Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers
The Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers has been presented annually since 1946 by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA). Note: from 1946 to 1986 this award was known as "Book of the Year".
| Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Australian books (fiction, drama, illustrated text, poetry or graphic novels) for 13 – 18-year olds |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by | Children's Book Council of Australia |
| First awarded | 1946 |
| Website | http://www.cbca.org.au/ |
The Award "will be made to outstanding books of fiction, drama, or poetry which require of the reader a degree of maturity to appreciate the topics, themes and scope of emotional involvement. Generally, books in this category will be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling."[1]
Award winners
2020s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[2] | Vikki Wakefield | This Is How We Change the Ending | Text Publishing |
2010s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019[3] | Clare Atkins | Between Us | Black Inc. |
| 2018[4] | Cath Crowley, Fiona Wood and Simmone Howell | Take Three Girls | Pan Macmillan |
| 2017[5] | Claire Zorn | One Would Think the Deep | University of Queensland Press |
| 2016 | Fiona Wood | Cloudwish | Macmillan Australia |
| 2015 | Claire Zorn | The Protected | University of Queensland Press |
| 2014 | Fiona Wood | Wildlife | Pan MacMillan |
| 2013 | Margo Lanagan | Sea Hearts | Allen & Unwin |
| 2012 | Scot Gardner | The Dead I Know | Allen & Unwin |
| 2011 | Sonya Hartnett | The Midnight Zoo | Viking Books |
| 2010 | David Metzenthen | Jarvis 24 | Penguin Group |
2000s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shaun Tan | Tales from Outer Suburbia | Allen and Unwin |
| 2008 | Sonya Hartnett | The Ghost's Child | Viking Books |
| 2007 | Margo Lanagan | Red Spikes | Allen and Unwin |
| 2006 | J. C. Burke | The Story of Tom Brennan | Random House |
| 2005 | Michael Gerard Bauer | The Running Man | Omnibus Books |
| 2004 | Melina Marchetta | Saving Francesca | Viking Books |
| 2003 | Markus Zusak | The Messenger | Macmillan Publishers |
| 2002 | Sonya Hartnett | Forest | Viking Books |
| 2001 | Judith Clarke | Wolf on the Fold | Allen and Unwin |
| 2000 | Nick Earls | 48 Shades of Brown | Penguin Books |
1990s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Phillip Gwynne | Deadly, Unna? | Penguin Books |
| 1998 | Catherine Jinks | Eye to Eye | Puffin Books |
| 1997 | James Moloney | A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove | University of Queensland Press |
| 1996 | Catherine Jinks | Pagan's Vows | Omnibus Books |
| 1995 | Gillian Rubinstein | Foxspell | Hyland House |
| 1994 | Isobelle Carmody (joint) | The Gathering | Penguin Books |
| Gary Crew (joint) | Angel's Gate | Heinemann | |
| 1993 | Melina Marchetta | Looking for Alibrandi | Puffin Books |
| 1992 | Eleanor Nilsson | The House Guest | Viking Books |
| 1991[6] | Gary Crew | Strange Objects | Heinemann |
| 1990 | Robin Klein | Came Back to Show You I Could Fly | Viking Books |
1980s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Gillian Rubinstein | Beyond the Labyrinth | Hyland House |
| 1988 | John Marsden | So Much to Tell You | Joy Street Books |
| 1987 | Simon French | All We Know | Angus and Robertson |
| 1986 | Thurley Fowler | The Green Wind | Rigby |
| 1985 | James Aldridge | The True Story of Lilli Stubeck | Hyland House |
| 1984 | Patricia Wrightson | A Little Fear | Hutchinson |
| 1983 | Victor Kelleher | Master of the Grove | Kestrel Books |
| 1982 | Colin Thiele | The Valley Between | Opal Books |
| 1981 | Ruth Park | Playing Beatie Bow | Nelson Books |
| 1980 | Lee Harding | Displaced Person | Hyland House |
1970s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Ruth Manley, illustrated by Marianne Yamaguchi | The Plum-Rain Scroll | Hodder and Stoughton |
| 1978 | Patricia Wrightson | The Ice is Coming | Hutchinson |
| 1977 | Eleanor Spence, illustrated by Malcolm Green | The October Child | Oxford University Press |
| 1976[7] | Ivan Southall | Fly West | Angus and Robertson |
| 1975[8] | No award | ||
| 1974[9] | Patricia Wrightson | The Nargun and the Stars | Hutchinson |
