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2010 Winners and shortlists

2010: Non-fiction
Book cover-The Blue Plateau: A Landscape Memoir by Mark Tredinnick
The Blue Plateau: A Landscape Memoir
Author:
Mark
Tredinnick
Illustrator:
Book cover - The Ghost at the Wedding by Shirley Walker
The Ghost at the Wedding
Author:
Shirley
Walker
Illustrator:
2010: Young adult literature
Book cover - Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God by Bill Condon
1
winner - Confessions of a Liar, Thief and Failed Sex God
Author:
Bill
Condon
Illustrator:
Book cover - Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Christopher
Stolen: A Letter to My Captor
Author:
Lucy
Christopher
Illustrator:
Book cover - The Winds of Heaven by Judith Clarke
The Winds of Heaven
Author:
Judith
Clarke
Illustrator:
Book cover - The Museum of Mary Child by Cassandra Golds
The Museum of Mary Child
Author:
Cassandra
Golds
Illustrator:
Book cover - Swerve by Phillip Gwynne
Swerve
Author:
Phillip
Gwynne
Illustrator:
Book cover - Jarvis 24 by David Metzenthen
Jarvis 24
Author:
David
Metzenthen
Illustrator:
Book cover - Beatle Meets Destiny by Gabrielle Williams
Beatle Meets Destiny
Author:
Gabrielle
Williams
Illustrator:
2010: Children's literature
Book cover - Star Jumps by Lorraine Marwood
1
winner - Star Jumps
Author:
Lorraine
Marwood
Illustrator:
Cicada Summer
Author:
Kate
Constable
Illustrator:
Book cover - The Terrible Plop by Ursula Dubosarsky
The Terrible Plop
Author:
Ursula
Dubosarsky
Illustrator:
Andrew
Joyner
Book cover - Running with the Horses by Alison Lester
Running with the Horses
Author:
Alison
Lester
Illustrator:
Book cover - Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children by Jen Storer
Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children
Author:
Jen
Storer
Illustrator:
Book cover - Harry and Hopper by Margaret Wild and Freya Blackwood
Harry and Hopper
Author:
Margaret
Wild
Illustrator:
Freya
Blackwood

2009 Winners and shortlists

2009: Fiction
Book cover- the boat by Nam Le
1
winner - The Boat
Author:
Nam
Le
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Pages by Murray Bail
The Pages
Author:
Murray
Bail
Illustrator:
Book cover- People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
People of the Book
Author:
Geraldine
Brooks
Illustrator:
Book cover- Wanting by Richard Flanagan
Wanting
Author:
Richard
Flanagan
Illustrator:
Book cover- Everything I knew by Peter Goldsworthy
Everything I knew
Author:
Peter
Goldsworthy
Illustrator:
Book cover- One Foot Wrong by Sofie Lagunas
One Foot Wrong
Author:
Sofie
Laguna
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Good Parents by Joan London
The Good Parents
Author:
Joan
London
Illustrator:
2009: Non-fiction
Book cover- House of Exile: The Life and Times of Heinrich Mann and Nellie Kroeger-Mann by Evelyn Juers
1
winner - House of Exile: The Life and Times of Heinrich Mann and Nellie Kroeger-Mann
Author:
Evelyn
Juers
Illustrator:
Book cover- Drawing the Global Colour Line by Marilyn Lake & Henry Reynolds
1
winner - Drawing the Global Colour Line
Author:
Marilyn
Lake
Henry
Reynolds
Illustrator:
Book cover- VAN DIEMEN’S LAND by James Boyce
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND
Author:
James
Boyce
Illustrator:
Book cover- Doing Life: A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley by Brian Dibble
Doing Life: A Biography of Elizabeth Jolley
Author:
Brian
Dibble
Illustrator:
Book cover- Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History by Jenny Hockings
Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History
Author:
Jenny
Hocking
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Tall Man by Chloe Hooper
The Tall Man
Author:
Chloe
Hooper
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Henson Case by David Marr
The Henson Case
Author:
David
Marr
Illustrator:
Book cover- American Journeys by Don Watson
American Journeys
Author:
Don
Watson
Illustrator:

2008 Winners and shortlists

2008: Fiction
Book cover- The Zoo Keeper’s War by Steven Conte
1
winner - The Zoo Keeper’s War
Author:
Steven
Conte
Illustrator:
Book cover- Sorry by Gail Jones
Sorry
Author:
Gail
Jones
Illustrator:
Book cover- Burning In by Mireille Juchau
Burning In
Author:
Mireille
Juchau
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Widow and her Hero  by Tom Keneally
The Widow and her Hero
Author:
Tom
Keneally
Illustrator:
Book cover- Jamaica: A Novel by Malcolm Knox
Jamaica: A Novel
Author:
Malcolm
Knox
Illustrator:
Book cover- The Complete Stories by David Malouf
The Complete Stories
Author:
David
Malouf
Illustrator:
Book cover- El Dorado by Dorothy Porter
El Dorado
Author:
Dorothy
Porter
Illustrator:
2008: Non-fiction
Book cover- Ochre and Rust: Artefacts and Encounters on Australian Front by Philip Jones
1
winner - Ochre and Rust: Artefacts and Encounters on Australian Frontiers
Author:
Philip
Jones
Illustrator:
Book cover- Napoleon: The Path to Power, 1769–1799 by Philip Dwyer
Napoleon: The Path to Power, 1769–1799
Author:
Philip
Dwyer
Illustrator:
Book cover- A History of Queensland by Raymond Evans
A History of Queensland
Author:
Raymond
Evans
Illustrator:
Book cover- My Life as a Traitor by Zarah Ghahramani with Robert Hillman
My Life as a Traitor
Author:
Zarah
Ghahramani
Robert
Hillman
Illustrator:
Book cover- Shakespeare's Wife by Germaine Greer
Shakespeare's Wife
Author:
Germaine
Greer
Illustrator:
Book cover- Vietnam: The Australian War by Paul Ham
Vietnam: The Australian War
Author:
Paul
Ham
Illustrator:
Book cover- Cultural Amnesia: Notes in the Margin of My Time by Clive James
Cultural Amnesia: Notes in the Margin of My Time
Author:
Clive
James
Illustrator:

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