CBCA Book of the Year Awards

Notables: announced Tuesday February 24 at 7pm AEDT

Shortlist: announced Tuesday March 31 noon AEDT

Winners and Honours: announced Friday August 21 at noon AEST

CBCA NSW Branch will be joining CBCA National for a special event at The State Library of NSW to announce the 2026 Book of the Year Awards winners and honour books. This event will be live streamed and available to watch via a link on the CBCA National website cbca.org.au

You can listen to our CBCA Book of the Year 2026 Judges comments about this year's shortlisted books HERE

Artwork and design by Briony Stewart

Awards Foundation Information

Awards Foundation Benefactors

Allen & Unwin · CBCA NSW Branch Inc · Laurie Copping OAM · Margaret Hamilton AM · Myra Doris Lee · Maurice Saxby AM · Scholastic Australia · Thyne Reid Trust No.1

Major Donors

Australia Post · Jill B Bruce · Sandy Campbell · CBCA ACT Branch · CBCA SA Branch · CBCA VIC Branch · CBCA WA Branch · Era Publications · Five Mile Press · Libby Gleeson AM · Bob Graham · Hachette Children’s Books Australia · Hardie Grant Egmont · HarperCollins Publishers Australia · Ipswich District Teacher-Librarians' Network · The James N Kirby Foundation · Kinross-Wolaroi School · Koala Books · The Library Board of Queensland · Robin Moncrieff Morrow AM · Angela Namoi · Northern Territory Government · Parents & Boys at Sydney Grammar Edgecliff Prep School · Penguin Books Australia · Random House Australia · Emily Rodda (Jennifer Rowe AC) · Gillian Rubinstein · SA Dept of the Arts & Cultural Development · Gail Spiers · Myrtle Spiers · Cathie Tasker · University of Queensland Press · Julie Vivas · Walker Books Australia · Margaret Wild · Sue Williams

Major Donors In Memoriam

Jean Chapman · Max Fatchen · Beryl Moncrieff Matthews · Christobel Mattingley · Jill Midolo · Narelle Oliver · Jan Ormerod · Eve Pownall · Marion E Robertson · Gregory Rogers · Sebastian Walker · Cassandra Weddell · Maisie Williams, Garah NSW