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2016 Winners and shortlists

2016: Fiction
The Life of Houses
1
winner - The Life of Houses
Author:
Lisa
Gorton
Illustrator:
The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood
1
winner - The Natural Way of Things
Author:
Charlotte
Wood
Illustrator:
Forever Young by Steven Carroll
Forever Young
Author:
Steven
Carroll
Illustrator:
Book cover The World Repair Video Game
The World Repair Video Game
Author:
David
Ireland
Illustrator:
Quicksand
Quicksand
Author:
Steve
Toltz
Illustrator:
2016: Poetry
The Hazards
1
winner - The Hazards
Author:
Sarah
Holland-Batt
Illustrator:
Net Needle
Net Needle
Author:
Robert
Adamson
Illustrator:
Cocky’s Joy
Cocky’s Joy
Author:
Michael
Farrell
Illustrator:
Waiting for the Past
Waiting for the Past
Author:
Les
Murray AO
Illustrator:
The Ladder
The Ladder
Author:
Simon
West
Illustrator:
2016: Non-fiction
On Stalin’s team—book—Australian history—PMLA 2016
1
winner - On Stalin's Team: the Years of Living Dangerously in Soviet Politics
Author:
Sheila
Fitzpatrick
Illustrator:
Thea Astley—book—Australian history—PMLA 2016
1
winner - 'Thea Astley: Inventing her own Weather'
Author:
Karen
Lamb
Illustrator:
Tom Roberts—the art of portraiture—book—Australian history—PMLA 2016
'Tom Roberts and the Art of Portraiture'
Author:
Julie
Cotter
Illustrator:
Second half first—book—Australian history—PMLA 2016
'Second Half First'
Author:
Drusilla
Modjeska
Illustrator:
Island home—book—Australian history—PMLA 2016
'Island Home'
Author:
Tim
Winton
Illustrator:
2016: Australian history
The story of Australia’s people—book—Australian history—PMLA 2016
1
winner - The Story of Australia's People. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Australia
Author:
Geoffrey
Blainey AC
Illustrator:
Let my people go—book—Australian history—PMLA 2016
1
winner - 'Let my people go: the untold story of Australia and the Soviet Jews 1959–89'
Author:
Sam
Lipski AM
Suzanne
D Rutland OAM
Illustrator:
Red professor—book—Australian history—PMLA 2016
'Red Professor: The Cold War Life of Fred Rose'
Author:
Peter
Monteath
Valerie
Munt
Illustrator:
Ned Kelly—book—Australian history—PMLA 2016
'Ned Kelly: A Lawless Life'
Author:
Doug
Morrissey
Illustrator:
The war with Germany—book—Australian history—PMLA 2016
'The War with Germany: Volume III—The Centenary History of Australia and the Great War'
Author:
Robert
Stevenson
Illustrator:
2016: Young adult literature
Book cover of a single stone
1
winner - A Single Stone
Author:
Meg
McKinlay
Illustrator:
Book cover of becoming kirrali lewis
Becoming Kirrali Lewis
Author:
Jane
Harrison
Illustrator:
Book Cover of Illuminae
Illuminae: The Illuminae Files _01
Author:
Amie
Kaufman
Jay
Kristoff
Illustrator:
Book cover of inbetween days
Inbetween Days
Author:
Vikki
Wakefield
Illustrator:
Book cover of green valentine
Green Valentine
Author:
Lili
Wilkinson
Illustrator:
2016: Children's literature
Book cover of Sister Heart by Sally Morgan
1
winner - Sister Heart
Author:
Sally
Morgan
Illustrator:
Book cover - Adelaide's secret world by Elise Hurst.
Adelaide's Secret World
Author:
Elise
Hurst
Illustrator:
Book cover - Perfect by Danny Parker and illustrated by Freya Blackwood.
Perfect
Author:
Danny
Parker
Illustrator:
Freya
Blackwood
Book cover - The Greatest Gatsby A visual book of grammar by Tohby Riddle
The Greatest Gatsby : A Visual Book of Grammar
Author:
Tohby
Riddle
Illustrator:
Book cover of Mr Huff by Anna Walker
Mr Huff
Author:
Anna
Walker
Illustrator:

2015 Winners and shortlists

2015: Fiction
Book cover image: The Golden Age by Joan London.
1
winner - The Golden Age
Author:
Joan
London
Illustrator:
Book cover image: Amnesia by Peter Carey AO.
Amnesia
Author:
Peter
Carey
Illustrator:
Book cover image: In Certain Circles by Elizabeth Harrower.
In Certain Circles
Author:
Elizabeth
Harrower
Illustrator:
Book cover image: Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnett.
Golden Boys
Author:
Sonya
Hartnett
Illustrator:
Book cover image: To Name Those Lost by Rohan Wilson.
To Name Those Lost
Author:
Rohan
Wilson
Illustrator:
2015: Poetry
Book cover Poems 1957-2013 by Geoffrey Lehmann
1
winner - Poems 1957–2013
Author:
Geoffrey
Lehmann
Illustrator:
Book cover Devadattas Poems by Judith Beveridge
Devadatta's Poems
Author:
Judith
Beveridge
Illustrator:
book cover image: Exhibits of the Sun by Stephen Edgar.
Exhibits of the Sun
Author:
Stephan
Edgar
Illustrator:
Book cover Earth Hour by David Malouf
Earth Hour
Author:
David
Malouf
Illustrator:
Bookcover Towards the Equator by Alex Skovron
Towards the Equator: New & Selected Poems
Author:
Alex
Skovron
Illustrator:
2015: Non-fiction
Book cover.  Darleen Bungey's John Olsen an artist's life
1
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.
1
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: Australian history
Book cover Charles Bean - If people really knew: One man's struggle to report the Great War and tell the truth.
1
winner - Charles Bean
Author:
Ross
Coulthart
Illustrator:
Bookcover of The Spy Catchers.  The Offical Hostory of ASIO 1949 - 1963 by David Horner
1
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:

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