Young Australians Best Book Awards
Australian Books
What are the YABBA Awards
The Young Australians Best Book Awards (YABBA) were established in 1985 by a group of Victorians keen to see children engage in reading Australian books.
Learn MoreHow to Participate
Participating in the annual awards process is very easy. Children get to Recommend, Read, Rate and Reward their favourite Australian book each year.
Learn MoreKey Dates
Nominations Close
31 March 2021
Last Day For Votes
17 September 2021
Awards Ceremony
26 October 2021
Virtual Author Visits
YABBA has partnered with the Victorian Department of Education and Training to deliver all members a series of virtual Author visits throughout the year.
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Latest Announcements
President’s Message 2020
2020 has been a very interesting year, a year of realisation that all things really were going to go virtual.... read more →
December 30, 2020
2020 Winners Announced
The YABBA Award winners have been declared for 2020. For the first time, the ceremony was held online. Creators... read more →
October 27, 2020
2020 YABBA Awards Ceremony goes VIRTUAL!
The YABBA Council are delighted to invite you to attend the 2020 YABBA Awards Ceremony online VIRTUALLY. Your official invitations will be coming... read more →
September 26, 2020
Supporting Children in Lockdown: To Aussie children’s book creators
To Aussie children’s book creators. YABBA council came up with the idea to organise a virtual channel as a means... read more →
July 7, 2020
2020 Shortlist
During Term 1 each year children across Victoria are asked to recommend their favourite Australian books to other children... read more →
May 13, 2020
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