List of CBCA Awards

Five award categories are selected annually. They are:

• CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers — for readers in their secondary years of schooling
• CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers — for readers from the middle to upper primary yearsUntil 1982 there was no division between Older and Younger Readers.
• CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood — for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of readingThe Early Childhood Award was introduced in 2001.
• CBCA Book of the Year: Picture Book — for outstanding books of the Picture Book genreThe Picture Book Award was established as a separate award in 1952.
• Children's Book of the Year Award: New Illustrator – for new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration
• Eve Pownall Award for Information Books — for books that document factual materialThe Eve Pownall Award for Information Books was presented by Eve Pownall's family in 1988, then by the Children's Book Council from 1993.

• Dame Annabelle Rankin Award – presented for distinguished services to children’s literature in Queensland.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbcaqld.org/the-dame-annabelle-rankin-award.html |title=The Dame Annabelle Rankin Award - CBCA - QLD Branch |access-date=2014-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315051346/http://www.cbcaqld.org/the-dame-annabelle-rankin-award.html |archive-date=2015-03-15 |url-status=usurped }}
• Nan Chauncy Award – a national biennial award presented to recognise a person’s outstanding contribution to the field of children’s literature in Australia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.latrobe.edu.au/childlit/Awards/NanChauncy.htm|title = Nan Chauncy Award}}
• Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration (1988–2018), now the Children's Book of the Year Award: New Illustrator{{Cite web|url=http://www.latrobe.edu.au/childlit/Awards/Chrichton.htm|title = Chrichton award}}
• Leila St John Award – for services to children’s literature in Victoria.{{Cite web |url=http://cbcavic.wordpress.com/leila-st-john-award-2/ |title=Leila St John Award | the Children's Book Council of Australia (Vic) Inc |access-date=2014-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223061639/https://cbcavic.wordpress.com/leila-st-john-award-2/ |archive-date=2014-12-23 |url-status=dead }}
• Lady Cutler Award – presented for distinguished services to children's literature in NSW.{{Cite web |url=http://nsw.cbca.org.au/pages/awards.html |title=Awards · the Children's Book Council of Australia - NSW |access-date=2014-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021092945/http://nsw.cbca.org.au/pages/awards.html |archive-date=2014-10-21 |url-status=dead }}

The CBCA Book of the Year awards are a literary award. Recognising that children themselves may have differing opinions on the books, the CBCA support several awards which seek to poll the views of children themselves.

• Books I Love Best Yearly (BILBY Awards) — CBCA Queensland Branch.{{Cite web |url=http://qld.cbca.org.au/bilby.htm |title=BILBY Awards - CBCA |access-date=2014-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021113717/http://qld.cbca.org.au/bilby.htm |archive-date=2014-10-21 |url-status=dead }}
• Canberra’s Own Outstanding List (COOL Awards) — Libraries ACT have been convening the COOL Awards since 1991.{{Cite web |url=http://www.library.act.gov.au/library_services/kids/cool_awards |title=COOL Awards - Libraries ACT |access-date=2014-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927044815/http://www.library.act.gov.au/library_services/kids/cool_awards |archive-date=2014-09-27 |url-status=dead }}
• Kanga (previously CROW Awards) — The CROW Award (Children Reading Outstanding Writers) was a South Australian popular choice award. After 1998 it went into recess, in 2003 it was briefly resurrected as the Kanga Awards by a consortium of bookshops, government and enthusiast bodies.{{Cite web|url=http://www.latrobe.edu.au/childlit/Awards/CROW-KANGA.htm|title = Crow/Kanga}}
• Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA) — The KOALA Awards for NSW children are managed by a volunteer committee.{{Cite web |title=About KOALA |url=https://www.koalansw.org.au/about-koala |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=KOALA |language=en-AU}}
• Kids' Reading Oz Choice (KROC Awards) — Managed by the City of Darwin Libraries.{{Cite web |url=http://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/libraries/programs-and-services/young-people/kroc-awards |title=KROC Awards | City of Darwin |access-date=2014-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026140945/http://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/libraries/programs-and-services/young-people/kroc-awards |archive-date=2014-10-26 |url-status=dead }}
• West Australian Young Readers' Book Awards (WAYRBA) — Was started by members of the CBCA Western Australia Branch, but is now run by a separate committee.{{Cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.wayrba.org.au/about-us |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=West Australian Young Readers' Book Award |language=en-AU}}
• Young Australian Best Book Awards (YABBA) — The YABBA Awards is operated and managed by a volunteer committee.{{Cite web |title=About YABBA |url=https://www.yabba.org.au/about |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=YABBA – Young Australians Best Book Awards |language=en-AU}}

• Queensland Young Reviewer of the Year Award
• Victoria Young Reviewer of the Year Award
• Western Australia Young Reviewer of the Year Award

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• Children's Book Council of Australia
• List of Australian literary awards
• List of literary awards

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• [http://www.cbca.org.au Children's Book Council of Australia website]

• [http://www.koalansw.org.au KOALA Awards]
• [http://www.yabba.org.au YABBA Awards]

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