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The Children's Book Council of Australia NSW Branch Inc.
Enriching young lives through Australian stories.
In the spirit of reconciliation, CBCA NSW Branch acknowledges the Traditional custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. We acknowledge their culture of storytelling and honour this tradition through the work of CBCA NSW Branch.
Welcome to our community
as a member of CBCA:
Our purpose is to enrich young lives through Australian stories.
We strive to achieve a thriving, creative world embracing the transformational power of stories across generations.
Our mission is to connect, communicate, celebrate and advocate for the value of stories.
We are a registered charity, a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organisation.
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All CBCA NSW Members are invited to a cheese and nibbles exclusive glimpse of 'The Curious World of Pamela Allen' on Wednesday Evening , November 19th at 6pm State Library NSW.
Pauline Fitzgerald, Head of Learning State Library NSW, and the talented Sarah Morley, the curator of the Pamela Allen exhibition, will be discussing the exhibition before we head upstairs to enjoy the exhibition. At 8pm, members are invited to join us for drinks at the Library Bar.
Bookings through Hello Club. Limited numbers. $20 per person. Meet at the Learning Centre.
So much to read in Kids Corner from August we are giving you October to read and enjoy.
Bits of CBCA Book Week, Mouse tales and Notably NSW creatives - check them out!
Thanks Jackie
Featuring the lyrical imagination of Briony Stewart, the artist behind the 80-year birthday emu artwork and this year’s Children’s Book Week theme, Symphony of Stories. The CBCA Digital Yearly Planner is the number one annual journal for Australian children’s literature in 2026.
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Congratulations to CBCA NSW Branch member Wendy Rapee, who was presented with the Nan Chauncy Award on Friday 15th August. 'Wendy embodies the spirit of this award and deserves to be widely recognised for her passionate advocacy, courageous leadership, and sustained contribution to children’s literature and literacy in Australia spanning more than four decades.'
This is a National CBCA award honouring individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the field of Australian Children's literature.
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We celebrated 80 years of CBCA with a fabulous event at the State Library of NSW. Met the NSW legends of children's Literature at this unique event. Check out our Instagram and Facebook for lots of photos from the event.
Congratulations to all from CBCA NSW Branch.
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Book of the Year Awards
Shadow Judging Awards
Official video of the announcement
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View the winners, runners-ups, highly commended and finalists videos for 2025 Collide! with the Notables here.
Also here you can view the judges announcement from Friday 15 th August.
thanks Alexa, Deborah, Nathan and Tristan for judging this competition for us.
CBCA have teamed up with Erstwilder again to bring the 2025 theme of ‘𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆’ to life, the Erstwildian way. With whimsical wearable art inspired by illustrator Jess McGeachin’s enchanting characters, this collection is a book lover’s dream. Available from the CBCA oline shop or directly from Erstwilder (a portion of sales goes to CBCA)
The inaugural winners of the Margaret Hamilton Creators’ Residencies for 2025 are Jo Staker and Lucie Towers.
Emerging and published authors or illustrators of books for children or young adults were invited to apply for the Margaret Hamilton Creators’ Residency Program (MHCRP) which offers ‘the gift of time and space to create’ - a week to use our office
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A keen group of members of CBCA NSW Branch are starting a Western Sydney Region group. There are already plans for activities.The first activity was on Wednesday 30th April. Interested in participating in the Western Sydney Region contact Melinda here
Shadow Judging winners for 2025 have been announced on the CBCA National website
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We aim to keep abrest of all events across the regions so check in regularly for updates to our Events Calendar and the Region's specific pages.
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Renewals Membership for 2026
Memberships renew in the first months of the year. Watch out for the email with the link to Hello Club for renewing. New members always welcome. Look at our events calendar and book early for our upcoming events
Night of the Notables event 2025
Over 80 members celebrated the release of the 2025 CBCA Book of the Year Notables at our Night of the Notables Event which was held at Writing NSW, 5.30 - 7.30 on Tuesday February 25There was a great buzz as people chatted, enjoying meeting up with other CBCA NSW Branch members. There was snacks, bubbles and a raffle. The new merchandise was on display.Highlights were the launch of new books by their creatives Ashleigh Barton, Jemima Shafei-Ongu, Jane Godwin and Melissa-Jane Fogarty.Many people said this is their favourite event of the year!!
The Lady Cutler Award was presented at the Aspire and Celebrate event on November 9, 2024
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