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History

Established by the Australian Publishers' Association, the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA Awards) celebrate the achievements of authors, publishers and booksellers over the past year. The list of prize winners since 2006 is available at the APA's website.

Source: http://www.publishers.asn.au/ Sighted: 10/12/2013.

Notes

  • In 2006 the Australian Publishers Assocaition introduced a new series of Awards, the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA). The Awards 'incorporate awards for individual books as well as general industry awards.'

    The complete list of Awards are not covered by AustLit. Book of the year awards and individual awards for persons are added to AustLit.

Latest Winners / Recipients (also see subcategories)v1521

Year: 2021

winner (Bookshop of the year) Avid Reader

Works About this Award

Nevermoor by First-time Novelist Jessica Townsend Wins Book of the Year at Australian Book Industry Awards Dee Jefferson , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2018;

'Queensland writer Jessica Townsend has continued her saga of success, taking three major gongs at the Australian Book Industry Awards for her debut novel Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Hachette Australia).'

Under Cover Susan Wyndham , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 May 2016; (p. 27)
Pan Mac Scoops ABIAs 2015 single work column
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , July vol. 95 no. 1 2015; (p. 7)
Children’s Author Is Top of the Tree in Book Awards Susan Wyndham , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 May 2015; (p. 20)
Text and Macmillan Scoop 2014 ABIAs 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , vol. 94 no. 1 2014; (p. 6)
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