Congratulations and thanks to everyone involved so far!

This longlist introduces the titles, publishers and authors in the running for the 2021 ABIAs.

The ABIA Academy — a group of more than 250 publishers, booksellers, agents, media and industry representatives —  have selected and voted for books published in 2020 across 12 categories.  

The ABIAs showcase the collaborative efforts of publishers, editors, illustrators, marketers, designers, and authors in bringing quality books to Australia and abroad. It’s also a great opportunity to celebrate what we’ve done as an industry — and the joys of bringing books into the world.

 A shortlist will be released on Monday 12 April, with winners announced at the publishing industry’s night of nights on Wednesday 28 April.

Biography Book of the Year proudly presented by Borrowbox

• A Bigger Picture, Malcolm Turnbull (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Books)
• A Repurposed Life, Ronni Kahn with Jessica Chapnik Kahn (Allen & Unwin, Murdoch Books)
• Boy on Fire: The Young Nick Cave, Mark Mordue (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate)
• Fourteen, Shannon Molloy (Simon & Schuster Australia, Simon & Schuster Australia)
• Paul Kelly, Stuart Coupe (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Hachette Australia)
• Soar: A Life Freed by Dance, David McAllister with Amanda Dunn (Thames & Hudson Australia , Thames & Hudson Australia)
• The Happiest Man on Earth, Eddie Jaku (Pan Macmillan Australia, Macmillan Australia)
• Truganini, Cassandra Pybus (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)

Book of the Year for Older Children (ages 13+)

• Aurora Burning: The Aurora Cycle 2, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Future Girl, Asphyxia (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Jane Doe and the Key of All Souls, Jeremy Lachlan (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing)
• Please Don’t Hug Me, Kay Kerr (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• The End of the World is Bigger than Love, Davina Bell (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• The F Team, Rawah Arja (Giramondo, Giramondo Publishing)
• The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• This One is Ours, Kate O’Donnell (University of Queensland Press, UQP)

Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7-12)

• Finding Our Heart, Thomas Mayor; Illustrated by Blak Douglas (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Travel)
• Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow, Jessica Townsend (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)
• The Grandest Bookshop in the World, Amelia Mellor (Affirm Press, Affirm Press)
• The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals, Sami Bayly (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)
• The Year the Maps Changed, Danielle Binks (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)
• Took The Children Away, Archie Roach; Illustrated by Ruby Hunter (Simon & Schuster Australia , Simon & Schuster Australia)
• We Are Wolves, Katrina Nannestad (HarperCollins Publishers, ABC Books)
• When Rain Turns to Snow, Jane Godwin (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)

Children’s Picture Book of the Year (ages 0-6)

• Aunty’s Wedding, Miranda Tapsell, Joshua Tyler and Samantha Fry (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Bluey: The Creek Bluey (Penguin Random House, Puffin)
• Our Home, Our Heartbeat, Adam Briggs, Kate Moon and Rachael Sarra (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Little Hare)
• Respect, Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson; Illustrated by Lisa Kennedy (Magabala Books)
• Sing Me the Summer, Jane Godwin and Alison Lester (Affirm Press, Affirm Press)
• The Fire Wombat, Jackie French and Danny Snell (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)
• When We Say Black Lives Matter, Maxine Beneba Clarke (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)
• Windows, Jonathan Bentley and Patrick Guest (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Little Hare)

General Fiction Book of the Year

• The Bluffs, Kyle Perry (Penguin Random House, Michael Joseph)
• The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams (Affirm Press, Affirm Press)
• The Godmothers, Monica McInerney (Penguin Random House, Michael Joseph)
• The Good Turn, Dervla McTiernan (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)
• The Morbids, Ewa Ramsey (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• The Mother Fault, Kate Mildenhall (Simon & Schuster Australia, Simon & Schuster Australia)
• The Survivors, Jane Harper (Pan Macmillan Australia, Macmillan Australia)
• Trust, Chris Hammer (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)

