Nan Chauncy Award

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The Nan Chauncy Award is an Australian children's literature award. It was initially established as a quinquennial award and is now presented biennially in the Children's Book Council Awards. [1]

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The award was established to honour Nan Chauncy, who is recognised as a significant Tasmanian author. [2]

Award category and description

The Nan Chauncy Award is to recognise a person’s outstanding contribution to the field of children’s literature in Australia. [1]

Winners

Nan Chauncy Award winners
YearWinnerRef.
1983 Marcie Muir [3]
1988 Joyce Oldmeadow [3]
1993 Laurie Copping [3]
1998 Walter McVitty AM [3]
2000 Belle Alderman [3]
2002 Maurice Saxby AM [3]
2004 Margaret Hamilton AM [3]
2006 Muriel Barwell [3]
2008 Margaret Wild [3]
2010 Lesley Reece [3]
2012 Robyn Sheahan-Bright [3]
2015 Libby Gleeson [3]
2017 Mem Fox [4] [5] [6]
2019 James Moloney [7] [8]
2021 Jan Nicholls [9]
2023 Jenny Stubbs [10]
2025 Wendy Rapee [11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Nan Chauncy Award". Children's Book Council Awards. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Nan Chauncy (1900 - 1970), Author". Tasmanian Government website. Archived from the original on 2007-08-04. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Nan Chauncy Award". Children's Book Council Awards . Archived from the original on 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  4. ↑ "Awards: CBCA's Nan Chauncy, Books of the Year". Shelf Awareness . August 23, 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  5. ↑ "Nan Chauncy Award 2017". Reading Time. 2017-08-29. Archived from the original on 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  6. ↑ Bennett, Lachlan (2017-08-24). "Book council lauds Mem Fox". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  7. ↑ "Moloney wins 2019 CBCA Nan Chauncy Award". Books+Publishing . 2019-08-16. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
  8. ↑ "James Moloney Nan Chauncy Award Recipient 2019". Reading Time. 2019-08-26. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  9. ↑ "Nicholls wins 2021 CBCA Nan Chauncy Award". Books+Publishing . 2021-06-25. Archived from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  10. ↑ "Stubbs wins 2023 CBCA Nan Chauncy Award". Books+Publishing. 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  11. ↑ "Rapee wins CBCA 2025 Nan Chauncy Award". Books+Publishing. 2025-08-11. Retrieved 2025-08-16.
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