Children's Book Council of Australia in Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Children's Book Council of Australia

Locality: Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 455 605 577

Address: PO Box 765 2039 Rozelle, NSW, Australia

Website: http://cbcansw.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Have you had a look at Julys Kids Corner yet? You can: Meet Collide! Ambassador and judge Nathan Luff. Go behind the scenes with Gwyn Perkins, author, illustrator and creator of this years CBCA Book Week illustrations. We juggle words with our Australian Childrens Laureate, Ursula Dubosarsky.... Mascots from some of our favourite childrens literature organisations share their backgrounds. We delight in the striking KC cover of our guest illustrator, Kristian AUS. Click here to read more: www.cbcansw.org.au/kids-corner ! #cbcansw #cbca2020

24.01.2022 Until midnight Sunday August 9, Byron Writers Festivals Schools Programme is available to everyone! See their post below for all the details:

23.01.2022 Kirli Saunders is a proud Gunai Woman and award-winning international writer of poetry, plays and picture books. She is a teacher, cultural consultant and artist. In 2020, Kirli was named the NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year. Join Kirli as she offers us an Indigenous perspective of poetry as part of our International PD conference Poetry: exploring inner worlds. Thanks Magabala Books!... More information and how to book visit our website https://www.cbcansw.org.au//2021-aaa-professional-developm @kirli.saunders @magabalabooks @redroompoetry @englishteachersassociationwa @etansw #cbcansw #cbca2021 # poetry #poets #auspoetry #aussieteachers #homeschooling

23.01.2022 Join us for an engaging and entertaining online presentation by two of Australias most successful and loved childrens authors, Anna Fienberg and Emily Rodda, in this Professional Development Event sponsored by Allen & Unwin. Inspired by this years CBCA Book Week Theme; Curious Creatures Wild Minds Anna and Emily will focus on the writing tools of curiosity and creativity and how these have transformed ideas to stories. They will both share examples from their exciting ne...w projects... Online on August 26, 2020 at 6.00pm All welcome to tune in! Bookings essential - register online. Free to CBCA Members | Non-Members $22.00 All information here: https://www.cbcansw.org.au/post/teacher-librarian-pd-event

22.01.2022 CBCA NSW Branch President Liz Bowring has written to Don Harwin to express our extreme concern about the decision to end the current state funding of $175,000 per year in December to Writing NSW. CBCA NSW Branch has strong ties to Writing NSW: our operations centre is located within the Writing NSW building, where we have, not only affordable rent, but also access to the hub of creative individuals, many of whom assist us by volunteering. We also assist Writing NSW in provid...ing services for writers and illustrators interested in producing books for children. Please visit writingnsw.org.au/create-nsw-funding-decision/to see how you can support #saveWritingNSW

22.01.2022 Thank you all for the wonderful support of our series Curious Creatures, Wild Minds at Taronga Zoo Sydney! Six episodes with talented authors & illustrators visiting Taronga Zoo, thanks to a grant gratefully received from the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund. Here's a behind the scenes video for the third episode, with Lesley Gibbes - Australian Children's Author. Her book ‘Searching for Cicadas’ was shortlisted for Eve Pownall Award at the 2020 CBCA Book of the Year Awards. ...It struck a chord with many of the zoo staff who have an emotional connection to cicadas as part of their Australian childhood. See the whole episode here: https://www.cbcansw.org.au/curious-creatures-wild-minds Walker Books Australia Children's Book Council of Australia #inthewild #cbca2020 #cbcansw

21.01.2022 Episode 2 of Story Scoop premieres Tuesday September 1 at 12 noon AEST right here on our Facebook page! Each month authors and illustrators give a sneak peek into their inspiration, creative choices, artwork and the story behind their stories. This month Liz Anelli is joining us for Illustrator Corner, Nat Amoore is treating us to some Middle Grade Magic, and Candice Lemon-Scott reveals some Junior Fiction Gems! A fun collaboration with SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand, you can find every episode on our website: www.cbcansw.org.au/post/story-scoop

