'IBBY Australia president Dr. Robyn Sheahan-Bright has been appointed a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for significant service to children's literature and to the promotion of reading. Apart from her work for IBBY Australia, Sheahan-Bright has also been an active member of the Queensland Writers Centre, the Children's Book Council of Australia, and the Australian Children's Laureate Foundation. She has previously been recognized, having received the Dame Annabelle Rankin Award (2011) and the Nan Chauncy Award (2012) for her outstanding contribution to the field of children's literature.' (Introduction)
