Tom Fitzgibbon Award facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Reward | NZ$1,500 |
| First awarded | 1996 |
The Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award is a special prize in New Zealand. It's for writers who create books for kids. This award helps new writers. They must write a brand new story for children aged 7 to 13. It's given out every year if someone's story is good enough. The winner also gets to work with Scholastic, a big book publisher in New Zealand.
What is the Award About?
The Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award is a top prize for books in New Zealand. It's for writers who haven't published a book before. They need to write a story for kids aged 7 to 13. Winners get money and a chance to publish their book. Scholastic NZ helps them get their story into print.
Who Can Enter?
To enter, you can't have published a fiction book before. This means no stories in print or online. However, if you've self-published a very small number of copies, or had short pieces in magazines, you might still be able to enter.
Past Winners
This table shows the talented writers who have won the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award since it began.
| Year | Author | Title |
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| 1996 | Iona McNaughton | Summer of Shadows |
| 1997 | Heather Cato | Dark Horses |
| 1998 | Vince Ford | 2MUCH4U |
| 1999 | Shirley Corlett | The Stolen |
| 2000 | Alison Robertson | Knocked for Six |
| 2001 | no award | |
| 2002 | Janet Pates | Mystery at Tui Bay |
| 2003 | Jillian Sullivan | Shreve's Promise |
| 2004 | Brigid Feehan | Stella Star |
| 2005 | Heather McQuillan | Mind Over Matter |
| 2006 | Vicki Simpson | Yo, Shark Bait! |
| 2007 | Kris Stanhope (published as Michael Fartarsky) | Why I Hate School |
| 2008 | Elizabeth Hegarty | Salt River |
| 2009 | Anna Gowan | Hollie Chips |
| 2010 | Leonie Agnew | Super Finn |
| 2011 | Kathy Taylor | Iris's Ukulele |
| 2012 | no award | |
| 2013 | Juliet Jacka | The Night of the Perigee Moon |
| 2014 | Suzanne Main | How I Alienated My Grandma |
| 2015 | Tom E. Moffatt | Barking Mad |
| 2016 | Anne Kayes | Tui Street Tales |
| 2017 | Christine Walker | The Short But Brilliant Career of Lucas Weed |
| 2018 | James T. Guthrie | Bullseye Bella |
| 2019 | no award | |
| 2020 | Belinda O'Keefe | A Recipe for Disaster published as Partners in Slime |
| 2021 | Carol Garden | Kidnap at Mystery Island |
| 2022 | Feana Tu’akoi | A Perfect Failure, published as Lopini the Legend |
| 2023 | Claire Aramakutu | Koro's Star |
