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A nominated author needs to satisfy the list of eligibility criteria:
• The author must be Australian or reside
permanently in Australia
• The author must have published a significant number
of books for children over a 10 year period or more
• Books written by this author would meet the
eligibility criteria for the Book of the Year Awards
Nomination forms for this award can be found on the
Association website’s homepage, under the link ‘Book
of the Year Awards’. Again, nominations must be
received at National Office by 8 March 2013.
Seeking Judges
Do you have:
• an interest in children’s language and literature?
• some paediatric experience (this may be through
work or family experiences)?
• the time to devote several hours over May – June
to read and critique (approximately 12) books that
have been shortlisted?
• an ability to work to strict timeframes?
If you answered yes to all of these questions, we would love
to have you on the Book of the Year judging panel in 2013!
We are seeking eight judges for each award category (Young
Children, Lower Primary, Upper Primary and Indigenous
Children) from all states. Judges will be asked to read and
critique books according to a pre-prepared judging template.
Please note: books will be donated to worthy organisations at
the end of the year.
We are especially looking for members with experience
working with Indigenous communities to shortlist and judge
our new Book of the Year category. Nomination and judging
criteria for the new award are available from the website,
or email for
further information.
In addition to judges for the book awards, we may require
a small number of judges, depending on nominations, to
assess the suitability of authors for the Children’s Language
and Literature Award – Hall of Fame.
If you are interested in judging nominations for the Book
of the Year Awards 2013, please email marketing@
Include your name,
postal address and contact numbers. Please also be sure to
highlight the Book of the Year award category in which you
are most interested, and why you feel qualified to critique.
Closing date for expressions of interest for judging:
12 April 2013. We look forward to hearing from you!
Tennille Burns
National PA Coordinator
Joanna Wood
Communications & Marketing Manager
2012 winners
Come Down, Cat!
By Sonya Hartnett
The Little Refugee
By Anh & Suzanne Do
The Invisible Hero
By Elizabeth Fensham
The Snake and the Boy
By Azmen Sebastian
Book of the Year 2013 nominations