The following is a list of other websites related to children's books and publishing. If you know of, or have a website related to kid's books and publishing, please contact us to have it listed.

Related Links

Children's Book Council of Australia - the Children's Book Council of Australia aims to foster children's enjoyment of books through managing the Children's Book of the Year Awards, organising exhibitions and activities during Children's Book Week, and many more initiatives.

MS Readathon - the MS Readathon is all about fun and reading, reading for a reason. All funds raised go towards MS research.

Books Alive - Books Alive is an Australian Government initiative that aims to encourage all Australians to experience the joys of reading. Every year, Books Alive runs a nationwide campaign to ignite the country’s passion for books and make it easier to choose a really great ‘read’.

Australian Government Culture & Recreation Portal - Children's Books information.

Australian Publishers Association - the Australian Publishers Association (APA) is the peak industry body for Australian book, journal and electronic publishers.

Awards

Young Australian Readers' Awards - the Young Australian Readers' Award is the first national, online students choice award in Australia.

YABBA Children's Choice Awards - YABBA stands for Young Australians' Best Book Award and is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to encourage and promote children's reading, give children the opportunity to vote for their favourite books each year, and promote an awareness of Australian children's fiction.

Bilby Awards - the Bilby Awards are Queensland's children's choice awards and aim to foster participation in reading while increasing enjoyment of litearature. Bilby stands for Books I Love Best Yearly.

Children's Peace Literature Award - a biennial award to one or more Australian authors of books for children that encourage the peaceful resolution of conflict or promote peace at the global, local or interpersonal level.

COOL Awards - the COOL Awards stands for Canberra's Own Outstanding List. It is a program run for Canberra children, allowing them to vote for their favourite book in the sections of picture book, fiction for younger readers and fiction for older readers.

KANGA Awards - South Australia's KANGA Awards allow children to nominate their favourite books, create their own shortlist, and then have the opportunity to vote for the winner.

Environment Award for Children's Literature - the Wilderness Society's awards authors and illustrators of books that best encourage an attitude of caring, wonder and understanding of the natural world, or those that promote an awareness of environmental issues.

Koala Awards - Kids Own Australian Literature Awards are annual awards made by young readers in NSW to the Australian books they have most enjoyed reading during that year.

WAYRBA Awards - The West Australian Young Readers Book Award (WAYRBA) is a readers' choice award, organised on a statewide basis for young readers.

CYBER Awards - Children's Yearly Best Ever Reads (CYBER) is Tasmania's first children's choice award. Children and young people are able to vote for their BEST read each year.

Premier's Reading Challenge

Every year Australian state and territory's Premiers issue a challenge to kids all over the country. The aim of the Challenge is to promote a love of reading. It is not a competition, but a challenge to each kid to read, to read more and to read more widely. To see the books listed on your state or territory's Challenge visit the sites below:

New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Western Australia

Children's Literature Centres in Australia

Centre for Youth Literature - The Centre for Youth Literature promotes reading and offers exciting and affordable book events for young people among other initiatives.

insideadog.com.au - A project of the Centre for Youth Literature, the site promotes young adult literature, highlighting Australian writers and their work, and includes the best of the international scene.

Books Illustrated - Books Illustrated is a centre for children's literature in Melbourne with a unique concept incorporating a gallery dedicated to original book illustration, a specialist children's bookshop and an education program.

Fremantle Children's Literature Centre - the Fremantle Children's Literature Centre aims to make literature more accessible in a rich, happy, stimulating environment with school excursions, exhibitions and more.