General Non-fiction Book of the Year proudly presented by Copyright Agency

• Fire Country, Victor Steffensen (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Travel)
• My Tidda, My Sister, Marlee Silva; Illustrated by Rachael Sarra (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Travel)
• One Day I’ll Remember This: Diaries 1987–1995, Helen Garner (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• Phosphorescence: On awe, wonder and things that sustain you when the world goes dark, Julia Baird (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate)
• The Golden Maze: A biography of Prague, Richard Fidler (HarperCollins Publishers, ABC Books)
• The Space Between, Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald (Penguin Random House, Viking)
• Un-cook Yourself: A Ratbag’s Rules for Life, Nat’s What I Reckon (Penguin Random House, Ebury Australia)
• Women and Leadership, Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Penguin Random House, Vintage Australia)

Illustrated Book of the Year

• A Year of Simple Family Food, Julia Busuttil Nishimura (Pan Macmillan Australia, Plum)
• Beatrix Bakes, Natalie Paull (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Books)
• In Praise of Veg, Alice Zaslavsky (Allen & Unwin, Murdoch Books)
• Loving Country, Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Travel)
• Places We Swim Sydney, Caroline Clements and Dillon Seitchik-Reardon (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Travel)
• Plantopedia, Lauren Camilleri and Sophia Kaplan (Smith Street Books, Smith Street Books)
• Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong, Samantha Bloom, Cameron Bloom & Bradley Trevor Greive (HarperCollins Publishers, ABC Books)
• To Asia, With Love, Hetty McKinnon (Pan Macmillan Australia, Plum)

International Book of the Year

• A Life On Our Planet, David Attenborough (Penguin Random House, Ebury Press)
• A Promised Land, Barack Obama (Penguin Random House, Viking)
• Greenlights, Matthew McConaughey (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Headline)
• Ottolenghi FLAVOUR, Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage (Penguin Random House, Ebury Press)
• Shuggie Bain, Douglas Stuart (Pan Macmillan Australia, Picador)
• Such a Fun Age, Kiley Reid (Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury Circus)
• The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Dialogue Books)
• Women Don’t Owe You Pretty, Florence Given (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Cassell)

Literary Fiction Book of the Year

• A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing, Jessie Tu (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• A Room Made of Leaves, Kate Grenville (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• All Our Shimmering Skies, Trent Dalton (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate)
• Honeybee, Craig Silvey (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Infinite Splendours, Sofie Laguna (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Song of the Crocodile, Nardi Simpson (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Hachette Australia)
• Sorrow and Bliss, Meg Mason (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate)
• The Last Migration, Charlotte McConaghy (Penguin Random House, Hamish Hamilton)

Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year

• Glimpses of Utopia: Real ideas for a fairer world, Jess Scully (Pantera Press, Pantera Press)
• Living on Stolen Land, Ambelin Kwaymullina (Magabala Books)
• Stone Sky Gold Mountain, Mirandi Riwoe (University of Queensland Press, UQP)
• The Animals in That Country, Laura Jean McKay (Scribe Publications, Scribe Publications)
• The Rain Heron, Robbie Arnott (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• What Is To Be Done: political engagement and saving the planet, Barry Jones (Scribe Publications, Scribe Publications)
• Where the Fruit Falls, Karen Wyld (UWA Publishing, UWA Publishing)
• Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja, Yornadaiyn Woolagoodja (Magabala Books)

Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year

• Anemone is not the Enemy, Anna McGregor (Scribe Publications, Scribble)
• Bindi, Kirli Saunders; Illustrated by Dub Leffler (Magabala Books)
• Claudette, Helene Magisson (Red Paper Kite, Red Paper Kite)
• Family, Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson; Illustrated by Jasmine Seymour (Magabala Books)
• Found, Bruce Pascoe and Charmaine Ledden-Lewis (Magabala Books)
• Howl, Kat Patrick; Illustrated by Evie Barrow (Scribe Publications, Scribble)
• Metal Fish, Falling Snow, Cath Moore (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• My Shadow is Pink, Scott Stuart (Larrikin House Publishing, Larrikin House) 

