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:
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Our purpose is to enrich young lives through Australian stories.
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We strive to achieve a thriving, creative world embracing the transformational power of stories across generations.
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Our mission is to connect, communicate, celebrate and advocate for the value of stories.
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We are a registered charity, a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organisation.
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November Kid's Corner
IMAGINATION, ILLUSTRATION and INFORMATION
Sami Bayly gets us started with her magic menagerie of creatures. By learning with CURIOUS AND SURPRISING CREATURES, discovering how new illustrators help blend words and illustration into stories, becoming better sports Iin the stories and on the field,experiencing the wonder of clouds,and celebrating special parts of the Australian Art.
These are all possible because READING DOES ADD UP, and gives our heart, memory and imagination a workout!
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We are working on the new program of events for 2025.
We aim to keep abrest of all events across the regions so checkin regularly for updates to our Events Calendar and the Region's specific pages.
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We are pretty excited by a special 80th anniversary CBCA Book Week celebration at the State Library on Saturday August 23 in the afternoon.
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Fabulous merchandise for the 2025 Children's Book Week® theme Book an Adventure
is on its way. There will be a 2025 free planner and all the goodies at the CBCA estore click here
Special merch has been developed for the 80th anniversary of CBCA.
Check out 2024 creatives unboxing their merch.
CBCA regrets we can no longer accept school purchase orders (SPO). We are a small not for profit organisation and do not have the administrative support to process PURCHASE ORDERS.
If you have a request for assistance in purchasing large amounts of merchandise ($1000 +) please contact us at admin@cbca.org.au
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A wonderful high tea to celebrate the The Lady Cutler Award recipient
Bronwyn Bancroft.
Pitches from longlisted Aspiring Writers.
Celebrate the winner of the Cottesloe Mentorship
Video from the day
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The Lady Cutler Award was presented at the Aspire and Celebrate event on
November 9, 2024
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Aspiring Writers Mentorship 2024 closed September 2
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The winners were announced at the Aspire and Celebrate event on November 9 at Writing NSW, along with the presentation of the Lady Cutler Award for 2024.
View the Book Trailers created by the 2024 fWinners and finalists here.
The Collide competition requires children to create a unique and original book trailer featuring a book from the 2024 CBCA Notables list. They have a chance to win some great prizes.
Teachers: Introduce students to the best of Australia Literature whilst improving their literacy skills by producing a unique and original book trailer that features a book from the 2024 CBCA Notables list.
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CBCA Book of the year Awards were announced 16th August at 12 noon Congratulations to the winners
Click here for the 2024 CBCA Book of the Year announcement
​The Awards Announcement video announcement is available online on the National CBCA site.
Children's Book Week® 2024 and Shadow Judging
Shadow Judging is an excellent way to engage readers with quality Australian literature. This is a benefit to CBCA NSW Branch Members. (Become a member - see below for how)
Click here to view the ALL ABOUT SHADOW JUDGING VIDEO
What was selected - check it out on CBCA National website
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We are pleased to announce the election of Paul MacDonald as the new President. Many of you will know Paul from his work with The Children's Bookshop and Paul's online presence with his Book Trail. Paul is a popular speaker in the area of Children's Literature.
We say thank you for your committee service to Kayte Eyre, Wendy Rapee, Tony Field, Vivienne Nicholl-Hatton, Elizabeth Cummings and Kristin Darell who are stepping down. All are continuing their connection with CBCA in various other ways. More details will be emailed directly to members.
Find out more about the CBCA NSW Committee here
PODCAST FEATURING SOME OF THE 2024 SHORTLISTED BOOKS
Teacher librarians Lynette Barker and Kerry Gittins run a podcast highlighting Australian literature for kids. They have featured some of the 2024 Shortlisted books, and have great teaching resources. Follow the links from the Member's Lounge
Banning Books in Libraries: A warning to us all: A step towards further Isolation and Intolerance
By Wendy Rapee
Chair, The Children’s Book Council of Australia
The recent decision by Cumberland City Council to ban books on same-sex parenting from its library service is a warning bell about the future of free access to information and stories that reflect a community’s diversity. Continue reading
We are continually updating our events calendar as details come in about region events - so always check here.
2022 theme is Book an Adventure
Night of the Notables event 2024
We celebrated the 2024 CBCA Book of the Year Notables at our Night of the Notables Event held at Writing NSW,
This was member only event with no charge to members. We Celebrate the 2024 Notables list, listed to Aura Parker, enjoyed refreshments and browsed the titles at the bookshop provided by Gleebooks, one of our member bookshops, Launch COLLIDE!
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Vale Margaret Hamilton
Continue her legacy with a Camelia Margaret Hamilton.
CBCA NSW Branch have organised a camelia to be created in her memory. Orders will be taken soon on this website.
