Kurt Maschler Award
The Kurt Maschler Award (1982 to 1999) was a British literary award that annually recognised one "work of imagination for children, in which text and illustration are integrated so that each enhances and balances the other." Winning authors and illustrators received £1000 and a bronze "Emil" figurine.[1]
The Award was founded by Kurt Maschler, best known as the publisher of Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner (1929). By the time it was discontinued after covering 1999 publications, it was run by Booktrust and Tom Maschler, a British publisher and the son of the founder. At that time it was announced in December of the publication year.[1]
Winners
Seven of the 18 winning works were written and illustrated by the same person, including two by Anthony Browne. As illustrators Browne won three awards and Helen Oxenbury won two, both including one new edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865). Browne and Carroll were the only authors of two winning works.
| Year | Author | Illustrator | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Angela Carter (ed. and translator) |
Michael Foreman | Sleeping Beauty and other favourite fairy tales |
| 1983 | Anthony Browne | Browne | Gorilla |
| 1984 | John Burningham | Burningham | Granpa |
| 1985 | Ted Hughes | Andrew Davidson | The Iron Man |
| 1986 | Allan Ahlberg | Janet Ahlberg | The Jolly Postman |
| 1987 | Charles Causley | Tony Ross | Jack the Treacle Eater |
| 1988 | Lewis Carroll (1865) | Anthony Browne | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
| 1989 | Martin Waddell | Barbara Firth | The Park in the Dark |
| 1990 | Quentin Blake | Blake | All Join In |
| 1991 | Colin McNaughton | McNaughton | Guess Who's Just Moved in Next Door |
| 1992 | Raymond Briggs | Briggs | The Man |
| 1993 | Karen Wallace | Mike Bostock | Think of an Eel |
| 1994 | Trish Cooke | Helen Oxenbury | So Much |
| 1995 | Kathy Henderson | Patrick Benson | The Little Boat |
| 1996 | Babette Cole | Cole | Drop Dead |
| 1997 | William Mayne | Jonathan Heale | Lady Muck |
| 1998 | Anthony Browne | Browne | Voices in the Park |
| 1999 | Lewis Carroll (1865) | Helen Oxenbury | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Kurt Maschler Awards". Book Awards. bizland.com. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
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