List of New Zealand literary awards

!Name of award

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!Type of award

!Start

!End

|Awarded for lifetime contributions to New Zealand literature in the years 2000–2002 and 2004 at the Montana New Zealand Book Awards.

|Lifetime achievement

|2000

|2004

|Awarded annually for the best creative writing portfolio at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.

|University prize

|1996

|Extant

|Awarded annually to new plays in categories including Best New Play, Best Play by a Māori Playwright, Best Play by a Woman and Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright. New categories include the McNaughton South Island Play Award (as of 2020, for a play written by a South Island resident) and the Dean Parker Adaptation or Non-fiction Award (as of 2021, for a play adapted from a fictional work, or a docudrama or verbatim work).{{Cite web|title=2020 Adam NZ Play Award|url=https://www.playmarket.org.nz/about-us/news/2020-adam-nz-play-award/|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Playmarket}}{{Cite news|last=Lewis|first=John|date=3 March 2021|title=Top Adam award for Dunedin playwright|work=Otago Daily Times |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/top-adam-award-dunedin-playwright|access-date=6 March 2021}}

|Plays

|2008

|Extant

|Annual programme providing travel to Antarctica, accommodation at Scott Base and support for artists, teachers and writers who present "innovative Community Engagement proposals which align to Antarctica New Zealand's purpose".{{Cite web|title=Community Engagement Programme|url=https://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/media/community-engagement|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Antarctica New Zealand}}{{Cite web|title=Community Engagement Programme Alumni|url=https://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/uploads/images/Community-Engagement-Programme-Alumni.pdf|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Antarctic New Zealand}} Superseded the Artists to Antarctica Programme which ran intermittently from 1957 to 1992 and annually from 1997 to 2014.{{Cite web|title=Antarctic Arts Fellows under the Artists to Antarctica Programme and Invited Artists Programme|url=https://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/uploads/images/Antarctic-Arts-Fellows-under-the-Artists-to-Antarctica-Programme-and-Invited-Artists-Programme.pdf|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Antarctic New Zealand}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2014

|Extant

|Awarded annually to creative practitioners of any kind, who are invited to make a project proposal that explores issues of war, peace, loss, memory, and identity, and that involves the participation of the nearby communities. The award involves a three-week fellowship and the artist is asked to contribute to or enrich the annual ANZAC memorial service held at the ANZAC Memorial Bridge, Wairarapa.{{Cite web|title=ANZAC Bridge|url=https://www.artistresidency.org.nz/page/521535|access-date=6 March 2021|website=NZ Pacific Studio Artists Residency Programme}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 December 2018|title=2019 ANZAC Bridge Fellowship with NZ Pacific Studio|url=https://www.thebigidea.nz/work/221635-2019-anzac-bridge-fellowship-with-nz-pacific-studio|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=6 March 2021|website=The Big Idea}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2006

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand to up to ten of New Zealand's most outstanding practising artists. The Laureate awards include the Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Award (for outstanding Māori and Pasifika creatives) and the Theresa Gattung Female Arts Practitioners Award (for outstanding female creatives).{{Cite web|title=Arts Foundation Laureate Awards|url=https://www.thearts.co.nz/awards/laureate-award|access-date=6 March 2021|website=The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi}}

|General creative arts

|2000

|Extant

|Awarded by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand to a limited circle of 20 living artists for lifetime achievement.

|Lifetime achievement

|2003

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand to up to six artists at a formative stage of their career, and includes a {{NZ$}}15,000 award as well as a partnership with a senior artist mentor.{{Cite web|title=The Arts Foundation Springboard|url=https://www.thearts.co.nz/awards/springboard|access-date=6 March 2021|website=The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi}}

|General creative arts

|2020

|Extant

|Awarded annually (or every two years) to artists at an early stage in their career who show outstanding promise.{{Cite web|date=19 October 2017|title=The Arts Foundation announce the recipients of the 2017 New Zealand Arts Awards|url=https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/news/the-arts-foundation-announce-the-recipients-of-the-2017-new-zealand-arts-awards|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Creative New Zealand}}{{Cite web|title=Awarded Artists|url=https://www.thearts.co.nz/awards/list|access-date=6 March 2021|website=The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi}}

|General creative arts

|2006

|2018

|Awarded annually to Pasifika artists across all artforms by Creative New Zealand.

