Children's Book of the Year Award for New Illustrator facts for kids
The CBCA Award for New Illustrator is a special prize given every year by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA). It used to be called the Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration. This award celebrates new artists who create amazing pictures for children's books in Australia.
The award started because of a gift from Wallace Raymond Crichton in 1985. A "legacy" means a gift of money or property left to someone or an organization. The very first award was given out in 1988.
In 2019, the award became part of the main CBCA Book of the Year Awards. That's when its name changed to the CBCA Award for New Illustrator. A special committee now manages it, and it's funded by the CBCA Awards Foundation.
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What is the Award For?
The CBCA Award for New Illustrator is all about finding and celebrating fresh talent. It shines a light on new Australian artists who draw and paint for children's books. It helps these new illustrators get noticed for their wonderful work.
CBCA Award for New Illustrator Winners (2019–Present)
Here are the amazing artists who have won the CBCA Award for New Illustrator since 2019:
| Year | Illustrator | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Daniel Gray-Barnett | Grandma Z | |
| 2020 | Jasmine Seymour | Baby Business | |
| 2021 | Zeno Sworder | This Small Blue Dot | ' |
| 2022 | Michelle Pereira | The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name | ' |
| 2023 | Sally Soweol Han | Tiny Wonders | |
| 2024 | Erica Wagner | Hope is the Thing |
Crichton Award Winners (1988–2018)
Before 2019, this award was known as the Crichton Award. Here are the illustrators who won it:
| Year | Author | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Raymond Meeks | The Pheasant and the Kingfisher | |
| 1989 | Marilyn Pride | Australian Dinosaurs | |
| 1990 | Jeanie Adams | Pigs and Honey | |
| 1991 | Grace Fielding | Bip, the Snapping Bungaroo | |
| 1992 | Kim Gamble | The Magnificent Nose & Other Marvels | |
| 1993 | Donna Leslie | Alitiji in Dreamland | |
| 1994 | Jenny Sands | Is it True Grandfather? | |
| 1995 | Astri Baker | I Wish I'd Gone to the Moon with Neil Armstrong | |
| 1995 | Geoff Kelly | Power and Glory | |
| 1996 | Anne Spudvilas | The Race | |
| 1997 | Sally Rippin | Fang Fang's Chinese New Year | |
| 1998 | Anna Pignataro | I'm in the Sky and I Can't Come Back | |
| 1998 | Shaun Tan | The Viewer | |
| 1999 | No winner | ||
| 2000 | Lorette Broekstra | Baby Bear goes to the Zoo | |
| 2001 | Caroline Magerl | Grandma's Shoes | |
| 2002 | Mini Goss | When Mum was Little | |
| 2003 | Naomi Mairou | The Dugong Meadow | |
| 2004 | Freya Blackwood | Two Summers | |
| 2005 | Declan Lee | Wings | |
| 2006 | Jeremy Geddes | The Mystery of Eilean Mor | |
| 2007 | Vince Agostino | When elephants lived in the sea | |
| 2008 | Anna Walker | Santa’s Aussie Holiday | |
| 2009 | Sarah Davis | Mending Lucille | |
| 2010 | Andy Geppert | Little Big Tree | |
| 2010 | Andrew Joyner | The Terrible Plop | |
| 2011 | Clare McFadden | The Flying Orchestra | |
| 2012 | Sara Acton | Ben & Duck | |
| 2013 | Marc Martin | A Forest | |
| 2014 | Graham Byrne | Big Red Kangaroo | |
| 2015 | Michael Camilleri | One Minute's Silence | |
| 2016 | Allison Colpoys | The Underwater Fancy Dress Parade | |
| 2017 | Van T. Rudd | The Patchwork Bike | |
| 2018 | Rovina Cai | Tintinnabula |
See also
- List of CBCA Awards
- List of Australian literary awards
