Storylines Trust – Multiple Awards
Entries close 31st October each year
Storylines Te Kahurangi Kāterina Te Heikōkō Award (Te Reo Māori)
Unpublished work written originally in te reo Māori
Genre: picturebook, junior fiction, young adult, or non-fiction
Sponsored by: Huia
Prize: $1500 and assurance of publication
Open to: Any NZ writer, published or unpublished, who meet the NZ residency requirements as stipulated on the entry form.
Excludes: translation of a previously published work
Entry fee: $20 Storylines members and non-members
https://www.storylines.org.nz/award/storylines-te-kahurangi-katerina-te-heikoko-mataira-award/
Storylines Janice Marriott Mentoring Award (Junior Fiction)
Unpublished work
Genre: junior fiction 8-12 years
Sponsored by: Janice Marriott
Prize: 6 months mentoring by Janice Marriott, Go Write Now
Open to: Any NZ unpublished writer who meet the NZ residency requirements as stipulated on the entry form.
Requires: One page synopsis of planned novel and two sample chapters
Entry fee: $20 Storylines members, $40 non-members
https://www.storylines.org.nz/award/storylines-janice-marriott-mentoring-award/
Storylines Tessa Duder Award (Young Adult Ficiton)
Unpublished work
Genre: Young Adult aged 13-18 years, includes Graphic Novels
Word Count: No more than 75,000
Sponsored by: Allen & Unwin
Prize: $1500 and assurance of publication
Additional Prize: $500 if an unpublished writer is selected for the shortlist
Open to: Any NZ writer, published or unpublished, who meet the NZ residency requirements as stipulated on the entry form.
Entry fee: $20 Storylines members, $40 non-members
https://www.storylines.org.nz/award/storylines-tessa-duder-award/
Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award (Junior Fiction)
Unpublished work
Genre: junior fiction 8-12 years
Word Count: Between 25,000 and 45,000 words
Sponsored by: Scholastic NZ
Prize: $1500 and assurance of publication
Additional Prize: $500 if an unpublished writer is selected for the shortlist
Open to: Any NZ writer, published or unpublished, who meet the NZ residency requirements as stipulated on the entry form.
Entry fee: $20 Storylines members, $40 non-members
https://www.storylines.org.nz/award/storylines-tom-fitzgibbon-award/
Storylines Joy Cowley Award (Picture Book)
Unpublished work
Genre: picture book 2-7years
Word Count: No more than 1000 words
Sponsored by: Scholastic NZ
Prize: $1500 and assurance of publication
Additional Prize: $500 if an unpublished writer is selected for the shortlist
Open to: Any NZ writer, published or unpublished, who meet the NZ residency requirements as stipulated on the entry form.
Entry fee: $20 Storylines members, $40 non-members
https://www.storylines.org.nz/award/storylines-joy-cowley-award/