The Indie Book Award2020

Given by Australian Independent Bookseller

56 Works 6,667 Books 292 Reviews ½ 3.9
The Indie Book Awards were established in 2008 with the aim of creating a unique award recognising and rewarding the best Australian writing as chosen by Australian independent booksellers. The show more Awards celebrate the enormous depth and range of literary talent in this nation.




The Indie Book Awards differ from other literary awards because they are chosen by independent booksellers who are renowned for their love of books and reading, support new and emerging Australian authors and foster a love of quality writing. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (66), Shortlist (213), Longlist (374)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2024 (52), 2023 (6), 2022 (6), 2021 (48), 2020 (56), 2019 (41), 2018 (60), 2017 (50), 2016 (21), 2015 (13), 2014 (16), 2013 (16), 2012 (16), 2011 (16), 2009 (4), 2008 (4)

Winner 5

WorkCategoryYear
Allegra in Three Parts by Suzanne DanielDebut fiction2020
There Was Still Love by Favel ParrettFiction2020
The Lost Boys by Paul ByrnesIllustrated Non-fiction2020
Tell Me Why: The Story of My Life and My Music by Archie RoachNon-fiction2020
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai ChimYoung Adult fiction2020

Shortlist 16

WorkCategoryYear
The Tiny Star by Mem FoxChildren’s books2020
How to Make a Movie in Twelve Days by Fiona HardyChildren’s books2020
Young Dark Emu: A Truer History by Bruce PascoeChildren’s books2020
Wearing Paper Dresses by Anne BrinsdenDebut fiction2020
The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity MacLeanDebut fiction2020
Heart of the Grass Tree by Molly MurnDebut fiction2020
Bruny by Heather RoseFiction2020
The Wife and the Widow by Christian WhiteFiction2020
The Weekend by Charlotte WoodFiction2020
Finding the Heart of the Nation: The Journey of the Uluru Statement towards Voice, Treaty and Truth by Thomas MayorIllustrated Non-fiction2020
The Whole Fish Cookbook: New Ways to Cook, Eat and Think by Josh NilandIllustrated Non-fiction2020
Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare BowditchNon-fiction2020
Kitty Flanagan's 488 Rules for Life: The Thankless Art of Being Correct by Kitty FlanaganNon-fiction2020
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson YunkaportaNon-fiction2020
It Sounded Better In My Head by Nina KenwoodYoung Adult fiction2020
Monuments by Will KostakisYoung Adult fiction2020

Longlist 35

WorkCategoryYear
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals by Sami BaylyChildren’s books2020
Mr Chicken All Over Australia by Leigh HobbsChildren’s books2020
A Trip to the Beach by Gwyn PerkinsChildren’s books2020
The Glimme by Emily RoddaChildren’s books2020
TillyChildren’s books2020
A Constant Hum by Alice BishopDebut fiction2020
Hitch by Kathryn HindDebut fiction2020
Act of Grace by Anna KrienDebut fiction2020
Crossings by Alex LandraginDebut fiction2020
Six Minutes by Petronella McGovernDebut fiction2020
The White Girl by Tony BirchFiction2020
The rip by Mark BrandiFiction2020
Silver by Chris HammerFiction2020
Maybe the Horse Will Talk by Elliot PerlmanFiction2020
Damascus by Christos TsiolkasFiction2020
The Yield by Tara June WinchFiction2020
The Leaf Supply Guide to Creating Your Indoor Jungle by Lauren CamilleriIllustrated Non-fiction2020
Australian modern : the architecture of Stephenson & Turner by Philip GoadIllustrated Non-fiction2020
Australian Designers at Home by Rose-Innes JennyIllustrated Non-fiction2020
Ben Quilty (MacMillan Mini-Art) by Ben QuiltyIllustrated Non-fiction2020
Warndu Mai (Good Food): Introducing native Australian ingredients to your kitchen by Rebecca SullivanIllustrated Non-fiction2020
In An Australian Light by Jo TurnerIllustrated Non-fiction2020
Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga: A not-so-perfect tree change by Todd AlexanderNon-fiction2020
Against All Odds by Craig ChallenNon-fiction2020
Banking Bad: How Corporate Greed and Broken Governance Failed Australia by Adele FergusonNon-fiction2020
Yellow Notebook: Diaries Volume I, 1978-1986 by Helen GarnerNon-fiction2020
See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence by Jess HillNon-fiction2020
Back on Track: How one man and his dogs are changing the lives of rural kids by Bernie ShakeshaftNon-fiction2020
How It Feels to Float by Helena FoxYoung Adult fiction2020
Aurora Rising by Amie KaufmanYoung Adult fiction2020
Weapon by Lynette NoniYoung Adult fiction2020
Invisible Boys by Holden SheppardYoung Adult fiction2020
Land of Fences by Mark SmithYoung Adult fiction2020
This Is How We Change the Ending by Vikki WakefieldYoung Adult fiction2020
I am change by Suzy ZailYoung Adult fiction2020

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The Indie Book Awards were established in 2008 with the aim of creating a unique award recognising and rewarding the best Australian writing as chosen by Australian independent booksellers. The Awards celebrate the enormous depth and range of literary talent in this nation.


The Indie Book Awards differ from other literary awards because they are chosen by independent booksellers who are renowned for their love of books and reading, support new and emerging Australian authors and foster a love of quality writing.

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URL: https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/
Australian Independent Bookseller Awards, http://www.indies.com.au (English, Member-written)

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