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The Sydney Morning Herald has announced the Best Young Australian Novelists for 2026.
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Joseph Earp / Painting Portraits of Everyone I’ve Ever Dated
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Zeynab Gamieldien / Learned Behaviours
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Lee Lai / Cannon
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The longlist for the Magarey Medal for Biography 2026 has been announced.
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The Australian Booksellers Association has announced their shortlist for their Bookseller of the Year awards.
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Text Publishing Bookseller of the Year
Charlotte Austin-Lindsay, Ink Bookshop
Julia Cahill, Three Sparrows BooksMichelle Delle Vergin, Booktique Albury & Wangaratta
Sarah Deasy, Avid Reader -
Penguin Random House Young Bookseller of the Year
Eleanor Dooley, Avid Reader
Madeleine Laing, Fullers BookshopAlice Stephenson, MacLean’s Booksellers
Marina Sano, Amplify Bookstore -
Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing Children’s Bookseller of the Year
Fiona Chamberlain, Paper Bird Children’s Books & Art
Kasey Chambers, Matilda BookshopJanine Larson, Readings Kids
Mischa Parkee, Bloomin Books
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Q-Lit has announced their program for this year’s festival held in Melbourne from 16 to 19 July.
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The Isand Readers & Writers festival program has been announced.
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The NSW Literary Award Winners for 2026 have been announced.
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Book of the Year
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Christina Stead Prize for Fiction
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Douglas Stewart Prize for Nonfiction
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Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
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Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature
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Ethel Turner Prize for Young People’s Literature
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Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting
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Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting
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Indigenous Writers’ Prize
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Multicultural NSW Award
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UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing
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The University of Sydney People’s Choice Award
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The Abda Hall of Hame Winners have been announced. The winners can be read here.
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The Miles Franklin 2026 longlist has been announced:
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The winners of the 2026 Australian Book Industry Awards have been announced:
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Book of the Year: Once I Was a Giant / Zeno Sworder
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Audiobook of the Year: Mad Mabel / Sally Hepworth
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Biography of the Year: Memorial Days / Geraldine Brooks
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Book of the Year for Older Children (ages 13+): Wandering Wild / Lynette Noni
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Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7–12): Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles / Corey Tutt
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Children’s Picture Book of the Year (ages 0–6): Once I Was a Giant / Zeno Sworder
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General Fiction Book of the Year: Mad Mabel / Sally Hepworth
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General Nonfiction Book of the Year: The Mushroom Tapes / Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper & Sarah Krasnostein
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Illustrated Book of the Year: The Art of Kaylene Whiskey: Do You Believe in Love? / Kaylene Whiskey & Natalie King
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International Book of the Year: Heart the Lover / Lily King
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Literary Fiction Book of the Year: Wild Dark Shore / Charlotte McConaghy
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Small Publisher’s Adult Book of the Year: The Rot / Evelyn Araluen
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Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year: Sundays Under the Lemon Tree / Julia Busuttil Nishimura
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Social Impact Book of the Year: A Piece of Red Cloth / Leonie Norrington, Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs, Djawa Burarrwanga & Djawundil Maymuru
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The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year: Melaleuca / Angie Faye Martin
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Bookshop of the Year: Gleebooks Dulwich Hill
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Book Retailer of the Year: Readings
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Multicategory Retailer of the Year: Big W
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Commissioning Editor/Publisher of the Year: Vanessa Radnidge
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Marketing/Publicity Campaign of the Year: Cherry Lam Colouring Book Series
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Publisher of the Year: Penguin Random House Australia
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Small Publisher of the Year: Magabala Books
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Children’s Publisher of the Year: Magabala Books
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Books in the Media
National
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Art Cure / Daisy Fancourt (Healh)
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Big Sky: When the Emu Left the Earth / Bruce Pascoe & Ray Norris (Philosophy and Social Sciences)
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Caroline Aherne: Rebel in Disguise / David Scott (Biography)
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I Want You to Be Happy / Jem Calder (Fiction)
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Offseason / Avigayl Sharp (Fiction)
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Sirens / Martin McKenzie-Murray (Society and Culture)
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Songwriters on the Run / Robert Forster (Fiction)
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Yeah the Boys / Holden Sheppard (Fiction)
NSW + QLD + VIC + WA
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Almost Life / Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Fiction)
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Eight Million Ways to Happiness / Hiroko Yoda (Health and Lifestyle)
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First Summer / Ekin Oklap (Fiction)
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Heartwood / Rowan Reid (Science and Nature)
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High Time / Desmond Manderson (Political Science)
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Once We Were Wildlife / Inga Simpson (Fiction)
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Questions Every Seller Must Ask / Neil Jenman with Alec Jenman (Business and Economics)
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The Titanic Story of Evelyn / Lisa Wilkinson (Biography)
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What Is Left for Us / Sophie Stern (Fiction)
SA + TAS
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Based on a True Story / Sarah Vaughan (Fiction)
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Frogsong / Melissa Manning (Fiction)
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The Second Wife / Ali Lowe (Fiction)
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Shrink Solves Murder / Philippa Perry (Fiction)
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Soft Serve / George Kemp (Fiction)
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