Welcome to the Northern Territory Branch of the CBCA

The Children’s Book Council of Australia is a national non-profit organisation that aims to promote children’s literature and encourage reading.

The CBCA NT will keep you up-to-date with new and interesting literature for Young Australians and provide opportunities and inspiration to engage young Territorians with reading, books and authors.

About the CBCA

Established in 1945, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a not-for-profit, volunteer run organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians.

The CBCA presents annual awards to books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children’s literature.

In 2015, the CBCA celebrated 70 years of enjoying and promoting the best of Australian literature for children and young people.

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