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The CBCA Award for New Illustrator is a special prize given out every year by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA). It's one of many awards they give for great children's books.

This award helps celebrate new artists who create amazing pictures for kids' books. It first started in 1988. A man named Wallace Raymond Crichton left money to the CBCA to create it. For many years, it was known as the Crichton Award.

In 2019, the award got a new name and became part of the main CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Now, a national team looks after it.

What is the CBCA Award for New Illustrator?

This award is all about finding and celebrating fresh, new artists in Australia. It shines a spotlight on illustrators who are just starting out. They create the wonderful pictures you see in Australian children's books.

Recent Winners of the New Illustrator Award (Since 2019)

CBCA Award for New Illustrator winners
Year Illustrator Title Ref.
2019 Gray-Barnett, DanielDaniel Gray-Barnett Grandma Z
2020 Seymour, JasmineJasmine Seymour Baby Business
2021 Sworder, ZenoZeno Sworder This Small Blue Dot '
2022 Pereira, MichelleMichelle Pereira Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name, TheThe Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name '
2023 Han, Sally SoweolSally Soweol Han Tiny Wonders

Past Winners of the Crichton Award (1988-2018)

Crichton Award winners
Year Author Title Ref.
1988 Meeks, RaymondRaymond Meeks Pheasant and the Kingfisher, TheThe Pheasant and the Kingfisher
1989 Pride, MarilynMarilyn Pride Australian Dinosaurs
1990 Adams, JeanieJeanie Adams Pigs and Honey
1991 Fielding, GraceGrace Fielding Bip, the Snapping Bungaroo
1992 Gamble, KimKim Gamble Magnificent Nose & Other Marvels, TheThe Magnificent Nose & Other Marvels
1993 Leslie, DonnaDonna Leslie Alitiji in Dreamland
1994 Sands, JennyJenny Sands Is it True Grandfather?
1995 Baker, AstriAstri Baker I Wish I'd Gone to the Moon with Neil Armstrong
1995 Kelly, GeoffGeoff Kelly Power and Glory
1996 Spudvilas, AnneAnne Spudvilas Race, TheThe Race
1997 Rippin, SallySally Rippin Fang Fang's Chinese New Year
1998 Pignataro, AnnaAnna Pignataro I'm in the Sky and I Can't Come Back
1998 Tan, ShaunShaun Tan Viewer, TheThe Viewer
1999 No winner
2000 Broekstra, LoretteLorette Broekstra Baby Bear goes to the Zoo
2001 Magerl, CarolineCaroline Magerl Grandma's Shoes
2002 Goss, MiniMini Goss When Mum was Little
2003 Mairou, NaomiNaomi Mairou Dugong Meadow, TheThe Dugong Meadow
2004 Blackwood, FreyaFreya Blackwood Two Summers
2005 Lee, DeclanDeclan Lee Wings
2006 Geddes, JeremyJeremy Geddes Mystery of Eilean Mor, TheThe Mystery of Eilean Mor
2007 Agostino, VinceVince Agostino When elephants lived in the sea
2008 Walker, AnnaAnna Walker Santa’s Aussie Holiday
2009 Davis, SarahSarah Davis Mending Lucille
2010 Geppert, AndyAndy Geppert Little Big Tree
2010 Joyner, AndrewAndrew Joyner Terrible Plop, TheThe Terrible Plop
2011 McFadden, ClareClare McFadden Flying Orchestra, TheThe Flying Orchestra
2012 Acton, SaraSara Acton Ben & Duck
2013 Martin, MarcMarc Martin Forest, AA Forest
2014 Byrne, GrahamGraham Byrne Big Red Kangaroo
2015 Camilleri, MichaelMichael Camilleri One Minute's Silence
2016 Colpoys, AllisonAllison Colpoys Underwater Fancy Dress Parade, TheThe Underwater Fancy Dress Parade
2017 Rudd, Van T.Van T. Rudd Patchwork Bike, TheThe Patchwork Bike
2018 Cai, RovinaRovina Cai Tintinnabula

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