Indie Book Awards (Australia)

Not to be confused with the international awards based in the US known as Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

The Indie Book Awards are a group of awards presented annually by Australian Independent Booksellers. They were established in 2008 in order to recognise and reward the best in Australian writing, chosen by independent booksellers in Australia.^[1]

As of 2024^[update], there are six categories, with an overall winner chosen as Indie Book of the Year:^[2]

• Indie Book of the Year Fiction
• Indie Book of the Year Non-Fiction
• Indie Book of the Year Debut Fiction
• Indie Book of the Year Children's & YA (2008–2015)
• Indie Book of the Year Children's (from 2016)
• Indie Book of the Year Young Adult (from 2016)
• Indie Book of the Year Illustrated Non-Fiction (from 2018)

From 2008 until 2015 the Children's and Young Adult books were included in the same category. In 2016 they were split into separate awards.^[3][4]

A longlist of titles is compiled and announced in December of each year and a shortlist (24 titles, four per category) are announced in late January.^[5]

The winners of the Indie Book Awards are widely reported on by various media, including libraries and publishing-related websites.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

References

1. "About us". Indie Book Awards. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
2. "2020 Winners". Indie Book Awards. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
3. ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2015"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
4. ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2016"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
5. "Guidelines & Nomination process". Indie Book Awards. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
6. "2020 Indie Book Award winners announced". The AU Review. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
7. "Australian Literary Awards". Whispering Gums. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
8. "Parra Reads". Parramatta Libraries. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
9. "Australian Authors". Writerful Books. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
10. "Announcing the Longlist for the 2020 Indie Book Awards". Penguin Books Australia. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
11. "Winners of the Indie Book Awards 2020". Readings.com.au. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
12. "Indie Book Awards 2020 shortlists announced". Books + Publishing. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
13. "Indie Book Awards - 2017 Shortlist". 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
14. "2018 Indie Book Awards Announced". 2018 Indie Book Awards Announced – Queensland Writers Centre. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.