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2020 Executive elected on November 2, 2019
Your 2020 executive are:
President - Leanne Rands
Vice President - Victoria Ryle
Secretary - Position Vacant
Treasurer - Felicity Sly
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Membership for 2020
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Book of the Year Awards 2019
Latest news (please scroll)
Posted Sunday, 15 December 2019
From the blog: Christmas Books – A Celebratory Collection
A fitting wrap up for our 2019 blog offerings, Janet Grecian provides another window into her amazing book collection with a selection of Christmas stories – historical, current and times in between.
Posted Sunday, 8 December 2019
From the blog: Valuing our local literary talent
As the school year draws to a close, Tasmanian illustrator, Coral Tulloch, highlights the value of the current CBCA Authors and Illustrators in Schools Program and how this has helped expose Tasmanian schools to local talent rather than relying on visiting authors from further afield to enrich children’s reading experiences. Coral also provides some thoughtful ideas to maximise the success of author and illustrator visits.
Posted Saturday, 30 November 2019
From the blog: Accidental Author
It was a treat to meet Sharon Booth at a recent local school library meeting and to listen to her speak about her work as an author and illustrator publishing under her pen name, Sharon J Yaxley. The Tasmanian settings for her stories provide a strong sense of place and her love of the Tasmanian landscape shines throughout her work.
Posted Sunday, 24 November 2019
From the blog: Welcoming a new addition to the CBCA Tasmania team
During the recent branch AGM it was a pleasure to meet and greet a new member of the CBCA Tasmania committee. Victoria brings a wealth of experiences revolving around children’s literature that will benefit our work. Welcome on board Victoria Ryle.
Posted Saturday, 16 November 2019
From the blog: Fiction and Mindset
This week Tahnee McShane draws on her teaching and writing experiences to consider how fiction can model positive and problem solving attitudes in young readers through the representation of a growth mindset in the characters and the way they face challenges.
Events calendar
Book Week 2020: August 22 - 28
CURIOUS CREATURES, WILD MINDS
Art work by Gwyn Perkins
Newsletter
Book Week 2019 Special Edition
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