21.01.2022 Introducing Story Scoop! Join us online on the first day of every month for a free scoop! All welcome - teachers, librarians, kids and adults who love books for kids and are curious about their creators and characters. The monthly video can be seen on our Facebook page, Story Scoop website page (see below) or SCWBI website page. Each month authors and illustrators will give a sneak peek into their inspiration, creative choices, artwork and the story behind their stories. Invi...te your friends and colleagues along and we will mix it up each month with three segments including; Illustrators Corner, Picture Book Nook, Junior Fiction Gems, Middle Grade Magic and Sneak Peek. The first episode will be up on August 1, featuring Deborah Abela and Marjorie Crosby-Fairall, Katrina McKelvey and Victoria Mackinlay. Thank you to Gemma Patience for her fantastic graphics! Wonderful to be partnering with SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand Read all about it here: www.cbcansw.org.au/story-scoop

20.01.2022 Have you looked in our Members Lounge? A place where CBCA NSW Branch members can find resources, interviews, podcasts, teachers notes, interesting facts, and much, much more that only you, as a member have access to. Our Early Childhood Term 3 Newsletter features an Early Childhood Book Pack of 4 titles (new or classic) that will inspire young readers to love books! Our suggested Book Talk activities focus on Language, Arts & Crafts, or related Music & Drama ideas. Members h...ave the chance to go in the draw to win these books too! Check it out now in the Members Lounge for all the details: cbcansw.org.au/members-lounge Featured this month are: Ribbit Rabbit Robot by Victoria Mackinlay, Searching for Cicadas by Lesley Gibbes - Australian Childrens Author, Tellem by Katrina Germein and Rosemary Sullivan with the Children of the Manyallaluk School and Imagine by Alison Lester. #cbca2020 #cbcansw

19.01.2022 The countdown is on to the next episode of Story Scoop, premiering on Tuesday September 1 at 12pm noon with SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand! Each month authors and illustrators will give a sneak peek into their inspiration, creative choices, artwork and the story behind their stories. This month Liz Anelli Illustrator joins us for Illustrators Corner! Keep an eye out on our social media for who else is joining us! All welcome - teachers, librarians, kids and adults who love books for kids and are curious about their creators and characters. Tune in live right here on our Facebook page or on our website: www.cbcansw.org.au/post/story-scoop

19.01.2022 Whos excited for CBCA Book Week 2020? We cant wait! Thanks Childrens Book Council of Australia!

16.01.2022 The December edition of iRead is out now! Filled with news, Branch updates, events and opportunities for writers, iRead is our monthly update delivered straight to your inbox. This edition includes a message from our President Liz Bowring, highlights from our fantastic Aspire & Celebrate event, a note from Wendy Rapee (Recently appointed Chair of the National CBCA Board!), a Personal Piece from Peter Macinnis and so much more! Please sign up on our website to receive our newsletter each month: cbcansw.org.au (Go to the footer on any page of the website to sign up!)

16.01.2022 The first episode of Story Scoop premieres 12 noon on Saturday 1st August 2020! An online video project from CBCA NSW Branch & SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand! Welcome to Story Scoop! Perfect for teachers, librarians, kids and adults who love books for kids and are curious about their creators and characters. Each month authors and illustrators will give a sneak peek into their inspiration, creative choices, artwork and the story behind their stories. Invite your friends a...nd colleagues along and we will mix it up each month with three segments including; Illustrators Corner, Picture Book Nook, Junior Fiction Gems, Middle Grade Magic and Sneak Peek. Tune in on: August 1, 2020 - 12.00 noon to see: 1. Fact or Fiction: Deborah Abela and Marjorie Crosby-Fairall Illustration 2. Sneak Peek: Katrina McKelvey - childrens author 3. Picture Book Nook: Victoria Mackinlay Find out more here: www.cbcansw.org.au/story-scoop Thank you to our fantastic team for the huge effort the was put in to bring this wonderful project to life. Enjoy Episode 1!

