Current and historic literary awards in New Zealand include:
Name of award Description Type of award EstablishedAdam Foundation Prize in Creative WritingAwarded annually for the best creative writing portfolio at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.University prize1996Adam NZ Play Award (previously the Playmarket New New Zealand Play Award)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).Plays2008Antarctica New Zealand Community Engagement Programme (previously the Artists to Antarctica programme)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". Superseded the Artists to Antarctica Programme which ran intermittently from 1957 to 1992 and annually from 1997 to 2014.Fellowship or residency2014Anzac Bridge FellowshipAwarded 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.Fellowship or residency2006Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate AwardsAwarded 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).General creative arts2000Arts Foundation of New Zealand Icon AwardsAwarded by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand to a limited circle of 20 living artists for lifetime achievement.Lifetime achievement2003Arts Foundation of New Zealand Springboard AwardsAwarded annually by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand to up to six artists at a formative stage of their career, and includes a 15,000 award as well as a partnership with a senior artist mentor.General creative arts2020Arts Pasifika AwardsAwarded annually to Pasifika artists across all artforms by Creative New Zealand.Pasifika creative arts1996Bert Roth Award for Labour HistoryAwarded 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.History2013Betty Gilderdale Award (previously known as the Children's Literature Association's Award for Services to Children's Literature)Awarded annually by the Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust for outstanding service to children's literature and literacy.Children's literature1990Bruce Jesson Journalism AwardsAwarded 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 4,000) and the Bruce Jesson Emerging Journalism Prize (since 2009, up to 1,000).Journalism2004Bruce Mason Playwriting AwardAwarded annually to recognise the work of an outstanding emerging New Zealand playwright, in memory of Bruce Mason.Plays1983CLNZ/NZSA Writers' Award (previously known as the CLNZ Writers' Award)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 25,000.Non-fiction2011Creative New Zealand Berlin Writers' ResidencyAwarded 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.Fellowship or residency2000Creative New Zealand Michael King Writers' FellowshipAwarded 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 100,000.Fellowship or residency2003Dan Davin Literary Foundation Annual Writing AwardsAwarded 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.Short stories