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Online resources

This selection of links to key websites provides easy access to a broad range of additional resources for research and study.

Bookfinder

http://www.bookfinder.com/
BookFinder is a one-stop search site that lets users view the collections of over 50,000 sellers of new, used, rare, and out of print books. A useful site to ascertain availability of antiquarian and second-hand children’s books.

Children’s Literature Web Guide

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
The Children's Literature Web Guide is a Canadian site that gathers together and categorises the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. It includes booklists, children’s book award lists and information about children’s book authors and illustrators.

Children’s Book Council of Australia

http://www.cbc.org.au/
Australia’s central body which aims to foster children's enjoyment of books through annual awards, encouragement to authors and illustrators, organisation of activities during Children’s Book Week, support for children’s library services and the promotion of high standards of book reviewing.

Children’s Book and Media Awards

Numerous awards are presented to authors and illustrators of children’s books designed to encourage both reading and writing for children. The major Australian and overseas awards can be found on the internet, some of which are listed here.

Australian Children’s Book Awards

Aurealis awards

http://www.dymocks.com.au/contentstatic/literarymatter/awards/
aurealis.asp
The Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction were established in 1995 to recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers.