Past Winners
Waipara, Manawa-Ote-Rangi
- 1999
- New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards BEST FIRST BOOK Footsteps of the Gods by Manawa-Ote-Rangi Waipara (Reed, 1998)
Wairama, Moira
- 2024
- New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION TE KURA POUNAMU AWARD FOR TE REO MĀORI Nani Jo me ngā Mokopuna Porohīanga by Moira Wairama (Baggage Books, 2023)
Wardell, Susan
- 2023
- New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults NZSA BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2022)
Watson, Joy
- 2002
- New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards CHILDREN’S CHOICE Grandpa’s Shorts by Joy Watson (Scholastic, 2001)
See Joy Watson's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Webb, Philip
- 2009
- New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards PICTURE BOOK HONOUR AWARD Piggity-Wiggity Jiggity Jig by Philip Webb (Scholastic, 2008)
See Philip Webb's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Wenlock, Ned
- 2024
- New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults NZSA BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD Tsunami by Ned Wenlock (Earth’s End Publishing, 2023)
Werry, Philippa
- 2023
- New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults YOUNG ADULT FICTION AWARD Iris and Me by Philippa Werry (Cuba Press (Ahoy), 2023)
West, Ella
- 2015
- New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults CHILDREN’S CHOICE YOUNG ADULT FICTION Night Vision by Ella West (Allen & Unwin, 2014)
See Ella West's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Westaway, Jane
- 1997
- New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards BEST FIRST BOOK Reliable Friendly Girls: Stories by Jane Westaway (Longacre Press, 1996)
See Jane Westaway's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Wilkins , Damien
- 2020
- New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults YOUNG ADULT FICTION AWARD Aspiring by Damien Wilkins (Massey University Press (Annual Ink), 2020)
Wilkins , Sarah
- 2020
- New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults PICTURE BOOK AWARD Abigail and the Birth of the Sun by Sarah Wilkins (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2019)
Wilson, Sonya
- 2022
- New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults NZSA BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD Spark Hunter by Sonya Wilson (The Cuba Press, 2021)
Wright, Denis
- 2009
- New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards BEST FIRST BOOK Violence 101 by Denis Wright (Puffin Books, 2008)