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Young Australians Best Book Awards Young Australians Best Book Awards
  • Home
  • News
    • Newsletter
  • Participating
    • YABBA Yearly Timeline
    • Virtual Author Sessions
    • Nominations
    • Shortlist
    • Voting
    • Awards Ceremony
    • Join YABBA
  • Awards History
    • The Early Years
    • Winners
      • Winners by Year
      • Creators Profiles
    • Hall of Fame
    • Graham Davey Citation
  • About YABBA
    • About Yabba
    • Join YABBA
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2022 Winners Announced

The YABBA Award winners have been declared for 2022. Creators and schools gathered virtually to celebrate the 37th Annual YABBA Awards on Tuesday October 18th. DOWNLOAD THE 2022 WINNERS... read more →
  • October 18, 2022
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements

2022 Shortlist

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 →
  • May 2, 2022
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements, Shortlist

9 Days till Nominations Close!

Hi Everyone - Does your school library use Softlink as their Library Management System? I do and this prompted a conversation with the Softlink team. I tested it at my... read more →
  • March 23, 2022
  • Michelle Nye
  • Announcements

President’s Message 2021

2021 has again been an interesting year, where we have continued to deliver our programs virtually and the realisation that a hybrid approach moving forward is going to be the... read more →
  • December 7, 2021
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements

2021 Winners Announced

The Authors... read more →
  • October 19, 2021
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements, Award Winners, Awards Ceremony, Graham Davey Citation

2021 YABBA Awards Ceremony

The YABBA Council are delighted to invite you to attend the 2021 YABBA Awards Ceremony. This year, the Awards Ceremony will be held virtually. The link to watch the Ceremony will... read more →
  • September 29, 2021
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements

YABBA ‘In Conversation’ with Davina Bell

The Young Australians Best Book Awards (YABBA) were established in 1985... read more →
  • May 19, 2021
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements

2021 Shortlist

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 →
  • May 14, 2021
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements, Shortlist

2021 Yearly Planner

Getting your head around the entire... read more →
  • January 18, 2021
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements, For Teachers, Resources

President’s Message 2020

2020 has been a very interesting year, a year of realisation that all things really were going to go virtual. The handing over of YABBA presidency was indeed challenging and... read more →
  • December 30, 2020
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements, For Teachers

2020 Winners Announced

The YABBA Award winners have been declared for 2020. For the first time, the ceremony was held online. Creators and schools gathered virtually to celebrate the 35th Annual YABBA... read more →
  • October 27, 2020
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements, Award Winners, Awards Ceremony, Graham Davey Citation

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 out soon so be sure to save the date and... read more →
  • September 26, 2020
  • President
  • Announcements

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 of distraction for the children doing it tough in the... read more →
  • July 7, 2020
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements

2020 Shortlist

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 →
  • May 13, 2020
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements, Shortlist

A Great Privilege and Incredible Honor

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 →
  • February 2, 2020
  • President
  • Announcements

2019 Annual General Meeting

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 →
  • November 26, 2019
  • Abigail Cini
  • Announcements

2019 Winners Announced

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

2019 Shortlist

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 →
  • May 4, 2019
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Shortlist

2018 Winners Announced

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 →
  • October 31, 2018
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Award Winners

Award Ceremony Expression of Interest to Host

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 →
  • May 5, 2018
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

2017 Award Winners

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 →
  • October 31, 2017
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

2017 Shortlist

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 →
  • April 19, 2017
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Shortlist

2016 Awards Winners

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 →
  • October 28, 2016
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Award Winners

2016 Awards Ceremony – Authors and Illustrators Attending

The Awards Ceremony is the culmination of the entire YABBA year.  Everyone attending the Awards Ceremony... read more →
  • October 6, 2016
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Awards Ceremony

2016 Shortlist

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 →
  • April 13, 2016
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Shortlist

Yearly Planner

Getting your head around the entire YABBA... read more →
  • February 20, 2016
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Resources

2015 Award Winners

The YABBA Council is delighted that today at Sacré Cœur in... read more →
  • October 27, 2015
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Award Winners

Planning a Voting Strategy

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 →
  • October 5, 2015
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

New Website Under Construction

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 →
  • September 8, 2015
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

2014 Annual General Meeting

  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 →
  • November 14, 2014
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

2014 Winners

  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 →
  • October 28, 2014
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Award Winners

The A-List Aussie Creator Gathering of 2014

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 →
  • September 25, 2014
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

Awards Ceremony

[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 →
  • August 27, 2014
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

YABBA Funding Authors and Illustrators Visits to Schools

[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 →
  • July 27, 2014
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

2014 Shortlist Poster

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 →
  • July 19, 2014
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Shortlist

2014 Ambassadors Project

[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 →
  • April 3, 2014
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

Every Child’s Voice Counts

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 →
  • March 3, 2014
  • President
  • Announcements

2013 Annual General Meeting

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 →
  • November 18, 2013
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

2013 Award Winners

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 →
  • November 6, 2013
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Award Winners

YABBA Voting App

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 →
  • September 3, 2013
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, For Teachers

2013 Shortlist Poster

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 →
  • July 4, 2013
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Shortlist

Special General Meeting Notice

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 →
  • July 4, 2013
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

2013 Shortlist

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 →
  • May 1, 2013
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Shortlist

Vale Graham Davey

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 →
  • April 11, 2013
  • President
  • Announcements

2012 Award Winners

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 →
  • November 8, 2012
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements, Award Winners

Vote Now

Now's the time to reward your favourite book by voting for it to win the 2012 YABBA Award. [su_button link="https://yabba.org.au/voting-online/" color="#4e931b" size="3" style="1" dark="0" radius="auto" target="blank"]Click Here to Submit Your... read more →
  • October 16, 2012
  • Web Administrator
  • Announcements

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