Next Club Night coming up ...

Your invitation to our AGM evening

Literacy Quiz - supporting Storylines and Literacy Aotearoa

Altrusa presents a Literacy Quiz fundraising event 
to benefit Storylines & Literacy Aotearoa 

SPECIAL GUESTS
Tessa Duder
Elizabeth Knox
Jenny Pattrick
Martin Bosley
Ian McKinnon
Hon. Annette King
Tim Jones
Chaz Harris
Sue Moroney MP
& announced by  Simon ‘Swampy’ Marsh 

PRIZES 
First prize: $500 of Book vouchers
Second Prize: $300 of Fuel vouchers
Third Prize: $100 of Manuka products
Plus raffle and spot prizes to be won on the night

TICKETS
Premium Tickets: $50 
Includes shared cheese platter, complimentary
beverage and a VIP guest on your team.

General Admission: $20 
Includes shared bread platter.

WHEN?
8th September - International Literacy Day
@ 7pm

WHERE?
Amora Hotel Ballroom in Wellington


Purchase tickets at: www.altrusa.org.nz/literacyquiz.html 

Proudly sponsored by
Wellington City Council, MetService, Arty Bees Books, Interislander, BP, Drama Club, Vidcom, How Bazaar and NatMats Limited 

Ever dreamed of your own children's bookshop?

Are you a children's literature enthusiast who's always dreamed of running a children's bookshop? 

We're sad to hear that Malcolm at Storytime Books in Petone is looking to sell up (although his reasons are happy - he wants to spend more time with family). We hope he finds someone to buy his business who is as dedicated to children's books and as marvellous to deal with as he is. 

If you're interested in finding out more about this children's book business in the heart of fun and thriving Petone, see The Storytime Books blog.

June Club Night - all welcome

2011 NZ Post Book Awards Results

Book Of The Year

The Winner:

The Moon And Farmer McPhee

Margaret Mahy and David Elliot

Random House NZ

Picture Book

The Winner:

The Moon And Farmer McPhee

Margaret Mahy and David Elliot

Random House NZ

Young Adult

The Winner:

Fierce September

Fleur Beale

Random House NZ

(Hooray for our Fleur!!)

Junior Fiction

The Winner:

Finnigan and the Pirates

Sherryl Jordan

Scholastic NZ

Non-Fiction

The Winner:

Zero Hour: The Anzacs On The Western Front

by Leon Davis

Text Publishing Company 

(Yay Wellington!)

Best First Book

The Winner:

Hollie Chips

Anna Gowan

Scholastic NZ

Children’s Choice Awards

Overall Winner:

Baa Baa Smart Sheep

Mark Sommerset Rowan Sommerset

Dreamboat Books

Children's Choice Category Winners

Picture book:

Baa Baa Smart Sheep

Mark Sommerset Rowan Sommerset

Dreamboat Books

Junior Fiction:
Hollie Chips

Anna Gowan

Scholastic NZ

Non-Fiction:
Who’s Cooking Tonight?

Claire Gourley and Glenda Gourley

Penguin Group NZ

Young Adult:
Smiling Jack

Ken Catran

HarperCollins Publishers

Congratulations to all finalists and winners!!!

Children's Book Awards tonight

No waiting till tomorrow's morning news. As we did last year, we're hoping to bring you live-ish updates on who's won what at the NZ Post Children's Book Awards tonight. (Texted to us by our people in Auckland!)

To get the scoop this evening, keep an eye on this blog.  Good luck to all our wonderful Wellington finalists!