WHERE: Te Marae, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington TIME: 6.15pm for a 6.30pm ceremony start, followed by drinks and refreshments, 8.15pm to 9.30pm. TICKETS: $45.00. Book and pay online at https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2018/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-young-adults/wellington For any enquiries regarding ticket sales, please email childrensawards@nzbookawards.org.nz

On Wednesday 8 August, Wellington will host a selection of the finalists of the 2018 New Zealand Awards for Children & Young Adults, ahead of the awards ceremony in the Capital that evening. These school events are presented by the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, in association with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and Wellington City Libraries. ALL SCHOOL EVENTS ARE FREE BUT BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL. PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL STUDENTS - STILL SOME PLACES AVAILABLE, BUT BOOK SOON! These sessions take place in the MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA, 55 Cable Street, Wellington on Wednesday 8 August. The authors appearing are: Stacy Gregg - The Thunderbolt Pony Alison Ballance - New Zealand’s Great White Sharks Philippa Werry - The New Zealand Wars Fleur Beale - Lyla: Through My Eyes – Natural Disaster Zones Joanna Grochowicz - Into the White Bronwen Wall - Explore! Aotearoa Kiwa Hammond - Te Tamaiti me te Aihe Malcolm Clarke - Tu Meke Tūī! Craig Philips - Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts Session 1 When: 9.30am Duration: 40 minutes Stacy Gregg, Alison Ballance, and Philippa Werry will talk about creating their books and will then take questions from students. Session 2 When: 10.30am Duration: 40 minutes Fleur Beale, Joanna Grochowicz, and Bronwen Wall will talk about creating their books and will then take questions from students. Session 3 When: 11.30am Duration: 40 minutes Kiwa Hammond, Malcolm Clarke, and Craig Philips will talk about creating their books and will then take questions from students. * * * SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS - STILL SOME PLACES AVAILABLE, BUT BOOK SOON! These sessions take place in the MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND TE PAPA TONGAREWA, 55 Cable Street, Wellington on Wednesday 8 August. The authors appearing are: Eileen Merriman - Pieces of You and Catch Me When You Fall Mary-anne Scott - Sticking with Pigs Gareth Ward - The Traitor and the Thief Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith - My New Zealand Story: Dawn Raid Session 1 When: 12:45pm Duration: 45 minutes Eileen Merriman and Mary-anne Scott will talk about their writing careers and will then take questions from students. Session 2 When: 1:45pm Duration: 45 minutes Gareth Ward and Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith will talk about their writing careers and will then take questions from students. We recommend bringing students for both sessions, however you do have the option of coming to only one. *** PRESS CONFERENCE - STILL SOME PLACES AVAILABLE, BUT BOOK SOON! This event will be held at the WELLINGTON CENTRAL LIBRARY, 65 Victoria St, Wednesday 8 August ONE SESSION ONLY 12:30 – 1:30 LIMITED TO 250 STUDENTS In this session, the media join a press corps of school students and ask questions of a panel of finalists. Finalists in the panel will include: Heather Haylock - Granny McFlitter the Champion Knitter Lael Chisholm - Granny McFlitter the Champion Knitter Jenny Bornholdt - The Longest Breakfast Joanna Grochowicz - Into the White Cally Black - In the Dark Spaces Bren MacDibble - How to Bee *** ILLUSTRATOR TRAIL - STILL SOME PLACES AVAILABLE, BUT BOOK SOON! This event will be held at the WELLINGTON CENTRAL LIBRARY, 65 Victoria St, Wednesday 8 August. ONE SESSION ONLY 11:30 – 12:30 LIMITED TO 100 STUDENTS In this session, students discover an illustration trail around the Wellington Central Library with illustrators including: Jenny Cooper - Bobby, the Littlest War Hero Ruth Paul - I am Jellyfish Xoë Hall - Hineahuone Marco Ivančić - Abel Tasman: Mapping the Southern Lands Katharine White - The Gift Horse *** The 2018 Author Event Programme is being organised for the New Zealand Book Awards Trust by the expert team at Pirate & Queen. FOR BOOKINGS please contact Emma at emma@pirateandqueen.co.nz