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Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award
Sponsored byStorylines
CountryNew Zealand
Reward(s)NZ$1,500
First awarded1996 (1996)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award is a New Zealand award for writers of children's literature. The award is open only to previously unpublished writers for an original work of fiction intended for children between 7 and 13 years of age. It is given annually, when merited, to the author in partnership with Scholastic NZ.[1]

About

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The Tom Fitzgibbon Award (officially known as the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award) is a New Zealand literature award for previously unpublished writers who have written a manuscript for children aged between 7 and 13 years of age. The award comes with a cash prize, and the offer of publication (through Scholastic NZ).

Eligibility

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To be eligible for the award, the entrant cannot have had any work of fiction published in print or digital format (provisos exist for small-run self-published works, and smaller pieces in magazines and journals).[1]

Winners

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Year Author Title
1996 Iona McNaughton[2] Summer of Shadows[3]
1997 Heather Cato[4] Dark Horses[5]
1998 Vince Ford[6] 2MUCH4U[7]
1999 Shirley Corlett[8] The Stolen[9]
2000 Alison Robertson[10] Knocked for Six[11]
2001 no award
2002 Janet Pates[12] Mystery at Tui Bay[13]
2003 Jillian Sullivan[14] Shreve's Promise[15]
2004 Brigid Feehan[16] Stella Star[17]
2005 Heather McQuillan[18] Mind Over Matter[19]
2006 Vicki Simpson[20] Yo, Shark Bait![21]
2007 Kris Stanhope (published as Michael Fartarsky)[22] Why I Hate School[23]
2008 Elizabeth Hegarty[24] Salt River[25]
2009 Anna Gowan[26] Hollie Chips[27]
2010 Leonie Agnew[28] Super Finn[29]
2011 Kathy Taylor[30] Iris's Ukulele[31]
2012 no award
2013 Juliet Jacka[32] The Night of the Perigee Moon[33]
2014 Suzanne Main[34] How I Alienated My Grandma[35]
2015 Tom E. Moffatt[36] Barking Mad[37]
2016 Anne Kayes[38] Tui Street Tales[39]
2017 Christine Walker[1] The Short But Brilliant Career of Lucas Weed[40]
2018 James T. Guthrie[1] Bullseye Bella[41]
2019 no award
2020 Belinda O'Keefe A Recipe for Disaster[42]
2021 Carol Garden Kidnap at Mystery Island
2022 Feana Tu’akoi A Perfect Failure, published as Lopini the Legend[43]
2023 Claire Aramakutu Koro's Star[44]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ "McNaughton, Iona". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ McNaughton, Iona (1997). Summer of shadows. Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic. ISBN 1869433599. OCLC 154725690.
  4. ^ "Heather Cato". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ Cato, Heather (1997). Dark horses. Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic. ISBN 1869433866. OCLC 154649059.
  6. ^ "Ford, Vince". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ^ Ford, Vince (1999). 2MUCH4U. Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic. ISBN 9781869434168. OCLC 47165500.
  8. ^ "Corlett, Shirley". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. ^ Corlett, Shirley (2000). The stolen. Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic. ISBN 9781869434502. OCLC 52720544.
  10. ^ "Robertson, Alison". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  11. ^ Robertson, Alison (2001). Knocked for six. Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic. ISBN 9781869433130. OCLC 78795170.
  12. ^ "Pates, Janet". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  13. ^ Pates, Janet (2003). Mystery at Tui Bay. Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic New Zealand. ISBN 9781869435639. OCLC 155840701.
  14. ^ "Sullivan, Jillian". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  15. ^ Sullivan, Jillian (2004). Shreve's promise. Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic. ISBN 9781869436094. OCLC 156730046.
  16. ^ "Feehan, Brigid". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  17. ^ Feehan, Brigid (2005). Stella Star. Auckland [N.Z.]: Scholastic. ISBN 1869436741. OCLC 67402321.
  18. ^ "McQuillan, Heather". New Zealand Book Council. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  19. ^ McQuillan, Heather (2006). Mind over matter (1st ed.). Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic. ISBN 9781869437428. OCLC 156698198.
  20. ^ "Vicki Simpson". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  21. ^ Simpson, Vicki (2007). Yo, shark bait!. Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic. ISBN 9781869438012. OCLC 156759268.
  22. ^ "Kris Stanhope". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  23. ^ Stanhope, Kris (2008). Why I hate school by Michael Fatarsky. Auckland [N.Z.]: Scholastic. ISBN 9781869438715. OCLC 191480029.
  24. ^ "Elizabeth Hegarty". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  25. ^ Hegarty, Elizabeth (2009). Salt River. Auckland [N.Z.]: Scholastic New Zealand. ISBN 9781869439088. OCLC 262282614.
  26. ^ "Anna Gowan". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  27. ^ Gowan, Anna (2010). Hollie Chips. Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic. ISBN 9781869439316. OCLC 503005162.
  28. ^ "Leonie Agnew". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  29. ^ Agnew, Leonie (2011). Super Finn. Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic. ISBN 9781869439996. OCLC 698451314.
  30. ^ "Kathy Taylor". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  31. ^ Taylor, Kathy (2012). Iris's ukulele. Auckland, N.Z.: Scholastic. ISBN 9781775430544. OCLC 767650411.
  32. ^ "Juliet Jacka". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  33. ^ Jacka, Juliet. Night of the perigee moon. Auckland. ISBN 9781775432036. OCLC 871047131.
  34. ^ "Suzanne Main". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  35. ^ Main, Suzanne. How I alienated my grandma. Auckland. ISBN 1775433064. OCLC 904336704.
  36. ^ "Local author a big kid at heart". New Zealand Herald. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  37. ^ Moffatt, Tom E. Barking mad. Beavis, Paul, 1971-. Auckland. ISBN 9781775433743. OCLC 946520751.
  38. ^ "Anne Kayes". Storylines. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  39. ^ Kayes, Anne. Tui Street tales. Auckland. ISBN 1775434729. OCLC 978281779.
  40. ^ Walker, Chrissie. The short but brilliant career of Lucas Weed. Auckland. ISBN 1775435083. OCLC 1016849188.
  41. ^ Guthrie, James T. Bullseye Bella. Auckland. ISBN 1775435733. OCLC 1083235775.
  42. ^ "Drawing inspiration from kids and slime". RNZ. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  43. ^ "Feana Tu'akoi". Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  44. ^ "Claire Aramakutu". Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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