Bob Docherty has just been awarded the Storylines 2025 Betty Gilderdale Award for services to children’s literature and literacy. Bill Nagelkerke interviews him on his life in reading. Bob describes himself as a promoter of reading. Working for two decades…
Storylines released their list of the best books of the year yesterday. Today, we put your bookish knowledge to the test! Do you know your Notable Books? Questions Answers
The Storylines Notable Book Awards aim to recognise the breadth of children’s publishing in Aotearoa. Here are this year’s selections. The Storylines Notable Book Awards started in 1999, as a means to recognise the many outstanding books that are published…
Annelies Judson on becoming a published Writer. Kia ora koutou!Ko Annelies taku ingoaKo kaituhi au. Hello! I’m Annelies… and I am a writer. I have reviewed and written for The Sapling for seven years now. I’ve also written a Master’s thesis,…
Annelies Judson attended the Storylines Awards Day and shares her reflections on the event. It is 10.45 am on a sunny Sunday afternoon. I am at the National Library in Tāmaki Makaurau. In the entrance area, people are given a…
In the first of an occasional series on the people ‘behind the scenes’ of the Aotearoa children’s lit scene, Jane Arthur speaks with Joy Sellen. Joy is the administrator of the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and…
The Storylines Notable Books for 2024 were announced this morning. Test your knowledge of all books notable here! Questions Answers Storylines Notable Books for 2024 Non-Fiction Dear Moko: Māori wisdom for our young ones, Dr Hinemoa Elder, Miriama Grace-Smith (PenguinRandom…
It was an exciting day at the Storylines Margaret Mahy Awards last weekend. Sapling editor Hannah Marshall was not only the winner for the Unpublished Writer Award in the young adult manuscript category, but captured her reflections of the day—both…
The NZ book awards season has really kicked off in earnest today, but alongside the grown-up awards (The Ockhams) generating a lot of talkonline, it’s also the day that both the Storyline Notable Books 2020 and the Storylines manuscript award…
How do we raise the profile of New Zealand Children’s books? Donovan Bixley has been asking around, and he has an answer… of sorts. Whenever I’m at a children’s book event the question arises: how do we raise the profile…