Margaret Mahy Award facts for kids
The Margaret Mahy Award, also known as the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and Lecture Award, is a special prize given in New Zealand. It celebrates people who have done amazing things for children's books, publishing, or helping kids learn to read.
This award has been given out every year since 1991. It's presented by the Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand. The award is named after its very first winner, Margaret Mahy, who was a famous New Zealand author.
The Storylines Trust calls the Saturday closest to International Children's Book Day "Margaret Mahy Day" (unless it's during Easter). On this day, they give out the Margaret Mahy Award and other prizes. The person who wins the Margaret Mahy Award also gives a speech, called the "Margaret Mahy Lecture." This speech is later printed in the trust's yearly book, The Inside Story.
Award Winners
Here are the people who have received the Margaret Mahy Award:
| Year | Name | Lecture publication title |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Margaret Mahy | Surprising Moments |
| 1992 | Dorothy Butler | Telling Tales |
| 1993 | Joy Cowley | Influences |
| 1994 | Betty Gilderdale | Some Cautionary Tales |
| 1995 | Elsie Locke | For Children You Must Do it Better |
| 1996 | Tessa Duder | Learning to Swim in the Deep |
| 1997 | Ann Mallinson | From a Trickle to a River |
| 1998 | William Taylor | A Strange Way for an Adult Male to be Making a Living! |
| 1999 | Lynley Dodd | Writing the Pictures and Painting the Words |
| 2000 | Gavin Bishop | Kia Ora Professor Cole |
| 2001 | Sherryl Jordan | Journeys of the Heart |
| 2002 | Maurice Gee | Creeks and Kitchens |
| 2003 | Jack Lasenby | Changes and Origins |
| 2004 | Pamela Allen | My Picture Books |
| 2005 | David Hill | By the Book |
| 2006 | Robyn Belton | Gathering Images: The Stories Behind the Pictures |
| 2007 | Ken Catran | Teen Literature: Demons Old and New |
| 2008 | Wayne Mills | Reading Aloud is Allowed |
| 2009 | Andrew Crowe | Creative Non-Fiction |
| 2010 | Barbara Larson | Grazing the Longacre |
| 2011 | Kate De Goldi | Legends of the Swamp |
| 2012 | Fleur Beale | Where Do Ideas Come From? |
| 2013 | Bill Nagelkerke | The Sorcerer's Apprentice |
| 2014 | David Elliot | When the Bowsprit Get Mixed with the Rudder |
| 2015 | Jill Eggleton | Everyone Has A Story |
| 2016 | Barbara Else | Making it up as I go along, or Finding the Cornerstones of Creativity |
| 2017 | Des Hunt | Stories Out Loud |
| 2018 | Janice Marriott | |
| 2019 | Mandy Hager | |
| 2020 | Maria Gill | |
| 2021 | Julia Marshall | |
| 2022 | Diana Noonan | |
| 2023 | James Northcliffe |
