The Esther Glen Award, or LIANZA Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award, is the longest running and the most renowned literary prize for New Zealand children's literature.[1]
History edit
The prize was called into being in memory of New Zealand writer Alice Esther Glen (1881–1940) who was the first notable author of children's books there. It has been awarded yearly (with some exceptions) since 1945 by the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) to a New Zealand author "for the most distinguished contribution to New Zealand literature for junior fiction".[2][3]
Laureates edit
- 1945: Stella Morice, The Book of Wiremu
- 1947: A. W. Reed, Myths and Legends of Maoriland
- 1950: Joan Smith, The Adventures of Nimble, Rumble and Tumble
- 1959: Maurice Duggan, Falter Tom and the Water Boy
- 1964: Lesley C. Powell, Turi, The Story of a Little Boy
- 1970: Margaret Mahy, A Lion in the Meadow
- 1973: Margaret Mahy, The First Margaret Mahy Story Book
- 1975: Eve Sutton and Lynley Dodd, My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes
- 1978: Ronda Armitage, The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch
- 1979: Joan de Hamel, Take the Long Path
- 1982: Katherine O’Brien, The Year of the Yelvertons
- 1983: Margaret Mahy, The Haunting
- 1984: Caroline Macdonald, Elephant Rock
- 1985: Margaret Mahy, The Changeover
- 1986: Maurice Gee, Motherstone
- 1988: Tessa Duder, Alex
- 1989: Jack Lasenby, The Mangrove Summer
- 1990: Tessa Duder, Alex in Winter
- 1991: William Taylor, Agnes the Sheep
- 1992: Tessa Duder, Alessandra: Alex in Rome
- 1993: Margaret Mahy, Underrunners
- 1994: Paula Boock, Sasscat to Win
- 1995: Maurice Gee, The Fat Man
- 1996: Janice Marriott, Crossroads
- 1997: Kate De Goldi, Sanctuary
- 1998: David Hill, Fat, four-eyed and useless
- 2001: Margaret Mahy, 24 Hours
- 2002: Alison Robertson, Knocked For Six
- 2003: David Hill, Right where it hurts
- 2004: Ken Catran, Jacko Moran, sniper
- 2005: Bernard Beckett, Malcolm and Juliet
- 2006: Elizabeth Knox, Dreamhunter
- 2007: Bernard Beckett, Genesis: A Novel
- 2008: Mandy Hager, Smashed
- 2009: Fleur Beale, Juno of Taris
- 2010: Richard Newsome, The Billionaire’s Curse
- 2011: Diana Menefy, Shadow of the Boyd
- 2012: Barbara Else, The travelling restaurant
- 2013: Rachael King, Red Rocks
- 2014: Joy Cowley, Dunger
- 2015: Leonie Agnew, Conrad Cooper's last stand
- 2016: Kate De Goldi, From the Cutting Room of Barney Kettle[4]
- 2017: Tania Roxborogh, My New Zealand Story: Bastion Point[5]
- 2018: Bren MacDibble, How to Bee[6]
- 2019: Bren MacDibble, The Dog Runner[7]
- 2020: Weng Wai Chan, Lizard's Tale[8]
- 2021: Tania Roxborogh, Charile Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea[9]
- 2022: Leonie Agnew, The Memory Thief[10]
- 2023: David Hill, Below[11]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "New Zealand Literature." Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. London: Continuum, 2005. Credo Reference. Web. 1 April 2012.
- ^ Esther Glen Award. In: christchurchcitylibraries.com. Accessed on 31 March 2012.
- ^ LIANZA Esther Glen Award Archived 9 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. In: Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA). Accessed on 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Past Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Winners | New Zealand Book Awards Trust". nzbookawards.nz. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Past Winners". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "2022 Awards Winners". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "2023 Awards Winners". New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
External links edit
- LIANZA Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Esther Glen Award – with a list of prize winners
- The Esther Glen Award at NZHistory