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Nan Chauncy Award

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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.

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The award was established to honour Nan Chauncy, who is recognised as a significant Tasmanian author.

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.

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
  • References

    Nan Chauncy Award Wikipedia