Award Category and Description
Prior to 1997 there were three Awards categories for primary school readers - Read Alone, Read Aloud and Read Australian - and one category for Secondary. In 1997 a readership format was introduced, though the Early Readers category was first called the Picture Book category, then the Early Childhood category .
Currently there are three categories:
• Early Readers - for books for readers under 8 years old
• Younger Readers – for books for readers between 8 and 12 years old
• Older Readers – for books for readers over 12 years old.
Read more about this topic: Bilby Award Winners
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