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Competitions, Prizes and Give-Aways

The Children's Book Council of Australia and Junior Judges' Project are grateful for the generous assistance from Faber-Castell who are giving us the opportunity to offer some great prizes of Faber-Castell pencil sets through these really cool competitions

You'll need to check the Junior Judges' calendar of events so that you're aware of the key dates for competitions.

You should also read the Competition Rules before participating in the competitions.


'Name the 2008 Book Week Critter'
World renowned Australian illustrator, Shaun Tan has created this wonderous critter for 2008 Children’s Book Week, but it doesn’t have a name!

We'd like you to come up with a name for Shaun’s Book Week Critter. We will shortlist your suggestions and narrow the choice to just five. Then you get to vote online for your favourite, and student who nomiminated the winning name gets a fabulous prize provided by Faber-Castell.

This competition is now closed. The winners will be announced soon.


'Design your own Shortlist Book Cover'
Using Faber-Castell pencils, you can design your own book cover based on one of this year's shortlisted books. There are fabulous prizes on offer for the both the winners and runners-up in each category as well as a prize for the school of the winning entry. Entries should be submitted to your local CBCA branch and the winner will be announced on this site on Monday 18 August 2008

This competition is now closed. The winners will be announced soon.

And... as if that weren't enough, Faber-Castell will be providing a discount voucher, available at the end of voting, to all Junior Judges' Project participants.

Please take the time to visit the Faber-Castell web site where you'll find a range of informative and creative teaching resources Faber-Castell Teacher Resources






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