Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration

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The Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration is one of several awards presented annually by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA).

The award was set up from a legacy made to the Victorian Branch of the CBCA by Mr Wallace Raymond Crichton in 1985. The first award was presented in 1988.

To see the history of the CBCA and other CBCA Awards, see: List of CBCA Awards

Award Category and Description

The Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration is for recognising new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration.

List of Crichton Award Winners

1988 - Raymond Meeks for The Pheasant and the Kingfisher

1989 - Marilyn Pride for Australian Dinosaurs

1990 - Jeanie Adams for Pigs and Honey

1991 - Grace Fielding for Bip, the Snapping Bungaroo

1992 - Kim Gamble for The Magnificent Nose & Other Marvels

1993 - Donna Leslie for Alitiji in Dreamland

1994 - Jenny Sands for Is it True Grandfather?

1995 - Joint Winners

1996 - Anne Spudvilas for The Race

1997 - Sally Rippin for Fang Fang's Chinese New Year

1998 - Joint Winners

1999 - No winner this year

2000 - Lorette Broekstra for Baby Bear goes to the Zoo

2001 - Caroline Magerl for Grandma's Shoes

2002 - Mini Goss for When Mum was Little

2003 - Naomi Mairou for The Dugong Meadow

2004 - Freya Blackwood for Two Summers

2005 - Declan Lee for Wings

2006 - Jeremy Geddes for The Mystery of Eilean Mor

2007 - Vince Agostino for When elephants lived in the sea

2008 - Anna Walker for Santa’s Aussie Holiday

2009 - Sarah Davis for Mending Lucille

2010 - Joint Winners

2011 - Clare McFadden for The Flying Orchestra

2012 - Sara Acton for Ben & Duck

2013 - Marc Martin for A Forest

2014 - Graham Byrne for Big Red Kangaroo

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Award Category and Description

List of Crichton Award Winners

References