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The Storylines Te Kahurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award is for a manuscript written originally in te reo Māori.
It was established by Storylines in 2019 in association with Huia and Massey University Te Pūtahi-a-Toi: School of Māori Knowledge, which provided the inaugural monetary award of $1500 for the winning author. It is also supported by the Māori Literature Trust.
The award recognises Te Kahurangi (Dame) Kāterina, opens a new window's outstanding contribution to New Zealand literature in te reo Māori, in her publishing output for children, young adults and adults, and her tireless work to promote the use of te reo Māori.
The manuscript may not be a translation of a previously published work, and the writer can submit work in any genre: picture book, junior fiction, young adult, non-fiction.
Our page on the Storylines Awards.
Recipients of the Te Kahurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira Award are:
2024
No award
2023
Claire Aramakutu, manuscript titled 
Koro's Star
2022
Brianne Te Paa for manuscript titled Kua Whetūrangitia Tōku Koro
2021
Jane Cooper for manuscript titled Ureia
2020
Amiria Stirling, for manuscript titled Ngā Ngeru of te Tiriti o Pāia
