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MAKE YOUR OWN STORY BOOK AWARDS

The Make Your Own Story Book Awards are held annually and attract entries from young people statewide. It includes categories for picture books and story books. 

The Awards are open to all WA students from Pre Primary to Year 8. Individual and school based entries accepted. Please read entry form for specific guidelines.

There is a poster available below for use in promoting the Make Your Own Storybook Awards in your school or library.

View Sean E. Avery's book creating video series and helpful hints on the Videos and Hints page. 

Important Dates

Award Ceremony (winners and guests only): Sunday 17 August
The Make Your Own Story Books Awards will reopen in 2026
​Contact: Denise Robins

The 2025 Make Your Own Story Book Awards has closed.

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ENTRY FORM (links to pages 1 & 2)
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ENTRY FORM PAGE 2
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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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  • Home
  • About
    • CBCA WA Committee Members
    • Governance
    • WA Judges
  • Children's Book Week®
    • Children's Book Week®
    • Book of the Year Awards
    • Ideas and Activities
    • Children's Book Week® Costume Ideas
    • EOI Children's Book Week®
  • CBCA WA Events
    • A Night With Our Stars
    • Book Discussion Group
    • Book Week Opening and Dinner
    • Judges Talks
    • Peppermint Grove Retreat
  • CBCA WA Supports
  • Membership
  • Merchandise E-store
  • Make Your Own Story Book Awards
    • Entry Information
    • Videos and Hints
    • Winners 2024
    • Winners Archive
  • Resources
    • Kids Book Buzz
    • Reading for the Heart & Mind
    • WA Publishers
    • WA Bookshops
    • WA Authors & Illustrators
    • Useful Links
  • Shadow Judging
    • Shadow Judging
    • Contact Shadow Judging WA Representative
  • WA Awards
    • Muriel Barwell Award
    • Penny Hutchens Memorial Fund
  • WA News
    • Latest News & Events
    • Calendar
    • Newsletters >
      • Newsletter archive
  • Contact
  • CBCA 80th Birthday