2021 Winners and shortlists

2021: Fiction
A Treacherous Country by K.M. Kruimink
A Treacherous Country
Author:
K.M.
Kruimink
Illustrator:
In the Time of Foxes by Jo Lennan.
In the Time of Foxes
Author:
Jo
Lennan
Illustrator:
The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey.
The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey
Author:
Amanda
Lohrey
Illustrator:
Lucky's by Andrew Pippos
Lucky's
Author:
Andrew
Pippos
Illustrator:
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld.
The Bass Rock
Author:
Evie
Wyld
Illustrator:
2021: Poetry
Homer Street by Laurie Duggan.
Homer Street
Author:
Laurie
Duggan
Illustrator:
The Strangest Place, New and Selected Poems by Stephen Edgar.
The Strangest Place, New and Selected Poems
Author:
Stephen
Edgar
Illustrator:
Change Machine by Jaya Savige.
Change Machine
Author:
Jaya
Savige
Illustrator:
Shorter Lives by John A. Scott.
Shorter Lives
Author:
John A
Scott
Illustrator:
Nothing to Declare by Mags Webster.
Nothing to Declare
Author:
Mags
Webster
Illustrator:
2021: Non-fiction
Flight Lines: Across the Globe on a Journey with the Astonishing Ultramarathon Birds by Andrew Darby.
Flight Lines: Across the Globe on a Journey with the Astonishing Ultramarathon Birds
Author:
Andrew
Darby
Illustrator:
The Details: On Love, Death and Reading by Tegan Bennett Daylight
The Details: On Love, Death and Reading
Author:
Tegan Bennett
Daylight
Illustrator:
Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse by Cassandra Pybus.
Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse
Author:
Cassandra
Pybus
Illustrator:
The Altar Boys by Suzanne Smith.
The Altar Boys
Author:
Suzanne
Smith
Illustrator:
The Stranger Artist: Life at the Edge of Kimberley Painting by Quentin Sprague.
The Stranger Artist: Life at the Edge of Kimberley Painting
Author:
Quentin
Sprague
Illustrator:
2021: Australian history
Pathfinders: A History of Aboriginal Trackers in NSW by Michael Bennett.
Pathfinders: A History of Aboriginal Trackers in NSW
Author:
Michael
Bennett
Illustrator:
The Convict Valley: The Bloody Struggle on Australia's Early Frontier by Mark Dunn.
The Convict Valley: The Bloody Struggle on Australia's Early Frontier
Author:
Mark
Dunn
Illustrator:
Ceremony Men: Making Ethnography and the Return of the Strehlow Collection by Jason M. Gibson.
Ceremony Men: Making Ethnography and the Return of the Strehlow Collection
Author:
Jason M
Gibson
Illustrator:
Representing Australian Aboriginal Music and Dance 1930–1970 by Amanda Harris.
Representing Australian Aboriginal Music and Dance 1930–1970
Author:
Amanda
Harris
Illustrator:
People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia by Grace Karskens.
People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia
Author:
Grace
Karskens
Illustrator:
2021: Young adult literature
The F Team by Rawah Arja.
The F Team
Author:
Rawah
Arja
Illustrator:
The End of the World is Bigger than Love by Davina Bell
The End of the World is Bigger than Love
Author:
Davina
Bell
Illustrator:
When Rain Turns to Snow by Jane Godwin.
When Rain Turns to Snow
Author:
Jane
Godwin
Illustrator:
Metal Fish, Falling Snow
Author:
Cath
Moore
Illustrator:
Loner by Georgina Young.
Loner
Author:
Georgina
Young
Illustrator:
2021: Children's literature
The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks.
The Year the Maps Changed
Author:
Danielle
Binks
Illustrator:
The January Stars by Kate Constable.
The January Stars
Author:
Kate
Constable
Illustrator:
Fly on the Wall by Remy Lai.
Fly on the Wall
Author:
Remy
Lai
Illustrator:
How to Make a Bird by Meg McKinlay and illustrated by Matt Ottley.
How to Make a Bird
Author:
Meg
McKinlay
Illustrator:
Matt
Ottley
The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst by Jaclyn Moriarty and illustrated by Kelly Canby.
The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst
Author:
Jaclyn
Moriarty
Illustrator:
Kelly
Canby

2020 Winners and shortlists

2020: Fiction
The Yield by Tara June Winch.
1
winner - The Yield
Author:
Tara June
Winch
Illustrator:
'The Death of Jesus' by J. M. Coetzee<
The Death of Jesus
Author:
J. M.
Coetzee
Illustrator:
'Exploded View' by Carrie Tiffany
Exploded View
Author:
Carrie
Tiffany
Illustrator:
'Wolfe Island' by Lucy Treloar
Wolfe Island
Author:
Lucy
Treloar
Illustrator:
'The Weekend' by Charlotte Wood
The Weekend
Author:
Charlotte
Wood
Illustrator:
2020: Poetry
'The Lost Arabs' by Omar Sakr
1
winner - The Lost Arabs
Author:
Omar
Sakr
Illustrator:
'Heide' by π.O.
Heide
Author:
π.o.
Illustrator:
'The Future Keepers' by Nandi Chinna
The Future Keepers
Author:
Nandi
Chinna
Illustrator:
'Empirical' by Lisa Gorton
Empirical
Author:
Lisa
Gorton
Illustrator:
'Birth Plan' by LK Holt
Birth Plan
Author:
LK
Holt
Illustrator:
2020: Non-fiction
'Song Spirals: Sharing Women's Wisdom of Country through Songlines' by Gay'wu Group of Women
1
winner - Songspirals: Sharing Women's Wisdom of Country through Songlines
Author:
Gay'wu
Group of Women
Illustrator:
'Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia' by Christina Thompson
1
winner - Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
Author:
Christina
Thompson
Illustrator:
'The Enchantment of the Long-haired Rat: A Rodent History of Australia' by Tim Bonyhady
The Enchantment of the Long-haired Rat: A Rodent History of Australia
Author:
Tim
Bonyhady
Illustrator:
'See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse' by Jess Hill
See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse
Author:
Jess
Hill
Illustrator:
'Hearing Maud: A Journey for a Voice' by Jessica White
Hearing Maud: A Journey for a Voice
Author:
Jessica
White
Illustrator:
2020: Australian history
'Meeting the Waylo: Aboriginal Encounters in the Archipelago' by Tiffany Shellam
1
winner - Meeting the Waylo: Aboriginal Encounters in the Archipelago
Author:
Tiffany
Shellam
Illustrator:
'From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting' by Judith Brett
From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting
Author:
Judith
Brett
Illustrator:
'Progressive New World: How Settler Colonialism and Transpacific Exchange Shaped American Reform' by Marilyn Lake.
Progressive New World: How Settler Colonialism and Transpacific Exchange Shaped American Reform
Author:
Marilyn
Lake AO
Illustrator:
'Sludge: Disaster on Victoria's Goldfields' by Susan Lawrence and Peter Davies
Sludge: Disaster on Victoria's Goldfields
Author:
Susan
Lawrence
Peter
Davies
Illustrator:
'The Oarsmen: The Remarkable Story of the Men Who Rowed from the Great War to Peace' by Scott Patterson
The Oarsmen: The Remarkable Story of the Men Who Rowed from the Great War to Peace
Author:
Scott
Patterson
Illustrator:

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