The Kurt Maschler Award was established in 1982 by Kurt Maschler, and was awarded annually until 1999 to honour "a work of imagination for children, in which text and illustration are integrated so that each enhances and balances the other."[1]
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The award was founded by publisher Kurt Maschler in 1982, best-known as the publisher of Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner. Until its discontinuation in 1999, it was overseen by Maschler's son, Tom Maschler.
The Kurt Maschler Award winner was announced yearly in December for books published during that year, and honoured both the author and illustrator. Winners were awarded both a prize of £1000, and a bronze 'Emil' figurine. The award was administered by the Book Trust.[1]
| Year | Author | Title | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Angela Carter | Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales | Michael Foreman |
| 1983 | Anthony Browne | Gorilla | (the author) |
| 1984 | John Burningham | Granpa | (the author) |
| 1985 | Ted Hughes | The Iron Man | Andrew Davidson |
| 1986 | Allan Ahlberg | The Jolly Postman | Janet Ahlberg |
| 1987 | Charles Causley | Jack the Treacle Eater | Tony Ross |
| 1988 | (Lewis Carroll) | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Anthony Browne |
| 1989 | Martin Waddell | The Park in the Dark | Barbara Firth |
| 1990 | Quentin Blake | All Join In | (the author) |
| 1991 | Colin McNaughton | Guess Who's Just Moved in Next Door | (the author) |
| 1992 | Raymond Briggs | The Man | Julia MacRae |
| 1993 | Karen Wallace | Think of an Eel | Mike Bostock |
| 1994 | Trish Cooke | So Much | Helen Oxenbury |
| 1995 | Kathy Henderson | The Little Boat | Patrick Benson |
| 1996 | Babette Cole | Drop Dead | (the author) |
| 1997 | William Mayne | Lady Muck | Jonathan Heale |
| 1998 | Anthony Browne | Voices in the Park | (the author) |
| 1999 | (Lewis Carroll) | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | Helen Oxenbury |