The COOL Awards is an annual children's choice award voted on by students in
Canberra, the
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...
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Australia.
Children are encouraged to read and vote for their favourite books. The votes are tallied and the awards made.
The COOL Award name is an acronym, standing for Canberra’s Own Outstanding List.
The ACT Public Library currently convenes the awards and they are administered by a committee representing ACT Government, Catholic and Independent Schools, the ACT Public Library and the Children's Book Council of Australia, ACT Branch.
The award was first made in 1991.
Award categories and descriptions
There are four categories of the COOL awards:
* for most popular Picture Book
* for most popular Fiction for Younger Readers
* for most popular Fiction for Older Readers
* for most popular Fiction for Years 7-9 (commenced in 2007)
List of COOL Award winners
Picture Book Award
Fiction for Younger Readers Award
Fiction for Older Readers Award
Fiction for Years 7-9 Award
See also
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List of Australian literary awards
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List of CBCA Awards
The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards was started by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) in 1946 with one category. The awards have grown and now there are five categories in the ''Book of the Year Awards'' and numerous oth ...
Notes
References
COOL Awards Shortlist 2007(Retrieved 10 August 2007)
Cool Awards - Children's Choice Book Awards in Canberra(Retrieved 10 August 2007)
(Retrieved 10 August 2007)
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Children's Book Council of Australia
Australian children's literary awards