Speak Out April 2013

Book of the Year

Book of the Year turns 10 in 2013!

A decade ago, we started Year turns 10 (ten!) and over this time we’ve seen:

S T R A L I A P A T H O L O G Y A U S T R A L I A

• John Hunter Hospital (Newcastle) – education unit

our campaign to help promote literacy. This year, Book of the

S P E E C H S P E

• Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative (Geelong) –

under-resourced playgroup for local Koori children

• 29 winners in four categories

Celebrating 10 years! Celebrati rs!

• Ronald

McDonald House (Brisbane)

• Four ‘Hall of Fame’

awards for authors who have significantly contributed to Australian children’s literature

B O O K

R D S O O K O F T H E Y E A R A W A R D S

• Women’s and Children’s

Hospital (Adelaide) – Hospital Education School

• Over 350 books shortlisted

• Minya Porlar Creche (Murray Bridge) – provides free child care to some of the most disadvantaged Aboriginal children in Murray Bridge

• More than 1,000 books nominated

To everyone who has nominated books or authors, been a (long-suffering) shortlister, acted as a judge, come along to a ceremony, put up a Book of the Year poster or recommended any of our winners, thank you. Without you these awards would not have become so successful and a wonderful vehicle for promoting oral language and literacy skills in children. Each year, all our great judges and shortlisters donate the books they have read to worthy charities. Below is a list of some of the charities that benefited from our judges and the awards in 2012:

• St Michael’s Belfield (Sydney) – dedicated class of Indigenous children with ASD

• Dhingu Oompee Indigenous Playgroup & Trackers Culture Club (Brisbane)

• Ashcroft ‘Beehive’ Schools Community Centres (Sydney) – a not-for-profit organisation funded by Families NSW providing support playgroups and early literacy groups, and works with local services and intra agencies to identify local needs in order to provide the best possible support for families with young children

• Thien An Centre (Melbourne) – weekend program for refugee children

• Ashley Detention Centre (Deloraine)

• The Smith Family Learning Clubs (Perth)

• Atherton Gardens (Melbourne) – program for primary school aged children from refugee background

• Kutjala Playgroup, Kindergarten & Preschool (Charters Towers) – community centre with a large percentage of Indigenous and low SES children • Royal Far West School (Sydney) – school supporting over 1500 rural NSW students experiencing learning difficulties

Speech Pathology Australia also donated non-shortlisted titles to the Dunalley Primary School in Tasmania to help restock their library following the devastating bushfires in January 2013. Joanna Wood Communications & Marketing Manager

Nominations for the 2013 Book of the Year Awards have now closed. Make sure you keep an eye on upcoming editions of Speak Out and National e-News for all the latest news about the 2013 Book of the Year Awards!

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