Ensure your voice counts by rewarding your favourite book! 

Learn more

Voting closes Friday September 18th, 2026

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Voting closes Friday September 18th, 2026 〰️

Your Voting Options

  • An illustration of children hovering around a laptop showing the YABBA website and encouraging people to vote for their favourite Australian books online.

    Vote Online

    Use the online form to have students select their favourite book.

    Votes will be submitted electronically to the Awards Convenor.

    Vote now
  • An illustration of a teacher and her students downloading a nomination form from the YABBA website.

    Bulk Voting Form

    To submit votes in bulk:
    1. Download the Voting Spreadsheet.
    2. Enter all the votes accordingly
    3. Email to answers@yabba.org.au by the closing date.

    Download Form

Award Categories

  • Young children reading a picture story book for the YABBA Awards.

    Picture Story Books

    A book in the Picture Book genre.

  • Primary school aged children reading books for the YABBA Fiction for Younger Readers Awards.

    Fiction for Younger Readers

    A fiction book aimed at students in the early stages of reading, typically children in the middle of primary school.

  • A group of older children reading books for the YABBA Fiction for Older Readers Awards.

    Fiction for Older Readers

    A fiction book for students that are independent readers, typically students in the upper years of primary school.

  • A teenage girl reading a fiction novel for the YABBA secondary school book awards.

    Fiction for Years 7-9

    Fiction books for students in the first few years of secondary school.

Voting is the key to the YABBA program. 

The YABBA Awards are all about having students reward their favourite Australian book.  Ensure that the children in your environment reward a single book that is first published in Australia during the past 10 years.

But before you vote, be sure to View the Shortlist first!

View the Shortlist

Voting closes Friday September 18th, 2026

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Voting closes Friday September 18th, 2026 〰️

Close up of a young boy and girl student asking questions in their classroom while sitting at their desk.

  • Yes, there are a few simple rules:

    • Any child from Prep to Year 9 may vote

    • One vote per child

    • Each child must have free choice

    • The book must have been first published in Australia

    • The book must be published in the past 10 years

    • The book can’t be a previous YABBA Winner

  • Voting will close on Friday September 18th, 2025

  • YABBA is all about getting children’s views on their favourite books. Voting for your favourite shows us what Australian kids love to read, and provides recognition for our wonderful authors and illustrators.

  • You can only vote for one book on the shortlist in the YABBA Awards.

  • Simply download the form and email the report to answers@yabba.org.au by the closing date.

There are a few things you need to know before you vote for your favourite book.

Voting closes Friday September 18th, 2026

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Voting closes Friday September 18th, 2026 〰️