Books Alive - New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Aotearoa celebrates New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults with Books Alive.
Books Alive 2023
In 2023, the WORD Christchurch Books Alive finalist event is on Friday 4 August 2023 at Christ's College Auditorium, 33 Rolleston Avenue. There are two sessions, one at 10am and one at 1pm. WORD Christchurch is hosting these Books Alive events for primary and intermediate schools, featuring a selection of the finalists of the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults.
Find out more on the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults website
New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024
Previous events
Aotearoa celebrates New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults with Books Alive, Virtual Storytimes, and Online Events. The 2022 programme of events ran from Monday 25 July to Tuesday 9 August.
NZCYA Virtual Storytimes 2022
My cat can see ghosts by Emily Joe
My Cat Can See Ghosts by Emily Joe
Picture Book Award, Russell Clark Award for Illustration and NZSA Best First Book Award
Lion Guards the Cake by Ruth Paul
Lion Guards the Cake by Ruth Paul
Picture Book Award
I Waho, i te Moana by Yvonne Morrison, illustrated by Jenny Cooper and translated by Pānia Papa
Waimakariri Libraries
I Waho, i te Moana by Yvonne Morrison, illustrated by Jenny Cooper and translated by Pānia Papa
Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for Te Reo Māori
NZCYA Books Alive 2022
Learn about Maps and Stories with Eirlys Hunter
Halswell School
The Uprising - The Mapmakers in Cruxcia by Eirlys Hunter, published by Gecko Press
Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction
New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024
Ōtautahi stars: NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults
Missbeecrafty looks back on the NZ Book Awards
Missbeecrafty Reads the the NZ Book Awards: Junior Fiction
Books Alive Author Events
Wednesday 5 August 2020
Librarians from Hutt City Libraries and Christchurch City Libraries talk to Gavin Bishop about his book Wildlife of Aotearoa and Kimberly Andrews about illustrating Joy Cowley’s book Song of the River. What are the joys and challenges of being an illustrator today?
- Written and illustrated by Gavin Bishop
- Published by Puffin, Penguin Random House
- Finalist for Russell Clark Award for Illustration
- Written by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Kimberly Andrews
- Published by Gecko Press
- Finalist for Russell Clark Award for Illustration
Friday 7 August 2020
Students at Puke Ariki and Community Libraries, New Plymouth and Christchurch City Libraries Tūranga talk with author Melinda Szymanik about her book Time Machine and other stories.
Time Machine and other stories
- Written by Melinda Szymanik
- Published by Ahoy! The Cuba Press
- Finalist for Wright Family Foundation Award for Junior Fiction
Monday 10 August 2020
Ross Calman discusses his book Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi and answers some questions from two host librarians from Christchurch City Libraries, Tūranga.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi
- By Ross Calman and Mark Derby, illustrated by Toby Morris, Translated by Piripi Walker
- Published by Lift Education
- Finalist for Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction
