All 2016 Winners received their citations on Wednesday 26 October 2016 at St Thomas More Primary in Hadfield. The YABBA Council thank the St Thomas More community for their generous donation of the venue and the work in partnering with YABBA to produce the event.

After the awards ceremony the 392 children and 145 Adults from 15 schools in attendance participated in the traditional signing ceremony.  The YABBA Council thank the 34 authors and illustrators for donating their time on the day, we are truly honoured to have them in attendance and for their ongoing support.