2026 Premiers' Reading Challenge

Premiers' Reading Challenge

The Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now closed

The 2026 Challenge theme was ‘Stories to discover. Stories to tell’.

The Premiers' Reading Challenge:

  • encourages the joy of reading
  • welcomes all children from birth to Year 10 to participate
  • can be tailored to individual needs.

Since the Challenge began in 2005, more than 4.9 million students have read over 68 million books.

Learn about the Challenge

For early childhood services, students and parents/carers

Meet our Author Ambassador and Illustrator Ambassador

For schools

Tips and resources

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is proudly supported by Penguin Random House Australia.

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