Book Week Opening and Dinner

The annual Children's Book Week ® Opening Dinner was held on Friday 15 August to celebrate the announcement of the winners in the CBCA Book Of the Year Awards, to open Children's Book Week® in Western Australia, and to celebrate CBCA’s 80th birthday.

CBCA WA Branch Committee Members at the
2025 Children's Book Week ® Opening Dinner

WA Authors at the 2024 Children's Book Week®
Opening and Dinner

Major Sponsors of Children's Book Week® in Western 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 QLD Branch • CBCA VIC Branch • CBCA WA Branch • Era Publications • Terry Fahy • 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 • John Moffat • Narelle Oliver • Jan Ormerod • Eve Pownall • Marion E Robertson • Gregory Rogers • Sebastian Walker • Cassandra Weddell • Maisie Williams, Garah, NSW

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CBCA WA Branch Committee Members at the ​2025 Children's Book Week ® Opening Dinner

WA Authors at the 2024 ​ Children's Book Week®​Opening and Dinner