awards
Duncan Ball's books have won and been nominated for many awards, including Children's Book Council of Australia Awards, the KOALA Awards (Kids Own Australian Literature Awards---NSW), the YABBA Awards (Young Australians Best Book Awards---Victoria), the COOL Awards (Canberra’s Own Outstanding List), the WAYRBA (the West Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards), the KROC Awards (Kids Reading Oz Choice---Northern Territory) and the KANGA Awards (South Australia).
In addition, the KOALA Awards committee voted Duncan a KOALA Legend for the number of shortlistings and awards over the years.
And the WAYRBA jury voted Duncan into their Hall of Fame.
Click on the links below to find out more about the the Children's Literature Awards in Australia:
- KOALA – Kids' Own Australian Literature Award (NSW)
- YABBA – Young Australians Best Book Awards (Victoria)
- WAYRBA – West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award (WA)
- COOL – Canberra’s Own Outstanding List (ACT)
- KROC – Kids Reading Oz Choice (Northern Territory)
- CROW – Children Rate Outstanding Writers and Illustrators (South Australia - inactive)
- CYBER – Children’s Yearly Best Ever Reads (Tasmania)
- BILBY – Books I Love Best Yearly (Queensland)
- YARA – Young Australian Readers’ Awards (National)
- Children’s Book Council of Australia – Children’s Book of the Year
awards for Selby books
The Selby Series2006: Joint winner of the 'Series of the Year' in the KROC Awards (Kids Reading Oz Choice - Northern Territory) |
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Selby Shattered2007: Shortlisted in the YABBA, KOALA and COOL Awards 2008: Shortlisted in the YABBA, KOALA and COOL Awards |
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Selby's Schemozzle2007: Shortlisted in the WAYBRA Awards2006: Shortlisted in the COOL Awards 2006: Winner of 'Top Ten' certificate in the KOALA awards 2006: Winner of the Primary Section of the YABBA Awards |
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Selby Sorceror2004: Shortlisted in the YABBA, KOALA and COOL Awards |
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Selby's Stardom2005: Winner of the Fiction for Young Readers section of the COOL awards 2004: Shortlisted in the YABBA, KOALA and COOL Awards 2005: Shortlisted in the YABBA, KOALA and COOL Awards |
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Selby Snaps2004: Winner of the Year 3-5 category of the KANGA Awards2001: Shortlisted in the YABBA Awards 2001: Shortlisted in the KOALA Awards |
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Selby's Selection2003: KOALA Awards “Top Ten” Book |
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Selby Surfs2001: Winner of the Hoffman Award for top Australian book in Younger Readers' category of the WAYRBA Awards |
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Selby Snowbound2000: Winner of Junior Book category of the KOALA Awards |
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Selby Spacedog1998: Shortlisted in the WAYRBA Awards |
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Selby Supersnoop2000: Shortlisted in the KOALA Awards and selected for the KOALA "Top Ten" most popular books |
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Selby's Secret2001: Voted into KOALA Awards' "Hall of Fame" 1993: Shortlisted for the YABBA awards 1990: Shortlisted for the KOALA Awards 1989: Shortlisted for the KOALA Awards 1988: Shortlisted for the KOALA Awards 1987: Fourth place in the Primary section of the KOALA Awards 1987: Winner of the Primary section of the WAYRBA Awards |
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Selby Screams1996: Shortlisted for the KOALA Awards 1995: Shortlisted for the KOALA Awards 1994: Shortlisted for the KOALA Awards |
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Selby Speaks1998: Winner of the KOALA Awards Junior Book category 1993: Shortlisted for the KROC Awards (Kids Reading Own Choice) 1992: Shortlisted for the COOL Awards 1990: Winner of the Primary section of the WAYRBA awards |
awards for Emily Eyefinger books
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Emily Eyefinger and the City in the Sky
2007 Shortlisted for the YABBA, KOALA and COOL Awards 2006: Shortlisted for the YABBA, KOALA and COOL Awards |
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Emily Eyefinger and the Ghost Ship
2004: Shortlisted for the Aurealis awards 2006: Shortlisted for the Younger Readers section of the WAYBRA Awards |
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Emily Eyefinger and the Balloon Bandits2003: Shortlisted in the Aurealis awards (Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Div 3 Children's, Short Fiction) |
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Emily Eyefinger and the Lost Treasure2003: Shortlisted for the KOALA, YABBA and COOL awards |
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Emily Eyefinger, Secret Agent2005: Shortlisted for the KOALA, YABBA and COOL Awards 2004: Shortlisted for the KOALA, YABBA and COOL Awards 2002: Shortlisted for the YABBA and KOALA Awards |
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Emily Eyefinger's Alien Adventure2001: Shortlisted for the KOALA Awards |
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Emily Eyefinger2001: Shortlisted for the KOALA Awards 2000: Shortlisted for the KOALA Awards1993: Selected for The International Youth Library 'White Raven's' List (Munich) |
awards for the Piggott books
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Piggott Place1994: Shortlisted for the WAYBRA Awards |
awards for Duncan's other books
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The Case of the Walkabout Clock
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The Ghost and the Gory Story1996: Shortlisted for the KOALA awards1989: Winner (Top-Ranked Australian Book) in the Primary section of the WAYRBA Awards |
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Green for Danger1997: Shortlisted in the West Australian Young Reader’s Book Award This book was in the Teen Power series, and was co-written with Emily Rodda. Duncan used the pen name John St Claire. |
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Jeremy's Tail1992: Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Book |