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Announcing the 2018 cbca awards shortlist the booktopian. Childrens book council of australia award winners goodreads. The winners of the 2018 childrens and teen choice book awards were announced on may 30 at bookexpo in new york city, in a ceremony hosted by childrens. Childrens book council of australia reveal the best books of 2017 by linda morris updated august 19, 2017 9. The childrens book council of australias 2019 book of. Winners childrens book awards 2018 cockburn libraries. The cbca book of the year awards will be announced and presented in brisbane on friday august 17, 2018. Previous winners childrens book council of australia. The picture book of the year award was established in 1952. The crichton award aims to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of australian children s book illustration. The crichton award aims to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of australian childrens book illustration. Older readers entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling.