The Margaret Mahy Award, officially the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and Lecture Award, is a

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presented to a person who has made a significant contribution to children's literature, publishing or literacy. Presented annually since 1991 by th
Storylines Childrens Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand
the award is named in honour of its first recipient,

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 Saturday closest to

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) is called "Margaret Mahy Day" by the trust, during which they present the Margaret Mahy Award, as well as other awards. The recipient delivers a lecture during the ceremony, known as the "Margaret Mahy Lecture", which is subsequently published in the trust's yearbook, ''The Inside Story''.

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Margaret Mahy Medal Award
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