CBCA conference program announced
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced the program for this year’s national conference, to be held in Canberra from 16 to 18 May. This year’s conference, entitled Discovering National Treasures,...
Nicoll-Hatton wins 2013 Lady Cutler Award
Primary teacher and literacy educator Vivienne Nicoll-Hatton is the winner of this year’s Lady Cutler Award for Distinguished Services to Children’s Literature, presented annually by the New South Wales branch...
Lu Rees Archives receives heritage grant
The Lu Rees Archives of Australian Children’s Literature has received $6050 in funding as part of the federal government’s 2013 Community Heritage Grants (CHG). The Archives, which is supported by...
The nonfiction niche: Children’s nonfiction
Children’s and YA fiction gets the bulk of the attention when it comes to media coverage, awards and events. So why is children’s nonfiction considered the ‘ugly stepsister’ of children’s...
Drawing disability: Peter Whitfield on a cerebral palsy edition of ‘Jessica’s Box’
In November, New Frontier will publish a ‘cerebral palsy edition’ of Peter Carnavas’ picture book Jessica’s Box. Eloise Florence spoke to publisher Peter Whitfield about the project. For New Frontier...
Queensland school librarian wins CBCA award
Queensland librarian Judith Russell has been awarded the Dame Annabelle Rankin Award for services to literature by the Queensland branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Russell, who...
CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2013 winners announced
As reported in a Books+Publishing special bulletin, the winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards were announced in Canberra on 16 August, marking the...
CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2013 winners announced
The winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards were announced in Canberra today, marking the official launch of Children’s Book Week. The...
‘Herman and Rosie’ adapted as school stage play
Gus Gordon’s picture book Herman and Rosie (Viking) has been adapted as a stage play and will visit more than 120 schools across Australia. The play, which has been produced by...
2013 CBCA Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Older Readers:...
‘Reading Time’ unlikely to be printed in 2014; electronic journal and POD options explored
Reading Time, the quarterly journal produced by the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA), is unlikely to continue in its printed form in 2014, the organisation has confirmed. The decision...
New CBCA board announced; Briant elected national president
The new national board of management of the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) met for the first time at the organisation’s 2012 annual general meeting at the end of...
Ewing wins 2012 Lady Cutler Award
Robyn Ewing of Sydney University has been named the recipient of this year’s Lady Cutler Award for Distinguished Services to Children’s Literature. The award, which is sponsored by Peribo and...
A picture of gender
Publishing student Kate McKenzie has conducted a detailed analysis of gender representation in CBCA award-winning picture books of the past 18 years. The findings reveal a worrying amount of gender...
CBCA announces restructure
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced it will restructure the organisation from November this year. The restructure, which has been under discussion since 2009, was formally agreed...
2012 CBCA Book of the Year Awards winners announced
As reported in a Bookseller+Publisher special bulletin, the winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards were announced on 17 August. The awards...
2012 CBCA Book of the Year Awards winners announced
The winners of this year’s Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards were announced on 17 August, marking the official launch of Children’s Book Week. CBCA...
CBCA conference returns on a smaller scale
Around 380 delegates attended this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) ‘multistoried’ conference, which was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 17-19 May. Julie Wells, national president of...
2012 CBCA Awards shortlists announced
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Older Readers:...
Children’s and YA authors attend ninth annual WA CBCA ‘night with our stars’
The Western Australian branch of the Children's Book Council of Australia hosted 22 WA authors at its ninth annual 'night with our stars' event on 8 March. 'Authors and illustrators...