Awards


 * Paul Jennings awards**

Young Australians' Best Book Award (YABBA)
The Cabbage Patch Fib - Winner best book for younger readers || Unmentionable! - Winner Fiction for older readers || Undone! - Winner Fiction for younger readers || The Gizmo - Winner Fiction for younger readers ||
 * **1987** || Unreal! - Winner best book for older readers ||
 * **1988** || Unbelievable! - Winner best book for older readers ||
 * **1989** || Uncanny! - Winner best book for older readers
 * **1990** || The Paw Thing - Winner best book for younger readers ||
 * **1991** || Round the Twist - Winner best book for older readers ||
 * **1992** || Quirky Tails - Winner Fiction for younger readers
 * **1993** || Unbearable! - Winner Fiction for older readers ||
 * **1994** || Spooner or Later - Winner Picture book section
 * **1995** || Duck for Cover - Winner Picture book section
 * **1996** || The Gizmo Again - Winner Fiction for younger readers ||
 * **1998** || Wicked! - Winner Fiction for older readers ||
 * **2002** || Tongue Tied - Winner Fiction for Younger Readers ||

Canberra's Own Outstanding List Award (COOL)

 * **1991** || Round the Twist - Winner Primary Section ||
 * **1992** || The Cabbage Patch Fib - Winner Primary Section ||
 * **1993** || Unreal! - Winner Primary Section ||
 * **1995** || The Gizmo - Winner Primary Section ||
 * **1997** || The Paw Thing - Winner Secondary Section ||
 * **1998** || Wicked! - Winner Primary Section ||

West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRA)

 * **1989** || Unreal! - Winner of Special Award, Highest Ranked Australian Author, Secondary Readers Section ||
 * **1991** || The Paw Thing - Winner of Hoffman Award, Highest Ranked Australian Author and Primary Readers Section ||
 * **1992** || Uncanny! - Winner of Hoffman Award, Highest Ranked Australian Author and Primary Readers Section ||
 * **1994** || Unbearable! - Winner of Hoffman Award, Highest Ranked Australian Author and Primary Readers Section ||
 * **1995** || Undone! -Winner of Hoffman Award, Highest Ranked Australian Author and Primary Readers Section ||
 * **2005** || Induction into "Hall of Fame" ||

South Australian CROW Award

 * **1994** || Undone! - Year 6 and 7 category ||
 * **1995** || The Gizmo - Year 6 and 7 category ||
 * **1998** || Wicked! - Year 6 and 7 category ||

Kids Own Australian Literature Award (KOALA)

 * **1990** || Unreal! - Winner Secondary Readers Section ||
 * **1992** || Unmentionable! - Winner Infant/Primary Readers Section ||
 * **1993** || Unbearable! - Winner Infant/Primary Readers Section ||
 * **1994** || Undone! - Winner Infant/Primary Readers Section ||
 * **1995** || Duck for Cover - Winner Infant/Primary Readers Section ||
 * **1996** || Uncovered! - Winner Senior Book ||

Kids Reading Oz Choice Award (KROC)

 * **1990** || Uncanny! - Winner Most Popular Oz Book ||
 * **1991** || Unbelievable! - Winner Most Popular Oz Book ||
 * **1992** || Unreal! - Winner Most Popular Oz Book ||
 * **1993** || Undone! - Winner Most Popular Oz Book ||
 * **1994** || Undone! - Winner Most Popular Oz Book ||
 * **1995** || The Gizmo - Winner Most Popular Oz Book ||
 * **1996** || Round the Twist - Winner Most Popular Oz Book ||
 * **1997** || Wicked! - Winner Most Popular Oz Book ||
 * **1998** || Wicked! - Winner Most Popular Oz Book ||
 * **1999** || The Gizmo - Best Oz Children's Book ||

Books I Like Best Yearly Award (BILBY)

 * **1992** || Unreal! - Winner Read Alone Primary Section ||
 * **1994** || Undone! - Winner Read Alone Primary Section ||
 * **1996** || The Gizmo - Winner Read Australian Primary Section ||

Order of Australia

 * **1995** || Appointed Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day 1995 Honours List for service to children’s literature. ||

Victorian of the Year — Western Region

 * **1993** || Won Western Region Victorian of the Year Award – presented by the Australia Day (Victoria) Committee. For services to the Victorian Community. ||

Australian Writers Guild

 * **1990** || AWGIE Award – Best Children’s Adaptation (TV) Round the Twist ||
 * **1993** || AWGIE Award – Best Children’s Adaptation (TV) Round the Twist Episode 5 ||

Gold Puffin Award

 * **1992** || For selling 1 million books in Australia ||

ABPA Joyce Nicholson Award

 * **1993** || Spooner or Later – winner best designed children's book of the year ||

Angus & Robertson Bookworld Award

 * **1993** || Australian Author – Children’s Literary Medal Criteria – 'Best Selling Author' and 'Most Valued Author' ||

Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children's Literature

 * **1994** || Picture Book – The Fisherman and the Theefyspray ||

Prix Jeunesse Award

 * **1994** || Winner Round the Twist Television Series ||

Australian Publishers Association — Book Industry Awards

 * **1997** || Peoples Choice Award for Children’s Books for Come Back Gizmo ||

Christian Schools' Book Award

 * **1998** || Awarded to Paul Jennings + Jane Tanner for The Fisherman and the Theefyspray ||

Dymocks Children's Choice Awards
Favourite Australian Younger Reader Book - Sink the Gizmo Favourite Australian Older Reader Book - Wicked ||
 * **1998** || Favourite Australian Author

Queensland Premiers Literary Award

 * **1999** || Best Children's Book Unseen! ||

Kroc Awards 2000

 * **2000** || No.s 1, 3, 4, 6,7 and 10 in the Top Ten Books ||

Dromkeen 2001
Awarded the 'Dromkeen Medal', for significant contributions to the appreciation and development of childrens literature.

COOL Awards 2001
Awarded "Coolest Book of the Decade" for The Paw Thing.

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