Past Winners

New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

MARGARET MAHY BOOK OF THE YEAR
Mophead by Selina Tusitala Marsh (Auckland University Press, 2019)
PICTURE BOOK AWARD
Abigail and the Birth of the Sun by Matthew Cunningham, illustrated by Sarah Wilkins (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2019)
WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION ESTHER GLEN AWARD FOR JUNIOR FICTION
Lizard's Tale by Weng Wai Chan (Text Publishing, 2019)
YOUNG ADULT FICTION AWARD
Aspiring by Damien Wilkins (Massey University Press (Annual Ink), 2020)
ELSIE LOCKE AWARD FOR NON-FICTION
Mophead by Selina Tusitala Marsh (Auckland University Press, 2019)
RUSSELL CLARK AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATION
The Adventures of Tupaia illustrated by Mat Tait (Allen & Unwin with Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, 2019)
WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION TE KURA POUNAMU AWARD FOR TE REO MĀORI
Tio Tiamu by Kurahau, illustrated by Laya Mutton-Rogers (Huia Publishers, 2019)
BEST FIRST BOOK
#Tumeke! by Michael Petherick (Massey University Press (Annual Ink), 2019)