Business Awards
AWARD CATEGORIES & ELIGIBILITY
Publisher of the Year
This is an award for the Australian publisher with a turnover of more than $10 million whose publishing programme (including sales, promotion, editorial and production) demonstrated excellence, commensurate with the publisher’s size, in the preceding calendar year, and which contributed to the success of the industry.
ABIA 2026 Publisher of the Year sample nomination form
Small Publisher of the Year
This is an award for the Australian publisher with a turnover of less than $10 million whose publishing programme (including sales, promotion, editorial and production) demonstrated excellence, commensurate with the publisher’s size, in the preceding calendar year, and which has contributed to the overall success of the industry.
ABIA 2026 Small Publisher of the Year sample nomination form
Children’s Publisher of the Year
This is an award for the Australian children’s publisher whose Australian publishing programme (including sales, promotion, editorial and production) demonstrated excellence, and which contributed to the success of the industry.
ABIA 2026 Children’s Publisher of the Year sample nomination form
Commissioning Editor/Publisher of the Year
This award is open to editors and publishers that have demonstrated excellence for their authors, the lists they look after and the overall publishing industry irrespective of genre or format. It will be open for anyone working in the Australian publishing industry whose day-to-day job includes commissioning new titles.
ABIA 2026 Commissioning Editor/Publisher sample nomination form
Marketing/Publicity Campaign of the Year
This award is for marketing and publicity professionals who have showcased their talents across individual product lines and lists with imaginative, innovative and effective campaigns. A marketing strategy in context of this award could be a single book campaign, a campaign supporting an event or initiative, the creation of a genre or imprint specific marketing, or a branding initiative. This award is open for anyone working in marketing at an Australian publishing house, bookseller, retailer, library or book charity/organisation.
ABIA 2026 MarketingPublicity Campaign of the Year sample nomination form
Retail Awards
ABIA 2026 Statement of guidelines for retailer nominations
Bookshop of the Year
This award recognises an individual bricks-and-mortar bookshop in Australia with new book sales comprising at least 50% of the store’s total income. Eligible bookshops may be standalone bookshops, or individual bookshops in chain or franchise groups with no more than three total locations.
ABIA 2026 Bookshop of the Year sample nomination form
Book Retailer of the Year
This award recognises an Australian-registered retailer that specialises in selling books as their primary product, with at least 50% of the retailer’s total income from new book sales.
ABIA 2026 Book Retailer of the Year sample nomination form
Multicategory Retailer of the Year
This award recognises an Australian-registered retailer, company, or group of companies that sell books as part of a broader range of products.
ABIA 2026 Multicategory Retailer of the Year sample nomination form
Nominations for all 2026 Retail Awards can be made by completing this form by Wednesday 11 February.