The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year proudly presented by Simpsons Solicitors

• A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing, Jessie Tu (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Lucky’s, Andrew Pippos (Pan Macmillan Australia, Picador Australia)
• My Tidda, My Sister, Marlee Silva; Illustrated by Rachael Sarra (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Travel)
• Song of the Crocodile, Nardi Simpson (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Hachette Australia)
• The Coconut Children, Vivian Pham (Penguin Random House, Vintage Australia)
• The Grandest Bookshop in the World, Amelia Mellor (Affirm Press, Affirm Press)
• The Happiest Man on Earth, Eddie Jaku (Pan Macmillan Australia, Macmillan Australia)
• The Morbids, Ewa Ramsey (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)

Congratulations and good luck to all the longlistees. Tickets are on sale now!

Tickets are now on sale! Purchase them here

Join us as we celebrate the best books and finest talent in the book business — this year held at the Grand Ballroom at the Sydney International Convention Centre on Wednesday 29 April.

Acclaimed satirist and musician Casey Bennetto is back by popular demand to host the ABIAs. 

Event details:

Date 29 Apr 20

Venue Grand Ballroom, International Convention Centre Sydney

Cost $220 for Members $300 Non Members

Registrations Open 6 Feb 20 6:00 AM

Registrations Close 29 Apr 20 3:00 PM

Tickets available from the APA – book now!

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Congratulations to all ABIA winners for 2019…

With special thanks to our sponsors

Book of the Year 2019

Boy Swallows Universe – Trent Dalton (HarperCollins Australia)

Small Publisher of the Year

Affirm Press

An honourable mention was made by the judges to Magabala Books.

 

Publisher of the Year 2019

Pan Macmillan Australia

Biography Book of the Year

Proudly sponsored by Borrow Box 

Eggshell Skull, Bri Lee (Allen & Unwin)

 

Book of the Year for Older Children (ages 13+)

Jane Doe and the Cradle of all Worlds, Jeremy Lachlan (Hardie Grant Egmont)

Audiobook of the Year

Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton read by Stig Wemyss (HarperAudio with production by Bolinda)

 

An honourable mention was made by the judges to Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia (Wavesound). Originally published by Black Inc. Books. 

 

 

Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7-12)

The 104-Storey Treehouse, Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton (Pan Macmillan Australia)

 

Children’s Picture Book of the Year (ages 0-6)

All the Ways to be Smart, Davina Bell and Alison Colpoys (Scribble Kids Books)

 

General Fiction Book of the Year

Proudly Sponsored by Better Reading 

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland (HarperCollins Australia)

 

General Non-Fiction Book of the Year

Proudly Sponsored by the Copyright Agency

No Friend But The Mountains: Writing From Manus Prison, Behrooz Boochani trans. by Omid Tofighian (Pan Macmillan Australia)

 

An honourable mention was made by the judges to Any Ordinary Day, by Leigh Sales, published by Penguin Random House.

 

 

Illustrated Book of the Year

Family: New Vegetable Classics To Comfort and Nourish, Hetty McKinnon (Pan Macmillan Australia)

 

International Book of the Year

Less, Andrew Sean Greer (Hachette Australia)

 

Literary Fiction Book of the Year

Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton (HarperCollins Australia)

 

Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year

Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, ed. by Anita Heiss (Black Inc. Books)

 

Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year

Whisper, Lynette Noni (Pantera Press)

 

The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year

Proudly sponsored by Simpsons Solicitors 

Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton (HarperCollins Australia)

 

Business Award for Industry Rising Star

Proudly supported by McPherson’s

Ella Chapman, Hachette Australia

 

National Book Retailer of the Year

Booktopia

 

Independent Book Retailer of the Year

Mary Martin Bookshop

 

Lloyd O’Neil Hall of Fame Award, the Pixie O’Harris Award & the Rising Star Award

 

The Australian Publishers Association is delighted to announce the following industry Hall of Fame awards: the Lloyd O’Neil Hall of Fame Award, which recognises outstanding service to the Australian Book Industry by an individual from within its ranks; the Pixie O’Harris Award for consistent contribution to children’s literature; and the Rising Star Award, which recognises emerging talent in the Australian publishing industry. For more information on the awards and the winners, see below.

