2022 Winners and shortlists

2022: Fiction
Red Heaven by Nicolas Rothwell, Text Publishing
1
winner - Red Heaven
Author:
Nicolas
Rothwell
Illustrator:
Dark as Last Night by Tony Birch, University of Queensland Press
Dark as Last Night
Author:
Tony
Birch
Illustrator:
The Hands of Pianists by Stephen Downes, Fomite
The Hands of Pianists
Author:
Stephen
Downes
Illustrator:
Devotion by Hannah Kent, Pan Macmillan Australia: Picador
Devotion
Author:
Hannah
Kent
Illustrator:
Night Blue by Angela O'Keeffe, Transit Lounge.
Night Blue
Author:
Angela
O'Keeffe
Illustrator:
2022: Poetry
Human Looking by Andy Jackson, Giramondo Publishing Company
1
winner - Human Looking
Author:
Andy
Jackson
Illustrator:
Fifteeners by Jordie Albiston, Puncher & Wattmann
Fifteeners
Author:
Jordie
Albiston
Illustrator:
Dancing with Stephen Hawking by John Foulcher, Pitt Street Poetry
Dancing with Stephen Hawking
Author:
John
Foulcher
Illustrator:
Fish Work by Caitlin Maling, UWA Publishing
Fish Work
Author:
Caitlin
Maling
Illustrator:
Homecoming by Elfie Shiosaki, Magabala Books
Homecoming
Author:
Elfie
Shiosaki
Illustrator:
2022: Non-fiction
Rogue Forces: An explosive insiders' account of Australian SAS war crimes in Afghanistan by Mark Willacy, Simon & Schuster Australia
1
winner - Rogue Forces: An explosive insiders' account of Australian SAS war crimes in Afghanistan
Author:
Mark
Willacy
Illustrator:
Title Fight: How the Yindjibarndi battled and defeated a mining giant by Paul Cleary, Schwartz Books: Black Inc.
Title Fight: How the Yindjibarndi battled and defeated a mining giant
Author:
Paul
Cleary
Illustrator:
The Case that Stopped a Nation: The Archibald Prize controversy of 1944 by Peter Edwell, Halstead Press
The Case that Stopped a Nation: The Archibald Prize controversy of 1944
Author:
Peter
Edwell
Illustrator:
Puff Piece by John Safran, Penguin Random House Australia: Hamish Hamilton
Puff Piece
Author:
John
Safran
Illustrator:
Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego, University of Queensland Press
Another Day in the Colony
Author:
Chelsea
Watego
Illustrator:
2022: Australian history
Semut: The untold story of a secret Australian operation in WWII Borneo by Christine Helliwell, Penguin Random House Australia: Michael Joseph
1
winner - Semut: The untold story of a secret Australian operation in WWII Borneo
Author:
Christine
Helliwell
Illustrator:
White Russians, Red Peril: A Cold War history of migration to Australia by Sheila Fitzpatrick, La Trobe University Press in conjunction with Black Inc.
White Russians, Red Peril: A Cold War history of migration to Australia
Author:
Sheila
Fitzpatrick
Illustrator:
Return to Uluru by Mark McKenna, Schwartz Books: Black Inc.
Return to Uluru
Author:
Mark
McKenna
Illustrator:
Harlem Nights: The secret history of Australia's Jazz Age by Deirdre O'Connell, Melbourne University Press
Harlem Nights: The secret history of Australia's Jazz Age
Author:
Deirdre
O'Connell
Illustrator:
Farmers or Hunter-gatherers? The Dark Emu debate by Peter Sutton and Keryn Walshe, Melbourne University Press
Farmers or Hunter-gatherers? The Dark Emu debate
Author:
Professor Peter
Sutton FASSA
Dr Keryn
Walshe
Illustrator:
2022: Young adult literature
The Gaps by Leanne Hall, Text Publishing
1
winner - The Gaps by Leanne Hall
Author:
Leanne
Hall
Illustrator:
Still Alive: Notes from Australia's immigration detention system by Safdar Ahmed, Twelve Panels Press
Still Alive: Notes from Australia's immigration detention system
Author:
Safdar
Ahmed
Illustrator:
100 Remarkable Feats of Xander Maze by Clayton Zane Comber, HarperCollins Publishers
100 Remarkable Feats of Xander Maze
Author:
Clayton Zane
Comber
Illustrator:
Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim, Allen & Unwin
Tiger Daughter
Author:
Rebecca
Lim
Illustrator:
Tell Me Why for Young Adults by Archie Roach, Simon & Schuster Australia
Tell Me Why for Young Adults
Author:
Archie
Roach
Illustrator:
2022: Children's literature
Mina and the Whole Wide World by Sherryl Clark, illustrated by Briony Stewart, University of Queensland Press
1
winner - Mina and the Whole Wide World
Author:
Sherryl
Clark
Illustrator:
Briony
Stewart
The Boy and the Elephant by Freya Blackwood, HarperCollins Publishers: Angus & Robertson
The Boy and the Elephant
Author:
Freya
Blackwood
Illustrator:
Common Wealth by Gregg Dreise, Scholastic Australia
Common Wealth
Author:
Gregg
Dreise
Illustrator:
Dragon Skin by Karen Foxlee, Allen & Unwin
Dragon Skin
Author:
Karen
Foxlee
Illustrator:
Exit Through the Gift Shop by Maryam Master, illustrated by Astred Hicks, Pan Macmillan Australia
Exit Through the Gift Shop
Author:
Maryam
Master
Illustrator:
Astred
Hicks

2021 Winners and shortlists

2021: Fiction
The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey.
1
winner - The Labyrinth by Amanda Lohrey
Author:
Amanda
Lohrey
Illustrator:
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:
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
The Strangest Place, New and Selected Poems by Stephen Edgar.
1
winner - The Strangest Place, New and Selected Poems
Author:
Stephen
Edgar
Illustrator:
Homer Street by Laurie Duggan.
Homer Street
Author:
Laurie
Duggan
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
The Stranger Artist: Life at the Edge of Kimberley Painting by Quentin Sprague.
1
winner - The Stranger Artist: Life at the Edge of Kimberley Painting
Author:
Quentin
Sprague
Illustrator:
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:
2021: Australian history
People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia by Grace Karskens.
1
winner - People of the River: Lost Worlds of Early Australia
Author:
Grace
Karskens
Illustrator:
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:

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