Awards > Tom Fitzgibbon Award
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Tom Fitzgibbon AwardThe Storylines T For many years Head of the English Department at North Shore Teachers’ College and the Auckland College of Education, Tom founded the Children’s Literature Association of New Zealand and later became the first chairperson of the New Zealand Children’s Book Foundation. The award is administered by Storylines and is sponsored by Scholastic New Zealand. It is made annually, when merited, to the author of a work of fiction for children between seven and 13 years of age. The writer, who must be a New Zealand resident, must not have had a trade book for children previously published, nor have one in the process of publication. The award carries a monetary prize of $1500 and an offer of publication by Scholastic New Zealand. Manuscripts, with accompanying form and fee payment, most be postmarked no later than 31 October each year. The award winner is announced in March and the published book launched the following year. Congratulations to Leonie Agnew - the 2010 winner!
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Recipients of the Storylines Tom Fizgibbon Award are:
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om Fitzgibbon Award was established in 1995. It recognises the outstanding contribution made by the late Tom Fitzgibbon to the growth and status of children’s literature in New Zealand.