Without further ado, this year’s winners are as follows:

 

Lloyd O’Neil Hall of Fame Award

Congratulations – Richard Walsh 

This award recognises outstanding service to the Australian Book Industry by an individual from within its ranks, including publishers, booksellers, authors and other industry representatives with exceptional long service to the industry.

Lloyd O’Neil was a pioneer of Australian publishing, beginning his career as a bookseller and becoming an insightful and talented publisher, printing popular mass market titles that captured the mood of the nation and developing hugely successful educational and travel lists.

On receipt of the award, Richard said:

“I’m delighted to be the recipient of this year’s Lloyd O’Neil Award. As it happens, I knew Lloyd, he was a mentor of mine in my younger years and he was a fantastic, publishing guy and I loved him dearly.”

Patrick Gallagher, Chairman of Allen & Unwin, said:

“Richard Walsh has been a major figure in Australian publishing since 1972 when he became Managing Director of Angus & Robertson, then Australia’s leading independent publisher. Over his fourteen years there A&R published numerous classics of Australian writing, with authors including Frank Moorhouse, Christina Stead, Colleen McCullough, Laurie Oakes and Emily Rodda. In 1986 Richard became President of the ABPA (now APA). After his departure from Angus & Roberson to head APC magazines he maintained his publishing links through ACP’s acquisition of Greenhouse Publications. He has been a Director of the National Book Council and a Board Member of the Copyright Agency. In 2001 Richard took on the role of Consultant Publisher with Allen & Unwin, and has published a steady stream of successful authors, including Dick Smith, Sophie Laguna, Wendy Harmer, Tony Jones and Holly Throsby. He’s also an author, with nine books to his name.”

 

Pixie O’Harris Award

Congratulations – Kathy Kozlowski 

The Pixie O’Harris Award recognises publishers, editors, creators, booksellers, publicists and other industry representatives who have worked consistently in the field of children’s literature, demonstrated commitment beyond the call of duty, and who have developed a reputation for their contribution to the children’s book sector.

It is named in honour of children’s book author and illustrator, Pixie O’Harris (1903 – 1991), who had a longstanding career in publishing and painted many murals in hospital wards, health centres and schools.

Kathy had this to say:

“I’m pleased and honoured to receive the Pixie O’Harris Award and do so on behalf of children’s specialist booksellers everywhere. We share a passion for bringing children and stories together.”

Angela Crocombe, Manager of Readings Kids bookstore in Carlton, where Kathy works, nominated Kathy for the award:

“Kathy is an amazing woman and amazing bookseller. She’s been in the industry more than 50 years where she’s been a bookseller, a rep, a volunteer for the Children’s Book Council of Australia, and she’s also an ad hoc advisor to authors such as ABIA winner Zana Fraillon who speaks very highly of her. The work she does on the floor of the bookshop is so valued by customers of varying ages and backgrounds. What she does is put into their hands books that she loves and  thinks they will love. She’s wise but she’s not didactic. After all these years she’s still open to new ideas and approaches. She’s an absolute star and when she retires we don’t know what we’ll do without her.”

 

Rising Star Award – Proudly sponsored by McPherson’s

Congratulations – Ella Chapman 

The Rising Star award recognises emerging talent in the Australian book industry whose record reflects ongoing excellence and growth in contribution to their profession. They must be currently working in the Australian book industry, and have been part of the industry for no more than 10 years.

