KOALA - Kids Own Australian Literature Awards Inc.

Kids Own Australian Literature Awards are annual awards made by young readers in NSW to the Australian books they have most enjoyed reading during that year.
KOALA is the NSW children's choice reading award.

WINNERS 2011 Announced
Picture Book
MR CHICKEN GOES TO PARIS by Leigh Hobbs
Honour Books
THE WRONG BOOK by Nick Bland
HOW TO HEAL A BROKEN WING by Bob Graham

Younger Readers
VERY BAD BOOK by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
Honour Books
EJ12 GIRL HERO: ROCKY ROAD by Susannah McFarlane
ZAC POWER - TEST DRIVE - SERIES by H. I. Larry

Older Readers
BOOK OF LIES by James Moloney
Honour Books
CONSPIRACY 365 - SERIES by Gabrielle Lord
TOPPLING by Sally Murphy

Fiction for Years 7-9
GIRL UNDERGROUND by Morris Gleitzman

Congratulations BOB GRAHAM - our newest KOALA Legend!

HALL OF FAME 4F for Freaks by Leigh Hobbs has been inducted into the KOALA Hall of Fame

Download a list of the winners here 

Awards Day 2011
More than 300 students, teachers, authors, illustrators, publishers and other friends of KOALA celebrated the 25th annual Awards Day at the fabulous Casula Powerhouse Art Centre
on 26th October. You should have seen the wonderful party hats students made for the authors and illustrators and themselves! More details soon.

Join KOALA 2012!
Join KOALA and give your students the chance to say what books they think are the best Australian books written for them. Members receive a ready made teaching and learning program that includes a nomination kit (term1),votinging kit (term 2) and an invitation to Awards Day or a videoconference (Gov schools only) to celebrate the winners and other member benefits. Download tax invoice.Shortlist 2011
Here is the list of titles nominated by students for the 2011 KOALA Shortlist.  Voting has closed for 2011. Winners will be announced on 26 October.

KOALA TIMELINE
late February - Nominations kits mailed out
early April - NOMINATIONS CLOSE
early term 2- Shortlist poster and voting kit mailed out
mid-September - VOTING CLOSES
October - Awards Day- winners announced

Merchandise
KOALA has a range of gifts and rewards for sale - Library bags illustrated by 21 top Australian illustrators, 
bookmarks and temporary tattoos.Download order form.