15.01.2022 Are you subscribed to iRead? Youll find out first what programs we have coming up and all the updates from our sub-branches. Our August edition welcomes Peter Macinnis as a regular contributor. We gives updates on our great new program Story Scoop, as well as announcing our extremely exciting Spring event! Sign up on our website to receive iRead - just put your email address in the form on this page: https://www.cbcansw.org.au/contact

15.01.2022 Leave the ordinary behind and become Curious and Wild this Spring! The CBCA NSW is celebrating this Spring at Taronga Zoo Sydney, thanks to a grant gratefully received from Copyright Agencys Cultural Fund. Thanks to the wonderful support of the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, CBCA NSW is thrilled to announce we have an awesome group of creatives to beam to you across the ether directly from Taronga Zoo in Sydney. They will be getting up close with Zoo carers and curious crea...tures from the Binturong to the Bongo! During the lead up to CBCA Book Week, the CBCA Book of the Year Announcement and into CBCA Book Week itself, CBCA NSW feel we must offer students, their carers at home, their teachers in schools, and our community of librarians, an optimistic opportunity to have their wild minds released. Our creatives will be inspiring while demonstrating how curiosity and creativity can inform reading broadly and writing with purpose and flair. Watch out for announcements on our Facebook and mail outs for times, then tune in here and be part of the fun. Our Curious Creators will be online on the following dates: Sami Bayly Art - Tuesday September 29, Abbie Mitchell - Thursday October 1, Lesley Gibbes - Australian Childrens Author - Tuesday October 6 Charmaine Ledden-Lewis - Thursday October 8, Liz Anelli Illustratori - Tuesday October 13, Sue Whiting, author - Thursday October 15 Learn more here: https://www.cbcansw.org.au/curious-creatures-wild-minds

14.01.2022 Register now for our Preparing for NAIDOC Week Online PD event on September 2, 2020. Join us for a special online event to celebrate our outstanding Indigenous Australian Creatives who will help you prepare for NAIDOC week. Update your knowledge about current Indigenous resources and how best to share them with your students. Presenters Jasmine Seymour, Leanne Mulgo Watson and Edie Wright are joined by Dub Leffler & Coral Vass, author who will give a special reading of Sorry ...Day to share with students after the event. Thanks to Magabala Books for their support of the event. Click on the link register for this event: https://www.cbcansw.org.au/post/preparing-for-naidoc-week #cbcansw #cbca2020 Magabala Books

14.01.2022 Have you dreamed of judging a category for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards? Your opportunity has arrived! Listen to Wendy Bannister speak to Gail Erskine about her experience as a judge in the video below. Applications for Judges for the 2021/2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards are now open and we need judges from NSW. Applications opened on 1 September and will close on 30 October 2020. Judge appointments will be announced by 31 January 2021. Applications should be emailed by October 30, 2020 to CBCA NSW Branch, to be eligible to be a Judge you must be a financial member of CBCA NSW Branch. Email: [email protected] Click here for more details, including Responsibilities and Duties of Judges: https://cbca.org.au/judging

13.01.2022 Dont miss our our fantastic online PD event with Emily Rodda and Anna Fienberg, next Wednesday August 26th at 6pm. Were thrilled to announce that joining them will be... Wendy Banister, CBCA NSW Book of the Year Judge in the Early Childhood category, featuring curiosity and creativity in the 2020 Shortlisted titles! Free for CBCA members across Australia, click on the link below book your place. All welcome & bookings are essential! Thanks to Allen & Unwin Books for their ...support of this event. More information here: www.cbcansw.org.au/post/teacher-librarian-pd-event

12.01.2022 The August edition of Kids Corner is on our website! Thank you to Amber W Johnson Illustration for the fantastic cover! Our August issue is packed with plenty of fun articles and activities, featuring the current Australian Childrens Laureate Ursula Dubosarsky, Sophie Masson, Tohby Riddle - Author, Will Kostakis - Author, Sue Whiting, author, Kate Forsyth & Deborah Abela! Deborah also gives tips for our Collide! Book trailer competition, closing August 31! Click here to read: https://www.cbcansw.org.au/kids-corner

