Children's Book Council of Australia

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Children's Book Council of Australia
Type Non-profit organization
Founded 1946
Headquarters Norwood, South Australia, Australia
Key people Bronwen Bennett, President
Industry Children's literature
Website http://cbc.org.au

The Children's Book Council of Australia presents annual awards for books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature.

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[edit] History

[edit] Awards

The first Australian Children's Book of the Year Award was in 1946. At that time and until 1952, there was a single award category.

In 1952 a category for the picture books was created, a Younger Readers category in 1982, the Eve Pownall Award for Non-Fiction in 1993, and the Early Childhood in 2001.

[edit] Funding

Initially the awards were funded through Government grants (1966-1988), and later by individual and corporation donations and sponsorships. The CBCA decided in 1995 to establish an Award Foundation to secure the funding for these award for the future.

[edit] Organisational structure

The CBCA's national office is Located in South Australia. There are also sub-branches at the state level for each state/territory of Australia. State branches are mostly autonomous, but generally adhere to most guidelines set by the national office.


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