Leila St John Award Explained

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 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.

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.

List of winners

Leila St John Award winners^{[2] [3]} !Year!Winner!Ref.

1999
2000
2001
2001
2002
2003
2004	No Award
2005
2006	No Award
2007
2008		^[4]
2009
2010
2011
2012	No Award
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018		^[5]
2019	No Award	^[6]
2020		^[7]
2021		^[8] ^[9]

See also

• List of Australian literary awards

External links

• Leila St John Award Guidelines
• CBCA Awards
• Leila St John Award, Children's Book Council of Australia (Vic) Inc.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Leila St John Award . Children's Book Council Awards . 2007-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070723055811/http://www.cbc.org.au/vic/award.html#leila . 2007-07-23.
2. Web site: Leila St John and the Leila St John Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190816193634/https://vic.cbca.org.au/leila-st-john . 2019-08-16 . 2019-08-16 . Vic Branch, The Children's Book Council of Australia.
3. Web site: Leila St John Award . 2023-03-07 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . en . 2023-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125232853/https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v837 . live .
4. Web site: Pam Macintyre . 2023-03-07 . . en . 2022-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815211936/https://www.penguin.co.nz/authors/pam-macintyre . live .
5. Web site: 2019-03-26 . Kozlowski wins Leila St John Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326203122/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/03/26/130546/kozlowski-wins-leila-st-john-award/ . 2019-03-26 . 2019-08-16 . . en-AU.
6. Web site: Annual Report 2020/2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210816201330/https://cbca.blob.core.windows.net/media/VIC/AGM/2021%20Annual%20Report.pdf . 2021-08-16 . 2021-08-16 . The Children's Book Council of Australia, Victoria.
7. Web site: 2021-03-23 . 2020 Leila St John Award presented to Christine Oughtred . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210816201333/https://vic.cbca.org.au/2020-leila-st-john-award-presented-to-christine-oughtred-2 . 2021-08-16 . 2021-08-16 . The Children's Book Council of Australia, Victoria.
8. Web site: 2022-03-29 . Paul Collins 2021 Leila St John Award Recipient . 2023-03-07 . Ford St Publishing . en . 2022-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202154449/https://fordstreetpublishing.com/paul-collins-named-2021-leila-st-john-award-recipient/ . live .
9. Web site: 25 March 2022 . Collins awarded 2021 Leila St John Award . 2023-03-07 . . en-AU . 2022-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527222856/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/03/25/212071/collins-awarded-2021-leila-st-john-award/ . live .