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Services

Children's Book Council of Australia
Encourages authors and readers of children's books, organises exhibitions and activities, with Children's Book Week as the annual highlight.

International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
The Australian headquarters is based at the State Library of South Australia, and promotes Australian childrens' literature internationally.

Awards

Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
The winners of these annual awards from 1935 to the present are listed on this web site.

Fiction Focus List of Book Awards
Western Australian Department of Education and Training's compilation of award data.

Young Writer's Competitions
Here are opportunities for budding writers to hone their skills.  

Western Australian Young Reader's Book Award
A reader's choice award in two categories, for young and older readers.

Education

Fremantle Children's Literature Centre
Exhibitions, workshops, and facilities for the preservation of pre-publication manuscripts and artwork.

Interest/Support Groups

Children's Book Council (Western Australian Branch)
Promotes authors and organises Children's Book Week in Western Australia.

May Gibbs Foundation (Western Australian Branch)
Raises funds to help save Nutcote, the Sydney home of May Gibbs.

Other Information Resources

Government

CMIS Evaluation Unit of the Education Department of Western Australia
This unit has an ongoing commitment to the promotion of quality fiction in schools, and publishes the journal Fiction Focus.

Children's Literature Research Collection of the State Library of South Australia
Established in 1959, the collection contains 62,700 childrens books from Australia and overseas.