The Margaret Mahy Award, officially the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and Lecture Award, is a New Zealand literary prize presented to a person who has made a significant contribution to children's literature, publishing or literacy.[1][2][3] Presented annually since 1991 by the Storylines Childrens Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand, the award is named in honour of its first recipient, Margaret Mahy.[1][2]

The Saturday closest to International Children's Book Day (unless this is during Easter) is called "Margaret Mahy Day" by the trust, during which they present the Margaret Mahy Award, as well as other awards.[4] 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.[1][2][5]

Recipients

YearNameLecture publication title
1991Margaret MahySurprising Moments
1992Dorothy ButlerTelling Tales
1993Joy CowleyInfluences
1994Betty GilderdaleSome Cautionary Tales
1995Elsie LockeFor Children You Must Do it Better
1996Tessa DuderLearning to Swim in the Deep
1997Ann MallinsonFrom a Trickle to a River
1998William TaylorA Strange Way for an Adult Male to be Making a Living!
1999Lynley DoddWriting the Pictures and Painting the Words
2000Gavin BishopKia Ora Professor Cole
2001Sherryl JordanJourneys of the Heart
2002Maurice GeeCreeks and Kitchens
2003Jack LasenbyChanges and Origins
2004Pamela AllenMy Picture Books
2005David HillBy the Book
2006Robyn BeltonGathering Images: The Stories Behind the Pictures
2007Ken CatranTeen Literature: Demons Old and New
2008Wayne MillsReading Aloud is Allowed
2009Andrew CroweCreative Non-Fiction
2010Barbara LarsonGrazing the Longacre
2011Kate De GoldiLegends of the Swamp
2012Fleur BealeWhere Do Ideas Come From?
2013Bill NagelkerkeThe Sorcerer's Apprentice
2014David ElliotWhen the Bowsprit Get Mixed with the Rudder
2015Jill EggletonEveryone Has A Story
2016Barbara ElseMaking it up as I go along, or Finding the Cornerstones of Creativity
2017Des HuntStories Out Loud
2018Janice Marriott
2019Mandy Hager
2020Maria Gill[6]
2021Julia Marshall[7]
2022 Diana Noonan [8]
2023 James Northcliffe [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Margaret Mahy Medal Award". Christchurch, New Zealand: Christchurch City Libraries. 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Margaret Mahy Award". Storylines.org.nz. Auckland, New Zealand: Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand. 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  3. "Margaret Mahy: A great of children's literature". Stuff.co.nz. Auckland, New Zealand: Fairfax New Zealand. 24 July 2012.
  4. "Margaret Mahy Day". Storylines.org.nz. Auckland, New Zealand: Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand. 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  5. "The Inside Story". Storylines.org.nz. Auckland, New Zealand: Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  6. "Gill Wins 2020 Margaret Mahy Medal | Books+Publishing". www.booksandpublishing.com.au. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal for 2021 awarded to publisher Julia Marshall https://authors.org.nz/storylines-margaret-mahy-medal-for-2021-awarded-to-publisher-julia-marshall/ Retrieved 23 Feb 2021
  8. "Diana Noonan wins Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal 2022 | New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa". Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  9. "Norcliffe announced as 2023 Margaret Mahy Medal winner". Books+Publishing. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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