Events

2026 Book of the Year celebrations

CBCA SHORT LIST TALKS
 
These four very successful talks have concluded. You can read about the two Judges Talks in a blog post: A Window into the 2026 Judges and Judging - the Jury is OUT! A wrap up of the four sessions - Hobart, Ulverstone and the Primary and Secondary Short List Talks is published in the 2026 Term 2 newsletter.

Many thanks to member, Jessica Marston, who has created a Padlet collection of online resources, CBCA Book of the Year 2026, to support Book Week and the shortlisted titles and their creators. Make the most of this free to use resource.

Southern Readers' Cup - August 2026

Date TBA in Term 2

Contact tas@cbca.org.au to register your interest in participating

2017 Book of the Year celebrations

CBCA Tasmania is delighted to have hosted the 2017 Book of the Year Awards. The awards were celebrated at Government House Tasmania at 12 noon on Friday, August 18, hosted by our patrons, Her Excellency the Honourable Kate Warner and Mr Richard Warner. The celebrations continued with a Gala Dinner and the presentation of the Nan Chauncy Award to Mem Fox, who gave a memorable acceptance speech. For photos and further information, see our blog post about the Awards day.