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New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards
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 pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's literature can be traced to traditional stories like fairy tales, that have only been identified as children's literature in the eighteenth century, and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, that adults shared with children before publishing existed. The development of early children's literature, before printing was invented, is difficult to trace. Even after printing became widespread, many classic "children's" tales were originally created for adults and later adapted for a younger audience. Since the fifteenth century much literature has been aimed specifically at children, often with a moral or religious message. Children's literature has been shaped by religious sources, like Puritan traditions, or by more philosophical and scienti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robyn Belton
Robyn Belton is an illustrator of children's books. Her work, often focusing on themes of war and peace, has won many prizes, including the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 1997 Picture Book Winner and Book of the Year, and the Russell Clark Award in 1985 and 2009. She herself has been recognised with the prestigious Storylines Margaret Mahy Award and the inaugural Ignition Children's Book Festival Award. She lives in Otago, New Zealand. Biography Robyn Belton was born in 1947. She grew up on a farm at Whangaehu, near Whanganui and went to boarding school at Whanganui from the age of 12. Later she studied at the Canterbury School of Fine Arts where Russell Clark was one of her tutors and began her illustrating work for the ''New Zealand School Journal'' in 1977. With her husband Peter, she lived in Levin and Nelson before moving to Dunedin. Her illustration style has been described as focusing on "the detail of everyday life" and bringing "a whimsical touch”. She ha ... [...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] |
Mandy Hager
Mandy or Mandie may refer to: People * Mandy (name), a female given name and nickname * Iván Mándy (1918-1995), Hungarian writer * Mark Mandy (born 1972), Irish retired high jumper * Philip Mandie (born 1942), a former judge on the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia Books * the title character of ''Handy Mandy in Oz'' (1937), in the "Oz Books" series by Frank Baum and his successors * ''Mandy'' (comic), a British girls' comic published 1967–1991 * '' Mandie'', a series of children's books written by Lois Gladys Leppard * ''Mandy'', a four-part children's book written by Julie Andrews, originally published in 1971 under the pen name Kim Edwards Music * ''Mandy'' (album), British singer Mandy Smith's 1988 debut album * "Mandy" (Irving Berlin song), a 1919 song written by Irving Berlin * "Brandy" (Scott English song), a 1971 song renamed to "Mandy" and made popular by Barry Manilow and Westlife * "Mandy" (Jonas Brothers song), a 2005 song by the American boy band Jonas B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasanti Unka
Vasanti Unka is a New Zealand writer, illustrator and graphic designer who has been involved in the book and magazine industry for many years. A number of her books have been shortlisted for awards and she won Best Picture Book and Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award at the 2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards with ''The Boring Book''. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand. Biography Vasanti Unka trained as a graphic designer and later studied for a master's degree in Design in 2009. She has worked in the book and magazine industry for many years as an art director and art editor and has illustrated picture books, craft books and magazine articles. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2015, Vasanti Unka appeared at the Bookaroo Children's Literature Festival in New Delhi, Goa and Pune and in 2017, she also took part in the Bookaroo Festival in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. In 2015, 2016 and 2017, she was part of the New Zealand Book Council Writers in Communities project, working w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The River
''Into the River'' is a novel by Ted Dawe, featuring a coming-of-age story set in New Zealand, and intended for a young adult audience. It was awarded the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year prize and also won the top prize in the Young Adult Fiction category at the 2013 New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards. It was briefly banned from sale and supply in New Zealand. Plot summary Set in New Zealand, the book tells the story of Māori youth Te Arepa Santos as he moves from the East Coast to Auckland to boarding school, where he has encounters with intimacy, sex, drugs, racism and death. Restrictions and banning In 2013 New Zealand's Film and Literature Board of Review, or appeal from New Zealand's classification office (which had given the book an unrestricted M rating) restricted ''Into the River'' to readers aged 14 years and over. This was the first time in New Zealand's history this classification was used. Auckland Libraries applied to have this decision reconsidered in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Elliot (illustrator)
