Welcome To Queensland Branch
The Children’s Book Council is an Australia-wide organisation which aims to foster children’s enjoyment of books. On a national level, the organisation manages the annual Children’s Book of the Year Awards and Children’s Book Week® to focus on quality children’s literature for young Australians.
The Qld Branch is organised by volunteers and aims to highlight the importance of reading through our commitment to community outreach programs and organising the annual state wide readers cup competition. The best way to contact us is by emailing: [email protected]
We generally meet every second Tuesday of the month. Dates are listed below. Times and venues will be confirmed closer to each date. While we mostly meet face-to-face, some meetings are held via Zoom.
Donations to the Qld Branch of the CBCA will go towards supporting our projects, such as readers cup, & community outreach to organisations and schools who work to enrich children’s literary lives.
Meeting Dates 2024
January 9 12 pm at Riverbend Books 77 Oxford Street, Bulimba | February 13 | March 12 |
April 16 | May 14 | June 11 |
July 09 | August 13 | September 10 (zoom) |
October 13 AGM & planning day 10 am – 3 pm | Nov 12 |
CBCA Qld Branch
P O Box 226
Upper Coomera Qld 4209
Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM
Governor of Queensland
Image supplied by and used with permission from Government House
Events Through Trybooking
Click here to find all CBCA Qld Branch events both current and past to see what we’re up to! Join us to celebrate children and young adult literature in its many forms, and help to acknowledge Australian authors and illustrators.
Book of the Year
Children's Book Week®
Merchandise
Members
Donate to our Gift Fund
Reading Time
Awards Foundation Benefactors
- Allen & Unwin · CBCA NSW Branch Inc · Laurie Copping OAM · Margaret Hamilton AM · Myra Doris Lee · Maurice Saxby AM · Scholastic Australia · Thyne Reid Trust No.1
Major Donors
- Australia Post · Jill B Bruce · Sandy Campbell · CBCA ACT Branch · CBCA SA Branch · CBCA VIC Branch · CBCA WA Branch · Era Publications · Five Mile Press · Libby Gleeson AM · Bob Graham · Hachette Children’s Books Australia · Hardie Grant Egmont · HarperCollins Publishers Australia · Ipswich District Teacher-Librarians' Network · The James N Kirby Foundation · Kinross-Wolaroi School · Koala Books · The Library Board of Queensland · Robin Moncrieff Morrow AM · Angela Namoi · Northern Territory Government · Parents & Boys at Sydney Grammar Edgecliff Prep School · Penguin Books Australia · Random House Australia · Emily Rodda (Jennifer Rowe AC) · Gillian Rubinstein · SA Dept of the Arts & Cultural Development · Gail Spiers · Myrtle Spiers · Cathie Tasker · University of Queensland Press · Julie Vivas · Walker Books Australia · Margaret Wild · Sue Williams
Major Donors In Memoriam
- Jean Chapman · Max Fatchen · Beryl Moncrieff Matthews · Christobel Mattingley · Jill Midolo · Narelle Oliver · Jan Ormerod · Eve Pownall · Marion E Robertson · Gregory Rogers · Sebastian Walker · Cassandra Weddell · Maisie Williams, Garah NSW