Find out more at Book Week 2026
Your 2025-26 executive are:
President - Steve Martin
Vice President - Roxanne Steenbergen
Secretary - Jo-Ann Wolf
Treasurer and Public Officer - Felicity Sly
We welcome enquiries. Please go to our contacts page.
Merchandise for the 2026 Book of the Year Awards, will become available early in 2026 at https://store.cbca.org.au.
Forms are now available on the Membership page, or by emailing tas@cbca.org.au.
Join or renew now to support the volunteer operations of CBCA Tas Branch.
New memberships will be active from September 2025 until Dec 31 2026.
Personal or institution membership forms can be accessed here.
We have a date. We have a venue. We have a book list. We just need you.
Email tas@cbca.org.au for information. Members have been emailed information on August 5 2025.
Readers' Cup Information Booklet
August 22-28
Theme: Symphony of Stories
Artwork by Briony Stewart
Dates to remember
Notables announced February 24 2026
Shortlist announced March 24 2026
Winners & Shadow Judging Winners announced August 21 2026
Launched October 29 2023
CBCA Tasmania Branch and Toast 4 Kids charity have co-launched an initiative to encourage parents/caregivers to read aloud to children in their care...every day. We aim for this message to go Australia-wide, with the opportunity for any organisation to add their own logo to the banner/email signature. Please contact us at tas@cbca.org.au if you would like a copy of the logo.
It is intended that this Group will support the promotion of public messages encouraging parents and caregivers throughout Australia to read to their children every day; and inform Members and Senators of the importance of and benefits of children's literacy.
Contact Persons: TBA
Foundation for Literacy and Learning Symposium
Register for 2026 via the SUN Project website
Visit the CBCA website to access Reading Time for children's book news and reviews.
Cloudyseas activities (Coral Tulloch facebook)
A recurring theme shared amongst teachers, teacher librarians, parents and readers of YA fiction is the challenges of finding strong, engaging and interesting books for the younger teen market and that will also appeal to boys. This week, Nella draws on her experiences with her grandson to share a range of titles of interest.
Do you want to read more books than you are physically able to? This week’s post explores some strategies to help keep your wish list of books to read a little more manageable.
Local Tasmanian author and illustrator, Dani Colvin provides insights into how past connections to children’s books has now culminated in the publication of her first picture book, I Believe in You.
Book Week provides a special opportunity to connect children and authors together. The students at Stanley Primary School on the north-west coast of Tasmania were treated to a delightful visit from Debra Williams who shares some highlights in this week’s post.
This week, guest author and illustrator Christina Booth, reflects on the effect of global events and media broadcasting on young people to consider the importance of telling and sharing stories as a way to help navigate this challenging world.