Gaelyn Gordon Award

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The Gaelyn Gordon Award is awarded annually by the Children's Literature Foundation (now called the Storylines Children's Literature Foundation) to a well-loved work of New Zealand children's fiction.

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History

This award is named after Gaelyn Gordon (1939-1997) who was born in Hāwera and taught English and Drama at Hamilton Girls’ High School. [1] She published her first children's book in 1989 and wrote many more books for both children and adults [2] [3] until her death from cancer in 1997. [1] [4] Her books were popular but won no major awards during her lifetime. [5]

The Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-Loved Book was established by the Children's Literature Foundation in 1998 to honour her memory and mark her contribution to New Zealand children's literature. It was set up with the help of her three publishers HarperCollins, Scholastic and David Ling Publishing. In 2005, the Children's Literature Foundation was renamed the Storylines Children's Literature Foundation, [6] and the award is now known as the Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award. [7] [4]

Eligibility

List of recipients

1999The Runaway Settlers by Elsie Locke [8]
2000Grandpa’s Slippers by Joy Watson, illustrated by Wendy Hodder
2001Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen
2002See Ya, Simon by David Hill [9]
2003The Little Yellow Digger by Betty Gilderdale and Alan Gilderdale
2004Under the Mountain by Maurice Gee [10]
2005Night Race to Kawau by Tessa Duder
2006The Nickle Nackle Tree by Lynley Dodd
2007Slide the Corner by Fleur Beale [11]
2008My Brown Bear Barney by Dorothy Butler, illustrated by Elizabeth Fuller
2009I Am Not Esther by Fleur Beale [12] [11]
2010The Wednesday Wizard by Sherryl Jordan
2011Tangaroa's Gift by Mere Whaanga-Schollum [13]
2012Uncle Trev by Jack Lasenby [14]
2013How Maui Slowed the Sun by Peter Gossage [15]
2014Grandma McGarvey by Jenny Hessell, illustrated by Trevor Pye [16]
2015Little Kiwi is Scared of the Dark by Bob Darroch
2016Cry of the Taniwha by Des Hunt [17]
2017Mr McGee by Pamela Allen
2018Nicketty Nacketty Noo-Noo-Noo, by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Trace Moroney [18]
2019The Christmas caravan by Jennifer Beck, illustrated by Robyn Belton
2020The Big Block of Chocolate by Janet Slater, illustrated by Christine Dale [19]
2021The Girls in the Kapa Haka by Angie Belcher, illustrated by Debbie Tipuna [20]
2022Winter of Fire, by Sherryl Jordan [21]
2023A Kiwi Night Before Christmas by Yvonne Morgan, illustrated by Deborah Hinde [22]

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