Background
Elliot was born in 1952, in Ashburton, New Zealand.
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David Elliot
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University of Canterbury.
Career
He has a Fine Arts Diploma in painting, from the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, and is also a qualified school teacher. He lives in Portuguese Chalmers, Dunedin.
Achievements
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In 2011, together with Margaret Mahy, Elliot won best children"s book in the New Zealand Post Book Awards. Elliot was also nominated to represent New Zealand illustration at IBBY 2012 and, closer to home, he was awarded the inaugural Mallinson Rendel Award, to be awarded to children"s book illustrators every other year. Elliot is currently working with Philomel Books, part of Penguin Books in New York, on a picture book for young children.
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New Zealand
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Awards
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Book Awards; Mallinson Rendel Award; Hans Christian Andersen Award
s The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are a pair of biennial literary awards by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their 'lasting contribution to children's literature'.s The Hans Christian Andersen Awards are a pair of biennial literary awards by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recognising one living author and one living illustrator for their 'lasting contribution to children's literature'.