In 1985 Mr Wallace Raymond Crichton left a legacy to the Children's Book Council of Australia (Victorian Branch).
The Branch decided to establish an award to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration. It was first awarded in 1988.
Although administered by the Victorian Branch, it is a CBCA National award and the results are announced with The Book of the Year Awards.
Raymond Meeks and the Crichton family at the inaugral Crichton Award presentation in 1988
Entry Forms
This is an archived page. For current ENTRY FORMS please go to the CBCA Vic Blog - Crichton Page
For further information, please contact: Crichton Award Convenor CBCA Victorian Branch
PO Box 781 Kew Vic 3101
Telephone 1300-360-436 Fax 1300-717-990
Email vic@cbca.org.au
1988 - Raymond Meeks "The Pheasant and the Kingfisher" 1989 - Marilyn Pride "Australian Dinosaurs" 1990 - Jeanie Adams "Pigs and Honey" 1991 - Grace Fielding "Bip, the Snapping Bungaroo" 1992 - Kim Gamble "The Magnificent Nose & Other Marvels" 1993 - Donna Leslie "Alitiji in Dreamland" 1994 - Jenny Sands "Is it True Grandfather?" 1995 - Joint Winners Astri Baker "I Wish I'd Gone to the Moon with Neil Armstrong" Geoff Kelly "Power and Glory" 1996 - Anne Spudvilas "The Race" 1997 - Sally Rippin "Fang Fang's Chinese New Year" 1998 - Joint Winners Shaun Tan "The Viewer" Anna Pignataro "I'm in the Sky and I Can't Come Back" 1999 - No winner this year 2000 - Lorette Broekstra "Baby Bear goes to the Zoo" 2001 - Caroline Magerl "Grandma's Shoes" 2002 - Mini Goss "When Mum was Little" 2003 - Naomi Mairou "The Dugong Meadow" 2004 - Freya Blackwood "Two Summers" 2005 - Declan Lee "Wings" 2006 - Jeremy Geddes "The Mystery of Eilean Mor" 2007 - Vince Agostino "When elephants lived in the sea" 2008 - Anna Walker "Santa’s Aussie Holiday" 2009 - Sarah Davis "Mending Lucille" 2010 - Joint Winners Andy Geppert "Little Big Tree" Andrew Joyner "The Big Plop" 2011 - Clare McFadden "The Flying Orchestra"
2012 - Sara Acton 'Ben & Duck'