Rising Stars are considered for their: enthusiasm, reliability and integrity; ability to take initiative, solve problems and provide solutions; ability to work effectively as part of a team, and to provide team leadership; and key contributions made in their role and/or in the wider industry.

Ella Chapman is the Head of Marketing Communications at Hachette Australia. She has worked at independent and conglomerate publishing houses in Sydney and London. She studied Publishing and English at Loughborough University and began her career as a Publishing and Events Assistant. In 2018, Ella was on the Australian Reading Hour committee and was a judge at the B&T Media Awards.

The Rising Star of the Publishing Industry had this to say on hearing the news:

“I’m absolutely delighted to be awarded the 2019 Rising Star. To be recognised for my work in an industry that I’m so passionate about is the biggest compliment. The other nominees are all incredibly talented and it was lovely to see my name alongside theirs. There have been a lot of people who have been generous with their time, expertise and guidance throughout my career and I’m grateful that I’ve been able to learn so much from them all. The Australian publishing industry has a wealth of talented people working within it and I’m constantly impressed by the creative, forward-thinking and world-class books that are published here. It has been a privilege to be able to work in Australian publishing. Like any person in publishing I’ve always found a deep joy in reading. To be able to carve out a career that’s rooted in books and then to be able to lead and work with a team of people who share that passion and drive to bring our books to a local and global audience is almost unbelievable to me. I hope that I can continue to find more innovative and industry-leading ways to promote books. Thank you very much for giving me this award.”

Richard Walsh, Kathy Kozlowski and Ella Chapman are available for interview.

For further information and media inquiries, please contact:

Brendan Fredericks | BFredericksPR | 0403 265 337 | brendan@bfrederickspr.com

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Australian Publishers Association is excited to announce the longlist for the 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs). The longlist introduces the titles, publishers and authors in contention for a coveted 2019 ABIA.

Voted for by the ABIA Academy — a group of more than 250 publishers, booksellers, agents, media and industry representatives — have selected books published in 2018 across 12 categories.  

The ABIAs showcase the collaborative efforts of publishers, editors, illustrators, marketers, designers, and authors in bringing quality books to Australian and international markets.  

A shortlist will be released on Thursday April 11, with the winners announced at the publishing industry’s night of nights on Thursday 2 May. The red carpet event will be held at Sydney’s International Convention Centre and hosted by writer, musician and radio broadcaster, Casey Bennetto.

Tickets are on sale now.

For the complete longlist, see below or visit the official ABIAs website abiawards.com.au  

For further information, please contact:

Alex Christopher, Australian Publishers Association

T: 02 9281 9788  M: 0491269049   E: alex.christopher@publishers.asn.au

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ABIA would like to thank our valued sponsors – JC Decaux, Fairfax, Media Super, Opus/McPherson, The Copyright Agency, Booktopia, Griffin Press, Twitter, The Australian Women’s Weekly, Lightning Source, Nielsen Bookscan, Leading Edge Books, Better Reading, Simpsons Solicitors, John Fisher Printing, BorrowBox,  Books + Publishing and our industry partners, ABA, ALIA, APA, ASA.

 

ABIA LONGLIST 2019

Biography Book of the Year

• Back, After the Break, Osher Günsberg (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)
• Butterfly on a Pin: A memoir of love, despair and reinvention, Alannah Hill (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Books)
• Challenge Accepted!, Celeste Barber (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)
• Eggshell Skull, Bri Lee (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Johnathan Thurston: The Autobiography, Johnathan Thurston, with James Phelps (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)
• One Hundred Years of Dirt, Rick Morton  (Melbourne University Publishing, Melbourne University Press)
• Speaking Up, Gillian Triggs (Melbourne University Publishing, Melbourne University Press)
• Teacher, Gabbie Stroud (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)

Book of the Year for Older Children (ages 13+)

