Nan Chauncy Award
The Nan Chauncy Award was initially established as a quinquennial awards and is now presented biennially in the Children's Book Council Awards.[1]
The award was established to honour Nan Chauncy, who is recognised as a significant Tasmanian author.[2]
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.[1]
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
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Nan Chauncy Award". Children's Book Council Awards. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
- ↑ "Nan Chauncy (1900 - 1970), Author". Tasmanian Government website. Retrieved 2007-07-31.