Childrens and Teens: another great resource: IBBY

http://ibbyaustralia.wordpress.com/about/

http://www.ibby.org/

What is IBBY
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) is a non-profit organization which represents an international network of people from all over the world who are committed to bringing books and children together. Mission to promote international understanding through children's books to give children everywhere the opportunity to have access to books with high literary and artistic standards to encourage the publication and distribution of quality children's books, especially in developing countries to provide support and training for those involved with children and children's literature to stimulate research and scholarly works in the field of children's literature

Please check out this site for a wonderful list of Australian and International authors and illustrators.

Examples---
Ena Noël award. Founding President of IBBY Australia.

The award winners:

• 1994 Arone Raymond Meeks, won for his third picturebook, Enora and the Black Crane (1991)
• 1996 Sonya Hartnett, won for Wilful Blue (1994)
• 1997 Steve Woolman, won a special award for his body of work
• 1998 Tohby Riddle, for The Tip at the End of the Street (1996)
• 2000 Catherine Jinks for Piggy in the Middle (1998)
• 2002 Beth Norling, for Cherryblossom and the Golden Bear (2000)
• 2004 Alyssa Brugman, for Walking Naked
• 2006 Anthony Eaton, for Fireshadow and The girl in the cave
• 2008 Markus Zusak for The Book Thief