The winner of the 2021 ARA Historical Novel Prize – Adult Category is The Burning Island, by Jock Serong (Text Publishing).
The winner of the 2021 ARA Historical Novel Prize – Children and Young Adult (CYA) Category is We are Wolves, by Katrina Nannestad (HarperCollins Australia).
Gustavo the Shy Ghost has won the 2021 Klaus Flugge prize for the most exciting and promising newcomer to children's picture book illustration.
Winners have been announced for 2021 Queensland Literary Awards. Of particular interest are:
The University of Queensland Fiction Book Award
Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson
Children’s Book Award
Bindi written by Kirli Saunders and illustrated by Dub Leffler
Griffith University Young Adult Book Award
Metal Fish, Falling Snow by Cath Moore
The Ned Kelly Awards have been announced.
Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction is Consolation, by Garry Disher (Text).
Ned Kelly Award for Best True Crime is Stalking Claremont by Bret Christian
Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction is The Second Son by Loraine Peck
Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Fiction published in Australia, is We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker
The winner of the Little Rebels Award 2021 is Boy, Everywhere by A. M. Dassau.
The Little Rebels Award recognises children’s fiction (for readers aged 0-12) which promotes social justice or social equality, challenges stereotypes or is informed by anti-discriminatory concerns.
The winners of the Children's Book Council book awards have been announced. See our reviews here:
The end of the world is bigger than love by Davina Bell
Aster's good, right things by Kate Gordon
The UKLA Book Awards are the only children's book awards judged by teachers. The 2021 winners are:
Look Up! by Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola
Check Mates by Stewart Foster
Run, rebel by Manjeet Mann
Last paper crane by Kerry Drewery
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson
Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds
21-27 August 2021
CBCA site with free materials and merchandise.
Links to authors and teaching notes can be found in ReadPlus.
Ipswich District Teacher Librarian Network activities and resources
Book Week for beginners from Barbara Braxton
Scholastic has put out a webpage with downloadable ideas supporting simple costumes for a Children's Book Week parade.
Madison's Library - Book Week Links
Shortlisted books in the 2021 Environment Award For Children's Literature include:
Brother moon by Maree McCarthy Yoelu
The Giant and the sea by Trent Jamieson
Power of positive pranking by Nat Amoore
How to be the best by Charlotte Barkla
Give me some space! by Philip Bunting
Amanda Lohrey has been awarded Australia’s prestigious Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel The Labyrinth, published by Text Publishing.
Michael Robotham wins the 2021 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for his book When She Was Good.
View the shortlist for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2021.
Aurealis Awards 2020 have been announced.
BEST CHILDREN’S FICTION
The Lost Soul Atlas, Zana Fraillon (Hachette Australia)
BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
The Erasure Initiative, Lili Wilkinson (Allen & Unwin)
BEST HORROR NOVEL
None Shall Sleep, Ellie Marney (Allen & Unwin)
BEST FANTASY NOVEL
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin)
The Locus Awards have been announced:
Science fiction novel
Winner: Network Effect, Martha Wells
Fantasy novel
Winner: The City We Became, N.K. Jemisin
Young Adult novel
Winner: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher