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History
The Leila St John Award is an annual award of the Victorian Branch of the CBCA. It is awarded for services to children’s literature in Victoria for the previous year.
Awards were not presented in 2004 and 2012.
Note: Not all recipients are indexed on AustLit.
Notes
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Awarded for an outstanding contribution to children's literature.
Named in honour of Leila St John, a founding member of the Children's Book Council, Victoria.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2021
winner Paul Collins -
Year: 2018
winner Kathy Kozlowski -
Year: 2015
winner Virginia Lowe -
Year: 2014
winner Jo Goodman -
Year: 2011
winner Eileen Nelson
Works About this Award
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The Leila St John Award Goes to Ann James and Ann Haddon 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Children's Literature : Finding a Voice 2016; (p. 69-71)
