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  • 2022 Book Week Event

    The Qld Branch hosted our 2022 Book Week event on Friday night August 19th at the Birrrunga Galley in Brisbane's CBD. There were some amazing highlights including the attendance by the Governor of …

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  • 2022 Annual Night of the Notables

    We have postponed until March 29 which now makes it a celebration of both the Notables and the Shortlist (which will be announced on that day).

    All the details at the Trybooking Link. You can still …

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  • Nominations are being called for the 2022 Dame Annabelle Rankin Award

    Nominations are invited to be sent in to be considered for the 2022 Dame Annabelle Rankin Award for services to children's literature in Qld.

    The following pdf documents contain all the information …

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  • Exciting National CBCA News!

    ARE WE DREAMING? INDEED WE ARE

    Dreaming of a new national conversation among young people...

    The CBCA is thrilled to announce that we have received funding from the Australian Federal …

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  • 2021 CBCA (Qld Branch) AGM Notification

    The CBCA (Qld Branch) 2021 AGM will take place on Saturday, October 23, in the Main Library at Moreton Bay College, starting at 11 am

    Please find the following revelant documents below:

    Circular 2 …

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  • 2021 State Final Readers Cup Competitions

    This year, we held the State finals as long distance events, offering our author presentations virtually. Amie Kaufman, Wai Chim and Lisa Nicol delivered talks to students all over Queensland, then …

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  • 2021 Judges Talk

    This year our Judges Talk will enable participants to come in person or to join us online. We are lucky to have secured a judge from every category so our build up to the announcement of the winners …

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  • 2021 Book Week Merchandise (Artwork by Shaun Tan)

    The Artwork is exactly as we'd expect from award-winning creator, Shaun Tan. It is being displayed on social medias by everyone.

    The Qld Branch will offer a pre-order system again this year. Please …

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  • CBCA Qld Night of the Notables 2021

    The CBCA has just announced their 2021 Notable Lists. They can be found here. Reviews of many of the books can be found at Reading Time.

    The Qld branch will host its annual Night of the Notables …

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  • Dame Annabelle Rankin Award Recipient 2020

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