|Pasifika creative arts

|1996

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the Labour History Project to the work that best depicts the history of work and resistance in New Zealand, in memory of Bert Roth.{{Cite web|title=Bert Roth Award – Labour History Project|url=https://www.lhp.org.nz/category/bert-roth-award/|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Labour History Project}}{{Cite news|date=19 August 2020|title=Bert Roth Award For 2020|work=Scoop Independent News|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU2008/S00136/bert-roth-award-for-2020.htm|access-date=6 March 2021}}

|History

|2013

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust for outstanding service to children's literature and literacy.

|Children's literature

|1990

|Extant

|Awarded annually for "critical, informed, analytical and creative journalism or writing which will contribute to public debate in New Zealand on an important issue or issues", in memory of journalist Bruce Jesson. The awards offered are the Bruce Jesson Senior Journalism Grant (since 2004, up to {{NZ$}}4,000) and the Bruce Jesson Emerging Journalism Prize (since 2009, up to {{NZ$}}1,000).{{Cite web|date=3 August 2020|title=Entries Open for 2020 Jesson Journalism Awards|url=https://www.brucejesson.com/entries-open-for-2020-jesson-journalism-awards/|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Bruce Jesson Foundation}}

|Journalism

|2004

|Extant

|Awarded annually to recognise the work of an outstanding emerging New Zealand playwright, in memory of Bruce Mason.{{Cite web|last=Edmond|first=Murray|date=22 Oct 2014|title=Bruce Mason Playwriting Award|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/43979/bruce-mason-playwriting-award|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand }}{{Cite news|last=Lewis|first=John|date=25 November 2020|title=Playwright wins top award, $10K prize|work=Otago Daily Times |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/playwright-wins-top-award-10k-prize|access-date=6 March 2021}}

|Plays

|1983

|Extant

|Awarded annually to enable writers of children's literature to work on a specific project.{{cite news |title=Writers' bursary rises |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19861202.2.105 |access-date=30 October 2023 |work=The Press |date=2 December 1986}} Established and funded by the New Zealand Literary Fund and corporate sponsor Quality Packers Limited.{{cite news |title=Writers’ awards established |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19780315.2.70? |access-date=30 October 2023 |work=The Press |date=15 March 1978 |page=7}}

|Children's literature

|1978

|Unknown

|Awarded annually by Copyright Licensing New Zealand and the New Zealand Society of Authors to non-fiction writers to enable the recipient to devote time to a specific writing project, in the amount of {{NZ$}}25,000.{{Cite web|date=28 August 2020|title=CLNZ/NZSA Writers' Award|url=http://copyright.co.nz/cultural-fund/award-and-grant/clnz-nzsa-writers-award|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Copyright Licensing New Zealand (CLNZ)}}

|Non-fiction

|2011

|Extant

|Awarded biennially by Creative New Zealand to an established writer to work on an approved project for up to eleven months in Berlin, including travel, accommodation and expenses.{{Cite web|title=Bursaries, fellowships, scholarships and residencies|url=https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/results-of-our-work/scholarships-and-bursaries-awarded#Berlin%20Writers|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Creative New Zealand}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2000

|Extant

|Awarded biennially by Creative New Zealand to authors who have a significant body of published work, to support their work on a major project over two or more years. The fellowship is valued at {{NZ$}}100,000.{{Cite web|date=2 February 2021|title=Applications open for Michael King Writer's Fellowship|url=https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/news/applications-open-for-michael-king-writers-fellowship|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Creative New Zealand}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2003

