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Storylines Margaret Mahy National Awards Day
2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy National Awards Day |
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The 2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy Day National Awards Day was held on Sunday 28 March. The afternoon included the presentation of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal to Gecko Press publisher Julia Marshall and the presentation by Julia of the 2021 Storylines Margaret Mahy Lecture. $10
The event also celebrated shortlisted entrants, and the announcement of the winners, of the 2020 Storylines manuscript awards – Storylines Joy Cowley Award; Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award; Storylines Tessa Duder Award, Storylines Te Kāhurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award; the Storylines Janice Marriott Mentoring Award; and the winner of the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award.
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Storylines 2020 award winners onlineAll our virtual award presentations made online in 2020 are available for you to watch or re-watch on our YouTube or Vimeo channels). Use the links below to see:
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2019 Storylines Margaret Mahy National Awards Day |
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More than 150 people attended the 2019 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and Awards Day in Auckland on 31 March at the University of Auckland Music Auditorium, Epsom campus, Epsom Avenue, Auckland. It was an afternoon of celebrations and sharing the love of books and children’s literature as award winners were honoured. Highlight of the afternoon was the presentation by 2019 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal winner, Mandy Hager, of the 2019 Margaret Mahy lecture which she entitled ‘Channelling our greater good’.
Other awards presented were the 2019 Storylines Joy Cowley Award, the Storylines Gavin Bishop Award, and the Storylines Notable Book Awards. Two award-winning books from last year, Ursa by Tina Collins and Bullseye Bella by James T. Guthrie were launched during the afternoon. Margaret Mahy Day is also the day Storylines presents its annual report and Storylines Foundation Financial Report and elects a new management committee. It is also an opportunity to recognise members who have dedicated time to Storylines over many years. This especially applies to Dr Libby Limbrick who was chair of Storylines Trust for 13 years until stepping down at the end of 2018. Christine Young, who took over as chair, thanked Libby for her years of work and presented her with flowers and a gift in token acknowledgment of the time she has dedicated to Storylines. Libby is far from lost to Storylines; she remains on the Trust as Immediate past Chair, and remains on the Storylines management committee. Christine Dale, chairperson of the Storylines management committee, recently announced that work commitments mean she can no longer give the role the time it deserves. Christine Young, chair of Storylines Trust, presented Christine with a floral thank you for the extraordinary work and commitment she has made to Storylines as MC Chair over the past two and a half years. Read more about the election of Storylines new management committee . Read the Storylines annual report. Storylines Foundation 2019 financial report |
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Storylines Margaret Mahy National Awards Day - background |
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The Storylines Margaret Mahy National Awards Day is Storylines’ annual celebration of New Zealand’s authors, their books and achievements. It is held in Auckland each year on the weekend closest to International Children’s Book Day, 2 April - Hans Christian Andersen's birthday. In 2018, Prime Minister and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Jacinda Ardern presented the 2018 Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal to Janice Marriott at the event.The afternoon includes the Storylines Margaret Mahy Lecture presentation, a full programme of awards for original manuscripts, two book launches and the announcement of new Storylines initiatives. Enjoy the selection of photos from 2018 and 2019: |
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