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)
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.
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)