Nominations!
Students may nominate up to 4 books
NOMINATIONS CLOSED Friday, April 5, 2024
SELECTION CRITERIA
The book must be AUSTRALIAN
The book must have been published in the last ten years
The book must not be a previous winner*. A complete list of previous winners can be found below.
Nominations must be for a specific title e.g. Selby Surfs not Selby books.
*Once five books from the same series have won a REAL Award (YABBA and KOALA), the series is no longer eligible for nomination.
Tally your school or library's nominations using this form and email to the KOALA Council or use the online nominations form for individual student submissions.
NOMINATIONS INSPIRATION
The nomination stage is a great way for students to say what they like to read. It’s also an opportunity to broaden their awareness, knowledge and appreciation of Australian children’s literature. The nomination stage can sometimes be challenging for students to generate their own lists: Is it Australian? Has it won before? Is it less than 10 years old?
To keep the shortlists fresh and share what is eligible, the following lists and resources can be useful when displaying and promoting the nomination stage in your Library.
How to encourage student nominations
Learn about KOALA with this Kahoot quiz
Create a display outlining the Nominating Process
Display eligible Australian books with nomination forms
Use the latest CBCA's Notables and other lists for recent titles to display
Submit Library circulation records for the most popular Australian titles in your school
Look at previous KOALA winners full list (or past 10 years) and compare with CBCA winners
Discuss favourite Australian books with students
Class bulk loan of Australian picture books for teachers to read
Students could receive a KOALA bookmark or sticker for nominating
NEW Not sure how to get kids to nominate, or too busy to do it this term? Check out this handy guide for Softlink/Oliver users to quickly generate a usage report with your most popular Australian titles
Nomination resources to print
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