12.01.2022 The first episode of Story Scoop is here! An online video project from CBCA NSW Branch & SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand! Welcome to Story Scoop! Perfect for teachers, librarians, kids and adults who love books for kids and are curious about their creators and characters. Each month authors and illustrators will give a sneak peek into their inspiration, creative choices, artwork and the story behind their stories. Invite your friends and colleagues along and we will mix it... up each month with three segments including; Illustrators Corner, Picture Book Nook, Junior Fiction Gems, Middle Grade Magic and Sneak Peek. Tune in on August 1, 2020 - 12.00 noon AEST to see: 1. Fact or Fiction: Deborah Abela and Marjorie Crosby-Fairall Illustration, 2. Picture Book Nook: Victoria Mackinlay 3. Sneak Peek: Katrina McKelvey - childrens author Find out more here: www.cbcansw.org.au/story-scoop Thank you to our fantastic team for the huge effort the was put in to bring this wonderful project to life. Enjoy Episode 1!

12.01.2022 Are you curious? Ready to go wild? What do you notice when looking at this pair of Aldabra Giant Tortoise Lance (front) and Esmeralda (back)? What is their story? Release your wild minds from Tuesday September 29 through to CBCA Book Week and join us online to watch an awesome group of authors and illustrators getting up close with Taronga Zoo Sydney carers and curious creatures. Be inspired by their writing skills tips and tricks. Find out what the talented Sami Bayly Art,... creator of The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals, (shortlisted for the CBCA Eve Pownall Award 2020) discovered during our filming this week as we have started capturing our wonderful creatives in Taronga Zoo. First to be released into the wild, Sami spent some quality time up close to a wide selection of curious creatures and was treated to unlimited access to ask heaps of curious questions. We are now busy editing our videos and you will be free to view this treat on September 29 from 10 am: https://www.cbcansw.org.au/curious-creatures-wild-minds Childrens Book Council of Australia #cbcansw #cbca2020 #inthewild Copyright Agency

10.01.2022 There are just a few days left to enter our Collide! Book Trailer Competition! We cant wait to see what you come up with! The next of our judges to provide tips is Nathan Luff! "As a judge, what Im looking for is ultimately to be entertained. For it to be a completely successful book trailer, however, after watching it I should want to go and pick the book up immediately and start reading. Intrigue me!" ... Click on the link below to read more, as well as what Deb Abela and Tristan Bancks suggested too! https://www.cbcansw.org.au/meet-the-collide-judges @nathanluffauthor #cbca2020 #cbcbansw See more

09.01.2022 Just one day to go until our Preparing for NAIDOC Week Online PD event on September 2, 2020. Join us for a special online event to celebrate our outstanding Indigenous Australian Creatives who will help you prepare for NAIDOC week. Update your knowledge about current Indigenous resources and how best to share them with your students. Presenters Jasmine Seymour, Leanne Mulgo Watson and Edie Wright are joined by Dub Leffler & Coral Vass who will give a special reading of ...Sorry Day to share with students after the event. Click on the link register for this event: https://www.cbcansw.org.au/post/preparing-for-naidoc-week With thanks to Magabala Books #cbcansw #cbca2020 Dub Leffler #leannemulgowatson #ediewright Coral Vass, author #jasmineseymour

09.01.2022 Entries for our Collide! Book Trailer Competition closes on August 31! We have special tips from each of our judges on our website. There are great tips from Tristan Bancks for making book trailers, such as: Dont try to tell the viewer everything that happens. Leave some things unsaid. Tease the viewer with any mystery elements in the book." Click the link here: www.cbcansw.org.au/meet-the-collide-judges #cbcansw #cbca2020 Tristan Bancks Author

