OVERVIEW

QSLA supports awards that recognise and encourage outstanding contributions and promote the profession of teacher librarianship.

The Brian Bahnisch Award for Collaboration and the QSLA Citation for Outstanding Contribution are biennial awards.

The Queensland Teacher Librarian of the Year and QSLA Outstanding School Leader are annual awards.

For information about each award, please select from the list in the side menu.

To nominate someone who you believe deserves recognition,  please click on the link  below.

NOMINATION FORM

The 2027 nominations are now OPEN. The closing date for 2027 nominations is Friday 25 June 5pm.

Nominations are an opportunity to be considered for an award. Once a nomination has been submitted, an application package will be sent to the nominee for completion and submission by the closing date.

Please use the button below to submit a nomination (for yourself or another person):

2026 Award Recipients

Congratulations to the QSLA Award Recipients for 2026. You will be able to read more about the recipients in the Term 1, 2027 QSLA newsletter. 

Queensland Teacher Librarian of the Year
Mark Lathouras, Cleveland State School

Queensland School Leader of the Year
Blake Fatouros, SCOTS PGC College