Tom Fitzgibbon Award Explained

Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award
Sponsor:	Storylines
Country:	New Zealand
Website:	Official website

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 The award is open only to previously unpublished writers for an original work of fiction intended for children between 7 and 13 years of age.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.^[1]

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Award (officially known as the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award) is a New Zealand literature award for previously unpublished writers who have written a manuscript for children aged between 7 and 13 years of age.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

Year	Author	Title
1996	Iona McNaughton^[2]	Summer of Shadows^[3]
1997	Heather Cato^[4]	Dark Horses^[5]
1998	Vince Ford^[6]	2MUCH4U^[7]
1999	Shirley Corlett^[8]	The Stolen^[9]
2000	Alison Robertson^[10]	Knocked for Six^[11]
2001	no award
2002	Janet Pates^[12]	Mystery at Tui Bay^[13]
2003	Jillian Sullivan^[14]	Shreve's Promise^[15]
2004	Brigid Feehan^[16]	Stella Star^[17]
2005	Heather McQuillan^[18]	Mind Over Matter^[19]
2006	Vicki Simpson^[20]	Yo, Shark Bait!^[21]
2007	Kris Stanhope (published as Michael Fartarsky)^[22]	Why I Hate School^[23]
2008	Elizabeth Hegarty^[24]	Salt River^[25]
2009	Anna Gowan^[26]	Hollie Chips^[27]
2010	Leonie Agnew^[28]	Super Finn^[29]
2011	Kathy Taylor^[30]	Iris's Ukulele^[31]
2012	no award
2013	Juliet Jacka^[32]	The Night of the Perigee Moon^[33]
2014	Suzanne Main^[34]	How I Alienated My Grandma^[35]
2015	Tom E. Moffatt^[36]	Barking Mad^[37]
2016	Anne Kayes^[38]	Tui Street Tales^[39]
2017	Christine Walker	The Short But Brilliant Career of Lucas Weed^[40]
2018	James T. Guthrie	Bullseye Bella^[41]
2019	no award
2020	Belinda O'Keefe	A Recipe for Disaster^[42]
2021	Carol Garden	Kidnap at Mystery Island
2022	Feana Tu’akoi	A Perfect Failure, published as Lopini the Legend^[43]
2023	Claire Aramakutu	Koro's Star^[44]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award. Storylines. 7 March 2018.
2. Web site: McNaughton, Iona. New Zealand Book Council. 7 March 2018.
3. Book: McNaughton, Iona. Summer of shadows. 1997. Scholastic. 1869433599. Auckland, N.Z.. 154725690.
4. Web site: Heather Cato. Storylines. 7 March 2018.
5. Book: Cato, Heather. Dark horses. 1997. Scholastic. 1869433866. Auckland, N.Z.. 154649059.
6. Web site: Ford, Vince. New Zealand Book Council. 7 March 2018.
7. Book: Ford, Vince. 2MUCH4U. 1999. Scholastic. 9781869434168. Auckland, N.Z.. 47165500. registration.
8. Web site: Corlett, Shirley. New Zealand Book Council. 7 March 2018.
9. Book: Corlett, Shirley. The stolen. 2000. Scholastic. 9781869434502. Auckland, N.Z.. 52720544.
10. Web site: Robertson, Alison. New Zealand Book Council. 7 March 2018.
11. Book: Robertson, Alison. Knocked for six. 2001. Scholastic. 9781869433130. Auckland, N.Z.. 78795170.
12. Web site: Pates, Janet. New Zealand Book Council. 7 March 2018.
13. Book: Pates, Janet. Mystery at Tui Bay. 2003. Scholastic New Zealand. 9781869435639. Auckland, N.Z.. 155840701.
14. Web site: Sullivan, Jillian. New Zealand Book Council. 7 March 2018.
15. Book: Sullivan, Jillian. Shreve's promise. 2004. Scholastic. 9781869436094. Auckland, N.Z.. 156730046.
16. Web site: Feehan, Brigid. New Zealand Book Council. 7 March 2018.
17. Book: Feehan, Brigid. Stella Star. 2005. Scholastic. 1869436741. Auckland [N.Z.]. 67402321.
18. Web site: McQuillan, Heather. New Zealand Book Council. 7 March 2018.
19. Book: McQuillan, Heather. Mind over matter. 2006. Scholastic. 9781869437428. 1st. Auckland, N.Z.. 156698198.
20. Web site: Vicki Simpson. Storylines. 7 March 2018.
21. Book: Simpson, Vicki. Yo, shark bait!. 2007. Scholastic. 9781869438012. Auckland, N.Z.. 156759268.
22. Web site: Kris Stanhope. Storylines. 7 March 2018.
23. Book: Stanhope, Kris. Why I hate school by Michael Fatarsky. 2008. Scholastic. 9781869438715. Auckland [N.Z.]. 191480029.
24. Web site: Elizabeth Hegarty. Storylines. 7 March 2018.
25. Book: Hegarty, Elizabeth. Salt River. 2009. Scholastic New Zealand. 9781869439088. Auckland [N.Z.]. 262282614.
26. Web site: Anna Gowan. Storylines. 7 March 2018.
27. Book: Gowan, Anna. Hollie Chips. 2010. Scholastic. 9781869439316. Auckland, N.Z.. 503005162.
28. Web site: Leonie Agnew. Storylines. 7 March 2018.
29. Book: Agnew, Leonie. Super Finn. 2011. Scholastic. 9781869439996. Auckland, N.Z.. 698451314.
30. Web site: Kathy Taylor. Storylines. 7 March 2018.
31. Book: Taylor, Kathy. Iris's ukulele. 2012. Scholastic. 9781775430544. Auckland, N.Z.. 767650411.
32. Web site: Juliet Jacka. Storylines. 7 March 2018.
33. Book: Jacka, Juliet. Night of the perigee moon. 9781775432036. Auckland. 871047131.
34. Web site: Suzanne Main. Storylines. 7 March 2018.
35. Book: Main, Suzanne. How I alienated my grandma. 1775433064. Auckland. 904336704.
36. News: Local author a big kid at heart. 7 March 2018. New Zealand Herald. 2016-08-13.
37. Book: Moffatt, Tom E.. Barking mad. Beavis, Paul, 1971-. 9781775433743. Auckland. 946520751.
38. Web site: Anne Kayes. Storylines. 7 March 2018.
39. Book: Kayes, Anne. Tui Street tales. 1775434729. Auckland. 978281779.
40. Book: Walker, Chrissie. The short but brilliant career of Lucas Weed. 1775435083. Auckland. 1016849188.
41. Book: Guthrie, James T.. Bullseye Bella. 1775435733. Auckland. 1083235775.
42. Web site: 2020-04-05. Drawing inspiration from kids and slime. 2020-08-11. RNZ. en-nz.
43. Web site: Feana Tu'akoi . 2023-12-10 . Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust . en-NZ.
44. Web site: Claire Aramakutu . 2023-12-10 . Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust . en-NZ.