09.01.2022 Have you seen our fantastic series Curious Creatures, Wild Minds at Taronga Zoo Sydney? Six episodes with talented authors & illustrators visiting Taronga Zoo, thanks to a grant gratefully received from the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund. Here's the behind the scenes video for the second episode with Abbie Mitchell. You can see the full episode on our website, where Abbie, the author of 'Hollow Is A Home’ (shortlisted for the Eve Pownall Award, 2020 CBCA Book of the Year) a...s she spends some quality time up close to a wide selection of curious creatures and is treated to unlimited access to ask heaps of curious questions! See the whole episode here: https://www.cbcansw.org.au/curious-creatures-wild-minds CSIRO Publishing Children's Book Council of Australia #inthewild #cbca2020 #cbcansw

08.01.2022 Talking to the animals just got a whole lot more real! Presented by the CBCA NSW Branch, with the support of a Copyright Agency Cultural Fund Grant and Taronga Zoo Sydney Release your wild minds from Tuesday September 29 through to CBCA Book Week and join us online to watch an awesome group of authors and illustrators getting up close with Taronga Zoo carers and curious creatures. Be inspired by their writing skills tips and tricks. ... Are you curious? Go to: https://www.cbcansw.org.au//curious-creatures-wild-minds-a

07.01.2022 Congratulations to Libby Hathorn! Our 2020 recipient of the Children's Book Council of Australia - NSW Branch Lady Cutler Award. This biennial award is for Distinguished Service to Children’s Literature. Libby Hathorn is an award-winning author, poet and librettist. She is the author of more than eighty books for children and young people. Many of her books have been translated into several languages and adapted for stage and screen. Throughout her work run themes of positive... self-esteem in children, the importance of the strength and fragility of family, fun and glory in nature, all threaded through with the power of kindness and empathy in our lives. Join us at Aspire & Celebrate! We'll be honouring our 2020 Lady Cutler winner Libby Hathorn, as the feature of our event at Rydges World Square, Sydney on Saturday November 21 at 2pm. Numbers are limited, with all Covid-19 safety precautions followed. Event details and bookings here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=674772 @cbcansw @libby.hathorn #cbcansw #cbca2020 #cbca2021

07.01.2022 Join as we celebrate our 2020 Lady Cutler winner Libby Hathorn at a face to face event being held on Saturday November 21, 2020. Aspire with Belinda Murrell and Kate Forsyth as they launch their new book Searching for Charlotte. Then sit back and be entertained by a number of our member Authors & Illustrators Nat Amoore, Liz Anelli, Sonia Bestulic, Jess Black, Marjorie Crosby-Fairall, Elizabeth Cummings, Susanne Gervay, Peter Macinnis, Victoria Mackinlay, Amelia McInerney, K...atrina McKelvey, and Julie Thorndyke who will take just 3 minutes to tease you about their current title. Numbers are strictly limited, book in quick to reserve your place! Date: Saturday November 21, 2020 Time: 2.00 for 2.30 4.00pm Rydges World Square 389 Pitt Street Sydney For COVID safety compliance it is essential to register and fill in all the required information through Trybooking. Numbers are limited and Rydges, World Square, are assisting with ensuring the event is COVID compliant. Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=674772& #cbcansw #cbca2020 #cbca2021

06.01.2022 Just one day to go until the next episode of Story Scoop, premiering on Tuesday September 1 at 12pm noon with SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand! This month Candice Lemon-Scott is revealing some Junior Fiction Gems in her segment! Each month authors and illustrators will give a sneak peek into their inspiration, creative choices, artwork and the story behind their stories. All welcome - teachers, librarians, kids and adults who love books for kids and are curious about their creators and characters. Tune in live right here on our Facebook page or on our website: www.cbcansw.org.au/post/story-scoop

06.01.2022 This is the final CBCA NSW Branch Lunchtime Storytime with author Tristan Bancks launching and reading from his new book, Nit Boy! Its a fun and cathartic read for anyone whos ever had nits, had to care for someone with nits or who would like to protect nits from their human predators. Penguin Kids Australia Tristan Bancks Author

