The 2026 CBCA Shortlist (plus Current Hot Reads)~ ASLA Webinar Series 2026, JUNE

Presenter: Paul Macdonald
Date: Wednesday 3 JUNE, 2026
Time: 7:30 PM (AEST)
Cost: Members $FREE ~ Non-Members $40

Registrations close: Tues 2 JUNE @ 10am

Join us for an engaging ASLA Webinar Series session with Paul Macdonald - respected educator, literacy consultant, author, and former owner of the award-winning The Children’s Bookshop, a beloved Sydney literary institution for more than 50 years.

With a career spanning education, bookselling, literacy advocacy, and children’s literature, Paul brings a wealth of expertise and passion for building reading cultures in schools. A recipient of numerous awards, including the inaugural Maurice Saxby Award and the Lady Cutler Award for services to children’s literature and literacy in Australia, Paul is widely recognised as a leading voice in Australian children’s and young adult literature.

Important terms and information:

⁍ This is a live event - participants must register to receive an access link, and all registrants will receive a link to the recording after the event, which will be active for 30 days. 

⁍ Although late registrations can't be accepted, the recording can be ordered in the ASLA Online Store, shortly after the event, at the advertised (listed above) event prices. 

⁍ ASLA Members must be signed in for the free registration option to appear.

⁍Please speak to your membership coordinator or email us for any troubleshooting assistance, or if you have any queries.

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