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pānia Papa
Pānia Christine Papa (born 30 May 1970) is a former netball player who played on two occasions for the New Zealand national netball team. She is now an advocate for the preservation of ''te reo Māori'', the language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand. In this capacity, she has been a frequent presenter on Māori Television, a writer and translator of books, particularly for children, and a university lecturer. Early life Papa was born on 30 May 1970. Her father, Tioriori Papa, was a Māori whose family came from Taharoa and Kāwhia in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. Her mother, Vivienne, came from the East End of London in England. Papa had three sisters and one brother and they were brought up in Tokoroa in South Waikato, where they went to school. Netball career Papa's sisters all played netball. Her sister, Linda, played for the North Harbour team in Auckland and Pānia Papa played for Waikato. In 1990, she became the 93rd wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Tusitala Marsh
Selina Tusitala Marsh (born 21 April 1971) is a New Zealand poet and academic, and was the New Zealand Poet Laureate for 2017–2019. Early life Marsh was born in 1971 in Auckland, New Zealand. Through her mother, Sailigi Tusitala, Marsh is of Samoan and Tuvaluan ancestry and through her father James Crosbie she is of English, Scottish and French descent. Career Marsh grew up in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand and resides on Waiheke Island. She gained her doctorate from the University of Auckland in 2004 after completing her thesis titled ''"Ancient banyans, flying foxes and white ginger": five Pacific women writers''. Marsh is a Professor in the English, Drama and Writing Studies Department at the University of Auckland where she teaches Creative Writing, and Pacific Literature. Marsh has edited the Pasifika poetry section of the New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre. In 2015 Marsh won the Literary Death Match for poets at the Australia and New Zealand Literary Festiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Your Difference Makes A Difference
How may refer to: * How (greeting), a word used in some misrepresentations of Native American/First Nations speech * How, an interrogative word in English grammar Art and entertainment Literature * ''How'' (book), a 2007 book by Dov Seidman * ''HOW'' (magazine), a magazine for graphic designers * H.O.W. Journal, an American art and literary journal Music * "How", a song by The Cranberries from '' Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?'' * "How", a song by Maroon 5 from ''Hands All Over'' * "How", a song by Regina Spektor from '' What We Saw from the Cheap Seats'' * "How", a song by Daughter from '' Not to Disappear'' * "How?" (song), by John Lennon Other media * HOW (graffiti artist), Raoul Perre, New York graffiti muralist * ''How'' (TV series), a British children's television show * ''How'' (video game), a platform game People * How (surname) * HOW (graffiti artist), Raoul Perre, New York graffiti muralist Places * How, Cumbria, England * How, Wisconsin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Else
Barbara Helen Else (born 1947), also known as Barbara Neale, is a New Zealand writer, editor, and playwright. She has written novels for adults and children, plays, short stories and articles and has edited anthologies of children's stories. She has received a number of awards and fellowships including the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature, the Margaret Mahy Award, Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and the Victoria University of Wellington's Writer's Fellowship. Biography Barbara Else (also published as Barbara Neale) was born in Invercargill, New Zealand in 1947. She lived in Riverton, New Zealand, Riverton until age two, when her family moved to Wellington. She has lived in various parts of New Zealand, including Auckland, Oamaru, Christchurch and Dunedin as well as in San Diego, California. She graduated with an MA from University of Otago, Otago University in 1969 and has worked as a university tutor, an editor and a freelance writer. She has served on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hill (author)
David Hill (born 1942) is a New Zealand author, especially well known for his young adult fiction. His young fiction books '' See Ya, Simon'' (1992) and '' Right Where It Hurts'' (2001) have been shortlisted for numerous awards. He is also a prolific journalist, writing many articles for ''The New Zealand Herald''. Biography David Hill was born in 1942 in Napier. He gained an MA (Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington in 1964 and taught English in secondary schools in New Zealand and England before becoming a full-time writer in 1982. His work includes fiction, plays and reviews and articles in newspapers, journals and magazines, both in New Zealand and overseas. His books for young people range from picture books to books for young adults. His novels have been published around the world and translated into various languages and his work has also been broadcast on the radio. He visits schools as part of the Writers in Schools programme and is one of the presenters on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Bishop
Gavin John Bishop (born 1946) is an author and illustrator, from Invercargill, New Zealand. He is known for illustrating books from prominent New Zealand authors, including Joy Cowley and Margaret Mahy. Bishop's first published picture book was ''Mrs McGinty and the Bizarre Plant'', published in 1981 by Oxford University Press. Early life Bishop was born in Invercargill. Career Bishop worked as a high school art teacher for thirty years, before writing and illustrating children's books full-time. In 2006, he accused the makers of the Hollywood film '' Mr and Mrs Smith'' of plagiarizing his 1997 school book ''The Secret Lives of Mr and Mrs Smith''. Select honours and awards *2018 – Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award for ''Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story'' at the New Zealand Children's Book Awards *2013 – Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Children's Literature. *2013 – Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award *2013, 2000, 1994, 1983 – New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Beck (New Zealand Writer)
Jennifer Lillian Beck (born 9 December 1939) is a New Zealand writer of over 50 children’s books. Her work, often focusing on themes of history, peace and war, has won numerous prizes and awards. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Biography Beck was born on 9 December 1939 in Auckland, New Zealand. She grew up in a large family where the children created their own entertainment by making up plays, games and word games; library books, drawing and painting also formed an important part of her childhood. She was educated at Waipu District High School, Auckland Teachers’ College and the University of Auckland, graduating with an MA (Hons) DipClinPsych. She worked as a teacher and psychologist before becoming a full-time writer in 2003 and has written more than 50 books for trade and educational publishers. Several of her books, such as ''The Bantam and the Soldier'', ''Stefania's Dancing Slippers'', ''Remember that November'', ''Torty and the Soldier'' and ''The Anzac Violin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Gill
Maria Gill is a writer of children's non-fiction books, educational resources and freelance articles. A number of her books have been shortlisted for or have won awards, including ''Anzac Heroes'' which won the Non-fiction Award and the Supreme Book of the Year prize in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in 2016. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Biography Maria Gill was born in October 1961 in Auckland, New Zealand. She was educated at schools in Auckland and Southport, Gold Coast, and also studied by correspondence while her family was living in a caravan and travelling around Australia. After leaving school and doing office work for a few years, Maria worked in a variety of jobs, including barmaid, nanny, shepherdess and grape picker, while she travelled overseas, visiting countries such as England, India, Nepal and China. She returned to New Zealand and studied at the University of Auckland and Auckland College of Education, graduating with a Bache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
