Each year the Centre for Youth Literature, part of the State Library of Victoria announce The Inkys. There are several processes, including a longlist, which is reduced to a shortlist, before they are voted on by young people of Australia. With only two categories – Gold for Australian texts, and silver for International – part of its ‘street cred’ lies in the fact that there are teen judges who help to create the lists.
Here is the Gold Inky Longlist for 2016
Books reviewed on Reading Time
Clancy of the Undertow by Christopher Currie
Illuminae by Amy Kaufmann and Jay Kristoff
Inbetween Days by Vikki Wakefield
Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti
Green Valentine by Lili Wilkinson
Here is the Silver Inky Longlist for 2016
Books reviewed on Reading Time
I’ll give you the sun by Jandy Nelson
The rest of us just live here by Patrick Ness
All the bright places by Jennifer Niven
Shortlists will be announced in September, at which point, anyone aged between 12 and 20 will be eligible to vote for their favourites. More information about The Inky Awards is available from the insideadog website.