|Extant

|Awarded annually to writers in the Southland or Otago regions, by the Dan Davin Literary Foundation. The Dan Davin Award is presented to adults and alternates between poetry and short stories each year. The Junior and U19/Senior Student Awards are presented to students.{{Cite web|title=The Dan Davin Literary Foundation Annual Writing Awards|url=https://www.dandavin.org.nz/competition-2020.html|access-date=7 March 2021|website=Dan Davin Literary Foundation}}

|Short stories

Poetry

|1995

|Extant

|Awarded biennially by the Dan Davin Literary Foundation to established short-story writers who undertake a 6-week residency in Southland.{{Cite web|date=15 January 2021|title=Dan Davin Literary Foundation Writer in Residence 2021 – Expressions of Interest|url=https://authors.org.nz/dan-davin-literary-foundation-writer-in-residence-2021-expressions-of-interest/|access-date=7 March 2021|website=The New Zealand Society of Authors}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2019

|Extant

|Awarded biennially by the Australian School Library Association and the School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa for picture books, chapter books and middle grade books.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=DANZ Children’s Book Award longlists announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/01/18/245603/danz-childrens-book-award-longlists-announced/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}

|Children's literature

|2024

|Extant

|Awarded annually to the writer of the best folio project in the scriptwriting major of the MA in creative writing at Victoria University of Wellington.{{Cite web|title=Prize details: David Carson-Parker Embassy Prize in Scriptwriting|url=https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships/annual-prizes/prize-details?result_1736977_result_page=15|access-date=7 March 2021|website=Victoria University of Wellington}}

|University prize

|1996

|Extant

|Awarded annually to the best non-fiction writing for young New Zealanders, since 2016 as part of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

|Children's literature

|1986

|Extant

|Awarded annually by LIANZA to a New Zealand author "for the most distinguished contribution to New Zealand literature for junior fiction". Since 2016 has been awarded as part of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

|Children's literature

|1945

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the Fulbright Program and Creative New Zealand to a mid-career or senior New Zealand writer of Pacific heritage. Offers the opportunity to work for three months on a creative writing project exploring Pacific identity, culture or history at the University of Hawaiʻi.{{cite web |title=Applications are open for the Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer's Residency 2020 |url=https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/news/applications-are-open-for-the-fulbright-creative-new-zealand-pacific-writer-s-residency-2020 |website=Creative New Zealand |access-date=26 March 2021 |date=7 February 2020}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2004

|Extant

|Awarded biennially to an emerging New Zealand writer by Victoria University of Wellington, valued at NZ$65,000. Not awarded since 2008.{{Cite web|title=Prize in Modern Letters|url=https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletters/about/history/prizes|access-date=7 March 2021|website=Victoria University of Wellington}}

|University prize

|2002

|2008

|Predecessor to the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. First, second and third place prizes awarded annually to New Zealand books in a range of genres.

|General writing

|1968

|1995

|Awarded annually to published New Zealand writers, with an annual stipend of {{NZ$}}20,000 and use of the Sargeson Centre near the University of Auckland. Established in memory of Frank Sargeson.{{cite web|title=Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship|url=http://www.grimshaw.co.nz/about-us/grimshaw-sargeson-fellowship/|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Grimshaw & Co}}

|Fellowship or residency

|1987

|Extant

|Awarded biennially to a New Zealand artist (of any discipline) who is sent to experience New York City with {{NZ$}}100,000 to cover living expenses.{{Cite web|title=Harriet Friedlander Residency|url=https://www.thearts.co.nz/awards/harriet-friedlander-residency|access-date=7 March 2021|website=The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2009

|Extant

|Awarded biennially to winners of a competition for children's writers and for children who write in the Wellington region. Established in 2002 by the Wellington Children's Book Foundation in honour of Jack Lasenby.{{Cite web|title=Jack Lasenby|url=https://www.storylines.org.nz/Storylines+Profiles/Profiles+I-M/More+in+Profiles+I-M/Jack+Lasenby.html|access-date=7 March 2021|website=Storylines Childrens Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand}}

|Children's literature

|2002

|Unknown

|Awarded annually by the Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust for an original picture book.

