Dame Annabelle Rankin Award

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The Dame Annabelle Rankin Award is a biennial award presented by the Queensland Branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia. [1]

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In 1977, Dame Annabelle Rankin was one of the first people to be made a Life Member of the Queensland Branch of Children’s Book Council of Australia. [1]

Winners

Dame Annabelle Rankin Award winners [2]
YearWinnerRef.
2004 Lyn Linning
2005 Jill Morris
2006 Kerry Mallan
2007 David Cox
2009 Jenny Stubbs
2011 Robyn Sheahan-Bright
2013 Judith Russell [3] [4]
2016 Leonie Tyle [5]
2018 James Moloney [6]

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References

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  3. "Volunteers & Donors". May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust. Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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