Kostakis wins IBBY Ena Noël award
Will Kostakis’ YA novel The Sidekicks (Penguin) has won the 2018 Ena Noël Award, a biennial prize administered by the Australian branch of the International Board on Books for Young...
Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2016 finalists announced
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) has announced the shortlist for the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Awards. The finalists for the 2016 award in the author category...
IBBY NZ selects 2016 Honour Books
IBBY NZ has selected four titles for the 2016 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book List. They are: Writing: Singing Home the Whale (Mandy Hager, Random...
‘Life in Outer Space’ wins Ena Noël Award
Melbourne-based author Melissa Keil has won the 2014 Ena Noël Award, administered by the Australian branch of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), for her YA novel...
Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2014 winners announced
The 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Awards, presented by the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY), have been awarded to author Nahoko Uehashi from Japan and illustrator Roger Mello...
Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2014 finalists announced
The International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) has announced the finalists for the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. The shortlisted authors are: Ted van Lieshout (Netherlands), Houshang Moradi Kermani (Iran), Mirjam...
Oz books selected for 2014 IBBY Honour Book List
Two Australian books will be included in the 2014 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book List. The Australian section of IBBY has selected Ursula Dubosarsky’s The Golden...
Drawing disability: Peter Whitfield on a cerebral palsy edition of ‘Jessica’s Box’
In November, New Frontier will publish a ‘cerebral palsy edition’ of Peter Carnavas’ picture book Jessica’s Box. Eloise Florence spoke to publisher Peter Whitfield about the project. For New Frontier...
NZ books selected for 2014 IBBY Honour Book List
Three New Zealand books will be included in the 2014 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book List, reports Booksellers New Zealand. The New Zealand section of IBBY...
‘The Arrival’ named an honour book in IBBY Silent Books project
Shaun Tan’s The Arrival (Lothian) has been selected as one of 10 honour books in Silent Books, a travelling exhibition run by the International Board of Books for Young People...
Wheatley, Brooks nominated for 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Awards
Author Nadia Wheatley and illustrator Ron Brooks have been nominated by IBBY Australia as the Australian candidates for the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. The International Board of Books for Young People...
Oz books selected for 2013 IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities list
Three Australian books have been included in the 2013 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities list produced by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). The Australian...
Andruetto and Sís win Hans Christian Andersen Awards
The 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Awards, presented by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), have been awarded to author María Teresa Andruetto from Argentina and illustrator Peter...
Oz, NZ 2012 IBBY Honour Books announced
The Australian and New Zealand nominees for the 2012 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book List have been announced. The Australian section of IBBY has selected...
‘The Travelling Restaurant’ named NZ IBBY Honour Book for Writing
The Travelling Restaurant by Barbara Else (Gecko Press) has been selected by the New Zealand section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) as its 2012 Honour...
Graham, Mattingley nominated for 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Awards
Bob Graham and Christobel Mattingley have been nominated as the Australian candidates for the 2012 Hans Christian Andersen Awards. The winner of the 2012 awards will be announced in March...
Oz books make 2011 Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities list
A number of Australian books have been included in the Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities list produced by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) for...
Wilkinson wins IBBY Ena Noel award
Lili Wilkinson has been announced as the winner of the IBBY Ena Noel Award for Scatterheart (Black Dog Books).The biennial award was established in 1994 by IBBY Australia founding president...