CBCA NSW Branch Inc.
Welcome to the CBCA NSW Branch Inc.
In the spirit of reconciliation, CBCA NSW Branch acknowledges the Tradtional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. We acknowledge their culture of storytelling and honour this tradition through the work of CBCA NSW Branch.
Our purpose is to enrich young lives through Australian stories.​
We strive to achieve a thriving, creative world embracing the transformational power of stories across generations.
​Our mission is to connect, communicate, celebrate and advocate for the value of stories.​
We are a registered charity, a not-for-profit, volunteer-run organisation.
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Donate to our organistion: please click below.
What's New . . .
NSW students are invited to attend the CBCA Book of the Year Awards Event held at the State Library of NSW on Friday, 21 August. Member schools will already have received an email to apply for tickets. Teacher Librarians and teachers holding personal memberships are also invited to apply for tickets for their students by completing the Expression of Interest form below. There is also an opportunity for students to participate as a Shadow Judge Presenter. More details in form. Responses are due by WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE. CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS EVENT - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – Fill in form
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This year CBCANSW and SLANSW (School Library Association NSW) are excited to be trialing a NSW Readers Cup competition. It will mirror the QLD and ACT competitions with regional heats and a State Final. We have completed 2 out of our 3 regional heats in the Year 5/6 category and several schools in Sydney will be competing in a Year 7/8 trial. For more news please see our Website and contact nswreaderscup@gmail.com
Registrations for this year's Shadow Judging open on Tuesday February 24th. For more information about how to participate and for a look at last year's winners and the 2025 Creative Responses gallery follow this LINK​​
Collide! with the Notables for this year will open soon. Click HERE for more information. To view the winners, runners-ups, highly commended and finalists videos for 2025 Collide! with the Notables click on the image.
Thanks Alexa, Deborah, Nathan and Tristan for judging the 2025 competition.
So much to read in the latest edition of Kids Corner! Get the inside scoop on Notables and News, Poetry and Plots and Real Reading. Click on the image for more. Thank you Jackie Hawkes for another bumper edition!
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Membership Renewals for 2026
Memberships renew in the first months of the year. Watch out for the email with the link to Hello Club for renewing. New members always welcome. Look at our events calendar and book early for our upcoming events​​​.
The 2026 theme A Symphony of Stories features the lyrical imagaintion of Briony Stewart who is also a musician and was the artist behind the 80-year birthday emu artwork. Watch the announcement video HERE then scroll down that page for your free CBCA 2026 Yearly Planner - the number one journal for Australian Children's Literature.