• Amelia Westlake, Erin Gough (Hardie Grant Egmont, Hardie Grant Egmont)
• Between Us, Clare Atkins (Black Inc. Books, Black Inc.)
• Catching Teller Crow, Ambelin Kwaymullina and Ezekiel Kwaymullina (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Hive, A. J. Betts (Pan Macmillan Australia, Pan Australia)
• Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds, Jeremy Lachlan(Hardie Grant Egmont, Hardie Grant Egmont)
• P is for Pearl, Eliza Henry-Jones (HarperCollins Publishers, Angus & Robertson)
• Small Spaces, Sarah Epstein (Walker Books Australia, Walker Books Australia)
• Tales from the Inner City, Shaun Tan (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)

Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7-12)

• Lenny’s Book of Everything, Karen Foxlee (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Ninja Kid #1, Anh Do and Jeremy Ley (Scholastic Australia, Scholastic Press)
• Polly and Buster: The Mystery of the Magic Stones,  Sally Rippin (Hardie Grant Egmont, Hardie Grant Egmont)
• Real Pigeons Fight Crime, Andrew McDonald & Ben Wood (Hardie Grant Egmont, Hardie Grant Egmont)
• The 104-Storey Treehouse, Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (Pan Macmillan Australia, Macmillan Australia)
• The Bad Guys Episode 7: Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?!, Aaron Blabey (Scholastic Australia, Scholastic Press)
• The Tales of Mr Walker,  Jess Black and Sara Acton (Penguin Random House Australia, Puffin)
• Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow: Nevermoor 2,  Jessica Townsend (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)

Children’s Picture Book of the Year (ages 0-6)

• All the Ways to be Smart,  Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys (Scribe Publications, Scribble Kids’ Books)
• Cicada, Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)
• Claris: The Chicest Mouse in Paris, Megan Hess (Hardie Grant Egmont, Hardie Grant Egmont)
• Go Go and the Silver Shoes, Jane Godwin and Anna Walker (Penguin Random House Australia, Viking)
• If I Was Prime Minister, Beck and Robin Feiner(HarperCollins Publishers, ABC Books)
• Love Makes a Family, Sophie Beer (Hardie Grant Egmont, Little Hare Books)
• Macca the Alpaca, Matt Cosgrove (Scholastic Australia, Koala Books)
• Pig the Grub, Aaron Blabey (Scholastic Australia, Scholastic Press)

General Fiction Book of the Year

• Nine Perfect Strangers, Liane Moriarty (Pan Macmillan Australia, Macmillan Australia)
• Scrublands, Chris Hammer (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate)
• The Lost Man, Jane Harper (Pan Macmillan Australia, Macmillan Australia)
• The Nowhere Child, Christian White (Affirm Press)
• The Other Wife, Michael Robotham (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Hachette Australia)
• The Rúin, Dervla McTiernan (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)
• The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris (Echo Publishing, Echo Publishing)

General Non-fiction Book of the Year

• Any Ordinary Day, Leigh Sales (Penguin Random House Australia, Hamish Hamilton)
• Boys Will Be Boys, Clementine Ford (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Dear Santa, Samuel Johnson (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Hachette Australia)
• No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison, Behrouz Boochani, Omid Tofighian (translator) (Pan Macmillan Australia, Picador Australia)
• The Arsonist, Chloe Hooper (Penguin Random House Australia, Hamish Hamilton)
• The Land Before Avocado, Richard Glover (HarperCollins Publishers, ABC Books)
• Welcome to Country: A Travel Guide to Indigenous Australia, Marcia Langton (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Travel)
• Woo’s Wonderful World of Maths, Eddie Woo (Pan Macmillan Australia, Macmillan Australia)