| 1973[10] | Noreen Shelley, illustrated by Robert Micklewright | Family at The Lookout | Oxford University Press |
| 1972[11] | H. F. Brinsmead | Longtime Passing | Angus and Robertson |
| 1971[12] | Ivan Southall | Bread and Honey | Angus and Robertson |
| 1970[13] | Annette Macarthur-Onslow | Uhu | Ure Smith |
1960s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969[14] | Margaret Balderson, illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus | When Jays Fly to Barbmo | Oxford University Press |
| 1968[15] | Ivan Southall, illustrated by Jennifer Tuckwell | To the Wild Sky | Angus and Robertson |
| 1967[16] | Mavis Thorpe Clark, illustrated by Genevieve Melrose | The Min-Min | Lansdowne Press |
| 1966[17] | Ivan Southall, illustrated by Clem Seale | Ash Road | Angus and Robertson |
| 1965[18] | H. F. Brinsmead, illustrated by Annette Macarthur-Onslow | Pastures of the Blue Crane | Oxford University Press |
| 1964[19] | Eleanor Spence, illustrated by Geraldine Spence | The Green Laurel | Oxford University Press |
| 1963[20] | Joan Phipson, illustrated by Margaret Horder | The Family Conspiracy | Constable |
| 1962[21] | L. H. Evers | The Racketty Street Gang | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Joan Woodberry | Rafferty Rides a Winner | M. Parrish, London | |
| 1961[22] | Nan Chauncy, illustrated by Brian Wildsmith | Tangara | Oxford University Press |
| 1960[23] | Kylie Tennant, illustrated by Clem Seale | All the Proud Tribesmen | Macmillan |
1950s
1940s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | No competition | ||
| 1948[34] | Frank Hurley | Shackleton's Argonauts : A Saga of the Antarctic Icepacks | Angus and Robertson |
| 1947[35] | No award | ||
| 1946[36] | Leslie Rees, illustrated by Walter Cunningham | The Story of Karrawingi the Emu | John Sands |
Commended books
1970s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[10] | Meredith Hooper | Everyday Inventions | Hutchinson |
| Patricia Wrightson | An Older Kind of Magic | Angus and Robertson | |
| 1972[11] | David Martin | Hughie | Nelson |
| Christobel Mattingley | The Windmill at Magpie Creek | Brockhampton Press | |
| 1971[12] | George Finkel | James Cook, Royal Navy | Angus and Robertson |
| Hui-min Lo | The Story of China | Angus and Robertson | |
| Lilith Norman | Climb a Lonely Hill | Collins | |
| 1970[13] | Diedre Hill | Over the Bridge | Hutchinson |
| Marjory O'Dea | Six Days Between a Second | Heinemann | |
| Reginald Ottley | The Bates Family | Collins | |
| P. W. Smith | Ombley-Gombley | Angus and Robertson | |
| Ivan Southall | Finn's Folly | Angus and Robertson | |
| Colin Thiele | Blue Fin | Rigby | |
1960s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969[14] | George Finkel | The Loyall Virginian | Angus and Robertson |
| John Goode | Wood, Wire and Fabric | Lansdowne | |
| Jack Pollard | Cricket the Australian Way | Lansdowne | |
| Robert Shaw | Wandjina : Children of the Dream Time | Jacaranda | |
| Ivan Southall | Let the Balloon Go | Methuen Hicks Smith | |
| Phil and Noel Wallace | Children of the Desert | Nelson | |
| Patricia Wrightson | I Own the Racecourse | Hutchinson | |
| 1968[15] | H. F. Brinsmead | A Sapphire for September | Oxford University Press |
| Nan Chauncy | Mathinna's People | Oxford University Press | |
| Mavis Thorpe Clark | Blue Above the Trees | Lansdowne | |
| Ivan Southall | The Fox Hole | Hicks Smith | |
| Randolph Stow | Midnite | F. W. Cheshire | |
| 1967[37] | Max Fatchen | The River Kings | Hicks Smith |
| Reginald Ottley | The Roan Colt of Yamboorah | Deutsch | |
| Celia Syred | Cocky's Castle | Angus and Robertson | |
| 1966[17] | Reginald Ottley | By the Sandhills of Yamboorah | Deutsch |
| Ivan Southall | Indonesian Journey | Lansdowne Press | |
| Eleanor Spence | The Year of the Currawong | Oxford University Press | |
| Colin Thiele | February Dragon | Rigby | |
| 1965[18] | Nan Chauncy | High and Haunted Island | Oxford University Press |
| Mary Durack | The Courteous Savage | Nelson | |
| Nuri Mass | The Wonderland of Nature | Writers' Press | |
| Elyne Mitchell | Winged Skis | Hutchinson | |
| Carol Odell | A Day at the Zoo | Angus and Robertson | |
| Betty Roland | Jamie's Summer Visitor | Bodley Head | |
| 1964[19] | Nan Chauncy | The Roaring 40 | Oxford University Press |
