Story: Awards and prizes

Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement, 2003–2022

The Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement were inaugurated by Prime Minister Helen Clark in 2003. This is the full list of winners to 2022 – including Te Ara's former general editor, Jock Phillips, who won the award for non-fiction in 2014.

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How to cite this page:

Mark Derby, 'Awards and prizes - Literary awards, 1950s onwards', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/interactive/44683/prime-ministers-awards-for-literary-achievement-2003-2022 (accessed 1 May 2024)

Story by Mark Derby, published 22 Oct 2014, updated 1 Apr 2020