CBCA WA BRANCH

2026 CBCA Yearly Planner

Featuring the lyrical imagination of Briony Stewart, the artist behind the 80-year birthday emu artwork and this year’s Children’s Book Week theme, Symphony of Stories.

The CBCA Digital Yearly Planner is the number one annual journal for Australian children’s literature in 2026.

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CBCA WA Branch President Kris Williams & Sally Rippin

View all the photos from the Birthday Book Adventure!

Lotterywest is proud to support the CBCA WA Birthday Book Adventure!

Congratulations to the 2025 Winners

Click here for more information on upcoming events & the latest news

Supporting the CBCA charter, this branch website is a Western Australian-centric resource for children’s book information.

You can find all the latest news about the CBCA WA Branch, event information, and important milestones in the world of children’s literature here.

Major Sponsors of Children's Book Week® in Western Australia

AWARDS FOUNDATION
We dreamt of funding prizes for Winning and Honour Books in the Children’s Book of the Year Awards to reward their creators. Your generous donation was part of that dream. You can make our dream a reality.
GIFT FUND
Your donation to the CBCA Gift Fund will help fund programs that enrich young lives through Australian stories and create a thriving creative world. Support our mission to connect, communicate, celebrate and advocate stories across Australia.

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AWARDS FOUNDATION BENEFACTORS

Allen & Unwin • CBCA NSW Branch Inc • Eddie and Dina Coffey • Laurie Copping OAM • Margaret Hamilton AM • Maurice Saxby AM Scholastic Australia • Thyne Reid Trust No. 1

Major Donors

Australia Post • Jill B Bruce • Sandy Campbell • CBCA ACT Branch • CBCA SA Branch • CBCA VIC Branch • CBCA WA Branch • Era Publications • Five Mile Press • Libby Gleeson AM • Bob Graham • Hachette Children’s Books • Hardie Grant Egmont • HarperCollins Publishers • Ipswich District Teacher-Librarians’ Network • The James N Kirby Foundation • Kinross-Wolaroi School • Koala Books • Library Board of Queensland • Dr Robin Moncrieff Morrow AM• Angela Namoi • Northern Territory Government • Parents & Boys of Sydney Grammar Edgecliff Prep School • Penguin Books • Random House • Emily Rodda (Jennifer Rowe) • Gillian Rubinstein • SA Dept of the Arts & Cultural Development • Gail Spiers • Myrtle Spiers • Cathie Tasker • University of Queensland Press • Julie Vivas • Walker Books • Margaret Wild • Sue Williams

Major Donors in Memoriam

Jean Chapman • Max Fatchen • Beryl Moncrieff Matthews • Christobel Mattingley • Jill Midolo • Narelle Oliver • Jan Ormerod • Eve Pownall • Marion E Robertson • Gregory Rogers • Sebastian Walker • Cassandra Weddell • Maisie Williams, Garah, NSW

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