06.01.2022 Australia Children’s Laureate Ursula Dubosarsky joins our International AAA PD Conference to unpack the 2021 CBCA Book Week theme Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds. Hear Ursula’s take on the theme and be inspired to celebrate CBCA Book Week all year round. Book here https://www.trybooking.com/BOKHK More information can be found here https://www.cbcansw.org.au//2021-aaa-professional-developm... CBCA NSW Branch is now taking orders for CBCA Book Week Merchandise. Order form and images can be found on our website at https://www.cbcansw.org.au/merchandise @ursuladubosarsky @cbcaustralia @childrenslaureate #cbcansw #cbca2021 #lovelearning #lovereading #bookweek #literacyforlife #ReadingBooks #AustraliaReads

04.01.2022 Facebook - Nicola Bolton Instagram - nicolabolton_artist Self Published... Want a copy of the book ? Just email at [email protected] See more

04.01.2022 The November edition of Kids' Corner is on our website! Thank you to Beth Macdonald for illustrating the fantastic cover! Our November issue is filled with plenty of fun articles and activities! Featuring Australian Children’s Laureate Ursula Dubosarsky, Will Kostakis, Yvette Poshoglian and many more. Click here to read: https://www.cbcansw.org.au/kids-corner... @cbcansw @bethanymacdonaldartist @ursuladubosarsky @yvetteposhoglian @willkostakis #cbca2020 #cbca2021 #cbcansw

04.01.2022 Thank you all for your warm support of the first episode of Story Scoop, our joint project with SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand! You can find Story Scoop right here on our Facebook page or cbcansw.org.au/story-scoop #Repost instagram.com/gemmadotpatience The first episode of Story Scoop is up and it is a beauty! Check it out at the CBCA NSW Branch website. ... The episode features: Fact or Fiction: Deborah Abela and Marjorie Crosby-Fairall, author and illustrator of Bear in Space Picture Book Nook: Victoria Mackinlay, author of Ribbit Rabbit Robot Sneak Peek: Katrina McKelvey, author of Chasing Rainbows And a big thank you to Todd Decker for his fantastic work providing animation and sound for the program! Its such a buzz to see my illustrations moving about to music!! Please share with parents, teachers, librarians, writers, illustrators, and anyone who loves childrens books. @cbcansw @scbwianz @deborah_abela_ @marjoriecrosbyfairall @victoriamackinlay @katrinamckelvey

03.01.2022 Episode 5 of Story Scoop premieres December 1 at 12 noon AEDT! Each month authors and illustrators give a sneak peek into their inspiration, creative choices, artwork and the story behind their stories. This month Sophie Masson is joining us for Picture Book Nook, Oliver Phommavanh Fan Page is treating us to some Middle Grade Magic, and Serena Geddes invites you to Illustrator Corner! A fun collaboration with SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand, you can find every episode on our website: www.cbcansw.org.au/post/story-scoop

03.01.2022 Two sleeps until the next episode of Story Scoop, premiering on Tuesday September 1 at 12pm noon with SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand! This month Nat Amoore - Writer & Podcast Host is treating us to some Middle Grade Magic! Each month authors and illustrators will give a sneak peek into their inspiration, creative choices, artwork and the story behind their stories. Keep an eye out on our social media for who else is joining us this month. All welcome - teachers, librarians, kids and adults who love books for kids and are curious about their creators and characters. Tune in live right here on our Facebook page or on our website: www.cbcansw.org.au/post/story-scoop

02.01.2022 Join us on Friday for an epic finale to the Lunchtime, Storytime series, with Tristan Bancks Author launching his new book NIT BOY! Friday 3rd July at 12 noon AEST, hope to see you right here on our Facebook page to celebrate Tristans book & a fantastic school term with daily Storytimes Dont miss your chance to get 10% off every Storytime book at Gleebooks (online/in-store)and MacLeans Booksellers (in-store)! ... https://gleebooks.worldsecuresystems.com//lunchtime-storyt See more