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.

The 2025 Notables have been announced!

The National CBCA website lists them. The video announcement is here on our website.

Go to the eStore to grab your copy of the Notable Book, which has the judges’ critiques.

And join us at Our Lady’s College, Annerley on March 11 to see all the books. Details on the news page

Meeting Dates 2025

Meetings may either be in person or zoom. Yet to be confirmed.

January 14 12 pm at Riverbend Books 77 Oxford Street, Bulimba	February 11	March Night of the Notables TBC
April 01	May 13	June 10
July 15	August 12	September 09
October 18 AGM & planning day 10 am – 3 pm	Nov 11

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

In 1946 the CBCA established annual book awards to promote children’s books of high literary and artistic quality. These awards are now the most influential and highly respected in Australia.

Children's Book Week®

Each year, schools and public libraries across Australia spend a week celebrating books, and Australian authors and illustrators. Teachers and librarians conduct activities relating to a theme to highlight the importance of reading.

Merchandise

The CBCA produces a range of promotional items, including stickers for publishers to place on winning and honour books, and support materials for teachers, teacher librarians and public librarians. The range is always changing and developing.

Members

As a member of the CBCA you will have access to a range of Member Only benefits including: discounts on CBCA Book Week merchandise, access to high resolution Book Week images, Shortlist annotations, branch specific activities and offers.

Donate to our Gift Fund

Throughout the year, we work in partnership with authors, illustrators, publishers and booksellers to bring literature into the hearts and minds of children. Your donation will help us continue this important work.

Reading Time

The CBCA has a strong commitment and a long history of reviewing Australian children’s books. For many of the seventy years CBCA has been in existence reviews were presented in our print journal Reading Time.

Awards Foundation Benefactors

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