Call for nominations: Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award!

Call for nominations: Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award!

Posted: Thursday Jul 04, 2024

Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to children’s literature and literacy? Now is your chance to honour them!

The Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award celebrates the remarkable legacy of Betty Gilderdale, a lifelong advocate and supporter of children’s literature through her academic research, work as a reviewer, and 30 years of committee service to Auckland’s Children’s Literature Association. Before 2000, this award was known as the Children’s Literature Association’s Award for Services to Children’s Literature.

Details:
Prize: $2000
Presentation: 40-minute Storylines Spring Lecture in November
Eligibility: Outstanding service to children's literature at regional or national levels

Nominate online:
Storylines Betty Gilderdale Award - Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust

Deadline: 31 August

Let's celebrate our literacy heroes!