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 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
- Web banner – 2026 NZCYA Book Awards winners announced
- Facebook banner – 2026 NZCYA Book Awards winners announced
- Instagram tile – 2026 NZCYA Book Awards winners announced
- Visual (web) – 2026 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year winner
- Visual (web) – All 2026 NZCYA Book Awards winners
- Visual (web) – 2026 Best First Book winner
- Visual (web) – 2026 Picture Book winner
- Visual (web) – 2026 Junior Fiction winner
- Visual (web) – 2026 Young Adult Fiction winner
- Visual (web) – 2026 Non-Fiction winner
- Visual (web) – 2026 Illustration winner
- Visual (web) – 2026 Te Kura Pounamu winner (for a book originally written in te reo Māori)
- Visual (web) – 2026 Te Kura Pounamu winner (for a book translated into te reo Māori)
- Poster – 2026 NZCYA Book Awards winners
2026 Judges’ commentaries on finalists and winners
Finalist covers 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, TikTok, Bluesky and X. Please use hashtag #NZCYA.
Finalist resources – for printing
We welcome you to download the print resources below to promote the winning books in the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in your communities.
- Visual (print) – 2026 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year winner
- Visual (print) – All 2026 NZCYA Book Awards winners
- Visual (print) – 2026 Best First Book winner
- Visual (print) – 2026 Picture Book winner
- Visual (print) – 2026 Junior Fiction winner
- Visual (print) – 2026 Young Adult Fiction winner
- Visual (print) – 2026 Non-Fiction winner
- Visual (print) – 2026 Illustration winner
- Visual (print) – 2026 Te Kura Pounamu winner (for a book originally written in te reo Māori)
- Visual (print) – 2026 Te Kura Pounamu winner (for a book translated into te reo Māori)
- A2 Poster – 2026 NZCYA Book Awards winners
- A3 Poster – 2026 NZCYA Book Awards winners
- A4 poster - 2026 NZCYA Book Awards winners
- Showcards – 2026 NZCYA Book Awards winners
Other format posters may be available on request. Contact manager@nzbookawards.org.nz to enquire.
Read about our 2026 finalists
See inside our 2026 NZCYA Book Awards finalists booklet
Download the 2026 NZCYA Book Awards finalists booklet
Activities and teaching notes
See inside the 2026 NZCYA Book Awards finalists activity booklet
Download the 2026 NZCYA Book Awards finalists activity booklet here
Click here for resources for teachers and librarians, designed to encourage children and students of all ages to become actively involved in reading, writing and illustrating.
We welcome you to use these resources as a starting point for stimulating your own ideas about working with the 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults finalist and winning books in the classroom, in the library, or at home.
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 HELL Reading Challenge up here, or by emailing readingchallenge@nzbookawards.org.nz
Contacts for 2026 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Media contact
Gill Hughes, Hughes PR
M: 021 944 499
E: gill@hughespr.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