| Joan Phipson | Threat to the Barkers | Angus and Robertson | |
| Colin Thiele | Storm Boy | Rigby | |
| 1962[21] | Ruth Park | The Hole in the Hill | Ure Smith |
| Betty Roland | The Forbidden Bridge | Bodley Head | |
| Colin Thiele | Sun on the Stubble | Rigby | |
| 1961[22] | Alan Aldous | Doctor With Wings | Brockhampton |
| Elyne Mitchell | Silver Brumby's Daughter | Hutchinson | |
| Eleanor Spence | Lillipilly Hill | Oxford University Press | |
| 1960[23] | Dale Collins | Anzac Adventure | Angus and Robertson |
| Eleanor Spence | The Summer in Between | Oxford University Press | |
| Norman Barnett Tindale and H. A. Lindsay | Rangatira | Rigby | |
1950s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959[24] | Elyne Mitchell | The Silver Brumby | Hutchinson |
| Frank Norton | Australian and New Zealand Ships of Today | Angus and Robertson | |
| Eve Pownall | Exploring Australia | Methuen | |
| Patricia Wrightson | The Bunyip Hole | Angus and Robertson | |
1940s
| Year | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948[34] | Veronica Basser | Ponny the Penguin | Australasian Publishing Co. |
| Ada Jackson | Beetles A'Hoy! | Paterson's Press | |
| James H. Martin & W. D. Martin | The Australian Book of Trains | Angus and Robertson | |
| Musette Morell | Bush Cobbers | Australasian Publishing Co. | |
| Leslie Rees | The Story of Shadow, the Rock Wallaby | John Sands | |
External links
References
- CBCA Guidelines for Publishers Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- "CBCA Book of the Year 2020 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- "CBCA Awards 2019 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "CBCA – Book of the Year Awards 2018". cbca.org.au. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- Convery, Stephanie; Harmon, Steph (17 August 2017). "Claire Zorn's grief-and-surfing story wins children's book of the year award". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- "Selectors' difficult task", The Canberra Times, 27 July 1991, p42
- "1976 children's book awards announced", The Canberra Times, 10 July 1976, p3
- "No major award for children's books", The Canberra Times, 26 April 1975, p11
- "Judges' Report", The Canberra Times, 6 July 1974, p11
- "The Judges' Report", The Canberra Times, 7 July 1973, p11
- "Children's Book Week", The Canberra Times, 8 July 1972, p15
- "1971 Awards", The Canberra Times, 10 July 1971, p15
- "Judges' Awards", The Canberra Times, 11 July 1970, p16
- "Book Council Award Winners", The Canberra Times, 12 July 1969, p16
- "Children's Book Week – Prizewinners", The Canberra Times, 6 July 1968, p13
- "Children's Book Week 1967", The Canberra Times, 8 July 1967, p13
- "The award winners", The Canberra Times, 9 July 1966, p12
- "Children's Book Awards", The Canberra Times, 3 July 1965, p14
- "Book of the Year by Eleanor Spence" by K. Masterman, The Canberra Times, 4 July 1964, p11
- Austlit – The Family Conspiracy by Joan Phipson
- "Award Winners", The Canberra Times, 7 July 1962, p17
- "Old Favourite Wins 'Book of the Year' Title", The Canberra Times, 8 July 1961, p14
- "Kylie Tennant Wins Book of the Year Award", The Canberra Times, 11 July 1960, p3
- "Children's Book of the Year Award Shared" The Canberra Times, 11 July 1959, p11
- Austlit – Tiger in the Bush by Nan Chauncy
- Austlit – The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales edited by Enid Moodie Heddle
- Austlit – The Crooked Snake by Patricia Wrightson
- Austlit – The First Walkabout by Norman B. Tindale & Harold Arthur Lindsay
- Austlit – Australian Legendary Tales by K. Langloh Parker
- "For the Young Reader", The Age, 5 December 1953, p21
- "Children's Book of the Year: An Australian Classic?", The Sunday Herald, 10 August 1952, p11
- "Prizewinner for Children", The Sydney Herald, 5 August 1951, p11
- "New Book Wins Council Award", Truth, 30 June 1950, p44
- "Book Society Award", The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 November 1948, p2
- "No Book Award by Society", The Age, 29 September 1947, p4
- "Book of the Year: Children's Story by Leslie Rees", The West Australian, 13 November 1946, p8
- "Australian Book Council Awards", The Canberra Times, 8 July 1967, p14
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