Children's Book of the Year Awards

Want to enter a title into the 2010 awards? The entry form and conditions are on the publisher information page.

The 2009 Shortlist and Notables have been announced.

These annual awards are for books with an implied readership under the age of eighteen. The Short List in each category is announced on 31 March 2009. The Winner and Honour Book/s will be announced on Friday 21 August 2009. They are presented in five categories:

CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers
CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers
CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood
CBCA Picture Book of the Year
The Eve Pownall Award for Information Books

2009 Crichton Short List

Other CBCA Awards

Awards Foundation Benefactors

Scholastic Australia Pty Ltd · Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd · Laurie Copping OAM (In memoriam) · Thyne Reid Trust No.1

Major Donors

Australia Post · Era Publications · Five Mile Press · Libby Gleeson AM · Hachette Children’s Books Australia · Hardie Grant Egmont Pty Ltd · HarperCollinsPublishers Australia · Hodder Headline Australia · Ipswich District Teacher-Librarians' Network · The James N Kirby Foundation · Kinross-Wolaroi School, Orange · Koala Books · Library Board of Queensland · Beryl Moncrieff Matthews (In memoriam) · Angela Namoi · The Northern Territory Government · Parents and Boys at Sydney Grammar School, Edgecliff Prep · Penguin Books Australia · Random House Australia Pty Ltd · Emily Rodda (Jennifer Rowe) · Gillian Rubinstein · Maurice Saxby AM · SA Dept of the Arts and Cultural Development · Julie Vivas · Walker Books Australia Pty Ltd · Cassandra Weddell, Qld (In memoriam) · Miss Maisie Williams, Garah NSW (In memoriam) · Sue Williams