Philippa Werry

{{Short description|New Zealand writer and librarian}}

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| birth_date = 13 September 1958

| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

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| language = English

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Philippa Werry (born 13 September 1958){{Cite web |title=Interview with Philippa Werry |url=https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-zealand-childrens-authors/philippa-werry |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=my.christchurchcitylibraries.com |language=en-NZ}} is a New Zealand writer.{{Cite web |title=Philippa Werry – Writer's Files • Read NZ Te Pou Muramura |url=https://www.read-nz.org/writers-files/writer/werry-philippa |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=www.read-nz.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Philippa Werry – Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust |url=https://www.storylines.org.nz/search-profiles/philippa-werry/profiles/ |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=www.storylines.org.nz |language=en-NZ}} Her book Iris and Me won the Young Adult Fiction Award at the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.{{Cite web |last=Mabey |first=Claire |date=10 August 2023 |title=All the winners from the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/10-08-2023/all-the-winners-from-the-2023-new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=The Spinoff |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=10 August 2023 |title=Bilingual book takes top honours at Children's Book Awards |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/495551/bilingual-book-takes-top-honours-at-children-s-book-awards |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}{{Cite web |title=Philippa Werry tells the story of Robin Hyde, NZ's first female war correspondent |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/131588353/philippa-werry-tells-the-story-of-robin-hyde-nzs-first-female-war-correspondent |access-date=22 January 2024 |website=www.stuff.co.nz}}