|Children's literature

|2003

|Extant

|Awarded annually to unpublished short stories and essays in commemoration of Katherine Mansfield's contributions to New Zealand literature. Established and sponsored by the Bank of New Zealand.{{Cite web|title=Katherine Mansfield Awards|url=https://www.bnzheritage.co.nz/archives/story/katherine-mansfield-awards|access-date=6 March 2021|website=BNZ Heritage}}

|Short stories

|1959

|2015

|Awarded annually by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand, with the support of the Winn-Manson Menton Trust, to established New Zealand writers. Recipients are given funding towards transport to and accommodation in Menton, France, where Mansfield did some of her best-known and most significant writing. A room is available in the Villa Isola Bella for use as a study.

|Fellowship or residency

|1970

|Extant

|Awarded biennially by the University of Otago for an original book-length collection of poems by a New Zealand or South Pacific permanent resident or citizen, in memory of Auckland poet Kathleen Grattan.

|Poetry

|2008

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the International Writers' Workshop (New Zealand) for a cycle or sequence of poems that has a common link or theme.

|Poetry

|2009

|Extant

|Awarded annually to an essay by literary journal Landfall and judged each year by the current editor.

|Essays

|2009

|Extant

|Awarded annually by Creative New Zealand to enable a published writer or playwright at an early stage of their career to work on a new project.{{cite web |title=Bursaries, fellowships, scholarships and residencies – Louis Johnson New Writer's Bursary |url=https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/results-of-our-work/scholarships-and-bursaries-awarded#Louis%20Johnson |website=Creative New Zealand |access-date=26 March 2021}}

|General writing

|2010

|Extant

|Awarded every three years by the New Zealand Society of Authors. Named for Lilian Ida Smith, a Whanganui music teacher, who left a legacy to the Society to "assist people aged 35 years and over to embark upon or further a literary career". Recipients must be over 35 and in the early stages of their writing career.{{Cite web|title=NZSA Lilian Ida Smith Award|url=https://authors.org.nz/nzsa-lilian-ida-smith-award/|access-date=7 March 2021|website=The New Zealand Society of Authors}}

|General writing

|1986

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the University of Canterbury to recognise excellence in English composition by current and recent undergraduate students.{{Cite web|title=The Macmillan Brown Prize for Writers|url=https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarshipsforms/regulations/mac_brown_writers_2018.pdf|access-date=7 March 2021|website=University of Canterbury}}

|University prize

|1965

|Extant

|Awarded annually by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand and the Margaret Mahy Estate

|Illustration

|2019

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust to a person who has made a significant contribution to children's literature, publishing or literacy.

|Children's literature

|1991

|Extant

|Awarded annually at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards to the winner of the poetry category.

|Poetry

|1976

|Extant

|Around 20 supported residencies of two to three weeks duration are offered every year to New Zealand writers for nominated projects, with funding from Creative New Zealand.{{Cite web|title=About our Residency Programme|url=https://writerscentre.org.nz/about-our-residency-programme/|access-date=7 March 2021|website=Michael King Writers Centre}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2005

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the New Zealand Society of Authors in memory of Michael Gifkins. The recipient receives a publishing contract from Text Publishing and an advance in the value of NZ$10,000.{{cite web|title=Michael Gifkins Prize|url=https://www.textpublishing.com.au/michael-gifkins-prize|access-date=25 October 2020|website=Text Publishing}}

|Fiction

|2018

|Extant

|Creative writing competition for school students in years seven and eight.{{Cite news|date=7 May 2001|title=Nestlé Provides The Write Stuff|work=Scoop Independent News|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0105/S00022/nestle-provides-the-write-stuff.htm|access-date=7 March 2021}}

|Children's literature

|2001

|Unknown

|Predecessor to the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Established by the New Zealand Literary Fund, a government organisation, in 1976. Annual awards were presented for literary merit in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and (later) book production.

|General writing

|1976

|1995

|Series of literary awards presented annually to recognise excellence in children and young adults' literature in New Zealand. Previously known under various names including s the New Zealand Government Publishing Awards, the AIM Children's Book Awards, and the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards.

