Launched in 2022 by the Wilderness Society, the Karajia Award for Children’s Literature celebrates excellence in children’s literature by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island authors and/or illustrators, who honour Connection to Country and tell stories exploring land, community, culture and language.
It is part of The Environment Award for Children’s Literature, which has been promoting a love of nature in young people since it was established in 1994.
2024 Karajia Award (non fiction) winner
In My Blood It Runs
Dujuan Hoosan / Margaret Anderson / Carol Turner / Blak Douglas
Karajia Award (picture fiction) winner:
Nedingar: Ancestors
Isobel Bevis / Leanne Zilm
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Environment Award for Children’s Literature (non fiction) winner:
The Trees: Learning Tree Knowledge with Uncle Kuu
Victor Steffensen / Sandra Steffense
Environment Award for Children’s Literature (picture fiction) winner:
Hope is the Thing
Johanna Bell / Erica Wagner
Environment Award for Children’s Literature (fiction category) winner:
The Littlest Penguin: and the Phillip Island Penguin Parade
The Penguin Foundation / Jedda Robaard
