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 (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)