'The Scent of Apples' by Jacquie McRae (Huia 2011) has won
a gold medal in the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards (the 'IPPYs') in New
York.
This international recognition follows on from the book's
selection in March by the International Youth Library in Munich for White
Ravens 2012 as an outstanding international book for children and young
adults.
With over 2000 independent authors and publishers participating
from the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, The Scent of Apples won gold in the
Best Regional Fiction category for New Zealand and Australia.
Based in New York and now in its 16th year, the 'IPPY' Awards
were conceived as a broad-based, unaffiliated awards program open to all
members of the independent publishing industry, and are open to authors and
publishers worldwide who produce books written in English and intended for the
North American market.
Based in Wellsford, Jacquie McRae (Tainui) was a
finalist in the Pikihuia Awards for Māori Writers 2009 and was one of six
authors selected in 2010 for Te Papa Tupu, a mentoring programme for Māori writers.
Recently featured as a Teen Read by NZ Herald's Canvas, The Scent of Apples
is Jacquie's first novel.
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