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Michelle Osment

Michelle was born and bred in New Plymouth where she currently resides with her ... more

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Storylines Heritage Hotels Seminar Series
Due to unforeseen circumstances the 2009 Storylines Heritage Hotels Seminar Series has had to be cancelled.
Storylines will contact those who have booked tickets.
Storylines apologises for the inconvenience.
 

Storylines Margaret Mahy Day, Saturday 28 March 2009 

Margaret Mahy with Andrew Crowe and Libby Limbrick

Storylines annual Margaret Mahy Day was held in Christchurch this year and the event was hosted by Te Tai Tamariki Trust.
The morning session consisted of the Storylines Foundation AGM, the announcement of a new award - The Storylines Gavin Bishop Award for Picture Book Illustration, presentation of the Gaelyn Gordon Award to Fleur Beale, the announcement of the winners of the Tom Fitzgibbon & Joy Cowley Awards and the launch of Liz Hegarty's Salt River, winner of the 2008 Tom Fitzgibbon Award. Finally the 25th anniversary re-launch of a new edition of Joy Cowley and Robyn Belton's much loved The Duck in the Gun, previously only available as an educational reader, and the Storylines Notable Book List 2009 announcement.
After lunch Andrew Crowe delivered a memorable Margaret Mahy Lecture on writing creative non-fiction and immersion research. The Day closed with the presentation of the Margaret Mahy Medal by Margaret Mahy to Andrew Crowe. Our thanks to The Children's Bookshop and Te Tai Tamariki Trust for supporting Storylines Children's Literature Trust's Margaret Mahy Day event. 


Penny Scown & Diana Murray from Scholastic with June Peka (Joy Cowley Award Winner), Anna Gowan (Tom Fitzgibbon Award Winner) and Libby Limbrick of Storylines
Tom Fitzgibbon Award 2009
Anna Gowan of Auckland is the winner of the Tom Fitzgibbon Award for a manuscript appropriate for children from a previously unpublished writer.
Joy Cowley Award 2009
June Peka of Christchurch is the winner of the Joy Cowley Award for a picturebook text.
Gaelyn Gordon Award for Much Loved Book 2009
A tense psychological thriller, I am not Esther, has won the 2009 Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-loved Book for its Wellington author, Fleur Beale.

Find out more about Margaret Mahy Day 2009 
 
 
Life members celebrate Storylines 40th birthday
 
Happy birthday Storylines! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

International Children's Book Day, 2009 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
Storylines Festival of New Zealand Children's Writers
and  Illustrators
23-30 August 2009
More details soon!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo by Katrina Rees


 
 
 
 
 

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2009
15 January
Betty Gilderdale Award 2008 presentation
Mount Maunganui
28 March
Margaret Mahy Day & AGM in Christchurch
24 May
CLA 40th Anniversary celebration
10-12 June
Heritage Hotels Seminar Series in Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch
23-30 August
Storylines Festival in Northland, Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch
5&6 September
Joy Cowley Writing Workshop

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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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