navigation search this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message children s book council of australia type non profit organization industry children s literature founded 1946 website http cbca.org.au the children s book council of australia is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young australians . the cbca presents the annual children s book of the year awards to books of literary merit recognising their contribution to australian children s literature . contents 1 history 1.1 awards 1.2 funding 2 organisational structure 3 other cbca awards 4 lu rees archives of australian children s literature 5 see also 6 references 7 external links 8 bibliography history edit awards edit main article list of cbca awards the children s book council of australia was founded in 1945 and the first australian children s book of the year award was presented in 1946 . at that time and until 1952 there was a single award category now the cbca book of the year older readers award . in 1952 a category for the picture books was created a younger readers category in 1982 the eve pownall award for non fiction in 1993 and the early childhood award category was created in 2001 bringing the total number of categories to five . 1 2 funding edit initially the awards were funded through government grants 1966 1988 and later by individual and corporation donations and sponsorships . a major five year partnership with the myer group provided 50 000.00 per year . when this ceased the cbca decided to establish the cbca awards foundation . this was set up in 1996 and raised over one million dollars . raylee elliott burns national president and chair of the 1996 agm said in her subsequent introduction to the prospectus the advocacy role played by the children s book council has helped to promote the literary experience for children and to assure the scope and vitality of writing and publishing for children in australia the children s book council of australia invites australians everywhere to invest in the future of readers through the support of the cbca awards foundation . 3 proceeds from investments now fund prizes for the awards in perpetuity . benefactors donations 20 000.00 and over and major donors 5000.00 and over are permanently acknowledged on all printed and electronic matter emanating from the cbca . organisational structure edit the cbca is a national organisation with branches in every state and territory of australia . some branches also have sub branches . branches are mostly autonomous but generally adhere to guidelines set by the national board . the national board was established in 2012 and represents every branch of the cbca . 4 the board is responsible for the annual book of the year awards plus the presentation of the prizes as well as children s book week and the annual range of merchandise as well as the online reviewing journal reading time and the biennial national conferences . other cbca awards edit dame annabelle rankin award presented for distinguished services to children s literature in queensland . 5 nan chauncy award a national biennial award presented to recognise a person s outstanding contribution to the field of children s literature in australia . 6 crichton award for children s book illustration an annual award to recognise new talent in the field of australian children s book illustration . 7 leila st john award for services to children s literature in victoria . 8 lady cutler award presented for distinguished services to children s literature in nsw . 9 lu rees archives of australian children s literature edit the lu rees archives is a research collection of books artworks and papers by and about australian children s authors illustrators and publishers housed at the university of canberra library . in 1974 lu rees then president of the act branch of the cbca proposed that the act branch would begin a collection of biographical files on australian children s authors and illustrators and a collection of their works . lu rees offered her personal collection of several hundred works as a first step . . 10 11 the collection was largely developed with donations from cbca members . in 1979 in response to the international year of the child lu rees initiated a plan to collect overseas translated editions of australian authors . ... one of the librarians from the canberra public library service cpls rang me and asked what are you doing about the international year of the child ... if i could throw in a personal idea it would be to emphasise the international and try to get foreign editions of our own authors work in the children s field . 12 in 1980 it was suggested that the collection which had outgrown the home of lu rees could be housed at the canberra college of advanced education now the university of canberra where it could be accessed by students and researchers . 13 in the same year the library of the canberra college of advanced education under chief librarian victor crittenden later first chair of the lu rees archives management committee agreed to house the collection catalogue the resources and provide in kind support . 14 at the time of handing over in july 1980 the collection became known as the lu rees archives after its founder . 15 since 1983 the archives has been managed by the lu rees archives management committee members of which include representatives of the local and national children s book council of australia the university of canberra library national and public libraries and tertiary institutions in canberra as well as those managing the archives and its activities . 16 management of the archives is guided by the lu rees archives strategic plan . see also edit children s literature portal crichton award for children s book illustration list of cbca awards references edit http www.latrobe.edu.au childlit awards cbcboy.htm http search.ebscohost.com.www.ntlezp.nt.gov.au login.aspx direct true & db lih & an 53750991 & site ehost live http search.ebscohost.com.www.ntlezp.nt.gov.au login.aspx direct true & db anh & an 19095611 & site ehost live http search.ebscohost.com.www.ntlezp.nt.gov.au login.aspx direct true & db anh & an 87633349 & site ehost live http www.cbcaqld.org the dame annabelle rankin award.html http www.latrobe.edu.au childlit awards nanchauncy.htm http www.latrobe.edu.au childlit awards chrichton.htm http cbcavic.wordpress.com leila st john award 2 http nsw.cbca.org.au pages awards.html rees lu 1981 . in the beginning reprinted from issue 1 1981 . notes books and authors 27th issue 2005 page 3 . http search.ebscohost.com.www.ntlezp.nt.gov.au login.aspx direct true & db anh & an 91886147 & site ehost live rees lu 1981 . in the beginning reprinted from issue 1 1981 . notes books and authors 27th issue 2005 page 5 . rees lu 1981 . in the beginning reprinted from issue 1 1981 . notes books and authors 27th issue 2005 pages 3 5 . ... we were discussing possibilities and tossing ideas around when belle alderman came into the fray with a request that she might be permitted to put the whole question before the authorities at the canberra college of advanced education library for speaking personally she would like to have the whole collection books and files available for reference and study by her students in children s literature here at the college . fletcher lynn 27 october 2005 . lu rees archives award . notes books and authors 27th issue 2005 page 20 . the lu rees archives committee was formed in 1983 by volunteers from the children s book council australian capital territory branch the ccae library and teaching staff . victor was its first chair . lu rees collection to college . . the canberra times act 1926 1995 . act national library of australia . 16 july 1980 . p. 11 . retrieved 26 september 2014 . university of canberra ; the children s book council of australia act branch 2003 . agreement between the university of canberra the university and the children s book council of australia act branch inc. the act book council regarding the lu rees archive of children s literature the archives . external links edit cbca national website junior judges project lu rees archives of australian children s literature reading time cbca national board on facebook bibliography edit alderman b 2006 the children s book council of australia awards 1977 1992 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ebscohost viewed 21 october 2014 . richards d 2013 lu rees archives a world class treasury of australian children s literature incite 34 10 pp. 26 27 australia new zealand reference centre ebscohost viewed 21 october 2014 . saxby hm 2006 c b c a awards 1961 1976 reading time 50 2 pp. 6 9 australia new zealand reference centre ebscohost viewed 21 october 2014 . saxby maurice 2005 cbc sixty years on reading time 49 4 pp. 6 9 australia new zealand reference centre ebscohost viewed 21 october 2014 . wells j 2013 cbca and the new national board reading time 57 2 pp. 2 5 australia new zealand reference centre ebscohost viewed 21 october 2014 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title children % 27s book council of australia & oldid 710796968 categories australian literaturechildren s literature organizationschildren s book council of australiahidden categories articles lacking reliable references from january 2015all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles needing 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