LIANZA Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award

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The Elsie Locke Non-Fiction Award was established in 1986 to encourage the development of excellence in New Zealand non-fiction for young people. Originally the LIANZA Young People’s Non-Fiction Award, it was renamed the Elsie Locke Medal in 2002. This Award is given to the book that is considered to be the most distinguished contribution to non-fiction for young adults. The prize is awarded by the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa.

In 2016, the award merged with the NZ Post Award for Children's Non-fiction (later part of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults) and is now known as the Non-fiction Elsie Locke Award.

See more New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and other kids' literary prize winners.

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LIANZA Young People’s Non-Fiction Award

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  • Winner: Paikea Robyn Kahukiwa
  • The Hector’s dolphin Jenny Jones; photography by Barbara Todd, Steve Dawson & Colin Monteath courtesy of WWF-NZ; illustrations by Alan Barnett; maps by Chris O’Brien
  • The hoiho Jenny Jones; photography supplied by G. S. Court (courtesy of WWF), Dean Schneider and the Otago Daily Times; illustrations by Alan Barnett; maps by Chris O’Brien
  • Te mātāwai: tuawha Hepora Young, Mange Tautari and Waaka Vercoe
  • Old Blue: the rarest bird in the world written and illustrated by Mary Taylor
  • Slugs and snails Colin Walker; photographed by Paul Gay
  • The tuatara Jenny Jones; photography by Alison Cree, Brett Robertson & Marcus Simons, courtesy of WWF-NZ; illustrations by Alan Barnett; maps by Chris O’Brien

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