Australian Book Industry Awards


Congratulations to all the winning booksellers, publishers, authors and illustrators. Here's the full list of winning books and authors as voted for by booksellers and publishers of Australia.

Book of the Year 2010
•Australians: Origins to Eureka, written by Thomas Keneally, published by Allen & Unwin
•Bart: My Life, written by J.B. Cummings, published by Pan Macmillan
•Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey, published by Allen & Unwin
•Ransom, written by David Malouf, published by Random House Australia
•Truth, written by Peter Temple, published by The Text Publishing Company

Newcomer of the Year (debut writer) 2010
•Piano Lessons, written by Anna Goldsworthy, published by Black Inc.
•Red Dust, written by Fleur McDonald, published by Allen & Unwin
•Siddon Rock, written by Glenda Guest, published by Random House Australia
•The Virtuoso, written by Sonia Orchard, published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
•The Weight of Silence, written by Catherine Therese, published by Hachette Australia

Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2010
•Dog Boy, written by Eva Hornung, published by The Text Publishing Company
•Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey, published by Allen & Unwin
•Lovesong, written by Alex Miller, published by Allen & Unwin
•Ransom, written by David Malouf, published by Random House Australia
•The World Beneath, written by Cate Kennedy, published by Scribe Publications

Biography of the Year 2010
•Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex and Intimacy, written by Krissy Kneen, published by The Text Publishing Company
•Bart: My Life, written by J.B. Cummings, published by Pan Macmillan
•Cadel Evans: Close to Flying, written by Cadel Evans, published by Hardie Grant
•Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men, written by Peter FitxSimons, published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
•Hey Mum, What’s a Half-Caste?, written by Lorraine McGee-Sippel, published by Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation

General Fiction Book of the Year 2010
•Heartless, written by Tasma Walton, published by University of Queensland Press
•The Cattleman’s Daughter, written by Rachael Treasure, published by Penguin Australia
•The Death of Bunny Munro, written by Nick Cave, published by The Text Publishing Company
•The Five Greatest Warriers, written by Matthew Reilly, published by Pan Macmillan
•Truth, written by Peter Temple, published by The Text Publishing Company

General Nonfiction Book of the Year 2010
•Australians: Origins to Eureka, written by Thomas Keneally, published by Allen & Unwin
•Bendable Learnings, written by Don Watson, published by Random House Australia
•Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature, edited by Nicholas Jose, published by Allen & Unwin
•Piano Lessons, written by Anna Goldsworthy, published by Black Inc.
•The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty, written by Peter Singer, published by The Text Publishing Company

Illustrated Book of the Year 2010
•A Life on Pittwater, written by Susan Duncan, published by Random House Australia
•Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Garden Companion, written by Stephanie Alexander, published by Penguin Australia
•Thai Street Food, written by David Thompson, published by Penguin Australia
•The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa, written by Murray Waldron, published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
•The Songs of Sapa, written by Luke Nguyen, published by Murdoch Books

Book of the Year for Older Children (age range 8 to14 years) 2010
•Liar, written by Justine Larbalestier, published by Allen & Unwin
•Parlour Games for Modern Families, written by Myfanwy Jones & Spiri Tsintziras, published by Scribe Publications
•The Billionaire’s Curse, written by Richard Newsome, published by The Text Publishing Company
•The Ghost’s Child, writen Sonya Hartnett, published by Penguin Australia
•The Ranger’s Apprentice: Halt’s Peril, written by John Flanagan, published by Random House Australia

Book of the Year for Younger Children (age range 0 to 8 years) 2010
•Baby Wombat’s Week, written by Jackie French & illustrated by Bruce Whatley, published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
•Grug, written & illustrated by Ted Prior, published by Simon & Schuster Australia
•Mr Chicken Goes to Paris, written & illustrated by Leigh Hobbs, published by Allen & Unwin
•Running with the Horses, written & illustrated by Alison Lester, published by Penguin Australia
•The Terrible Plop, written by Ursula Dubosarsky & illustrated by Andrew Joyner, published by Penguin Australia

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