Illustrated Book of the Year

• A Painted Landscape: Across Australia from Bush to Coast, Amber Creswell Bell (Thames & Hudson Australia, Thames & Hudson Australia)
• Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour, David Coles (Thames & Hudson Australia, Thames & Hudson Australia)
• Family: New vegetable classics to comfort and nourish, Hetty McKinnon (Pan Macmillan Australia, Plum)
• Flour and Stone: Baked for Love, Life & Happiness, Nadine Ingram with photography by Alan Benson (Simon & Schuster Australia, Julie Gibbs for Simon & Schuster Australia)
• Mirka & Georges, Lesley Harding & Kendrah Morgan (Melbourne University Publishing, Melbourne University Press)
• Resident Dog: Incredible Homes and the Dogs That Live There, Nicole England (Thames & Hudson Australia, Thames & Hudson Australia)
• Special Guest, Annabel Crabb and Wendy Sharpe (Murdoch Books, Murdoch Books)
• The Cook’s Apprentice, Stephanie Alexander (Penguin Random House Australia, Lantern)

International Book of the Year

• Becoming, Michelle Obama (Penguin Random House Australia, Viking)
• CIRCE, Madeline Miller (Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury)
• Fear: Trump in the White House, Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster UK, Simon & Schuster UK)
• Less, Andrew Sean Greer (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Abacus)
• Lost Connections, Johann Hari (Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury Circus)
• Milkman, Anna Burns (Faber & Faber, Faber & Faber)
• Normal People, Sally Rooney (Faber & Faber, Faber & Faber)
• Ottolenghi SIMPLE, Yotam Ottolenghi (Penguin Random House Australia, Ebury Press)

Literary Fiction Book of the Year

• Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate)
• Bridge of Clay, Markus Zusak (Pan Macmillan Australia, Picador Australia)
• In the Garden of the Fugitives, Ceridwen Dovey (Penguin Random House Australia, Hamish Hamilton)
• Shell, Kristina Olsson (Simon & Schuster Australia, Scribner Australia)
• The Children’s House, Alice Nelson (Penguin Random House Australia, Vintage Australia)
• The Shepherd’s Hut, Tim Winton (Penguin Random House Australia, Hamish Hamilton)
• Too Much Lip, Melissa Lucashenko (The University of Queensland Press, UQP)
• Wintering, Krissy Kneen (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)

Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year

• A Superior Spectre, Angela Meyer (Ventura Press, Peter Bishop Books)
• Blakwork, Alison Whittaker (Magabala Books, Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation)
• Deep Time Dreaming, Billy Griffiths (Black Inc. Books, Black Inc.)
• Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia, Dr Anita Heiss (ed.) (Black Inc Books, Black Inc.)
• The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted, Robert Hillman (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• The Geography of Friendship, Sally Piper (The University of Queensland Press, UQP)
• The Western Front Diaries of Charles Bean, Edited by Peter Burness (UNSW Press, published in association with the Australian War Memorial, NewSouth)
• Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean, Joy McCann (UNSW Press, NewSouth)

Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year

• Alfred’s War, Rachel Bin Salleh and Samantha Fry (Magabala Books, Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation)
• Black Cockatoo, Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler (Magabala Books, Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation)
• Empty, Andrew Pratley, Angel McMullan(New Frontier Publishing, Little Steps Publishing)
• Heads And Tails: Insects, John Canty (author/illustrator), (Berbay Publishing, Berbay Publishing)
• I Had Such Friends, Meg Gatland-Veness (Pantera Press, Pantera Press)
• Night Walk, Alison Binks (writer and illustrator), (Berbay Publishing, Berbay Publishing)
• Rhyme Cordial, Antonia Pesenti (Scribe Publications, Scribble Kids’ Books)
• The Extremely Weird Thing that Happened in Huggabie Falls, Adam Cece (illustrated by Andrew Weldon) (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• Whisper, Lynette Noni (Pantera Press, Pantera Press)

The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year

• Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate)
• The Nowhere Child,  Christian White (Affirm Press, -)
• Eggshell Skull, Bri Lee (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• One Hundred Years of Dirt, Rick Morton (Melbourne University Publishing, Melbourne University Press)
• Teacher, Gabbie Stroud (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate)
• The Rúin,  Dervla McTiernan (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)
• The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris (Echo Publishing, Echo Publishing)