World Book Day lecture – Gavin Bishop
Gavin Bishop ONZM, has published 80 books that have been translated into 12 languages.
He has won Best New Zealand Children's Book of the Year five times, Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year five times and Best Non-Fiction Children's Book of the Year three times.
In 2018 he was awarded the Te Tohu a Ta Kingi Ihaka for a lifetime contribution to Māori Art and culture and in 2019 the Prime Minister’s Award for Literacy Achievement. He has recently been nominated for the 2024 Hans Christian Anderson Award, the highest award for Children's Literature in the world.
News: Children's writer and illustrator Gavin Bishop to speak in Dunedin