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Oct 29

2019 Winners Announced

  • October 29, 2019
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements, Award Winners

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 participated in the 34th Annual YABBA Awards.

The Authors and Illustrators at the Awards on 29 October 2019 were

Adam Wallace
Alex Miles
Andy Lee
Anna Ciddor
Anna Walker
Belinda Murrell
Carole Wilkinson
Chrissie Perry
Carol Vass
Claire Saxby

Deborah Abela
Felice Arena
Gabrielle Wang
George Ivanoff
Heath McKenzie
Jacqueline Harvey
James Hart
Kesta Fleming
Marjory Gardner
Meredith Costain

Michael Wagner
Nicole Hayes
Sally Rippin
Samantha Wheeler
Serena Geddes
Sherryl Clark
Spider Lee
Sue Bursztynski
Terry Denton
Tim Harris
Wayne Bryant

The 2019 Winning Books Are

Congratulations to the authors, illustrators and publishers of the winning books.

Fiction for Years 7-9

Maybe

Written by Morris Gleitzman

Published 2017 by Penguin Random House Australia

Fiction for Older Readers

The 104-Storey Treehouse

Written by Andy Griffiths

Illustrated by Terry Denton

Published 2018 by Pan Macmillan

Fiction for Younger Readers

Bad Guys: Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?

Written and Illustrated by Aaron Blabey

Published 2018 by Scholastic Australia

Picture Storybooks

Seriously, Do Not Open This Book

Written by Andy Lee

Illustrated by Heath McKenzie

Published 2018 by Lake Press

Additional Citations Presented on the Day

Graham Davey Citation

Gabrielle Wang
Author and Illustrator 
Gabrielle’s stories are a blend of Chinese and Western culture with a touch of fantasy.

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