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TUESDAY 15 MAY
02 SPECIAL EVENT
WEDNESDAY 16 MAY
03 GENERAL EVENT
THE SKETCHER: CHRIS RIDDELL
WEDNESDAY MAY 16 – 5.00-6.00PM ASB THEATRE, AOTEA CENTRE
Political cartoonist for The Observer, artist, author and former UK Children’s Laureate Chris Riddell has won a record-breaking three
Kate Greenaway Medals as well as the Costa Children’s Book Award. Alongside his own Ottoline and Goth Girl series, Riddell has illustrated the work of writers Frances Hardinge and Neil Gaiman and collaborated with Paul Stewart on the Muddle Earth books. He has also campaigned against the closure of libraries, and judged the Forward Poetry Prize. He discusses his life as an advocate and political commentator with Kate De Goldi. Supported by Platinum Bold Patron Adrian Burr.
Finest
OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS 2018
TUESDAY MAY 15 – 7.00-8.30PM ASB THEATRE, AOTEA CENTRE
New Zealand’s national book awards are turning 50, and we invite you to a glittering event to honour 16 nalists across ction, non- ction, illustrated non- ction, and poetry categories, as well as the four Best First Book Award winners. We will also be looking back on the feted stars of yesteryear. MC-ed by Stacey Morrison.
Standard $16; Patrons and Students; $12.50.
Note: This session can be included in concession pass selections.
FINALISTS – FOR FULL DETAILS SEE PAGES 57-63
Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize: Pip Adam; Patrick Evans; Brannavan Gnanalingam; Annaleese Jochems.
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Poetry Award: Tony Beyer; Elizabeth Smither; Briar Wood; Sue Wootton. -
Royal Society Te Aparangi Award for General Non-Fiction: Michael Belgrave; Anne Salmond; Tom Scott; Diana Wichtel.
Illustrated Non-Fiction Award: Alison Jones and Kuni Kaa Jenkins;
Philip Simpson; Zara Stanhope (editor), Lucy Hammonds, Laurence Simmons and Julia Waite; Jonathan West.
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