The past eight years leading YABBA has been a great personal privilege and incredible honour. In 2013 I became YABBA President with the passing of Graham Davey who left... read more →
Notice is hereby given to all members that the Annual General Meeting of the Young Australians Best Book Awards Council Inc will be held on: Monday 2 December 2019 at... read more →
The YABBA Award winners have been declared for 2019. The YABBA Council is delighted that today at Camberwell Girls Grammar, 393 students from 19 schools, and 34 Authors and Illustrators... read more →
During Term 1 each year children across Victoria are asked to recommend their favourite Australian books to other children by nominating four Australian titles. All nominations are collated and... read more →
The YABBA Award winners have been declared for 2018. The YABBA Council is delighted that today at Mernda Central College 404 students, 27 Authors and Illustrators, plus 50 adults participated... read more →
Have you considered hosting a YABBA Awards Ceremony at your school? Events like this are one of the most effective ways to engage your whole school with Australian... read more →
The YABBA Award winners have been declared for 2017. The YABBA Council is delighted that today at Hampton Park Secondary College 391 students, 26 Authors and Illustrators, plus 50 adults... read more →
During Term 1 each year children across Victoria are asked to recommend their favourite Australian books to other children by nominating four Australian titles. All nominations are collated and... read more →
The YABBA Award winners have been declared for 2016. The YABBA Council is delighted that today at St Thomas More Primary in Hadfiled 375 students, 35 Authors and Illustrators, plus... read more →
The Awards Ceremony is the culmination of the entire YABBA year. Everyone attending the Awards Ceremony... read more →
During Term 1 each year children across Victoria are asked to recommend their favourite Australian books to other children by nominating four Australian titles. All nominations are collated and... read more →
Getting your head around the entire YABBA... read more →
The YABBA Council is delighted that today at Sacré Cœur in... read more →
Each year the children of Victoria, New South Wales and the Northern Territory are asked to recommend their favourite Australian book. These books are then collated... read more →
The YABBA Council Marketing Team are currently building a new website live! That means somethings will work and some might not, then they might and they might not... Well you... read more →
Notice is hereby given to all members that the Annual General Meeting of the Young Australians Best Book Awards Council Inc will be held Monday 8 December 2014 at 6:45pm at... read more →
The YABBA Award winners have been declared for another year. Authors and illustrators attending the Awards Ceremony chatted with their young readers, and enthusiastically signed copies of their books.... read more →
A great selection of Australia’s leading children’s authors and illustrators have confirmed their attendance at the 2014 YABBA Awards ceremony on 28 October 2014. The YABBA Council is delighted in... read more →
[spacer size="20"] Do you have students who love to be rewarded? [su_list style="star"] Give them a treat and bring them to the prestigious YABBA Awards Ceremony No cost involved! Tuesday... read more →
[su_divider top="0"] This year YABBA received a $15,000 grant from the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund (CAL) to fund 25 Aussie Authors and Illustrators to visit 25 Schools. Both the creators... read more →
The 2014 Shortlist Poster has been completed! The YABBA Council wishes to thank Ms Nina Rycroft for the kind and generous donation of her artwork for inclusion in this year's... read more →
[su_divider top="0"] YABBA is delighted to announce that the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund have granted us $15,000 to support Children's Voices in Australian Fiction - YABBA Ambassadors Project in 2014.... read more →
Welcome to the 29th year of the YABBA Awards! When I did that little calculation in my head I had to go back and check it was right - and... read more →
Notice is hereby given to all members that the Annual General Meeting of the Young Australians Best Book Awards Council Inc will be held Monday 2 December 2013 at 7:00pm... read more →
The YABBA Award winners have been declared for another year. Authors and illustrators attending the Awards Ceremony chatted with their young readers, and enthusiastically signed copies of their books. Those... read more →
The YABBA Committee have been looking for new ways of engaging children in the annual voting process. This lead us to think about the ways in which children access content... read more →
The 2013 Shortlist Poster has been completed and is ready for schools and libraries in Victoria to use. The 2013 Shortlist Poster is only possible due to the generous support... read more →
Notice is given that a Special General Meeting of the members of the Young Australians Best Book Awards Council Inc (YABBA) will be held on Monday 5 August 2013 at... read more →
During Term 1 each year children across Victoria are asked to recommend their favourite Australian books to other children by nominating their four favourite Australian titles. All nominations are collated... read more →
It is with deep sadness we hear that Mr Graham Davey the YABBA President for more than 20 years passed away on Thursday 11 April 2013 after an exhausting battle... read more →
The YABBA Award winners have been declared for another year. Authors and illustrators attending the Awards Ceremony chatted with their young readers, and enthusiastically signed copies of their books. Those... read more →
Now's the time to reward your favourite book by voting for it to win the 2012 YABBA Award. [su_button link="http://yabba.org.au/voting-online/" color="#4e931b" size="3" style="1" dark="0" radius="auto" target="blank"]Click Here to Submit Your... read more →