Book of the Year 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. Ages 13 – 18 years.
Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended.
Reviews
Book of the Year Younger Readers
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers from the middle to upper primary years. 7 – 12 years.
Note: Some of the titles in this category may only be suitable for readers who are in the upper primary years as they may contain mature themes, including violence. Parental guidance is recommended.
Reviews
The Detective’s Guide to Ocean Travel
Book of the Year Early Childhood
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. Ages 0 – 6 years.
Reviews
Walk of the Whales review by EC judge Gabrielle Anderson
Walk of the Whales review by Sarah Stivens
What do you Call your Grandma? review by Lisa Hoad
What do you Call your Grandma? review by Laura Holloway
Picture Book of the Year
Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless texts, where the story, theme or concept is unified through the illustrations. Ages 0 – 18. (Note: Some books may be for mature readers).
Reviews
The Eve Pownall Information Book of the Year
Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18 years.
Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended.
Reviews
The First Scientists: Deadly Inventions and Innovations from Australia’s First Peoples
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature
Still Alive: Notes from Australia’s Immigration Detention System
Walking in Gagudju Country: Exploring the Monsoon Forest
CBCA New Illustrator’s Award
This Award aims to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of Australian children’s book illustration. Ages 0-18 years.
