The winners of the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced. They select a book of the year as well as category winners. Here are the winners, plus a gorgeous video acceptance speech for the Book of the Year:

BOOK OF THE YEAR

Mophead, Selina Tusitala Marsh

 

PICTURE BOOK AWARD

Abigail and the Birth of the Sun, Matthew Cunningham, illustrated by Sarah Wilkins

 

WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION ESTHER GLEN AWARD FOR JUNIOR FICTION

Lizard’s Tale, Weng Wai Chan

 

YOUNG ADULT FICTION AWARD

Aspiring, Damien Wilkins

 

ELSIE LOCKE AWARD FOR NON-FICTION

Mophead, Selina Tusitala Marsh

 

RUSSELL CLARK AWARD FOR ILLUSTRATION

The Adventures of Tupaia, illustrated by Mat Tait, written by Courtney Sina Meredith

 

WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION TE KURA POUNAMU AWARD (books written completely in te reo Māori)

Tio Tiamu, Kurahau, illustrated by Laya Mutton-Rogers

 

BEST FIRST BOOK AWARD

Michael Petherick for #Tumeke!