List of CBCA Awards explained

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.

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.

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

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Children's Book of the Year Awards . Children's Book Council of Australia . 2011-11-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111120234613/http://cbca.org.au/awardshistory.htm . 2011-11-20 .
  2. Web site: History of the Awards Foundation . Children's Book Council of Australia . 2011-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111102222016/http://cbca.org.au/foundation.htm . 2011-11-02 . dead .
  3. 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. Web site: The Dame Annabelle Rankin Award - CBCA - QLD Branch . 2014-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150315051346/http://www.cbcaqld.org/the-dame-annabelle-rankin-award.html . 2015-03-15 . dead .
  8. Web site: Nan Chauncy Award.
  9. Web site: Chrichton award.
  10. Web site: Leila St John Award | the Children's Book Council of Australia (Vic) Inc . 2014-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141223061639/https://cbcavic.wordpress.com/leila-st-john-award-2/ . 2014-12-23 . dead .
  11. Web site: Awards · the Children's Book Council of Australia - NSW . 2014-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021092945/http://nsw.cbca.org.au/pages/awards.html . 2014-10-21 . dead .
  12. Web site: BILBY Awards - CBCA . 2014-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021113717/http://qld.cbca.org.au/bilby.htm . 2014-10-21 . dead .
  13. Web site: COOL Awards - Libraries ACT . 2014-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140927044815/http://www.library.act.gov.au/library_services/kids/cool_awards . 2014-09-27 . dead .
  14. Web site: Crow/Kanga.
  15. Web site: About KOALA . 2024-06-04 . KOALA . en-AU.
  16. Web site: KROC Awards | City of Darwin . 2014-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141026140945/http://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/libraries/programs-and-services/young-people/kroc-awards . 2014-10-26 . dead .
  17. Web site: About us . 2024-06-04 . West Australian Young Readers' Book Award . en-AU.
  18. Web site: About YABBA . 2024-06-04 . YABBA – Young Australians Best Book Awards . en-AU.