The Listener’s Grimm Fairy Tales for Aotearoa New Zealand Award

This event took place at Unity Books last week (Thurs 13^th). 

The winning story was The Cry Baby by Renata Hopkins of Christchurch. The two runners-up were Little Red Riding Hood Does Over the Big Bad Wolf by Wendy O’Malley of Whanganui and Evil Fairy Tales by Alice and Pagan Tawhai of Dunedin, who unfortunately could not be there on the night. 

The event was co-organised by The Listener, Goethe-Institut New Zealand, and Victoria University of Wellington’s International Institute of Modern Letters. Hosted by Unity Books.

Left to Right:

Bettina Senff (Director of the Goethe-Institut New Zealand), Renata Hopkins (Winner), Wendy O’Malley (Runner Up), Bill Manhire, Jan Wagner, Guy Somerset. 

Photo by Matt Bialostocki