David Elliot is a New Zealand illustrator and author, known internationally for his contributions to the ''Redwall'' fantasy series by British author, Brian Jacques. Biography Elliot was born in 1952 in Ashburton, New Zealand. He has a fine arts diploma in painting, from the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, and is also a qualified school teacher. He lives in Port Chalmers, Dunedin. Publications Elliot illustrated six ''Redwall'' books, as well as the Mossflower Anniversary Edition (with full-page illustrations), all written by UK author Brian Jacques. He also illustrated the second and third volumes of Jacques' '' Castaways of the Flying Dutchman'' series and American author, T. A. Barron's ''Great Tree of Avalon'' series, beginning with '' Child of the Dark Prophecy''. Other international collaborations include providing illustrations for ''Time'' magazine editor Jeffrey Kluger's first book for children, ''Nacky Patcher and the Curse of the Dry-Land Boats '' (2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kāterina Mataira
Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira (13 November 1932 – 16 July 2011) was a New Zealand Māori language proponent, educator, intellectual, artist and writer. Her efforts to revive and revitalise the Māori language ( te reo Māori) led to the growth of Kura Kaupapa Māori in New Zealand. Biography Mataira was born in 1932 in Tokomaru Bay, on the east coast of the North Island. She was a member of the Ngāti Porou iwi. Mataira had nine children with her husband, Junior Te Ratu Karepa Mataira. She initially studied to be an art teacher and educator. She trained at Ardmore Teachers College and taught at Northland College where one of her students was Selwyn Muru, inspiring him to also attend Admore. Mataira spent time on various Pacific Islands. She was in Fiji from 1973 to 1975 including working at the University of South Pacific. She got involved with teacher training and also the study of tapa cloth making. From there she went to Rarotonga as they were reviving tapa. She ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Mewburn
Kyle Mewburn (born 1963) is an Australian-New Zealand writer whose books have won many prizes and awards. She lives in Millers Flat, Central Otago, writes picture books and junior fiction and is a popular and well-known speaker at schools and literary festivals. Biography Kyle Mewburn was born in 1963 in Brisbane, Australia. She completed a Bachelor of Business Degree at the Queensland Institute of Technology, then travelled across Europe and the Middle East and settled in New Zealand in 1990. After working at a variety of jobs including journalist, EFL teacher, Environment Centre manager, dishwasher, interviewer, traffic surveyor, apple-picker, machine operator and Kibbutznik, Mewburn became a full-time writer in 1997. She has always loved writing and sees writing for children as her "dream job". Her favourite book as a child was The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, which she loved for its word games and puns, qualities which also appear in her own work. Kyle was Presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate De Goldi
Kate De Goldi (born 1959) is a New Zealand novelist, children's writer and short story writer. Her early work was published under the pseudonym Kate Flannery. Early life De Goldi was born in Christchurch in 1959. She is of mixed Irish and Italian ancestry. Career De Goldi published her first collection of short stories ''like you, really'' (1994) under the pseudonym Kate Flannery. De Goldi has been a full-time writer since 1997, and contributes to the New Zealand literature sector as a creative writing teacher (1999-2006 at the IIML), a book-related broadcaster and radio commentator, a participant of Writers in Schools, and a chair for literary festivals in New Zealand and internationally. De Goldi is an Arts Foundation Laureate (named in 2001). De Goldi received the 2010 Michael King Fellowship to research and write an article about Susan Price. De Goldi has received both the 2011 Margaret Mahy Award and the 2011 Young Readers' Award Corine Literature Prize, She is known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sullivan (New Zealand Poet)
Robert Sullivan (born 1967) is a Māori poet, academic and editor. His published poetry collections include ''Jazz Waiata'' (1990), ''Star Waka'' (1999) and ''Shout Ha! to the Sky'' (2010). His books are postmodern, explore social and racial issues, and explore aspects of Māori culture and history. Biography and writing Sullivan is of Māori and Irish descent. His grandfather was an immigrant to New Zealand from Galway. He identifies with the Ngā Puhi (Ngāti Manu/Ngāti Hau) and Kāi Tahu iwi, and describes himself as multicultural. He graduated from the University of Auckland with a PhD and worked as Associate Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Programme at the University of Hawai'i.Green, P., and Ricketts, H., 99 Ways into New Zealand Poetry, Vintage, 2010. Sullivan led until recently the creative writing programme at the Manukau Institute of Technology before becoming the Deputy Chief Executive Māori there from 2018 to 2020. He is an editor of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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