The LIANZA Young People's Non-Fiction Award was established in 1986 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 renamed the
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 p ...
in 2002, and that award became the Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award in 2016.
History
The LIANZA Young People's Non-Fiction Award was an initiative of the
Library and information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa
The New Zealand Library Association Inc., operating as LIANZA (Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa), is the professional organisation for library and information workers in New Zealand, and also promotes library and info ...
(LIANZA). The LIANZA Children and Young Adult Book Awards began in 1945 with the
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.
History
The prize was called into being in memory of New Zealand writer Alic ...
. 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 librarians.
The non-fiction award, established in 1986, was known as the LIANZA Young People’s Non-Fiction Award. Its aim was to encourage the writing and production of high-quality non-fiction books for young New Zealand readers.
In 2002, it was renamed the LIANZA Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award to commemorate the life and work of
Elsie Locke
Elsie Violet Locke (née Farrelly; 17 August 1912 – 8 April 2001) was a New Zealand communist writer, historian, and leading activist in the feminism and peace movements. Also available to subscribers at Oxford Reference Online'. Probably bes ...
(1912-2001), whose own fiction and non-fiction for children often focused on New Zealand history. Elsie Locke was a writer, historian, peace activist and campaigner for women’s rights, social justice, nuclear disarmament and the environment. She won a number of awards for her writing including the
Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book and the
Margaret Mahy Medal. Her historical children’s novels included ''The Runaway Settlers'' (1965), ''The End of the Harbour'' (1969) and ''A Canoe in the Mist'' (1984), and her non-fiction for young people included ''Two Peoples, One Land: A History of Aotearoa'' (1988).
In 2016, the LIANZA Awards were merged with the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
The Award is now called the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction.
List of recipients
See also
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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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Literary awards
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External links
LIANZA Young People’s Non-Fiction Awardunder LIANZA Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award on Christchurch City Libraries website
References
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New Zealand non-fiction literary awards
New Zealand children's literary awards