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 The award is open only to previously unpublished writers for an original work of fiction intended for children between 7 and 13 years of age.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.
About 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Award (officially known as the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award) is a New Zealand literature award for previously unpublished writers who have written a manuscript for children aged between 7 and 13 years of age.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 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).
Winners YearAuthorTitle1996Iona McNaughtonSummer of Shadows1997Heather CatoDark Horses1998Vince Ford2MUCH4U1999Shirley CorlettThe Stolen2000Alison RobertsonKnocked for Six2001no award2002Janet PatesMystery at Tui Bay2003Jillian SullivanShreve's Promise2004Brigid FeehanStella Star2005Heather McQuillanMind Over Matter2006Vicki SimpsonYo, Shark Bait!2007Kris Stanhope (published as Michael Fartarsky)Why I Hate School2008Elizabeth HegartySalt River2009Anna GowanHollie Chips2010Leonie AgnewSuper Finn2011Kathy TaylorIris's Ukulele2012no award2013Juliet JackaThe Night of the Perigee Moon2014Suzanne MainHow I Alienated My Grandma2015Tom E. MoffattBarking Mad2016Anne KayesTui Street Tales2017Christine WalkerThe Short But Brilliant Career of Lucas Weed2018James T. GuthrieBullseye Bella2019no award2020Belinda O'KeefeA Recipe for Disaster published as Partners in Slime2021Carol GardenKidnap at Mystery Island2022Feana Tu’akoiA Perfect Failure, published as Lopini the Legend2023Claire AramakutuKoro's Star
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