Indie Book Award (Australia)2021

Given by Australian Independent Bookseller

54 Works 13,740 Books 607 Reviews ½ 4.0
The Indie Book Awards were established in 2008 with the aim of creating a unique award recognising and rewarding the best Australian writing as chosen by Australian independent booksellers. The show more Awards celebrate the enormous depth and range of literary talent in this nation.




The Indie Book Awards differ from other literary awards because they are chosen by independent booksellers who are renowned for their love of books and reading, support new and emerging Australian authors and foster a love of quality writing.

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Stages:
All, Winner (79), Shortlist (213), Longlist (197)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2024 (60), 2023 (36), 2022 (24), 2021 (54), 2020 (56), 2019 (41), 2018 (60), 2017 (50), 2016 (20), 2015 (16), 2014 (16), 2013 (16), 2012 (16), 2011 (16), 2009 (4), 2008 (4)

Winner 6

WorkCategoryYear
The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia MellorChildren's Books2021
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip WilliamsDebut Fiction2021
Honeybee by Craig SilveyFiction2021
Plantopedia: The Definitive Guide to Houseplants by Lauren CamilleriIllustrated Non-Fiction2021
Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder, and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark by Julia BairdNon-Fiction2021
This One Is Ours by Kate O'DonnellYoung Adult2021

Shortlist 18

WorkCategoryYear
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals by Sami BaylyChildren's Books2021
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica TownsendChildren's Books2021
Sing Me the SummerChildren's Books2021
The Bluffs by Kyle PerryDebut Fiction2021
Song of the Crocodile by Nardi SimpsonDebut Fiction2021
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie TuDebut Fiction2021
All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent DaltonFiction2021
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams by Richard FlanaganFiction2021
Mammoth by Chris FlynnFiction2021
Sam Bloom: Heartache & Birdsong by Samantha BloomIllustrated Non-Fiction2021
Beatrix Bakes by Natalie PaullIllustrated Non-Fiction2021
In Praise of Veg by Alice ZaslavskyIllustrated Non-Fiction2021
The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor by Eddie JakuNon-Fiction2021
People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia by Grace KarskensNon-Fiction2021
Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse by Cassandra PybusNon-Fiction2021
Future Girl by AsphyxiaYoung Adult2021
Catch Me If I Fall by Barry JonsbergYoung Adult2021
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth NixYoung Adult2021

Longlist 30

WorkCategoryYear
respect by Aunty Fay MuirChildren's Books2021
The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle BinksChildren's Books2021
The Hunted by Gabriel BergmoserDebut Fiction2021
Kokomo by Victoria HannanDebut Fiction2021
The Loudness of Unsaid Things by Hilde HintonDebut Fiction2021
The Coconut Children by Vivian PhamDebut Fiction2021
The Morbids by Ewa RamseyDebut Fiction2021
Sheerwater by Leah SwannDebut Fiction2021
The Tolstoy Estate by Steven ConteFiction2021
A Room Made of Leaves by Kate GrenvilleFiction2021
The Survivors by Jane HarperFiction2021
Infinite Splendours by Sofie LagunaFiction2021
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghyFiction2021
The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernanFiction2021
Golden Daze by Sean DohertyIllustrated Non-Fiction2021
Rivers: The Lifeblood of Australia by Ian HoskinsIllustrated Non-Fiction2021
To Asia, With Love: Everyday Asian Recipes and Stories From the Heart by Hetty McKinnonIllustrated Non-Fiction2021
The Flying Kangaroo: 100 Years of Qantas by Neil Montagnana-WallaceIllustrated Non-Fiction2021
Stalin's Wine Cellar by John BakerNon-Fiction2021
The Last Lighthouse Keeper: A Memoir by John CookNon-Fiction2021
The Golden Maze: A Biography of Prague by Richard FidlerNon-Fiction2021
Searching for Charlotte: The Fascinating Story of Australia's First Children's Author by Kate ForsythNon-Fiction2021
I Catch Killers: The Life and Many Deaths of a Homicide Detective by Gary JubelinNon-Fiction2021
Fire Country by Victor SteffensenNon-Fiction2021
The Lost Soul Atlas by Zana FraillonYoung Adult2021
When Rain Turns to Snow by Jane GodwinYoung Adult2021
Aurora Burning by Amie KaufmanYoung Adult2021
None Shall Sleep (The None Shall Sleep Sequence, 1) by Ellie MarneyYoung Adult2021
The Erasure Initiative by Lili WilkinsonYoung Adult2021
Loner by Georgina YoungYoung Adult2021

Descriptions

The Indie Book Awards were established in 2008 with the aim of creating a unique award recognising and rewarding the best Australian writing as chosen by Australian independent booksellers. The Awards celebrate the enormous depth and range of literary talent in this nation.


The Indie Book Awards differ from other literary awards because they are chosen by independent booksellers who are renowned for their love of books and reading, support new and emerging Australian authors and foster a love of quality writing.

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URL: https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/
Australian Independent Bookseller Awards, http://www.indies.com.au (English, Member-written)

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