Last night I attended the ceremony for the Lady Cutler Award presented by the CBCA (NSW Branch). These events are always happy occasions.
You can read the official citation for Deborah Abela.
Here is a list of a few of her awards and achievements (see more here)
The Kindness Project
2025 Notables Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
2025 Shortlisted REAL Awards
2025 Shortlisted Children's Peace Literature Award
The Book of Wondrous possibilities
2025 Shortlisted REAL Awards
2024 Sakura Medal, Japan
2024 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT)
2023 Notables Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
2023 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT)
2023 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards
2023 Shortlisted Davitt Awards
Bear in Space (picture book)
2021 Notables Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
2021 Best Book in Translation, Malta National Book Prize
The Stupendously Spectacular Spelling Bee
2020 Best Book in Translation, Malta National Book Prize
2019 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT)
2017 Australian Family Therapists Awards
Grimsdon
2018 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT)
2017 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT)
2012 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kid's Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT)
2011 Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards
2011 Most Enthralling Junior Fiction Award, Kids Book Review
2011 Shortlisted Aurealis Awards
2011 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kids Choice Victoria, NT, NSW, ACT)
Ghost Club
2013 Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards
2015 Shortlisted REAL Awards (Kid's choice Vic, NSW, ACT, NT)
The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen
2012 Shortlisted USBBY Outstanding International Book (USA)
2010 Children's Book Council Notable Book
2010 Shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Best Children's Book
Max Remy Superspy
2005, 2007, 2010 KOALA Awards shortlisted Best Series
2007, 2010 YABBA Awards shortlisted Best Series
2008 Angus & Robertson's Top 50 Kids' Books
2007 Shortlisted CBC Children's Choice Awards (USA)
2007 WAYRBA (Western Australia Children's Choice Awards)
2007 CROC Awards
2006 Annual Ellie Awards, (Madison Alabama, USA - Honor Book)
2005 Winner Gold Oppenheim Award, New York: Max Remy Part 1
2004 Australia Council Literary Grant New Work/Developing Writer
2003 Shortlisted Aurealia Awards: Max Remy The Hollywood Mission
2002, 2003 Winner of Read and Write Award by Vocaleyes Narrator of Audio Books
- 2017 Koala Legend
- Regional adviser SCBWI
- Ambassador for the NSW Premiers Spelling Bee
- Room to Read Ambassador
- 2013 Maurice Saxby Award for services to Children's Literature
One point that was shared during her citation that really resonated with me with me - every school library in Australia will have books on their shelves by Deborah Abela - I am absolutely certain this is true.
In her speech Deborah talked about the campaign to save our school TEACHER LIBRARIAN. Unfortunately, her poster, which will be shared widely on social media, only used the word librarian. Here is a better image you could share:
Here are books by Deborah Abela that I have loved and talked (see all her books here)
This is my favourite!
The Maurice Saxby keynote address last night was given by Tristan Bancks - unfortunately (sorry that's the second time I have used that word here) I was unable to stay for his speech even though I am a huge fan of all of his books:
(See the full list of previous winners here). Past author/illustrator recipients of the Lady Cutler Award:
Jean Chapman
Di Bates
Margaret Hamilton
Maurice Saxby
Patricia Wrightston
Lydia Pender
No comments:
Post a Comment