Current Events
From 2022 all CBCA ACT events will be scheduled in our new membership system called Hello Club. This means both members and non-members attending a CBCA ACT event will need to have a Hello Club account to register for events. For more information about becoming a member go to Membership Information.
CBCA Christmas Lunch and 2024 Planning Meeting
All CBCA ACT Branch members are invited to join the ACT Committee
Help us plan 2024.
Share some Christmas cheer.
When: 18th December 2023
Where: Unit 3, 156 Gilmore Road, Queanbeyan West.
Wear something Christmas, bring a Christmas treat to share.
Sandwiches and wraps, Tea, coffee and soft drinks provided.
Register via HelloClub for each session (click on link below each session) you will attend:
10:30 to 12:30 Planning for 2024
https://cbcaact.helloclub.com/public/event/63ec16801a78707eff99df6d/act-planning-meeting
12:30 to 1:30pm Christmas Lunch and games - RSVP essential for catering purposes
https://cbcaact.helloclub.com/public/event/653f2f8482d940eee3ea1377/act-christmas-lunch
1:30 to 3:30pm Christmas Book giving packing
https://cbcaact.helloclub.com/public/event/653f301cfedaf445d344bbac/christmas-book-giving-packing
Have you got an idea for CBCA ACT Branch to participate in 2024.
Upload ideas to our planning folder, see our calendar etc here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FEQtvj6zwOmNRSKXvSb1GOGmdWky1klt?usp=drive_link
Important Dates in 2023
Check back here for details closer to the event date.
14 February . Tuesday - Library Lovers Day, free event 10am at Bookplate NLA, register on Hello Club
28 February . Tuesday - CBCA Notables Announced
9 March . Thursday - Australia Reads/Reading Hour
20 March . Monday - Indie Book Awards Announced
28 March . Tuesday - CBCA Book of the Year Shortlist Announced
1 April . Saturday - Possible PD Shortlist Workshop, The Notables list becomes a shortlist of 36 finalists, 6 for each category
4 April . Tuesday - AGM and Branch Dinner
24 April . Monday - Shadow Judging Begins
24 May . Wednesday - National Simultaneous Story Day - "Speedy Sloth"
8 June . Thursday to 18 June - ACT Children's Literature Festival
18 August . Friday - Announcement of Winners and Honour Books, 6 Winners and 10 Honour books announced
19 August . Saturday to 25 August - Children's Book Week theme Read Inspire Grow
23 August . Wednesday - CBCA ACT Book Week Dinner
25 August . Friday - Shadow Judging Book of the Year Awards - Winners announced 25 August
7 September . Thursday - Indigenous Literacy Day
27 October . Friday - Readers Cup
Past Events
Readers Cup
Readers Cup is a competition for young readers. Teams of four or five students read 5 books in 6 weeks and then compete with other teams to answer quiz questions about the books. Readers Cup competitions challenge students to read widely, work collaboratively in a team and continue developing a love of reading.
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Readers Cup teams have four students with one reserve who may participate in the event throughout the evening at the Team Coordinator's discretion. Schools can enter 1, 2 or 3 teams of Year 5/6 students. One Year 4 student per team is permitted. Book titles are provided to Team Coordinators after registration and payments are complete. Team Coordinators provide the books to students and some time for the students to meet but you do not coach the students in anyway. |
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17 July Readers Cup Registrations open 1 Sept Readers Cup Registrations close 15 Sept Readers Cup Book Lists released to students 27 Oct Readers Cup Competition: Venue St Monica’s, Evatt 1-4pm |
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Venue St Monica’s, Evatt 1-4pm |
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Entry for teams to participate in the ACT Reader's Cup for 2023. $40 per team. Some schools may be eligible for free entry for one team via a coupon. This can be redeemed on Hello Club. To Register and use your free school membership coupon, you must be logged into Hello Club under your school membership. School Members are charged at discounted rates to individual CBCA Member and non-member rates. Once you purchase your tickets you can then apply the voucher for no charge. |
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Register and pay via Hello Club (login as an institutional member) Both members and non-members must register via their Hello Club account. If you don't have an account yet, you can create one here. |
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Rachael Hind rachael.hind@cg.catholic.edu.au |
CBCA Book of the Year Announcement
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Join us as CBCA National live stream the 2023 Winners and Honour Books, 6 Winners and 10 Honour books. After the success of last year we will again have live presentations from the Shadow Judging teams. We'll also have a guest speaker from the Royal Australian Mint. And after all the excitement you can keep chatting over lunch at NLA's Bookplate cafe.
Note - The Announcement and Bookplate are separate events in Hello Club so you’ll need to register for both. |
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Friday. 18 August Announcement 11.30am-1.00pm Bookplate lunch 1.00pm-2.30pm
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National Library of Australia
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CBCA Members - Free Non-Members - $2.00 Note - The Bookplate lunch is at your own expense. |
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Register for the announcement and pay via Hello Club by Monday 14 August. Register for a seat at Bookplate via Hello Club by 14 August. Cost is at your own expense. Both members and non-members must register via a Hello Club account. If you don't have an account yet, you can create one here. Cancellation Policy: CBCA ACT reserves the right to cancel this event due to insufficient numbers and refund full payment. Registrations cancelled up to 2 weeks prior will receive a credit to be used to future events. Registrations cancelled 1 week prior receive no refund. Registrations can be transferred to other individuals at no cost (in the same registration category). Email info@cbcaact.org.au for more information.
