List of CBCA Awards

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The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards was started by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) in 1946 with one category. [1] The awards have grown and now there are five categories in the Book of the Year Awards and numerous other awards presented annually by the National Office and CBCA branches in each State and Territory.

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The winner of the inaugural award received a flower, "a camellia". [2] In more recent times the awards have been funded through Government grants (1966–1988), and lately by individual and corporation donations and sponsorships. The CBCA decided in 1995 to establish an Award Foundation to secure the funding for these awards for the future. [2]

Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards

Five award categories are selected annually. They are:

Other CBCA Awards

Australian Children's Choice Awards

The CBCA Book of the Year awards are a literary award. Recognising that children themselves may have differing opinions on the books, the CBCA support several awards which seek to poll the views of children themselves.

Young Reviewer of the Year Awards

See also

Notes

  1. "Children's Book of the Year Awards". Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 2011-11-20. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  2. 1 2 "History of the Awards Foundation". Children's Book Council of Australia. Archived from the original on 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  3. 1 2 Until 1982 there was no division between Older and Younger Readers.
  4. The Early Childhood Award was introduced in 2001.
  5. The Picture Book Award was established as a separate award in 1952.
  6. The Eve Pownall Award for Information Books was presented by Eve Pownall's family in 1988, then by the Children's Book Council from 1993.
  7. "The Dame Annabelle Rankin Award - CBCA - QLD Branch". Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  8. "Nan Chauncy Award".
  9. "Chrichton award".
  10. "Leila St John Award | the Children's Book Council of Australia (Vic) Inc". Archived from the original on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  11. "Awards · the Children's Book Council of Australia - NSW". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  12. "BILBY Awards - CBCA". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  13. "COOL Awards - Libraries ACT". Archived from the original on 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  14. "Crow/Kanga".
  15. "About KOALA". KOALA. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  16. "KROC Awards | City of Darwin". Archived from the original on 2014-10-26. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  17. "About us". West Australian Young Readers' Book Award. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  18. "About YABBA". YABBA – Young Australians Best Book Awards. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

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