ABIA Book Awards 2026

The Australian Book Industry Awards 2026 have been announced. Of special interest:

Book of the Year: Once I was a giant by Zeno Sworder
Book of the Year for Older Children: Wandering wild by Lynette Noni
Book of the Year for Younger Children: Caution! this book contains deadly reptiles by Cory Tutt
Literary Fiction Book of the Year: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Small Publisher's Children's Book of the Year: Sundays Under the Lemon Tree by Julia Busuttil Nishimura, illustrated by Myo Yim
Social Impact Book of the Year: A Piece of Red Cloth by Leonie Norrington, Merrkiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs, Djawa Burarrwanga and Djawundil Maymuru
The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year: Melaleuca by Angie Faye Martin