|Children's literature

|1982

|Extant

|Biennial appointment of a poet by the National Library of New Zealand to represent New Zealand's community of poets, to promote and advocate for poetry, and to produce a number of published works during their two-year tenure.

|Poetry

|1997

|Extant

|Awarded annually by Massey University to mark Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) and to recognise and encourage excellence in Māori writing and publishing.{{Cite web|title=Ngā Kupu Ora Māori Journalism Awards|url=https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/maori/events/nga-kupu-ora/nga-kupu-ora_home.cfm|access-date=7 March 2021|website=Massey University}}

|Māori writing

|2009

|Extant

|Literary awards presented annually in New Zealand to recognise excellence in crime fiction, mystery, and thriller writing.

|Crime

|2010

|Extant

|Awarded annually by Nielsen BookData to the book which booksellers most enjoyed reading, selling and promoting.{{Cite web|title=Nielsen BookData New Zealand Booksellers' Choice Award|url=https://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Literature/Prizes/NielsenBookData/|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Christchurch City Libraries }}

|General writing

|2001

|2013

|Awarded annually by the New Zealand Society of Authors for books linked to New Zealand's heritage, in categories including heritage fiction and non-fiction, short prose, poetry, children's books, and te reo Māori or bilingual books.{{Cite web|date=7 July 2020|title=NZSA New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards 2020|url=https://publishers.org.nz/nzsa-new-zealand-heritage-literary-awards-2020/|access-date=8 March 2021|website=Publishers Association of New Zealand}}

|NZ heritage

|2013

|Extant

|Awarded biennially by the New Zealand Society of Authors to writers of poetry and imaginative fiction.

|Poetry

Fiction

|2008

|2016

|Awarded annually by the New Zealand Society of Authors for new writing with a "unique and original vision", in memory of author Laura Solomon.{{cite web |title=NZSA Laura Solomon Cuba Press Prize |url=https://authors.org.nz/opportunities/nzsa-awards-grants-and-fellowships/nzsa-laura-solomon-cuba-press-prize/ |website=The New Zealand Society of Authors |access-date=22 March 2021}}

|General writing

|2020

|Extant

|Awarded annually to writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama, who are members of the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) and working on a new project. Comprises an award of {{NZ$}}10,000.

|General writing

|2001

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the New Zealand Society of Authors to celebrate and acknowledge literary success, especially on the international stage.

|General writing

|2014

|Extant

|Series of literary awards presented annually. Began as the merger of the New Zealand Book Awards and the Goodman Fielder Wattie Book Awards in 1996. {{as of|2021}}, there are five principal prizes: fiction (currently known as the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction), general non-fiction (sponsored by Royal Society Te Apārangi), illustrated non-fiction, poetry (currently known as the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry) and Te Mūrau o te Tuhi Māori Language Award for books written entirely in te reo Māori. "Best First Book" prizes are awarded to first time authors in the first four categories, currently sponsored by MitoQ.

|General writing

|1996

|Extant

|Awarded annually by Travcom (New Zealand Travel Communicators) to celebrate excellence in travel writing, photography and digital media.{{Cite news|date=10 July 2019|title=Philippine Airlines to Sponsor the 2019 Travel Media Awards|work=Scoop Independent News|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1907/S00277/philippine-airlines-to-sponsor-the-2019-travel-media-awards.htm|access-date=8 March 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Award Winners 2012 backwards|url=https://travcom.org.nz/images/Documents/award_winners_2012_backwards.pdf|access-date=8 March 2021|website=Travel Communicators}}

|Journalism

|1992

|Extant

|Awarded biennially to Māori writers by the Māori Literature Trust to encourage diverse Māori viewpoints and writing in both te reo Māori and English. Selected winners and finalists are published in the Huia Short Stories collection.{{Cite web|title=About the Words|url=https://mlt.org.nz/the-pikihuia-awards/|access-date=7 March 2021|website=Māori Literature Trust}}

|Māori writing

|1995

|Extant

|Awarded annually to writers who have made notable literary achievements and a significant contribution to New Zealand literature, in the categories of fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

|General writing

|2003

|Extant

|Awarded annually for a book of verse published by someone in any of the Commonwealth realms, including New Zealand.

