he won an Angus & Robertson Bookworld Award, as Australian Author – Children's Literary Medal Criteria, "Best Selling Author" and "Most Valued Author". In 1993 Jennings was made Victorian of the Year – Western Region, presented by the Australia Day (Victoria) Committee, for services to the Victorian community. In 1995 he was 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. In 1998 he was named Favourite Australian Author in Dymocks Children's Choice Awards. In 2000 he was awarded the Dromkeen Medal, for significant contributions to the appreciation and development of children's literature. In 2010 he was made a Fellow of Monash University. In 2019 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Children's Book Council of Australia. Awards for titles Young Australians' Best Book Award (YABBA): 1987 Unreal! – Winner, best book for older readers; 1988 Unbelievable! – Winner, best book for older readers; 1989 Uncanny! – Winner, best book for older readers; 1989 The Cabbage Patch Fib – Winner, best book for younger 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; 1992 Unmentionable! – Winner, fiction for older readers; 1993 Unbearable! – Winner, fiction for older readers; 1994 Spooner Or Later – Winner, picture book section; 1994 Undone! – Winner, fiction for younger readers; 1995 Duck For Cover – Winner, picture book section; 1995 The Gizmo – Winner, fiction for younger readers; 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 (COOL Award): 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; 2001 The Paw Thing – Winner, Coolest Book of the Decade. West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA): 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