Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement is a New Zealand literary award established in 2003 by the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand), the national arts development agency of the New Zealand government. Each winner in three categories of fiction, nonfiction and poetry receives a monetary award of NZ$60,000.
| Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement | |
|---|---|
| Reward(s) | $60,000 in each category |
| First awarded | 2003 |
Winners
editSource:[1]
2023
- Fiction: Lee Murray
- Non-fiction: Linda Tuhiwai Smith
- Poetry: Tusiata Avia
2022[2]
- Fiction: Stephanie Johnson
- Nonfiction: Vincent O'Malley
- Poetry: James Norcliffe
2021[3]
- Fiction: David Hill
- Nonfiction: Claudia Orange
- Poetry: Anne Kennedy
2020[4]
- Fiction: Tessa Duder
- Nonfiction: Tīmoti Kāretu
- Poetry: Jenny Bornholdt
2019[5]
- Fiction: Elizabeth Knox
- Nonfiction: Gavin Bishop
- Poetry: Fleur Adcock
2018[6]
- Fiction: Renée
- Nonfiction: Wystan Curnow
- Poetry: Michael Harlow
2017
- Fiction: Witi Ihimaera
- Nonfiction: Peter Simpson
- Poetry: Paula Green
2016
- Fiction: Marilyn Duckworth
- Nonfiction: Atholl Anderson
- Poetry: David Eggleton
2015
- Fiction: Roger Hall
- Nonfiction: Dame Joan Metge
- Poetry: Bernadette Hall
2014
- Fiction: Jack Lasenby
- Nonfiction: Jock Phillips
- Poetry: Ian Wedde
2013[7]
- Fiction: Owen Marshall
- Nonfiction: Martin Edmond
- Poetry: Michele Leggott
2012
- Fiction: Albert Wendt
- Nonfiction: Gregory O'Brien
- Poetry: Sam Hunt
2011
- Fiction: Dame Fiona Kidman
- Nonfiction: James Belich
- Poetry: Peter Bland
2010
- Fiction: Joy Cowley
- Nonfiction: James McNeish
- Poetry: Cilla McQueen
2009
- Fiction: C. K. Stead
- Nonfiction: Ranginui Walker
- Poetry: Brian Turner
2008
- Fiction: Lloyd Jones
- Nonfiction: W. H. Oliver
- Poetry: Elizabeth Smither
2007
- Fiction: Fiona Farrell
- Nonfiction: Dick Scott
- Poetry: Bill Manhire
2006
- Fiction: Patricia Grace
- Nonfiction: Judith Binney
- Poetry: Vincent O'Sullivan
2005
- Fiction: Margaret Mahy
- Nonfiction: Philip Temple
- Poetry: Alistair Te Ariki Campbell
2004
- Fiction: Maurice Gee
- Nonfiction: Anne Salmond
- Poetry: Kevin Ireland
2003
- Fiction: Janet Frame
- Nonfiction: Michael King
- Poetry: Hone Tuwhare
References
edit- ^ "Previous winners". Creative NZ. Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Chumko, André (1 December 2022). "Writers honoured by prime minister for their contribution to New Zealand literature". Stuff. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Authors honoured with Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement". Stuff.co.nz. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Chumko, Andre (10 November 2020). "Kiwi writers honoured with Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement". Stuff. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "NZ Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement 2019 announced". Books+Publishing. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Ardern, Jacinda (8 October 2018). "Awards recognise literary legends". NZ Government. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Winners of 2013 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement". Creative New Zealand. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
External links
edit- Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement, official website