|Poetry

|1933

|Extant

|Awarded annually to one New Zealand writer and one French writer, comprising a stipend and six months' rent-free accommodation at Randell Cottage. The recipient will usually be a mid-career writer.{{Cite web|date=16 September 2020|title=Applications invited for 2021 Randell Cottage Writers Residency|url=https://www.read-nz.org/new-zealand-book-scene/nzbc-stories-details/applications-invited-for-2021-randell-cottage-writers-residency?pageNum=2|access-date=8 March 2021|website=Read NZ Te Pou Muramura}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2002

|Extant

|Awarded annually to writers of imaginative literature, and provides a year's salary along with accommodation and an office for a writer in and around the University of Otago.

|Fellowship or residency

|1959

|Extant

|Awarded on an ad-hoc basis to writers who stay for three to six months at the cottage of Robert Lord in Dunedin.{{Cite web|last=Duncan|first=Lee-Anne|title=Inside the Dunedin's Robert Lord Writers Cottage, the small home where writers get big ideas|url=https://thisnzlife.co.nz/inside-the-dunedins-robert-lord-writers-cottage-the-small-home-where-writers-get-big-ideas/}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2003

|Extant

|Awarded annually by LIANZA to a New Zealand author for excellence in children's book illustration. Since 2016 has been awarded as part of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.{{Cite web|title=LIANZA Russell Clark Award|url=https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/russell-clark-award/|access-date=8 March 2021|website=Christchurch City Libraries }}

|Children's literature

|1975

|Extant

|Awarded annually to an original collection of poems by a New Zealand resident or citizen. Established to celebrate the life and work of New Zealand poet Sarah Broom.

|Poetry

|2014

|Extant

|Promoted (as of 2021) as "New Zealand's richest short story prize, sponsored by the University of Waikato. Named for celebrated New Zealand writer Frank Sargeson, the Prize was conceived by writer Catherine Chidgey, who also lectures in Writing Studies at the University." There are Open and Secondary School divisions.{{cite web |title=Sargeson Prize |url=https://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/english/sargeson-prize |website=University of Waikato |access-date=3 October 2021}}

|Short story cash prize

|2019

|Extant

|Awarded annually to the best portfolio in the Masters of Creative Writing programme at the University of Auckland.{{Cite web|title=Sir James Wallace Master of Creative Writing Prize|url=https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/scholarships-and-awards/find-a-scholarship/sir-james-wallace-master-of-creative-writing-prize-p1019-art.html|access-date=6 March 2021|website=University of Auckland}}

|University prize

|2012

|Extant

|Awarded annually at the New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and science fiction fandom.

|Science fiction and fantasy

|2002

|Extant

|An annual list of exceptional and outstanding books for children and young people published in New Zealand, by New Zealand authors and illustrators.

|Children's literature

|1999

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the Sunday Star-Times to short stories in an Open section and a Secondary School Students section.{{Cite news|date=13 October 2019|title=Entries open for Sunday Star-Times Short Story Awards|work=Stuff |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/116520463/entries-open-for-sunday-startimes-short-story-awards|access-date=8 March 2021}}

|Short stories

|1984

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust to the author of a work of fiction for young adults aged 13 and above.

