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Children's Literature Awards and Reading Challenges

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Awards

• Aurealis Awards
  The Aurealis Awards recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers.
  www.aurealisawards.com/index.htm
• Australian Children's Book of the Year Awards (Children's Book Council of Australia)
  The official site for the Awards lists current and previous winning and shortlisted titles for each year from 1946 to the present along with links to notable titles, the history of the awards, and information about judging.
  From 2003, reviews of shortlisted titles, with curriculum application statements, are available on the Library Services Website.
  cbca.org.au/index.htm
• BILBY Awards
  The Bilby Awards are Queensland's children's choice awards. They are run by the Children's Book Council of Australia (Queensland Branch).
  www.pa.ash.org.au/cbc/bilbyawards/
• Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals (CILIP)
  These British awards are for an outstanding book for children and young people (the Carnegie Medal) and for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people (The Kate Greenaway Medal).
  www.cilip.org.uk/aboutcilip/medalsandawards/
• The John Newbery Medal (ALSC)
  The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
  www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/%2fnewberymedal/newberymedal.htm
• The Randolph Caldecott Medal (ALSC)
  The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
  www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.cfm
• YABBA – Young Australians' Best Book Award
  YABBA is devoted to promoting Australian fiction to children. The YABBA awards are presented annually and children choose the books awarded. Awards are in 3 sections: Picture Story Books, Fiction for Younger Readers, Fiction for Older Readers.
  home.vicnet.net.au/~yabba/

Challenges

• Online Readers Cup
  As part of the Online Literature Festival, Education Queensland's Learning Place is conducting an Online Readers' Cup for primary students and their teachers, based on the CBCA 2007 Shortlist.
  www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=35354
• The MS Readathon
  The MS Readathon encourages students to record all of their reading during June, while getting sponsorship from family and friends to support Australians living with Multiple Sclerosis.
  www.msreadathon.org.au
• The Premier's Reading Challenge
  The Premier's Reading Challenge begins in May.
  education.qld.gov.au/schools/readingchallenge/
• The Queensland Readers Cup
  Teams of four students from Years 6/7 and Years 8/9 compete in regional finals by reading five or six set titles. As a team they answer questions on each of the books. The winning team goes on to the state finals in Brisbane to represent their region..
  www.cbc.org.au/qld/rcup.htm

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