Children's Book Awards
LIANZA is the professional body for New Zealand library, information and knowledge professionals. LIANZA offers professional leadership, publications on important issues and contributes to and participates in the development of the profession.
These awards, funded by LIANZA, are an opportunity for the library profession to encourage the quality work of New Zealand children's authors who help individuals, and thereby communities, to flourish and grow.
Prestigious Children’s Book Awards Finalists 2010 Announced by LIANZA
A spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey (breath….), a beetle, a crooked man, a mouse and a charity shop worker have all endeared the LIANZA Children’s Book Award Judges this year and have been selected as finalists in this years LIANZA Russell Clark Children’s Book Awards!
Belynda Smith, Panel Convenor and the Children’s & Young Adult Services Librarian at Takapuna Library says that “we have a wonderful line-up of finalists for this year’s LIANZA Children’s Book Awards and are particularly delighted with the finalists for the inaugural LIANZA Young Adult Award. The Young Adult finalists are all books with strong storylines and the ability to transport the reader to different places and ways of life. While a few of the authors of this years finalists have been nominated or won LIANZA awards previously, the majority are finalists for the first time. It’s exciting to see all this talent emerging from New Zealand authors and illustrators”.
The finalist line up includes The Bone Tiki by David Hair winner of the NZ Post Best First Book 2010 and The Crossing Blood of the Lamb: Book One by Mandy Hager previous winner of the LIANZA Esther Glen Award for Smashed in 2008. But all the finalists are serious contenders and the judges are currently rereading all the finalist books and are looking forward to lengthy discussion when they meet again, to determine the winners.
Alice Heather Panel Convenor for the te reo Maori category says that "This years entries for Te Kura Pounamu were again really difficult to judge because for the wide range of genres and the quality of books that were entered. The short list includes a graphic novel, picture book, non fiction and a novel."
Prerequisite to selection as a LIANZA Judge is being a Librarian, along with passion to promote children’s experiences in the literary world; the Judges firmly believe reading and good books are the code to unlocking any child’s hidden potential. The Awards including New Zealand's longest-running book award, the LIANZA Esther Glen Award, are for excellence in literature, illustration, non-fiction and te reo Maori.
The Judges for the LIANZA Esther Glen, LIANZA Young Adult, LIANZA Elsie Locke, and LIANZA Russell Clark Award are: Belynda Smith (Panel Convenor), Takapuna Library Auckland; Adrienne Hannan, CYA Specialist Wellington City Libraries; and Susan Dodd, Pre School Outreach for the Programs, Learning and Events team of the Christchurch Public Libraries.
The Te Kura Pounamu Award judges are: Alice Heather (Panel Convener); National Library Auckland, Margaret Ngaropo, Library Assistant Maori Services Manurewa Library and Haromi Williams, a commissioner on the Library and Information Advisory Commission and CE of the Tuhoe Education Authority.
The finalists for 2010 have been announced!
LIANZA Esther Glen Award (Fiction)
Friends: Snake and Lizard
by Joy Cowley, Illustrated by Gavin Bishop
Gecko Press
The Loblolly Boy
by James Norcliffe
Longacre Press
Top Secret: Pass it on
by Jaqualine Chapman
Longacre Press
Glory
by Fifi Colston
Scholastic
The Billionaires Curse
by Richard Newsome
Text Publishing
LIANZA Young Adult (Fiction)
The Bone Tiki
by David Hair
HarperCollins Publishers (NZ) Ltd
Banquo's Son
by Tania Roxborogh
Penguin Group NZ
The Crossing
by Mandy Hager
Random House New Zealand
About Griffen's Heart
by Tina Shaw
Longacre Press
Brainjack
by Brain Falkner
Walker Books
LIANZA Russell Clarke Award (Illustration)
Rhinehold The Mouse
by Di Batchelor
Di Batchelor/Fraser Books
There Was A Crooked Man
by Gavin Bishop
Gecko Press
Old Hu-Hu
by Kyle Mewburn, illustrated by Rachel Driscoll
Scholastic
The Wonky Donkey
by Craig Smith, illustrated by Katz Cowley
Scholastic
Tiny Miss Dott and her Dotty Umbrella
by Michelle Osment, illustrated by Sarah Nelisiwe
Anderson
Scholastic
LIANZA Elsie Locke (non-fiction)
Nic's New Zealand Nature: Invader
by Nic Vallance and Rod Morris
New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd
Dear Alison
by Simon Pollard
Penguin Group NZ
Ben and Mark: Boys of the High Country
by Christine Fernyhough and John Bougen
Random House New Zealand
E3 Call Home
by Janet Hunt
Random House New Zealand
Get Growing: A NZ Step-by-Step Guide
by Helen Cook
Random House New Zealand
LIANZA Te Kura Pounamu (te reo Maori)
Puao Series: Te Kahikatea, Te Miro, Te Tutu, Te Horopito
by Keri PewHairangi
Huia Publishers
Old Hu-Hu
by Kyle Mewburn, illustrated by Rachel Driscoll
Scholastic
Te Wahi me te Taiao Series: Hauraki,Waipa, Kawhia Moana, Takaparawhau
by Huia Publishers
Hewa
by Darren Jospeh
Pearson (NZ) Ltd
Hautipau Rererangi
by Andrew Burdan/Huia Publishers
Huia publishers
The Submission Process
Submissions for the 2010 LIANZA Children's Book Awards are now open.
Please note the introduction of the new LIANZA Young Adult Fiction Award recognising a distinguished contribution to literature for children and young adults, by an author who is a citizen of New Zealand.
Details of the submission process for each award category have been outlined in the following documents.
Key Dates
Friday 5 February 2010 - Submission details available
Friday 12 March 2010 - Submission Deadline
Tuesday 1 June 2010 - Finalists announced
Monday 16 August 2009 - Awards Ceremony
Monday 16 August - Sunday 22 August - 2010 LIANZA Library Week Celebrations
Contact
Publishers are encouraged to contact the Awards Coordinator Wendy Walker with any queries or clarification regarding the submission process.
Wendy Walker
wendy@lianza.org.nz
P 04 473 5834
M 021 890 991
