Awards ceremony and announcement of winners of 2021 NZCYA Book Awards
WHERE: Te Ahumairangi Foyer, National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, 70 Molesworth Street, Wellington
TIME: 6.15pm for a 6.30pm ceremony start, followed by drinks and refreshments, 8.15pm to 9.30pm.
TICKETS: $47.50
Book and pay online at https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2021/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-young-adults/wellington
For any enquiries regarding ticket sales, please email childrensawards@nzbookawards.org.nz
Gecko Press and Unity Books lunchtime event to celebrate NZCYA awards
On Wednesday 11 August, Wellington will host ‘Books Alive’ events, featuring a selection of the finalists of the 2021 New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults, ahead of the awards ceremony that evening.
These school events are presented by the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, in association with the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa and Wellington City Libraries.
All sessions will be held at the National Library’s Tiakiwai Conference Centre, 70 Molesworth Street, Wellington.
Places are still available in some sessions. Please email booksalive@nzbookawards.org.nz for more information.
TAIWHANGA KAUHAU AUDITORIUM (Limited number of places available in these sessions)
9.45–10.35am: Picture Book panel – Laura Shallcrass, Kate Parker, Chris Gurney, Lael Chisholm, Philippa Werry and Kieran Rynhart
10.45–11.35am: Fiction panel – Tania Roxborogh, Des Hunt & NK Ashworth
12.30–1.20pm: Non-Fiction panel – Alexandra Tylee, Giselle Clarkson, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Maria Gill, Marco Ivančić, Sandra Morris and Tom E Moffatt
1.30–2.20pm: Illustration panel – Malene Laugesen, Kimberly Andrews, Laya Mutton-Rogers, Paul Beavis and Laura Shallcrass
THORNDON/PIPITEA SEMINAR ROOMS (All sessions fully booked)
9.45–10.10am: Talk – Behind the Book with Des Hunt (Red Edge)
10.15–10.40am: Workshop – Become an Expert Joke-Teller! with Tom E Moffatt (You're Joking: Become an Expert Joke-Teller)
10.45–11.10am: Talk –Researching and writing non-fiction with Sandra Morris (North & South) and Maria Gill (New Zealand Disasters)
11.15am-11.40am: Talk –The art of Pīpī Kiwi with Helen Taylor (Pīpī Kiwi)
1.00–1.25pm: Workshop – Illustration/Collage/Colour with Malene Laugesen (Moon & Sun)
1.30–1.55pm: Reading of Aroha Te Whai Ora in te reo Māori
TE AHUMAIRANGI FOYER
10.30–11.00am: Live drawing with Marco Ivančić
11.30am–12.00pm: Live drawing with Paul Beavis
TE WEHENGA/ MALAGA PASIFIKA PROGRAMME ROOMS (All sessions fully booked)
9.45–10.35am: Reading/presentation/Q&A with NK Ashworth (Draw Me a Hero)
10.45am–11.35am: Workshop – Talk and draw with Alexandra Tylee and Giselle Clarkson (Egg & Spoon)
12.30–12.55pm: Q&A session – The creation and translation of Aroha Te Whai Ora with Rebekah Lipp, Craig Phillips, Karena Kelly
1.00–1.25pm: Workshop – Storyboarding and Comic Panelling with Jonathan King (The Inkberg Enigma)
1.30–2.20 pm: Workshop – Creative writing with TK Roxborogh (Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea)
HE MATAPIHI AUDITORIUM/HE MATAPIHI MOLESWORTH LIBRARY (Places available in morning sessions only)
10.45am–11.10am: Storytime + Talk – Amy Haarhoff (The Midnight Adventures of Ruru and Kiwi)
11.15am–11.40am: Storytime + Talk – Kimberly Andrews (Hound the Detective)
12.30–12.55am: Storytime + Talk – Philippa Werry & Kieran Rynhart (This is Where I Stand)
1.00–1.25pm: Storytime + Talk – Chris Gurney & Lael Chisholm (The Hug Blanket)
