Editing New Zealand literature (section)

===Children's and young adult literature===
[[File:Tantrum 2011518 354.jpg|thumb|[[Margaret Mahy]] and her winning book ''The Moon & Farmer McPhee'' at the 2011 [[New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards]]|left|upright]]
[[Margaret Mahy]] and [[Joy Cowley]] both had their first children's books published in 1969. Both became prolific and beloved authors, and have made a significant contribution to New Zealand children's literature.<ref name="Fantasy">{{cite web |last1=Pollock |first1=Kerryn |title=Fantasy and social realism, 1970s–2000s |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/page-3 |website=Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=19 February 2021 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922020359/https://teara.govt.nz/en/childrens-and-young-adult-literature/page-3 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mahy won the [[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]] twice in the 1980s and in 2001 she won the [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]], the world's most prestigious children's literature award.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pollock |first1=Kerryn |title=Celebrated authors: Margaret Mahy (1st of 2) |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/43160/celebrated-authors-margaret-mahy |website=Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=19 February 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808063629/https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/43160/celebrated-authors-margaret-mahy |url-status=live }}</ref> Cowley is internationally known for her children's educational books for children learning to read, as well as for her picture books, children's fiction, and [[Young adult fiction|young adult novels]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pollock |first1=Kerryn |title=Celebrated authors: Joy Cowley (2nd of 2) |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43161/celebrated-authors-joy-cowley |website=Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=19 February 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808063736/https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43161/celebrated-authors-joy-cowley |url-status=live }}</ref> Other well-known authors for young children include [[Lynley Dodd]] (known for her picture books featuring small dog [[Hairy Maclary and Friends|Hairy Maclary]]), Patricia Grace, [[Kāterina Mataira]] (a leading Māori language author), [[Gavin Bishop]] (known particularly for illustration) and [[Peter Gossage]] (known for his picture book retellings of Māori myths and legends).<ref name="Fantasy"/>

New Zealand has a strong tradition of fantasy and social realism in novels for children and young adults. Maurice Gee became well known for his science fiction and fantasy books, notably ''[[Under the Mountain (novel)|Under the Mountain]]'' (1979) and ''The Halfmen of O'' (1982).<ref name="Fantasy"/> Other internationally well-known fantasy writers for children and young adults include [[Sherryl Jordan]], [[Gaelyn Gordon]], [[Elizabeth Knox]], [[Barbara Else]] and [[David Hair]].  From the 1980s, young adult literature emerged in New Zealand, with authors like Gee, [[Jack Lasenby]], [[Paula Boock]], [[Kate De Goldi]], [[Fleur Beale]], and [[David Hill (author)|David Hill]] tackling serious and controversial topics for teenage readers. [[Tessa Duder]]'s ''Alex'' quartet (1987–1992) explored issues of sexism, racism and personal trauma in 1950s and 1960s New Zealand. [[Bernard Beckett]] and [[Mandy Hager]] became well known in the 2000s for socially realistic and dystopian young adult fiction.<ref name="Fantasy"/>