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Governor-General attends the CBCA Book of the Year awards
20 August 2010
Students and book authors gathered at Customs House, Brisbane for the announcement of the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards.
As Patron of the CBCA, the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, presented awards to the winners in the Book of the Year categories for older readers, younger readers, early childhood, picture book of the year, and the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books.
The Governor-General also presented the Nan Chauncy Award to the Director of the Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre, Lesley Reece, who was acknowledged by the CBCA for her outstanding contribution to children’s literature.
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