The Nan Chauncy Award is an Australian children's literature award. It was initially established as a quinquennial award and is now presented biennially in the
Children's Book Council Awards.
The award was established to honour
Nan Chauncy, who is recognised as a significant
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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.
Winners
See also
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List of Australian literary awards
A list of Australian literary awards and prizes:
Literature
* ABC Fiction Award (2005–2009)
* ACT Book of the Year
* ACT Writing and Publishing Awards
* Ada Cambridge Prize
*The Age Book of the Year – discontinued after 2012; reinstitu ...
References
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External links
Nan Chauncy Award Guidelines
Children's Book Council of Australia
Australian children's literary awards