The winners of the 2019 Book Awards are …


Fresh off the ceremony at Te Papa Tongarewa, the results are in and your New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults winners are…

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Spread from of The Bomb, by Sacha Cotter & Josh Morgan

The Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and the Picture Book Award

The Bomb

Written by Sacha Cotter

Illustrated by Josh Morgan

Published by Huia

RRP $23.00

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Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction

The Dog Runner

Written by Bren MacDibble

Published by Allen & Unwin

RRP $18.99

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Young Adult Fiction Award

Legacy

By Whiti Hereaka

Published by Huia

RRP $25.00

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Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction & Best First Book Award

Art-Tastic

By Sarah Pepperle

Published by Christchurch Art Gallery

RRP $29.99

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Russell Clark Award for Illustration

Puffin the Architect

By Kimberly Andrews

Published by Puffin

RRP $19.99

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Te Kura Pounamu Award for Te Reo Māori

Te haka A Tānerore

Written by Reina Kahukiwa

Illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa

Published by Mauri Tū

RRP $23.00

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