NSW Literary Awards shortlists 2026

The shortlists for the 2026 NSW Literary Awards have just been announced. Of special interest: 

Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature

Little Bones by Sandy Bigna
Into the Bewilderness by Gus Gordon
The Year We Escaped by Suzanne Leal
An Ant’s Guide to Being an Ant by Zoe Meagher and Julia Darling
A Gift from the Birds by Caroline Stills

Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature

A Good Kind of Trouble by Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward
How to Be Normal by Ange Crawford
Darkest Night, Brightest Star by Barry Jonsberg
Weaving Us Together by Lay Maloney
Golden by Jade Timms
Desert Tracks by Marly Wells and Linda Wells