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The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) have announced their Book of the Year Awards shortlists for 2018. Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, editors and publishers!

Here are the shortlists for each category.

Older Readers (for ages 13-18 years)

Younger Readers (for ages 8-12 years)

Early Childhood (for ages 0-7 years)

Picture Book of the Year (for ages 0-18 years)

Eve Pownall Award for Information Books (for ages 0-18 years)

Crichton Award for New Illustrators (for ages 0-18 years)


The winners for each category will be announced on 17 August. Find out more about the CBCA Awards here.