Book of the Year: Older Readers
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling. Ages 13-18 years.
Note: These books are for the mature readers in this category and some deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended.
| Author | Title | ISBN | Publisher |
| Atkins, Clare | Between Us | 9781760640217 | Black Inc. Books |
| Betts, A.J. | Hive | 9781760556433 | Pan Macmillan Australia |
| Epstein, Sarah | Small Spaces | 9781921977381 | Walker Books Australia |
| Foxlee, Karen | Lenny’s Book of Everything | 9781760529444 | Allen & Unwin |
| Gardner, Scot | Changing Gear | 9781760631468 | Allen & Unwin |
| Gerard Bauer, Michael | The Things That Will Not Stand | 9781742997582 | Scholastic Australia |
| Gordon, Kate | Girl Running, Boy Falling | 9781925563528 | Rhiza Press |
| Gough, Erin | Amelia Westlake | 9781760127152 | Hardie Grant Egmont |
| Hendrick, Kate | The Finder | 9781925603811 | Text Publishing |
| Henry-Jones, Eliza | P is for Pearl | 9781460754931 | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Herrick, Steven | The Bogan Mondrian | 9780702259982 | University of Queensland Press |
| Jonsberg, Barry | A Song Only I Can Hear | 9781760630836 | Allen & Unwin |
| Kernot, Sharon | The Art of Taxidermy | 9781925603743 | Text Publishing |
| Kwaymullina, Ambelin & Ezekiel | Catching Teller Crow | 9781760631628 | Allen & Unwin |
| Lawrence, Hayley | Inside the Tiger | 9780143788959 | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Marney, Ellie | White Night | 9781760293550 | Allen & Unwin |
| McWatters, Nikki | Liberty | 9780702260292 | University of Queensland Press |
| Tan, Shaun | Tales From the Inner City | 9781760523534 | Allen & Unwin |
| Wilkinson, Lili | After the Lights Go Out | 9781760297299 | Allen & Unwin |
| Yaxley, Richard | The Happiness Quest | 9781742991993 | Scholastic Australia |
Book of the Year: Younger Readers
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers from the middle to upper primary years. 8-12 years
Note: Some of these titles may only be suitable for readers who are in the upper primary years of this category as they contain mature themes, including violence. Parental guidance is recommended.
| Author | Illustrator | Title | ISBN | Publisher |
| Arena, Felice | Fearless Frederic | 9780143786757 | Penguin Random House Australia | |
| Black, Jess | Acton, Sara | The Tales of Mr Walker | 9780143793076 | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Dubosarsky, Ursula | Joyner, Andrew | Brindabella | 9781760112042 | Allen & Unwin |
| Gleitzman, Morris | Help Around the House | 9780143793236 | Penguin Random House Australia | |
| Gwyther, Sheryl | Sweet Adversity | 9781460755105 | HarperCollins Publishers | |
| Hunt, Julie | Shine Mountain | 9781760291501 | Allen & Unwin | |
| Marwood, Lorraine | Leave Taking | 9780702260117 | University of Queensland Press | |
| McFarlane, Susannah | Fairytales for Feisty Girls | 9781760523541 | Allen & Unwin | |
| Merrison, Carl & Hustler, Hakea | Black Cockatoo | 9781925360707 | Magabala Books | |
| Moloney, James | The Young Vikings | 9781743811191 | Scholastic Australia | |
| Moriarty, Jaclyn | The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars | 9781760297183 | Allen & Unwin | |
| Nannestad, Katrina | The Girl, the Dog and the Writer in Provence | 9780733338182 | HarperCollins Publishers | |
| Nugent, Carly | The Peacock Detectives | 9781925603705 | Text Publishing | |
| Orr, Wendy | Swallow’s Dance | 9781760297879 | Allen & Unwin | |
| Perlman, Elliot | Stitzel, Laura | The Adventures of Catvinkle | 9780143786368 | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Rodda, Emily | His Name Was Walter | 9781460756188 | HarperCollins Publishers | |
| Wheeler, Samantha | Everything I’ve Never Said | 9780702260278 | University of Queensland Press | |
| Williams, Rhiannon | Ottilie Colter and the Narroway Hunt | 9781760500849 | Hardie Grant Egmont | |
| Wolfer, Dianne | Simmonds, Brian | In the Lamplight | 9781925591224 | Fremantle Press |
| Wolfer, Dianne | The Dog with Seven Names | 9780143787457 | Penguin Random House Australia |
Book of the Year: Early Childhood
Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. Ages 0-7 years
| Author | Illustrator | Title | ISBN | Publisher |
| Acton, Sara | Dinosaur Day Out | 9781760650049 | Walker Books Australia | |
| Bell, Davina | Colpoys, Allison | All the Ways to be Smart | 9781925713435 | Scribble Kids’ Books |
| Blabey, Aaron | Pig the Grub | 9781742769691 | Scholastic Australia | |
| Canty, John | Heads and Tails: Insects | 9780994384164 | Berbay Publishing | |
| Connolly, Margaret & Prior, Natalie Jane | A Boat of Stars | 9780733337932 | HarperCollins Publishers | |
| Flynn, Rachel | Ainslie, Tamsin | Collecting Sunshine | 9780143785187 | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Gifford, Lucinda | Dogasaurus | 9781743810712 | Scholastic Australia | |
| Godwin, Jane | Reiseger, Jane | Red House, Blue House, Green House, Tree House! | 9781925584691 | Affirm Press |
| Guest, Patrick | Jellett, Tom | Rabby the Brave | 9781760127534 | Hardie Grant Egmont |
| Guest, Patrick | Eckstrom, Nathaniel | The Dress-Up Box | 9781760124922 | Hardie Grant Egmont |
| Howarth, Kylie | Chip the Lifeguard | 9781760682316 | Hardie Grant Egmont | |
| King, Stephen Michael | Rainbow Bear | 9781742997698 | Scholastic Australia | |
| Lester, Alison | Noni the Pony Rescues a Joey | 9781760293123 | Allen & Unwin | |
| Lester, Alison | Tricky’s Bad Day | 9781925712513 | Affirm Press | |
| McKinlay, Meg | Eckstrom, Nathaniel | Duck! | 9781925381535 | Walker Books Australia |
| McKinnon, Heidi | It’s a Long Way to the Shop | 9781742998855 | Scholastic Australia | |
| Pesenti, Antonia | Rhyme Cordial | 9781925322149 | Scribble Kids’ Books | |
| Riddle, Tohby | Here Comes Stinkbug! | 9781760523527 | Allen & Unwin | |
| Ritchie, Kate | Robaard, Jedda | It’s Not Scribble to Me | 9780143790136 | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Whiting, Sue | White, Annie | Beware the Deep Dark Forest | 9781742032344 | Walker Books Australia |
The Picture Book of the Year
Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years. Books in this category are listed primarily by the illustrator, followed by the author.
