2015 Winners and shortlists

2015: Non-fiction
Book cover. Darleen Bungey's John Olsen an artist's life
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winner - John Olsen: An Artist's Life
Author:
Darleen
Bungey
Illustrator:
book cover image: Wild Bleak Bohemia: Marcus Clarke, Adam Lindsay Gordon and Henry Kendall: A Documentary by Emeritus Professor Michael Wilding.
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winner - Wild Bleak Bohemia: Marcus Clarke, Adam Lindsay Gordon and Henry Kendall
Author:
Michael
Wilding
Illustrator:
book cover image: Private Bill by Barrie Cassidy.
Private Bill
Author:
Barrie
Cassidy
Illustrator:
book cover image: This House of Grief by Helen Garner.
This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial
Author:
Helen
Garner
Illustrator:
book cover image: Encountering the Pacific: In the Age of Enlightenment by (Scientia Professor) John Gascoigne FAHA.
Encountering the Pacific: In the Age of Enlightenment
Author:
John
Gascoigne
Illustrator:
2015: Prize for Australian History
Book cover Charles Bean - If people really knew: One man's struggle to report the Great War and tell the truth.
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winner - Charles Bean
Author:
Ross
Coulthart
Illustrator:
Bookcover of The Spy Catchers. The Offical Hostory of ASIO 1949 - 1963 by David Horner
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winner - The Spy Catchers—The Official History of ASIO Vol 1
Author:
David
Horner
Illustrator:
Book cover - Europens in Australia Volume Three
The Europeans in Australia—Volume Three: Nation
Author:
Alan
Atkinson
Illustrator:
Book cover Descent into Hell by Peter Brune
Descent into Hell
Author:
Peter
Brune
Illustrator:
Book cover Menzies at War
Menzies at War
Author:
Anne
Henderson AM
Illustrator:
2015: Young Adult literature
Book cover The Protected by Claire Zorn
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winner - The Protected
Author:
Claire
Zorn
Illustrator:
Book cover Are you seeing me?
Are You Seeing Me?
Author:
Darren
Groth
Illustrator:
Book cover - The Astrologers Daughter by Rebecca Lim.
The Astrologer's Daughter
Author:
Rebecca
Lim
Illustrator:
Bookcover of Tigers on the Beach by Dough Macleod
Tigers on the Beach
Author:
Doug
MacLeod
Illustrator:
Book cover The Minnow by Diana Sweeney
The Minnow
Author:
Diana
Sweeney
Illustrator:
2015: Children's literature
book cover image: One Minute's Silence
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winner - One Minute's Silence
Author:
David
Metzenthen
Illustrator:
Michael
Camilleri
book cover image: Two Wolves
Two Wolves
Author:
Tristan
Bancks
Illustrator:
Book cover image: My Dad is a Bear by Nicola Connelly
My Dad is a Bear
Author:
Nicola
Connelly
Illustrator:
Annie
White
Book cover - My two blankets - Irena Kobald.
My Two Blankets
Author:
Irena
Kobald
Illustrator:
Freya
Blackwood
book cover image: Withering-by-Sea
Withering-by-Sea
Author:
Judith
Rossell
Illustrator:

2014 Winners and shortlists

2014: Fiction
Book cover of A World of Other People
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winner - A World of Other People
Author:
Steven
Carroll
Illustrator:
Book cover of The Narrow Road to the Deep North
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winner - The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Author:
Richard
Flanagan
Illustrator:
Book cover of The Night Guest
The Night Guest
Author:
Fiona
McFarlane
Illustrator:
Book cover of Coal Creek
Coal Creek
Author:
Alex
Miller
Illustrator:
Book cover of Belomor
Belomor
Author:
Nicolas
Rothwell
Illustrator:
2014: Poetry
Book cover of Drag Down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call
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winner - Drag Down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call
Author:
Melinda
Smith
Illustrator:
Book cover of Tempo
Tempo
Author:
Sarah
Day
Illustrator:
Book cover - Eldershaw by Stephen Edgar
Eldershaw
Author:
Stephen
Edgar
Illustrator:
Book cover of 1953
1953
Author:
Geoff
Page
Illustrator:
Book cover of Chains of Snow
Chains of Snow
Author:
Jakob
Ziguras
Illustrator:
2014: Non-fiction
Moving Among Strangers front cover
1
winner - Moving Among Strangers
Author:
Gabrielle
Carey
Illustrator:
Madeleine front cover
1
winner - Madeline: A Life of Madeleine St John
Author:
Helen
Trinca
Illustrator:
Book cover of The Lucky Culture
The Lucky Culture
Author:
Nick
Cater
Illustrator:
Book cover of Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power 1799-1815
Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power 1799-1815
Author:
Philip
Dwyer
Illustrator:
Book cover of Rendezvous with Destiny
Rendezvous with Destiny
Author:
Michael
Fullilove
Illustrator:
2014: Prize for Australian History
Book cover of Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War
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winner - Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War
Author:
Joan
Beaumont
Illustrator:
Australias Secret War front cover
1
winner - Australia's Secret War: How unionists sabotaged our troops in World War II
Author:
Hal G.P.
Colebatch
Illustrator:
Book cover of First Victory: 1914
First Victory: 1914
Author:
Mike
Carlton
Illustrator:
Book cover of Arthur Phillip: Sailor Mercenary Governor Spy
Arthur Phillip: Sailor Mercenary Governor Spy
Author:
Michael
Pembroke
Illustrator:
Book cover of The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka
The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka
Author:
Clare
Wright
Illustrator:
2014: Young Adult literature
The Incredible Here and Now front cover
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winner - The Incredible Here and Now
Author:
Felicity
Castagna
Illustrator:
Book cover of Pureheart
Pureheart
Author:
Cassandra
Golds
Illustrator:
Book cover of Girl Defective
Girl Defective
Author:
Simmone
Howell
Illustrator:
Book cover of Life in Outer Space
Life in Outer Space
Author:
Melissa
Keil
Illustrator:
Book cover of The First Third
The First Third
Author:
Will
Kostakis
Illustrator:
2014: Children's literature
Silver Buttons front cover
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winner - Silver Buttons
Author:
Bob
Graham
Illustrator:
Book cover of Song for a Scarlet Runner
Song for a Scarlet Runner
Author:
Julie
Hunt
Illustrator:
Book cover of My Life As an Alphabet
My Life As an Alphabet
Author:
Barry
Jonsberg
Illustrator:
Book cover Kissed by the Moon
Kissed by the Moon
Author:
Alison
Lester
Illustrator:
Book cover of Rules of Summer
Rules of Summer
Author:
Shaun
Tan
Illustrator:

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