AustLit
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2021
winner y Our Home, Our Heartbeat Kate Moon (illustrator), Rachael Sarra (illustrator), Richmond : Hardie Grant Egmont , 2020 18582055 2020 single work picture book children's'Adapted from Briggs’ celebrated song 'The Children Came Back', Our Home, Our Heartbeat is a celebration of past and present Indigenous legends, as well as emerging generations, and at its heart honours the oldest continuous culture on earth.
'Readers will recognise Briggs' distinctive voice and contagious energy within the pages of Our Home, Our Heartbeat, signifying a new and exciting chapter in children's Indigenous publishing.' (Publication summary)
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Year: 2020
winner y The Beach Bluey : The Beach Melbourne : Puffin , 2019 18743284 2019 single work picture book children's'While Mum is off for a walk along the beach, Bluey discovers a beautiful shell. She runs to show Mum and has a series of encounters that will both excite and test her in unexpected ways.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Year: 2019
winner y All the Ways To Be Smart Allison Colpoys (illustrator), Melbourne : Scribble , 2018 14571374 2018 single work picture book children's'Smart is not just ticks and crosses,
smart is building boats from boxes.
Painting patterns, wheeling wagons,
being mermaids, riding dragons …'‘Every page of this book in joyous, imaginative and life-affirming … All the Ways to be Smart is a celebration of what childhood can be, and it will likely become a classic.’
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Year: 2018
winner y No One Likes a Fart Adam Nickel (illustrator), Hawthorne : Viking , 2017 12885079 2017 single work picture book children's'Fart is excited! He’s desperate to make friends and have fun. But no one likes a fart. Not even a fart with a heart. Too smelly. Too embarrassing. Too gross.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.