Afternoon Tea With Our Stars

CBCA WA congratulates our WA creatives that made the shortlist: 
  •  Sean Avery
  •  Sally Barton
  •  Cindy Lane
  •  Briony Stewart
  •  Renée Treml
  •  Tim Winton

Nominations for the 2026 Muriel Barwell Award Now Open!

Nominations for the Muriel Barwell Award for distinguished service to children’s literature in WA, 2026 are now open.
Please refer to our Muriel Barwell Award page for information about applications and the official application form.
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Nominations should be sent to Gail Spiers, the Muriel Barwell Award Convenor, by 30 June.

Make Your Own Story Book Award 2026

​CBCA WA Branch invites all WA children PP Year 8 to enter the Make Your Own Story Book Awards; a story writing and book making event.
More information and entry form here. 
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MYOSBA Winners, 2025

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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