2013 Awards
The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a volunteer run, not for profit, organisation that was established in 1945 and is comprised of branches of individual members who are passionate about children's and young adult literature.
2012 Yabba Winners
The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a volunteer run, not for profit, organisation that was established in 1945 and is comprised of branches of individual members who are passionate about children's and young adult literature.
The YABBA Award winners have been declared for another year. Authors and illustrators attending the Awards Ceremony chatted with their young readers, and enthusiastically signed copies of their
books. Those attending were:
Felice Arena, Sue Bursztynski, Sarah Davis,Corinne Fenton, Bob Graham, Andy Griffiths,Rolf Heimann, Elizabeth Honey, George Ivanoff,Sofie Laguna, Nicky Johnston, Oliver Phommavanh,Sally Rippin, Claire Saxby, Karen Tayleur,Colin Thompson, Gabrielle Wang and Carole Wilkinson
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Fiction Years 7-9 Phoenix Files—Arrival
Chris Morphew, Hardie Grant 2009 |
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Fiction Older Readers 13-Storey Treehouse
Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton, Pan Macmillan 2011 |
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Fiction Younger Readers Alice Miranda at School
Jacqueline Harvey, Random House 2010 |
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Picture Storybooks Fearless in Love
Colin Thompson & Sarah Davis, ABC Books / Harper Collins 2011 |
Visit the YABBA website: www.YABBA.org.au
Adult awards
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Australian Book Industry Award
The award from the Australian Publishers Association (APA) is judged by a panel of Australian booksellers and publishers. 2012 Book of the Year: All That I Am by Anna Funder |
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The Australian/Vogel's Literary Award
For an unpublished manuscript by an Australian author under the age of 35. The award has launched the careers of writers such as Tim Winton and Kate Grenville. 2012 winner: Eleven Seasons by Paul D. Carter |
| Man Booker Prize
A contemporary fiction award for writers of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. 2012 winner: Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel |
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Miles Franklin Literary Award
Australia's most prestigious literary award is presented to a novel which is "of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases" 2012 winner: All That I Am by Anna Funder |
| Prime Minister's Literary Award
Celebrate the contribution of Australian literature to the nation's cultural and intellectual life. The awards, held annually, recognise literature's importance to our national identity, community and economy. 2012 Fiction winner: Foal’s Bread by Gillian Mears |
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2012 Non-Fiction winner: An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark by Mark McKenna |
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Victorian Premier's Literary Award The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards honour literary achievement by Australian writers in 12 areas. 2012 Victorian Prize for Literature: The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines made Australia by Bill Gammage |
Children's awards
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Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award The world's largest prize for children's and young adult literature. It is awarded annually to a single recipient or several. Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and those active in reading promotion may be rewarded. 2012 Award Winner: The Book of Everything by Guus Kuijer |
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Children's Book Council of Australia Awards The Children's Book Council of Australia selects Australian books each year in 4 categories - Older Readers, Younger Readers, Early Childhood and Picture Book. |
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Younger Readers Book of the Year: Crow Country by Kate Constable |
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Early Childhood Book of the Year: The Runaway Hug by Nick Bland and illustrated by Freya Blackwood
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Picture Book of the Year: A Bus Called Heaven by Bob Graham |
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Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island by Alison Lester & Coral Tulloch |
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Prime Minister's Literary Award |
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2012 Children's fiction winner: Goodnight, Mice! By Frances Watts, illustrated by Judy Watson |
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