Leila St John Award

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The Leila St John Award is an annual award presented in the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards by the Victorian branch. [1] The award was first made in 1999, the most recent in 2021. [2]

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The CBCA Victoria Branch established the award in recognition of the Leila St John, a founding member in the branch. St John was very active in the branch activities and appeals. [2]

To see the history of the CBCA and other CBCA Awards, see: List of CBCA Awards

Award category and description

The Leila St John Award is awarded for services to children's literature in Victoria. [1]

List of winners

Leila St John Award winners
YearWinnerRef.
1999 Bea Fincher [3]
2000 Moira Robinson [4]
2001 Ann Haddon
2001 Ann James
2002 Margaret Dunkle
2003 Kay Keck [5]
2004 No Award [4]
2005 Nell Bell
2006 No Award
2007 Anne Hanzl
2008 Dr. Pam Macintyre [6]
2009 Albert Ullin OAM [7]
2010 Pam Horsey [8]
2011 Eileen Nelson [4]
2012 No Award
2013 Kim Yeomans
2014 Jo Goodman [9]
2015 Dr. Virginia Lowe [4]
2016 Geri Coughlin
2017 Geraldine Woolnough
2018 Kathy Kozlowski [10]
2019 No Award [11]
2020 Christine Oughtred [12]
2021 Paul Collins [2] [13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Leila St John Award". Children's Book Council Awards. Archived from the original on 2007-07-23. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  2. 1 2 3 "Collins awarded 2021 Leila St John Award". Books+Publishing . 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  3. ↑ "Beatrice Fincher". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Leila St John Award". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  5. ↑ "Vale Kay Keck (Oldmeadow)". Books+Publishing. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Pam Macintyre". Penguin Books New Zealand . Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  7. ↑ "Albert Ullin wins Leila St John Award". Books+Publishing. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  8. ↑ "Vale Pam Horsey". Books+Publishing. 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  9. ↑ "Goodman posthumously awarded CBCA Vic's Leila St John Award". Books+Publishing. 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
  10. ↑ "Kozlowski wins Leila St John Award". Books+Publishing . 2019-03-26. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  11. ↑ "Annual Report 2020/2021" (PDF). The Children's Book Council of Australia, Victoria. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  12. ↑ "2020 Leila St John Award presented to Christine Oughtred". The Children's Book Council of Australia, Victoria. 2021-03-23. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  13. ↑ "Paul Collins 2021 Leila St John Award Recipient". Ford St Publishing. 2022-03-29. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
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