Past Winners

New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults

MARGARET MAHY BOOK OF THE YEAR
Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku illustrated and written by Mat Tait (Allen & Unwin, 2022)
PICTURE BOOK AWARD
Duck Goes Meow by Juliette MacIver, illustrated by Carla Martell (Scholastic New Zealand, 2023)
WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION ESTHER GLEN AWARD FOR JUNIOR FICTION
Below by David Hill (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2022)
YOUNG ADULT FICTION AWARD
Iris and Me by Philippa Werry (Cuba Press (Ahoy), 2023)
ELSIE LOCKE AWARD FOR NON-FICTION
Te Wehenga: The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku illustrated and written by Mat Tait (Allen & Unwin, 2022)
RUSSELL CLARK AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATION
A Portrait of Leonardo illustrated and written by Donovan Bixley (Upstart Press, 2022)
WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION TE KURA POUNAMU AWARD FOR TE REO MĀORI
Kua Whetūrangitia a Koro by Brianne Te Paa, illustrated by Story Hemi-Morehouse (Huia Publishers, 2022)
NZSA BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD
The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell, illustrated by Rose Northey (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2022)