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AWARDS
from around Australia for Children's and Young Adult Literature

There are many, many awards presented in the field of Children's Literature.  Some are for popularity of titles among readers, some are given by experts for a genre or for a particular theme, some are for recognition of an individual's contribution.
This list is an attempt to track the plethora of awards presented in Australia, and to describe the various criteria on which they are based.

• Aurealis Award
• Australian Christian Book of the Year Awards 
• BILBY Awards 
• Children's Book of the Year Awards 
• Children's Peace Literature Prize 
• COOL Award 
• Crichton Award for Illustration 
• CROW / KANGA Award 
• CYBER Award
• Davitt Award (Sisters in Crime)
• Dromkeen Medal
• Ena Noël IBBY Award
• Environment Award for Children's Literature 
• Euphemia (Pheme) Tanner Award
• Family Award 
• KOALA Award 
• KROC Award 
• The Nan Chauncy Award
• New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards - children's and young adult sections
• Pixie O'Harris Award
• Queensland Premier's Literary Awards - children's section
• South Australian Festival Awards for Literature – Children's Section
• Victorian Premier's Literary Award – Young Adult Fiction 
• WAYRBA Award – Western Australia Young Readers' Book Awards 
• Western Australian Premier's Book Award – Children's Section 
• YABBA Award – Young Australians' Best Books Award 

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