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Russell Clark Award
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Notes

  • Established 1975 in honour of the prominent New Zealand illustrator Russell Clark. First presented in 1978. The Award recognises excellence in children's book illustration and is given to a New Zealand citizen or resident for the most distinguished pictures or illustrations in a children's or young adult's book, with or without text. Non-fiction as well as fiction titles are eligible.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 1989

winner y separately published work icon Joseph's Boat Caroline Macdonald , Chris Gaskin (illustrator), Ringwood : Viking Kestrel , 1988 Z832498 1988 single work picture book children's

Year: 1979

winner y separately published work icon Kim Bruce Treloar , Bruce Treloar (illustrator), Sydney : Collins , 1978 Z830414 1978 single work picture book children's Kim lives with her grandmother on an island in the South Pacific Ocean. She loves the sea and its many moods but she is also aware of the darkness its beauty can hide. (Libraries Australia record)
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