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Eve Sutton
Eve Sutton was born in England in 1906. She and her family - husband and three sons - moved to New Zealand in 1949. Eve taught primary school in England from 1927 until 1931. Eve came to writing after working as a Braille transcriber, and wrote an article ... more
Welcome to Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand
 

Margaret Mahy Medal Award Lecture and Annual General Meeting

Saturday 27 March 2010 9.30am – 1.00pm

Takapuna Grammar School, School Hall

210 Lake Road, Takapuna, Auckland

Barbara Larson: Recipient of the Margaret Mahy Medal 2010

Registration commences at 9.00am

Read more> including how to register to attend and purchasing tickets

Storylines farewells a friend
Jo Noble, Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award winner, and founder of Jabberwocky Children's Books - amongst many other activities. Storylines extends its sympathies to Jo's family and friends. We will miss you.
 
Don’t loose your head….Derek Landy to visit NZ
29 - 30 March

Derek Landy, creator of the hugely popular Skulduggery Pleasant series, and winner of the 2009 Irish Book Award, is to visit New Zealand

Read more>  for full details of the visit including in store signings and an evening event
 
 
"Much- loved book" award
announced
The Wednesday Wizard, a 1991 book by Tauranga-based fantasy writer Sherryl Jordan, has won the 2010 Storylines Children’s Literature Trust’s annual Gaelyn Gordon Award for a “much-loved” book.
 
Dunedin publisher wins Storylines'
premier award

Dunedin publisher Barbara Larson is the 2010 winner of New Zealand’s top award in children’s literature, the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal.

 
 
Gavin Bishop Award shortlist announced
 
 Women illustrators dominate the shortlist for the inaugrual Gavin Bishop Award for Childrens Book Illustration
 
 Read more> about the finalists and see their entries
 
The winner will be announced at the Margaret Mahy Day
 

  
 
 
 
 
 

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Thanks to all our generous sponsors who make it possible for us to carry out our many activities including the annual Storylines Festival. We would like to thank Brian Falkner and his team at eQuest for their website support. more>
 
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2010

15 - 22 August
Storylines Festival 2010
Northland (Whangarei)
Saturday 21 August
Whangarei Central Library
Auckland
Sunday 22 August
The Edge, Aotea Centre
Wellington
Sunday 15 August
Wellington Town Hall
Christchurch
Sunday 15 August
Christchurch Town Hall 

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Reading Resources
Please visit our resources page 
to find out more about our two free booklists: Reading with Joy and Reading on Up which we  distributed during NZ Book Month. We still have copies available.
 
 
 

 
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