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Julie Long |
2023 CBCA Book Week Dinner
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Share a meal with authors, illustrators and lovers of children's books. Join the ACT Branch members as we celebrate CBCA Children's Book Week. Come to Olims, grab a delicious meal and learn about some of our local authors and a few interstate ones too. We have reserved a space, we have some prizes. Choose your own meal from the bistro. |
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Sami Bayly is currently based in Newcastle, NSW. She has released 4 books, 3 of which are part of The Illustrated Encyclopaedia series: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals, The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals and The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature. Sami will be visiting several schools during Children's Book Week.
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Wednesday. 23 August 6.30pm for 7pm
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Olims, Ainslie Avenue & Limestone Avenue, Braddon ACT, Australia
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Members and non-memebrs - Free, just need to reserve a place Buy Your Own meal |
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RSVP by 22 August, 2023 Members and non-members must register to attend via their Hello Club account. If you don't have an account yet, you can create one here. Cancellation Policy: CBCA ACT reserves the right to cancel this event due to insufficient numbers and refund full payment. Registrations cancelled up to 3 weeks prior will receive a full refund. Registrations cancelled between 1-2 weeks prior will receive a 50% refund. Registrations cancelled 1 week prior receive no refund. Registrations can be transferred to other individuals at no cost (in the same registration category). Email info@cbcaact.org.au for more information.
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Justine Power |
2023 Shadow Judging
Reflecting the CBCA purpose of enriching young lives through Australian stories, we are continuing to develop Shadow Judging in 2023 as part of the Book of the Year. This initiative acknowledges and values the voices of our young people as literary critics.
Key dates:
March 28 program starts (CBCA Shortlist announced)
August 14 voting closes
August 25 Shadowers’ Choice Awards announced
For more information go to the CBCA website - click here.
Contact CBCA ACT Coordinator Rachael Hind with any questions: info@cbcaact.org.au
AGM & Branch Annual Dinner
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Join us for a brief AGM followed by presentation of the 2023 Laurie Copping Award (award extended to later in the year). Then share a 2 course meal with members as we hear from Meredith Wright as she tells us about her experiences of bookshops and children's literature. Bookings are essential. |
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Tuesday 4 April, 6.30pm to 9.00pm |
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Canberra Southern Cross Yacht Club |
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$60.00 |
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Register and pay via Hello Club here by Wednesday 29 March. Both members and non-members must register via a Hello Club account. If you don't have an account yet, you can create one here. Cancellation Policy: CBCA ACT reserves the right to cancel this event due to insufficient numbers and refund full payment. Registrations cancelled up to 2 weeks prior will receive a credit to be used to future events. Registrations cancelled 1 week prior receive no refund. Registrations can be transferred to other individuals at no cost (in the same registration category). Email info@cbcaact.org.au for more information. |
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Justine Power |
Book of the Year Shortlist Showcase and Seminar
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Please join us in a celebration of the 2023 CBCA Shortlist, with a deeper dive into three of the categories: You’ll hear from the current and past ACT Book of the Year judges, and the ACT Shadow Judging Coordinator. We’ll look at the criteria used for judging these categories - especially useful for teachers guiding students through the Shadow Judging program, but interesting for anyone wanting to know more about children’s literature. And we’ll explore ways that children could creatively respond to these books. Following the event all attendees will receive a digital “resources kit” with teaching notes and more ideas for the shortlisted books. Peter from The Book Cow, Kingston will have shortlisted books for sale on the day. Afternoon tea will be served. |
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Saturday 1 April, 1 to 4pm |
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Yhuuramulum - CGGS Boat Shed, 43 Alexandrina Dr, Yarralumla https://goo.gl/maps/aNM4b7WQqnzkj2r57 |
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Members - $5.00 Non-members - $10.00 |
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Teacher Identified Professional Learning is 3 hours |
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Register and pay via Hello Club here by Wednesday 29 March. Both members and non-members must register via a Hello Club account. If you don't have an account yet, you can create one here. Cancellation Policy: CBCA ACT reserves the right to cancel this event due to insufficient numbers and refund full payment. Registrations cancelled up to 2 weeks prior will receive a credit to be used to future events. Registrations cancelled 1 week prior receive no refund. Registrations can be transferred to other individuals at no cost (in the same registration category). Email info@cbcaact.org.au for more information. |
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Kirrin Sampson cbca@kirrin.com |
Night of the Notables
Join us to celebrate the 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notables List.
28 February . 6.30-8.30pm Tuesday
Register and pay on Hello Club
What do Australian Children’s authors and illustrators have to say about the announcement of the 2023 CBCA Notables this year? The CBCA 2023 Notables is the go-to list of the top Australian children’s books. Watch this fun film and discover the answer!
How are our creatives celebrating the 2023 Children’s Book Week theme, ‘Read, Grow, Inspire’? Watch this fun film and discover the answer!
Library Lovers' Day
14 February . 10am Tuesday - Members and non-members are invited to celebrate Libraries at the Bookplate NLA for morning tea.
All costs are at your own expense.
Register on Hello Club to ensure you have a seat
