Indie Book Awards 2026

The Winners for the Indie Book Awards 2026 are:

CHILDREN’S
Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Lothian Children's Books)

YOUNG ADULT
Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire by Amy Doak (Penguin Australia)

BOOK OF THE YEAR
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Penguin Australia)

FICTION
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Penguin Australia)

NON-FICTION
Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent (Picador Australia)

DEBUT FICTION
When Sleeping Women Wake by Emma Pei Yin (Hachette Australia)

ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION
Wild by Design by Tim Pilgrim (Murdoch Books)