CBCA Program for 2017
| Date | Responsible | Description | Location |
| February | |||
| 11-12 | Awards SC + 5 category judges | Judges’ Conference Finalisation of Awards and recording of Judges’ Talk | |
| 28 | Awards SC + Branches | Night of the Notables – all branches | |
| March | |||
| 1 | Comms SC | Notables go on Website 9am | Website |
| 1 | Awards SC | 2018 Award Entries Open – for books published up to 30 June. | |
| 3 | Events + Branches | National celebration of Notable Books – all branches, schools, etc. | |
| 28 | Awards SC + Branches | CBCA Short List Announcement plus 2018 Book Week Theme | |
| 28 | Comms SC | Short List on Website 12 noon | Website |
| April | |||
| 3-6 | Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Australian publishers to promote Short List to international publishers |
Italy | |
| May | |||
| 2 | Merch SC | Launch of CBCA 2017 Bookweek Merchandise, eStore opens | |
| June | |||
| 5-23 | Judges’ Talk available for viewing | Website | |
| July | |||
| 1 | Awards SC | 2018 BOYA ENTRIES OPEN: for books published 1 July - 31 Dec. | |
| August | |||
| 18 | Awards SC + Branches | CBCA Book of the Year Announcement (location to be decided) | |
| 18 | Comms | Book of the Year on Website | Website |
| 19-26 | CBCA Children’s Book Week: Escape to Everywhere |
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| November | |||
| 30 | Awards SC | 2018 Awards Entries Close | |