Welcome to the CBCA (Tasmanian Branch) Inc. website

2024 AGM: TBA October 2024

All positions are declared vacant at the AGM. 

2024 Executive elected on October 28, 2023

Your 2023-24 executive are:
President - Steve Martin
Vice President - Roxanne Steenbergen
Secretary - vacant
Treasurer and Public Officer - Felicity Sly

We welcome enquiries. Please go to our contacts page.

2024 MERCHANDISE

Merchandise for the 2024 Book of the Year Awards, featuring the artwork of Jess Racklyeft  is now available.

 

 

Membership for 2024

New forms are now available on the Membership page, or by emailing tas@cbca.org.au.

Join or renew now to support the volunteer operations of CBCA Tas Branch.

Personal or institution membership forms can be accessed here.

Book of the Year Awards 2023

Shortlist 2023

Notables 2023

Winners 2023

Book of the Year Awards 2024

READ ALOUD TO YOUR CHILD EVERY DAY

Launched October 29 2023

CBCA Tasmania Branch and Toast 4 Kids charity have co-launched an initiative to encourage parents/caregivers to read aloud to children in their care...every day. We aim for this message to go Australia-wide, with the opportunity for any organisation to add their own logo to the banner/email signature. Please contact us at tas@cbca.org.au if you would like a copy of the logo.

Read Aloud Logo

Events calendar

Foundation for Literacy and Learning Symposium

More information

Shadow Judging

Register NOW via the SUN Project website


Book Week 2024: August 17-23

Reading is Magic

Art work by Jess Racklyeft

see Announcement

see EVENTS page 

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Online Resources

Visit the CBCA website to access Reading Time for children's book news and reviews.

Links to book related activities from the Kid Lit blog

Audible resources free whilst schools closed

Cloudyseas activities (Coral Tulloch facebook)

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From the blog: Reading Role Models

With Tasmania Reads week starting today, this timely post from Anna Davidson explores the importance of creating a reading culture in the school and the critical role adults have in modelling, and supporting students to model, engaged reading practices. Full of practical ideas for schools, as well as food thought for home reading.

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From the blog: Reading is Magic - CBCA Book of the Year Awards: Notables 2024

The announcement of the CBCA Notables kicks off the excitement generated each year in the build up towards Book Week and the awards announcements later in the year. Maureen Mann shares some insights into the awards and the importance of the work of the Judges in celebrating quality titles drawn from their extensive reading and deliberations.

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