CBCA Shortlisted Books 2024
The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has announced its Shortlisted Books for 2024. Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators and publishers! The CBCA presents annual awards to books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children’s literature. The CBCA Awards were first presented in 1946 and are the longest-running book awards in Australia.
Below are links to the shortlist titles for each category.
Older Readers
Books in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and are appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling. Find the shortlist for this category here.
Younger Readers
Books in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and are appropriate in style and content for readers from the middle to upper primary years. Find the shortlist for this category here.
Early Childhood
Books in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and are appropriate in style and content for children who are pre-reading or early stages of reading. Find the shortlist for this category here.
Picture Book of the Year
These are outstanding books of the picture book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Find the shortlist for this category here.
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
These are books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Find the shortlist for this category here.
New Illustrator
This award aims to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration. Find the shortlist for this category here.
