[4] Mallinson announced the sale of the company to Penguin New Zealand in 2009 on Beattie's Book Blog.

[5] She wrote Recollections of Five Festivals in which she described her work as chair and director of Wellington Writers' and Readers' Week between 1984 and 1994.

[6][7] Mallinson was presented with the 1997 Margaret Mahy Award for her contribution to children's literature and gave a lecture titled "From a Trickle to a River".

[9] She was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2010 New Year Honours, for services to publishing, in particular children's literature.

[10] As of 2019[update], Mallinson acted as agent for children's author Lynley Dodd.