Signup for our newsletter

What's the story? is Storylines' newsletter. It includes news and information about children's literature around New Zealand as well as internationally.

Wellington

Wellington Free Family Day

This year's Wellington Family Day was held on Sunday 21 August. 10am - 3pm at the Wellington Town Hall and Capital E. The day started with a welcome at 9.45am by her Worship The Mayor of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown.

Images

Competitions

With so many entries received it was hard for the judges to choose the winning entries, but after much debate and deliberation, here are the winners:

Writing
WINNER 5-8 years: Dan Jones
WINNER 9-12 years: Lana Cleverley

Illustration
WINNER 5-8years: Rebecca Hogan
WINNER 9-12 years: William Thompson

We would also like to thank our participants who took part in this years Festival:

Special thanks to to Adele Jackson, Wellington Regional Coordinator and the volunteer committee who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure a great literary day for the Wellington community. Thank you!