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Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 1994
winner y Tomorrow, When the War Began When the War Began Chippendale : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1993 Z796506 1993 single work novel young adult (taught in 1 units) Seven Australian teenagers return from a camping trip in the bush to discover that their country has been invaded and they must hide to stay alive. (Source: Trove) -
Year: 1993
winner (Book of the Year) y Looking for Alibrandi Camberwell : Puffin , 1992 Z88038 1992 single work novel young adult (taught in 4 units) 'Josephine Alibrandi is seventeen, illegitimate, and in her final year at a wealthy Catholic school. This is the year her father comes back into her life, the year she falls in love, the year she discovers the secrets of her family's past and the year she sets herself free.' (Source: Back Cover) -
Year: 1992
winner y Scatterlings Ringwood : Puffin , 1991 Z62310 1991 single work novel science fiction young adult -
Year: 1991
winner y Al Capsella and the Watchdogs St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1990 Z893504 1990 single work novel humour young adult Whether goofing off with his friends or fleeing the unwanted attentions of a girl from school, fifteen-year-old Al suffers from constant surveillance by a growing horde of watchdog parents.
Works About this Award
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Foreword : Ton of Talent Signs Up for Writers' Fest 1992 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 July 1992; (p. 6)