GAVIN BISHOP

Gavin Bishop O.N.Z.M. has published 80 books that have been translated into twelve languages.

He has won Best NZ 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 Maori Art and culture and in 2019 THE PRIME MINISTER'S AWARD for Literacy Achievement.

His alma mater, the University of Canterbury, presented him with an HONORARY DOCTORATE in Education in 2016.

He was nominated for the 2024 Hans Christian Anderson Award, the highest award for Children's Literature in the world.