West Australian Young Readers' Book Award

The WAYRBA committee appreciates your patience while final pricing for the 2017 merchandise was finalised. As a not-for-profit, we aim to offer merchandise at the lowest price, while still maintaining the costs involved in maintaining the award.  We are pleased to announce that our merchandise has not undergone a price rise in 2017. Due to an increase in postage costs via Australia Post, there has only been a slight rise in postage this year.

Please note to keep WAYRBA viable we no longer mail information to schools and public libraries.  All information that you require can be downloaded from the website.

You can access the order form here or from the merchandise tab.
Please note we do not have credit card facilities, orders can be paid for by the following three payments methods. Cash at the AGM, direct deposit or cheque.

The 2017 artwork was designed by Mel Pearce

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the AGM.
Please note there are no postage or handling fees for items collected in person, and attendance at the AGM is the ONLY method available to receive your merchandise in Term 1.
Please RSVP using facebook for catering purposes.

Our AGM Guest speaker is Sally Murphy. Sally is the author of over forty books. Her verse novel Pearl vs the World won the Hoffman Award in 2010.
Come along and learn about her books PLUS, all attendees go in the draw to win Sally at your school or public library for a day.

Postal Orders
Orders placed before 12th April will be posted in the April holidays to arrive Week 1, Term 2.
Last date for orders is 17th May.
(please allow 5 – 6 business days for delivery).

Please ensure your merchandise has been received before payment is processed.  Last year a significant number of payments were made without order documentation.  Payments made without documentation result in dispatch delays until we can confirm details of your order.

If you wish to print a copy of the each shortlist, you can access them below.

Older Readers’ List
Younger Readers’ List
Picture Book List

You can download the nomination form and voting form using the links, or access them via the Nominations and Vote tab.
Both forms are interactive and we recommend typing your school name before photocopying the forms.

Tally Sheets to collate your votes will be available soon.

The young readers’ of Western Australia have nominated some outstanding books for the 2017 shortlist. Reviewing and applying the selection criteria has not been easy, but we can reveal that the nominations have been whittled down to a fabulous shortlist which will be revealed on Wednesday February 1st.

Our artwork this year was designed by Mel Pearce, an emerging WA illustrator. If you’re interested in viewing more of her work, you can view the link to her SCBWI profile).

We hope our 2017 theme ‘Reading is a Blast!’ will inspire some magnificent displays and you’re bound to have a blast at the AGM on Wednesday 22nd February with guest speaker Sally Murphy.

All attendees at the AGM go in the draw to win Sally at your school or public library for a day.

This year the AGM is in a brand new venue at Wilson Community Hall, Braibrise Street Wilson.

We hope to see you there.