2012 Winners and shortlists

2012: Non-fiction
Book cover- A Short History of Christianity by Geoffrey Blainey
A Short History of Christianity
Author:
Geoffrey
Blainey
Illustrator:
Book cover- Paradoxes and Principles by AJ Brown
Michael Kirby Paradoxes and Principles
Author:
AJ
Brown
Illustrator:
Book cover - Kinglake-350 by author Adrian Hyland
Kinglake-350
Author:
Adrian
Hyland
Illustrator:
Book cover- When Horse Became Saw by Anthony Macris
When Horse Became Saw
Author:
Anthony
Macris
Illustrator:
2012: Australian history
Book cover- The Biggest Estate on Earth by Bill Gammage
1
winner - The Biggest Estate on Earth
Author:
Bill
Gammage
Illustrator:
Book cover- 1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia by James Boyce
1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia
Author:
James
Boyce
Illustrator:
Book cover- Breaking the Sheep’s Back by Charles Massy
Breaking the Sheep’s Back
Author:
Charles
Massy
Illustrator:
Book cover- Indifferent Inclusion: Aboriginal people and the Australian Nation by Russell McGregor
Indifferent Inclusion: Aboriginal people and the Australian Nation
Author:
Russell
McGregor
Illustrator:
Cover- Immigration Nation: Secret History of Us by A West, J Connor and K Connor
Immigration Nation: Secret History of Us
Author:
Alex
West
Joe
Connor
Ken
Connor
Illustrator:
2012: Young adult literature
Book cover- When We Were Two by Robert Newton
1
winner - When We Were Two
Author:
Robert Newton
Newton
Illustrator:
Book cover- A Straight Line to My Heart by Bill Condon
A Straight Line to My Heart
Author:
Bill
Condon
Illustrator:
Book cover- Being Here by Barry Jonsberg
Being Here
Author:
Barry
Jonsberg
Illustrator:
Book cover- Pan's Whisper by Sue Lawson
Pan’s Whisper
Author:
Sue
Lawson
Illustrator:
Book cover- Alaska by Sue Saliba
Alaska
Author:
Sue
Saliba
Illustrator:
2012: Children's literature
Book cover- Goodnight Mice! by Frances Watts - PMLA 2012
1
winner - Goodnight Mice!
Author:
Frances
Watts
Illustrator:
Judy
Watson
Book cover- Evangeline The Wish Keeper's Helper by Maggie Alderson
Evangeline, Wish Keeper's Helper
Author:
Maggie
Alderson
Illustrator:
Claire
Fletcher
Book cover- The Jewel Fish of Karnak by Graeme Base
The Jewel Fish of Karnak
Author:
Graeme
Base
Illustrator:
Book cover- Father's Day by Anne Brooksbank
Father's Day
Author:
Anne
Brooksbank
Illustrator:
Book cover- Come Down, Cat? by Sonya Hartnett
Come Down, Cat?
Author:
Sonya
Hartnett
Illustrator:
Lucia
Masciullo

2011 Winners and shortlists

2011: Fiction
Book cover Traitor by Stephen Daisley, 2011.
1
winner - Traitor
Author:
Stephen
Daisley
Illustrator:
Book cover: Notorious by Roberta Lowing, 2011.
Notorious
Author:
Roberta
Lowing
Illustrator:
Book cover: When Colts Ran by Roger McDonald.
When Colts Ran
Author:
Roger
McDonald
Illustrator:
Book cover - Glissando a melodrama by David Musgrove, 2011.
Glissando: a melodrama
Author:
David
Musgrove
Illustrator:
Book cover: that deadman dance by Kim Scott, 2011.
That deadman dance
Author:
Kim
Scott
Illustrator:
2011: Non-fiction
Bookcover: The hard light of day: An artist's story of friendships in Arrernte country by Rod Moss, 2011.
1
winner - The hard light of day: An artist's story of friendships in Arrernte country
Author:
Rod
Moss
Illustrator:
Bookcover: Sydney, by Delia Falconer, 2011
Sydney
Author:
Delia
Falconer
Illustrator:
Bookcover: How to make gravy by Paul Kelly, 2011.
How to make gravy
Author:
Paul
Kelly
Illustrator:
Bookcover: The party by Richard McGregor, 2011.
The party
Author:
Richard
McGregor
Illustrator:
Bookcover: Claude Levi-Strauss: the poet in the laboratory, Patrick Wilcken, 2011.
Claude Levi-Strauss: the poet in the laboratory
Author:
Patrick
Wilcken
Illustrator:
2011: Young adult literature
Bookcover: Graffiti moon by Cath Crowley, 2011.
1
winner - Graffiti moon
Author:
Cath
Crowley
Illustrator:
Bookcover: Good oil by Laura Buzo, 2011.
The good oil
Author:
Laura
Buzo
Illustrator:
Bookcover: The three loves of Persimmon by Cassandra Golds, 2011.
The three loves of Persimmon
Author:
Cassandra
Golds
Illustrator:
Bookcover: About a girl by Joanne Horniman, 2011.
About a girl
Author:
Joanne
Horniman
Illustrator:
Bookcover: The piper's son by Melina Marchetta, 2011.
The piper's son
Author:
Melina
Marchetta
Illustrator:
2011: Children's literature
Bookcover: Shake a leg by Borri Monty Pryor and Jan Oremerod, 2011.
1
winner - Shake a leg
Author:
Boori Monty
Pryor
Illustrator:
Jan
Ormerod
Bookcover: Why I love Australia by Bronwyn Bancroft, 2011.
Why I love Australia
Author:
Bronwyn
Bancroft
Illustrator:
Bookcover: Flyaway by Lucy Christopher, 2011.
Flyaway
Author:
Lucy
Christopher
Illustrator:
Bookcover: Now by Morris Gleitzman, 2011.
Now
Author:
Morris
Gleitzman
Illustrator:
Bookcover: April Underhill tooth fair by Bob Graham, 2011.
April Underhill, tooth fairy
Author:
Bob
Graham
Illustrator:

2010 Winners and shortlists

2010: Fiction
Book cover- Dog Boy by Eva Hornung
1
winner - Dog Boy
Author:
Eva
Hornung
Illustrator:
Book cover- Summertime by J.M. Coetzee
Summertime
Author:
J.M.
Coetzee
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Book of Emmett by Deborah Forster
The Book of Emmett
Author:
Deborah
Forster
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Lake Womern by Alan Gould
The Lakewoman
Author:
Alan
Gould
Illustrator:
Book cover- Ransom by David Malouf
Ransom
Author:
David
Malouf
Illustrator:
Book cover- lovesong by Alex Miller
Lovesong
Author:
Alex
Miller
Illustrator:
Book cover- As the Earth Turns silver by Frances Watts
As the Earth Turns Silver
Author:
Alison
Wong
Illustrator:
2010: Non-fiction
Book cover - The Colony: A History of Early Sydney by Grace Karskens
1
winner - The Colony: A History of Early Sydney
Author:
Grace
Karskens
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Water Dreamers by Michael Cathcart
The Water Dreamers
Author:
Michael
Cathcart
Illustrator:
Book cover- Strange Places by Will Elliott
Strange Places: A Memoir of Mental Illness
Author:
Will
Elliott
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Life and Death of Democracy by John Keane
The Life and Death of Democracy
Author:
John
Keane
Illustrator:

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