Margaret Mahy Book of the Year

Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea by Tania Roxborogh (Huia Publishers, 2020)

Picture Book Award

Kōwhai and the Giants illustrated and written by Kate Parker (Mary Egan Publishing (Little Love), 2021)

Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction

Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea by Tania Roxborogh (Huia Publishers, 2020)

Young Adult Fiction Award

The Pōrangi Boy by Shilo Kino (Huia Publishers, 2020)

Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction

Egg and Spoon: An Illustrated Cookbook by Alexandra Tylee, illustrated by Giselle Clarkson (Gecko Press, 2020)

Russell Clark Award for Illustration

Hare & Ruru: A Quiet Moment illustrated and written by Laura Shallcrass (Beatnik Publishing, 2020)

Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for Te Reo Māori

Ngake me Whātaitai by Ben Ngaia (Huia Publishers, 2021)

Best First Book Awards

Kōwhai and the Giants illustrated and written by Kate Parker (Mary Egan Publishing (Little Love), 2021)