The Ronald Hugh Morrieson Memorial Literary Awards is an annual event organized by South Taranaki District Libraries, held during August and September, to honour the life and work of the author. Morrieson, who spent all his life in Hawera, is the acclaimed author of several novels including Came a Hot Friday. Three novels have been made into feature films and were filmed in the South Taranaki District. The awards encompass two elements: writing workshops with a renowned New Zealand author and a writing competition (judged by the same author) followed by an awards evening to present prizes and certificates. There are two categories · Secondary competition · Open Competition Each year the competition gives entrants the opportunity to showcase their writing skills, be guided and critiqued by a well-known New Zealand author, and finally to be honoured for their work. The winning entrants have their work published for the first time. Prize money for each category is First $500 Second $300 Third $200. The writing competition is judged by a different New Zealand author each year.Judge 2010 William Taylor ONZM With over 35 novels for children and young adults since 1981, Taylor is one of New Zealand’s most prolific and popular writers with a significant body of his work published internationally, often in translation. He has received wide critical acclaim. His humorous fiction for 10-12 year olds 'Agnes the Sheep', is considered by the National Library of New Zealand as a 'classic' book for the young. His more reflective young adult fiction has touched on issues seldom addressed in NZ writing for the young. Taylor was President of Honour of the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) 2009-10. He was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2004 for his services to children's literature. Taylor’s memoir Telling Tales was launched in Taumarunui in May and he also featured at the recent Auckland Writers Festival. A review of Telling Tales in the Listener recently states, “the first paragraph of Telling Tales constitutes the best opening lines for a book since Ronald Hugh
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