The 2024 Storylines Margaret Mahy National Awards Day was held on Sunday 7 April 2024. The afternoon included the presentation of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal to Elizabeth Jones.
The event also celebrated the announcement of the winners of the 2024 Storylines manuscript and illustration awards. Congratulations to all the winners:
Storylines Gaelyn Gordon Award: The Dragon Hunters written by James Russell, illustrated by Link Choi
Storylines Janice Marriott Mentoring Award: Jonathan Poff, Ashburton for manuscript titled Pan-Pan!
Storylines Gavin Bishop Award: Kaye Julian, Wellington
Storylines Joy Cowley Award: Annelies Judson, Tāmaki Makaurau for manuscript titled Turkey Hurly-Burly
Storylines Tessa Duder Award: Kiri Lightfoot, Auckland for manuscript titled Bear
No Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award for a Junior Fiction Manuscript or Storylines Te Kahurangi Kāterina Heikōkō Mataira Award for a manuscript in te reo Māori was presented.
The recipients of the Unpublished Writers Awards were:
Storylines Joy Cowley Award: Anne Slight, Whangamatā
Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award: Kara Laurenson, Tauranga
Storylines Tessa Duder Award: Hannah Marshall, Wellington
