Past Winners
Beale, Fleur
- 2011
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Young Adult Fiction Fierce September by Fleur Beale (Random House, 2010)
See Fleur Beale's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Beames, Margaret
- 2001
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Children’s Choice Oliver in the Garden by Margaret Beames (Scholastic, 2000)
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Picture Book Oliver in the Garden by Margaret Beames (Scholastic, 2000)
See Margaret Beames's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Beck, Jennifer
- 1997
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Book of the Year The Bantam and the Soldier by Jennifer Beck (Scholastic, 1996)
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Picture Book The Bantam and the Soldier by Jennifer Beck (Scholastic, 1996)
- 2006
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Children’s Choice Nobody’s Dog by Jennifer Beck (Scholastic, 2005)
See Jennifer Beck's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Beckett, Bernard
- 2005
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Young Adult Fiction Malcolm and Juliet by Bernard Beckett (Longacre Press, 2004)
- 2007
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Young Adult Fiction Genesis by Bernard Beckett (Longacre Press, 2006)
See Bernard Beckett's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Belton, Robyn
- 1997
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Book of the Year The Bantam and the Soldier by Robyn Belton (Scholastic, 1996)
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Picture Book The Bantam and the Soldier by Robyn Belton (Scholastic, 1996)
See Robyn Belton's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Bishop, Gavin
- 2000
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Book of the Year The House that Jack Built by Gavin Bishop (Scholastic, 1999)
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Picture Book The House that Jack Built by Gavin Bishop (Scholastic, 1999)
- 2003
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Book of the Year Weaving Earth and Sky: Myths and Legends of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop (Random House, 2002)
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Non-Fiction Weaving Earth and Sky: Myths and Legends of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop (Random House, 2002)
- 2008
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Book of the Year Snake and Lizard by Gavin Bishop (Gecko Press, 2007)
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Junior Fiction Snake and Lizard by Gavin Bishop (Gecko Press, 2007)
- 2010
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Children’s Choice Junior Fiction Friends: Snake and Lizard by Gavin Bishop (Gecko Press, 2009)
- 2013
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Picture Book Mister Whistler by Gavin Bishop (Gecko Press, 2012)
- 2018
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2017)
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2017)
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2017)
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2017)
- 2022
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes by Gavin Bishop (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2021)
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes by Gavin Bishop (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2021)
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Russell Clark Award for Illustration Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes by Gavin Bishop (Penguin Random House (Puffin), 2021)
- 2024
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Russell Clark Award for Illustration Patu: The New Zealand Wars by Gavin Bishop (Puffin, Penguin Random House, 2023)
See Gavin Bishop's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Bixley, Donovan
- 2014
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Children’s Choice The Three Bears … Sort Of by Donovan Bixley (Scholastic, 2013)
- 2015
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Junior Fiction Monkey Boy by Donovan Bixley (Scholastic, 2014)
- 2016
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Russell Clark Illustration Award Much Ado About Shakespeare by Donovan Bixley (Upstart Press, 2016)
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Russell Clark Illustration Award Much Ado About Shakespeare by Donovan Bixley (Upstart Press, 2016)
- 2023
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Russell Clark Award for Illustration A Portrait of Leonardo by Donovan Bixley (Upstart Press, 2022)
See Donovan Bixley's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Black, Cally
- 2018
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Copyright Licensing NZ Award for Young Adult Fiction In the Dark Spaces by Cally Black (Hardie Grant Egmont, 2017)
Boock, Paula
- 1998
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Book of the Year Dare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock (Longacre Press, 1997)
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Senior Fiction Dare Truth or Promise by Paula Boock (Longacre Press, 1997)
See Paula Boock's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Bowles, Trish
- 2015
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Children’s Choice Picture Book The Anzac Puppy by Trish Bowles (Scholastic, 2014)
Brown, Ben
- 2006
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Picture Book A Booming in the Night by Ben Brown (Reed, 2005)
See Ben Brown's biography on the NZ Book Council website.
Brown, Hugh
- 2013
- NEW ZEALAND POST CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS Best First Book Reach by Hugh Brown (HarperCollins, 2012)
Brown, Tokerau
- 2024
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Picture Book Award Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai by Tokerau Brown (Gecko Press, 2023)
Burdan, Andrew
- 2016
- NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Te Kura Pounamu Award Whiti te Rā! by Andrew Burdan (Huia Publishers, 2016)