| Illustrator | Author | Title | ISBN | Publisher |
| Baynton, Terri Rose | Temple, Kate & Jol | Room on Our Rock | 9781742764108 | Scholastic Australia |
| Blackwood, Freya | Wild, Margaret | The Feather | 9781760124212 | Hardie Grant Egmont |
| Brooks, Ron | Dubosarsky, Ursula | Midnight at the Library | 9780642279316 | National Library of Australia |
| Bunting, Philip | How Did I Get Here? | 9781742769684 | Scholastic Australia | |
| Canby, Kelly | The Hole Story | 9781925591125 | Fremantle Press | |
| Gordon, Gus | The Last Peach | 9780670078912 | Penguin Random House Australia | |
| Greder, Armin | The Mediterranean | 9781760630959 | Allen & Unwin | |
| Hurst, Elise | Estela, Lucy | Girl on Wire | 9780143787167 | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Jellett, Tom | Wagner, Michael | Why I Love Summer | 9780143783749 | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Mackintosh, David | Waiting for Chicken Smith | 9781760501761 | Hardie Grant Egmont | |
| Magerl, Caroline | Maya & Cat | 9781921977282 | Walker Books Australia | |
| Ord, Mandy | Wild, Margaret | Chalk Boy | 9781760630683 | Allen & Unwin |
| Ottley, Matt | Saunders, Kirli | The Incredible Freedom Machines | 9781760275228 | Scholastic Australia |
| Quay, Emma | My Sunbeam Baby | 9780733333552 | HarperCollins Publishers | |
| Speechley, Michael | The All New Must Have Orange 430 | 9780143788973 | Penguin Random House Australia | |
| Taher, Ronak | Ayres, Eddie | Sonam and the Silence | 9781760293666 | Allen & Unwin |
| Tan, Shaun | Cicada | 9780734418630 | Hachette Australia | |
| To, Vivienne | Beekman, Sasha | When You’re Going to the Moon | 9781925584936 | Affirm Press |
| Walker, Anna | Godwin, Jane | Go Go and the Silver Shoes | 9780143785521 | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Whatley, Bruce | French, Jackie | Drought | 9781743817599 | Scholastic Australia |
The Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18 years
| Author | Illustrator | Title | ISBN | Publisher |
| Allen, Emma | Sommerville, Hannah | Digby & Claude | 9780642279279 | National Library of Australia |
| Anderton, Joanne | Erasmus, Karen | The Flying Optometrist | 9780642279132 | National Library of Australia |
| Bradshaw, Felicity | MacDonald, Norma | The Great Lizard Trek | 9781486308828 | CSIRO Publishing |
| Burne, Cristy | Zeroes & Ones | 9781925589399 | Brio | |
| Chun, Matt | Australian Birds | 9781760502003 | Hardie Grant Egmont | |
| Cleave, Rohan | Tulloch, Coral | Bouncing Back: An Eastern Barred Bandicoot Story | 9781486308279 | CSIRO Publishing |
| Godwin, Jane & Orpin, Beci | Watch This! | 9781925322774 | Scribble Kids’ Books | |
| Greenwood, Mark | McLean, Andrew | The Happiness Box: A Wartime Book of Hope | 9781925081381 | Walker Books Australia |
| Hendry, Lorna | The Giant Book of Germs | 9781742034850 | Wild Dog Books | |
| Humphrys, Meg | When Water Lost Her Way | 9780648228707 | Circles Publishing | |
| Jackson, Linda | Linda Jackson’s Rainbow Menagerie | 9781925322132 | Scribble Kids’ Books | |
| Lessac, Frané | Under the Southern Cross | 9781925381016 | Walker Books Australia | |
| Owen Reeder, Stephanie | Marvellous Miss May: Queen of the Circus | 9780642279156 | National Library of Australia | |
| Rawlins, Donna | Jackson, Mark & Potter, Heather | Waves | 9781925381641 | Walker Books Australia |
| National Gallery of Victoria | Make Believe: M. C. Escher for Kids | 9781925432558 | National Gallery of Victoria | |
| Kate Ryan | Cally Bennett | My Modern Art Book | 9781925432510 | National Gallery of Victoria |
| Starke, Ruth | Kennett, David | Armistice | 9781921504914 | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Stubbs, Siena | Our Birds: Ŋlimurrungu Wäyin Malanynha | 9781925360981 | Magabala Books | |
| Vass, Coral | Leffler, Dub | Sorry Day | 9780642279033 | National Library of Australia |