|Children's literature

|2010

|Extant

|Awarded annually by Creative New Zealand to enable a promising published writer or playwright at an early stage of their career to work on a new project.{{cite web |title=Bursaries, fellowships, scholarships and residencies – Todd New Writer's Bursary |url=https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/results-of-our-work/scholarships-and-bursaries-awarded#Todd%20New%20Writer's%20Bursary |website=Creative New Zealand |access-date=26 March 2021}}{{cite web |title=Todd New Writer's Bursary |url=https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/find-funding/funds/the-todd-writers-bursary |website=Creative New Zealand |access-date=26 March 2021}}

|General writing

|2010

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust to a previously unpublished writer for an original work of fiction intended for children between 7 and 13 years of age

|Children's literature

|1996

|Extant

|The University of Auckland funds up to four writers each year, in partnership with Creative New Zealand and the Michael King Writers Centre, to work on creative projects, stay at a historic villa and interact with university students.{{Cite web|title=Writers in residence|url=https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/arts/about-the-faculty/school-of-humanities/journals-initiatives-residencies-and-fellowships/writer-in-residence.html|access-date=6 March 2021|website=University of Auckland}} The residencies are open to established writers with a substantial publishing record.{{Cite web|date=13 August 2018|title=NZ's national writer-residency organisation continues with an extended number of residencies in 2019|url=https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/news/nz-s-national-writer-residency-organisation-continues-with-an-extended-number-of-residencies-in-2019|access-date=6 March 2021|website=Creative New Zealand}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2007

|Extant

|Awarded annually to children's writers who normally live in New Zealand. Includes a six-month fellowship, a stipend and an office at the University of Otago College of Education.

|Fellowship or residency

|1992

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the University of Waikato to writers with a record of publications of high quality and provides the recipient with freedom to write for 12 months.{{Cite web|title=Writer in Residence|url=https://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/english/writer-in-residence|access-date=8 March 2021|website=University of Waikato}}

|Fellowship or residency

|1991

|Extant

|Awarded annually by the University of Canterbury College of Arts and Creative New Zealand to authors of proven merit in all areas of literary and creative activity, and provides an opportunity to work on an approved project within an academic environment for 12 months.{{Cite web|title=Ursula Bethell Residency in Creative Writing|url=https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/arts/schools-and-departments/english/ursula-bethell-residency/|access-date=8 March 2021|website=University of Canterbury}}

|Fellowship or residency

|1979

|Extant

|Awarded annually by Victoria University of Wellington to Māori writers of proven merit. Residencies are three months' duration and include a writing room, a mentor from the Māori arts community, and a stipend of {{NZD}}15,000.{{Cite web|title=Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence|url=https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletters/about/emerging-pasifika-writer-in-residence|access-date=8 March 2021|website=Victoria University of Wellington}}

|Fellowship or residency

|2019

|Extant

|Awarded annually by Victoria University of Wellington to Pasifika writers of proven merit. Residencies are three months' duration and include a writing room, a mentor from the Pasifika arts community, and a stipend of {{NZD}}15,000.

|Fellowship or residency

|2019

|Extant

|Awarded annually by Victoria University of Wellington and provides the appointee with the opportunity to write full-time within an academic environment for 12 months.{{Cite web|title=Writer in Residence|url=https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletters/about/residence|access-date=8 March 2021|website=Victoria University of Wellington}}

|Fellowship or residency

|1979

|Extant

|Awarded annually to support a minimum of two conservation-related art projects by the Department of Conservation in collaboration with Creative New Zealand.{{Cite web|title=Wild Creations|url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/events/awards/wild-creations/|access-date=7 March 2021|website=Department of Conservation, Te Papa Atawhai}}{{Cite web|date=5 June 2018|title=DOC and Creative New Zealand to continue Wild Creations partnership|url=https://www.creativenz.govt.nz/news/doc-and-creative-new-zealand-to-continue-wild-creations-partnership|access-date=7 March 2021|website=Creative New Zealand}}

|General creative arts

|2002

|Extant

|Awarded annually by Te Rōpū Whakahau, LIANZA and the New Zealand Book Awards Trust to the author of a book written in Te Reo Māori that is considered to be a distinguished contribution to the literature for children or young people.{{Cite web|title=Te Kura Pounamu (LIANZA)|url=https://trw.org.nz/awards-events/te-kura-pounamu-lianza/|access-date=8 March 2021|website=Te Rōpū Whakahau}}

|Māori children's literature

|1995

|Extant