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.
History
The prize was called into being in memory of New Zealand writer Alice Esther Glen (1881–1940) who was the first notable author of children's books there. It has been awarded yearly (with some exceptions) since 1945 by the ''Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa'' ( LIANZA) to a New Zealand author "for the most distinguished contribution to New Zealand literature for junior fiction".
Laureates
* 1945: Stella Morice, ''The Book of Wiremu''
* 1947:
A. W. Reed
Alexander Wyclif Reed (7 March 1908 – 19 October 1979), also known as Clif Reed and A. W. Reed, was a prolific New Zealand publisher and author.
Biography
Alexander Wyclif Reed, along with his uncle Alfred Hamish Reed, established the publish ...
, ''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
Margaret Mahy (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growi ...
, ''A Lion in the Meadow''
* 1973:
Margaret Mahy
Margaret Mahy (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growi ...
Joan de Hamel
Joan de Hamel (31 March 1924 – 28 July 2011) was a New Zealand children's writer. She grew up in London, England and later moved to the Otago Peninsula. In addition to her writing she worked as a teacher, raised a family, and bred Angora goa ...
, ''Take the Long Path''
* 1982: Katherine O’Brien, ''The Year of the Yelvertons''
* 1983:
Margaret Mahy
Margaret Mahy (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growi ...
Margaret Mahy
Margaret Mahy (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growi ...
, ''The Changeover''
* 1986:
Maurice Gee
Maurice Gough Gee (born 22 August 1931) is a New Zealand novelist. He is one of New Zealand's most distinguished and prolific authors, having written over thirty novels for adults and children, and has won numerous awards both in New Zealand an ...
, ''Motherstone''
* 1988:
Tessa Duder
Tessa Duder (née Staveley, born 13 November 1940) is a New Zealand author of novels for young people, short stories, plays and non-fiction, and a former swimmer who won a silver medal for her country at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth ...
Tessa Duder
Tessa Duder (née Staveley, born 13 November 1940) is a New Zealand author of novels for young people, short stories, plays and non-fiction, and a former swimmer who won a silver medal for her country at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth ...
, ''Alex in Winter''
* 1991: William Taylor, ''Agnes the Sheep''
* 1992:
Tessa Duder
Tessa Duder (née Staveley, born 13 November 1940) is a New Zealand author of novels for young people, short stories, plays and non-fiction, and a former swimmer who won a silver medal for her country at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth ...
, ''Alessandra: Alex in Rome''
* 1993:
Margaret Mahy
Margaret Mahy (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growi ...
, ''Underrunners''
* 1994:
Paula Boock
Paula Boock (born 1964) is a New Zealand writer and editor.
Biography
Born in Dunedin, Boock is a member of a sporting family. She is the sister of four brothers,
, ''Sasscat to Win''
* 1995:
Maurice Gee
Maurice Gough Gee (born 22 August 1931) is a New Zealand novelist. He is one of New Zealand's most distinguished and prolific authors, having written over thirty novels for adults and children, and has won numerous awards both in New Zealand an ...
, ''The Fat Man''
* 1996:
Janice Marriott
Janice Marriott is a writer, editor, audio producer, screenwriter, creative writing tutor and mentor, manuscript assessor, poet and gardener. Several of her books have been shortlisted for or won awards and she has also been the recipient of a n ...
, ''Crossroads''
* 1997:
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 Italia ...
, ''Sanctuary''
* 1998: David Hill, ''Fat, four-eyed and useless''
* 2001:
Margaret Mahy
Margaret Mahy (21 March 1936 – 23 July 2012) was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growi ...
, ''24 Hours''
* 2002:
Alison Robertson
Alison Robertson (born 19 March 1958) is a New Zealand writer and journalist. Her manuscript ''Knocked for Six'' won the Tom Fitzgibbon Award in 2000 and was published the following year.
Life
Robertson was born and grew up in Napier. She mov ...
Ken Catran
Ken Catran (born 16 May 1944) is a children's novelist and television screenwriter from New Zealand.
Career
Catran is the author of many teen novels, including ''Taken at the Flood'', ''Voyage with Jason'', ''Doomfire on Venus'', ''Space Wolf'', ...
, ''Jacko Moran, sniper''
* 2005:
Bernard Beckett
Bernard Beckett (born 13 October 1967) is a New Zealand writer of fiction for young adults. His work includes novels and plays. Beckett has taught Drama, Mathematics and English at several high schools in the Wellington Region, and is currently t ...
, ''Malcolm and Juliet''
* 2006:
Elizabeth Knox
Elizabeth Fiona Knox (born 15 February 1959) is a New Zealand writer. She has authored several novels for both adults and teenagers, autobiographical novellas, and a collection of essays. One of her best-known works is ''The Vintner's Luck'' ( ...
, ''Dreamhunter''
* 2007:
Bernard Beckett
Bernard Beckett (born 13 October 1967) is a New Zealand writer of fiction for young adults. His work includes novels and plays. Beckett has taught Drama, Mathematics and English at several high schools in the Wellington Region, and is currently t ...
Fleur Beale
Fleur Una Maude Beale (née Corney, born 22 February 1945) is a New Zealand teenage fiction writer, best known for her novel ''I Am Not Esther'', which has been published worldwide.Barbara Else, ''The travelling restaurant''
* 2013:
Rachael King
Rachael King (born 1970) is an author from New Zealand.
Background
King was born in 1970, in Hamilton, New Zealand. In 2001 she received a Master of Arts in creative writing from Victoria University of Wellington.
King is a bass guitarist an ...
, ''Red Rocks''
* 2014: Joy Cowley, ''Dunger''
* 2015:
Leonie Agnew
Leonie Agnew is a children's writer and teacher. Several of her books have been shortlisted for or won awards, including the Tom Fitzgibbon Award in 2010, the Junior Fiction Section, the Children's Choice Junior Fiction section and the Best First ...
, ''Conrad Cooper's last stand''
* 2016:
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 Italia ...
, ''From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle''
* 2017:
Tania Roxborogh
Tania Kelly Roxborogh (born 1 September 1965) is a New Zealand author who currently lives in Lincoln, Canterbury. She is the author of over 30 books, including ''Third Degree'', ''Twenty Minute Shakespeare'', and ''Fat Like Me'' and ''The Banquo ...
, ''My New Zealand Story: Bastion Point''
* 2018:
Bren MacDibble
Bren MacDibble (née McGregor; born 1966) is a New Zealand-born writer of children's and young adult books based in Australia. Bren also writes under the name Cally Black. She uses the alias to distinguish between books written for younger child ...
, ''How to Bee''
* 2019: Bren MacDibble, ''The Dog Runner''
* 2020: Weng Wai Chan, ''Lizard's Tale''{{Cite web, title=Winners {{! New Zealand Book Awards Trust, url=https://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/2020-awards/winners/, access-date=2020-09-26, website=nzbookawards.nz
See also
*
List of New Zealand literary awards
Current and historic literary awards in New Zealand include:
See also
* New Zealand literature
References
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