The award ceremony for the 2015 LIANZA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Awards was held at the National Library in Wellington last night. Congratulations to all the finalists and the winners! Here are the winners:
- Russell Clark Illustration Award Winner: Mrs Mo’s Monster by Paul Beavis– Gecko Press
- Elsie Locke Nonfiction Winner: Maori Art for Kids by Julie Noanoa and Norm Heke– Potton and Burton Publishing
- Te Kura Pounamu Winner: Kimihia by Te Mihinga Komene and Scott Pearson – Huia Publishers
- Librarian’s Choice Award Winner: I am Rebecca by Fleur Beale – Penguin Random House
- LIANZA YA Fiction Winner: Night Vision by Ella West – Allen and Unwin
- Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award Winner: Conrad Cooper’s Last Stand by Leonie Agnew – Penguin