Nan Chauncy Award
The Nan Chauncy Award is an Australian Children's literature award. It was initially established as a quinquennial awards and is now presented biennially in the Children's Book Council Awards.[1]
The award was established to honour Nan Chauncy, who is recognised as a significant Tasmanian author.[2]
Award Category and Description
The Nan Chauncy Award is to recognise a person’s outstanding contribution to the field of children’s literature in Australia.[1]
List of Nan Chauncy Award Winners
- 1983 – Marcie Muir
- 1988 – Joyce Oldmeadow
- 1993 – Laurie Copping
- 1998 – Walter McVitty AM
- 2000 – Belle Alderman
- 2002 – Maurice Saxby AM
- 2004 – Margaret Hamilton AM
- 2006 – Muriel Barwell
- 2008 – Margaret Wild
- 2010 – Lesley Reece
- 2012 – Robyn Sheahan-Bright
- 2015 – Libby Gleeson
- 2017 – Mem Fox
- 2019 – James Moloney[3]
gollark: Okay then, but it does seem a bit weird based on observations of stuff.
gollark: So, golds are set higher but other stuff is set the same but affected by ratios? I kind of doubt that.
gollark: Doesn't mean they'd be caveblockers or something.
gollark: The market probably runs on a combination of ratios and preset prices right now. This is just a guess though.
gollark: Anyway, could golds *really* be as common as nocturnes if they were bred less? I don't think so.
See also
Notes
- "The Nan Chauncy Award". Children's Book Council Awards. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- "Nan Chauncy (1900 - 1970), Author". Tasmanian Government website. Archived from the original on 2007-08-04. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- "Moloney wins 2019 CBCA Nan Chauncy Award". Books+Publishing. 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
References
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