Английская Википедия:Gecko Press
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Gecko Press is an independent publisher of children's books based in Wellington, New Zealand.[1] The company was founded in 2005 by Julia Marshall, formerly of Appelberg Publishing Agency, winner of the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal 2021.[2][3]
Gecko Press publishes English translations of popular books from countries including France, Taiwan, Sweden, Japan, Germany, Poland and the Netherlands. Gecko Press also publish 2–4 original titles each year.[4]
Authors and illustrators
Gecko Press has published and translated a wide range of children's book authors and illustrators. These include:
- Barbro Lindgren
- Dorothée de Monfreid
- Eva Eriksson
- Frida Nilsson
- Gavin Bishop
- Gitte Spee
- Grégoire Solotareff
- Joy Cowley
- Kate De Goldi
- Margaret Mahy
- Michal Shalev
- Rose Lagercrantz
- Stéphanie Blake
- Timo Parvela
- Ulf Nilsson
- Ulf Stark
Books
Gecko Press publishes fiction and non-fiction books for children. Some of its most successful books to date include: Duck, Death and the Tulip,[5] which has also been adapted as a stage production and short film, and Poo Bum by Stéphanie Blake.[6]
Awards
Since it was established, Gecko Press has been internationally recognised. Prizes include:
- 2018 – Shortlisted, New Zealand Book Awardsfor Children and Young Adults - The Longest Breakfast[7]
- 2017 – Best Publisher winner at the New Zealand Book Industry Awards[8][9]
- 2017 – Winner, Best Picture book at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, for That's Not A Hippopotamus![10][11]
- 2016 – Nominated for Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation for Detective Gordon: The First Case
- 2013 – Best Children's Publisher of the Year in Oceania at Bologna Children's Book Fair[12]
- 2012, 2011 – Finalist, New Zealand Thorpe-Bowker Publisher of the Year[13]
- 2010 – Runner up, New Zealand Thorpe-Bower Publisher of the Year
- 2010 – New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards Children's Choice Junior Fiction award for Friends: Snake and Lizard, by Joy Cowley
- 2010 – Winner Creative Gold Wellington regional business Gold Awards[14]
- 2009 – Finalist, Wellington regional business Gold Awards[15]
- 2008 – Winner, New Zealand Thorpe-Bowker Publisher of the Year
- 2008 – Sunday Star-Times NZ Children's Publisher of the Year
- 2008 – New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards Book of the Year for Snake and Lizard by Joy Cowley
References
External links
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