When does it take place?

Term 1
Schools and public libraries may run their own Readers Cup competitions in Term 1 to assist in the selection of a team; however, schools must not use their Regional Cup titles for school competitions. Teams need to register before the Easter school holidays.
Registrations will be taken in March 2016.

Term 2
Regional competitions are held near the end of Term 2. Regional coordinators will tell teams when to begin reading. This is usually just prior to or just after the Easter vacation, depending on the date of the regional finals.

Term 3
Winning teams from each region will compete at the state finals to be held in the evenings of 7September 2016 Year 7-8 and 8 September 2016 Year 5-6.

What does it look like?

We are frequently asked what a competition looks like, so this year we created a film that will give people who have never participated, an idea of how it works. It can also be viewed by teams to show them how other teams prepare. Here is a short trailer to show what it is like and the full video which is about 20 mins .

The film was funded by CBCA Qld Branch and the Ipswich District Teacher-Librarian Network. CBCA Qld received funds from Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund. Thank you to the many people who donated to this fund.

You can also follow some of the stories posted on our Facebook page.

Who can take part?

From 2015 there will be two categories: Year 5/6 and Year 7/8. Most regions will accept only one team per school or public library per category. Check the Regional Information on the website for details of your region or email your regional coordinator. A team of up to 4 readers (plus one optional reserve) may be registered per school/public library. Teams choosing to have more than one reserve cannot be catered for at the regional and state finals. Some regions allow more than one team to enter. For details check the Regional Information page first.

Mountain Creek State High School team

What does it cost?

For Corporate members of CBCA
Corporate members of CBCA Qld Branch can enter for free provided they have received confirmation of membership before registering their team. This is an offer to Corporate members not personal members.

Apply to be a corporate member now!

Step 1: If your school has never participated before, register your school and wait to receive your password.  Once you have the password, apply for corporate membership before you try to register a team.

Step 2: Wait until you receive acknowledgement that this has been processed before you attempt to register your team/s. (We have to manually add your membership number to the Readers Cup site to prevent it issuing an invoice. The invoice is generated at the point of registering a team.

If you register a team before receiving notification that your CBCA membership has been processed, then the website will automatically generate an invoice.

For non-members of CBCA
From 2015 it will be $35 to register a team. An invoice will be emailed when you register online. This is an automatic function so if you do not receive an invoice, contact the Readers Cup State Finals coordinator.