Resources
Winner resources – social media/web
You are welcome to use the downloadable resources below to create great online content about the winning books in the 2024 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
- Web banner – 2024 NZCYA Book Awards winners announced
- Instagram tile – 2024 NZCYA Book Awards winners announced
- Visual (web) – 2024 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year winner
- Visual (web) – All 2024 NZCYA Book Awards winners
- Visual (web) – 2024 Picture Book winner
- Visual (web) – 2024 Junior Fiction winner
- Visual (web) – 2024 Young Adult Fiction winner
- Visual (web) – 2024 Non-Fiction winner
- Visual (web) – 2024 Illustration winner
- Visual (web) – 2024 Te Kura Pounamu winner (Te Reo Māori)
- Visual (web) – 2024 Best First Book winner
- Access media releases
- 2024 Judges’ commentaries on finalists and winners
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Read the 2024 NZCYA Book Awards finalists booklet online here
Finalist cover and author images are also available on request from childrensawards@nzbookawards.org.nz.
Please credit any images used as Image(s) via New Zealand Book Awards Trust unless a specific credit is noted under the image. A single credit at the end of a blog or post is fine.
We’d love to see your article or blog — send a link to childrensawards@nzbookawards.org.nz so we can share on Facebook, Instagram and X. Please use hashtag #NZCYA.
Winner resources – for printing
We welcome you to download the print resources below to promote the winning books in the 2024 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in your communities.
- Visual (print) – 2024 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year winner
- Visual (print) – All 2024 NZCYA Book Awards winners
- Visual (print) – 2024 Picture Book winner
- Visual (print) – 2024 Junior Fiction winner
- Visual (print) – 2024 Young Adult Fiction winner
- Visual (print) – 2024 Non-Fiction winner
- Visual (print) – 2024 Illustration winner
- Visual (print) – 2024 Te Reo Māori (Te Kura Pounamu) winner
- Visual (print) – 2024 Best First Book winner
- A4 showcard – 2024 NZCYA Book Awards winners
Other format posters may be available on request. Contact manager@nzbookawards.org.nz to enquire.
Activities and teaching notes
We welcome you to use these resources as a starting point for stimulating your own ideas about working with the 2024 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults finalist and winning books in the classroom, in the library, or at home.
Download the 2024 NZCYA Book Awards finalists activity booklet for printing here
Click here for more resources designed to encourage children and students of all ages to become actively involved in reading, writing and illustrating.
And don’t forget that the HELL Reading Challenge is a great way to get kids enjoying the pleasures of stories — with the bonus of free pizza rewards.You can find more information about the 2025 HELL Reading Challenge up here, or by emailing readingchallenge@nzbookawards.org.nz
Contacts for 2025 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Media contact
Gemma Finlay, Notable PR
M: 027 628 9695
E: gemma@notablepr.co.nz
Bookstore enquiries
Belinda Cooke
M: 021 481 044
E: manager@nzbookawards.org.nz
School and library enquiries
Joy Sellen
M: 027 773 9855
E: childrensawards@nzbookawards.org.nz