| Ann Mallinson | |
| Birth Name: | Elizabeth Ann Mallinson |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1934 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Spouse: | David Rendel |
| Occupation: | Children's book publisher |
| Employer: | Mallinson Rendel |
| Awards: | Margaret Mahy Award (1997) |
Elizabeth Ann Mallinson (born 10 September 1934) is a New Zealand children's book publisher and co-founder of Mallinson Rendel, best known for Lynley Dodd's Hairy Maclary series.
Mallinson was born in London on 10 September 1934.[1] [2] [3] Her mother and stepfather had moved to New Zealand, where she visited briefly.
Back in London she worked for two academic journals. Her career in New Zealand began at Sweet & Maxwell as editorial assistant. From there she went to Associated Book Publishers (NZ), rising to publishing director in 1972. Mallinson became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1977.
In 1980 she and her husband David Rendel founded Mallinson Rendel, a company focussing on publishing books for children.[4] Mallinson announced the sale of the company to Penguin New Zealand in 2009 on Beattie's Book Blog.[5]
She wrote Recollections of Five Festivals in which she described her work as chair and director of Wellington Writers' and Readers' Week between 1984 and 1994.[6]
Mallinson was presented with the 1997 Margaret Mahy Award for her contribution to children's literature and gave a lecture titled "From a Trickle to a River". It was included in the Year Book published that year by the New Zealand Children's Book Foundation.[7]
Mallinson was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for public services in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours.[8] She was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2010 New Year Honours, for services to publishing, in particular children's literature.[9]
, Mallinson acted as agent for children's author Lynley Dodd.[10] She is a life member of the Publishers Association of New Zealand.
At the 2023 Aotearoa Book Trade Industry Awards, Mallinson received the Lifetime Achievement Award.[11]