Past Winners

New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

MARGARET MAHY BOOK OF THE YEAR
The Bomb by Sacha Cotter, illustrated by Josh Morgan (Huia Publishers, 2018)
PICTURE BOOK AWARD
The Bomb by Sacha Cotter, illustrated by Josh Morgan (Huia Publishers, 2018)
WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION ESTHER GLEN AWARD FOR JUNIOR FICTION
The Dog Runner by Bren MacDibble (Allen & Unwin, 2019)
YOUNG ADULT FICTION AWARD
Legacy by Whiti Hereaka (Huia Publishers, 2018)
ELSIE LOCKE AWARD FOR NON-FICTION
Art-tastic by Sarah Pepperle (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, 2018)
RUSSELL CLARK AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATION
Puffin the Architect illustrated and written by Kimberly Andrews (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2018)
WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION TE KURA POUNAMU AWARD FOR TE REO MĀORI
Te Haka a Tānerore by Reina Kahukiwa, translated by Kiwa Hammond, illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa (Mauri Tū, 2019)
BEST FIRST BOOK
Art-tastic by Sarah Pepperle (Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, 2018)