The winners of the 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) were announced in Sydney on 25 May. We are very proud to have been named Publisher of the Year.
Congratulations to Jane Harper who won the overall Book of the Year for her stunning debut novel The Dry. The 78-Storey Treehouse also won the Book of the Year for Younger Children. Congratulations to author Andy Griffiths and illustrator Terry Denton.
Read the full list of awards here.
IN OTHER NEWS...
Jane Harper’s The Dry has been named Book of the Year and the Debut Fiction of the Year at the 2017 Indie Book Awards, presented at the Leading Edge Books Conference in Surfers Paradise on 20 March. Cath Crowley’s novel Words in Deep Blue also won the Young Adult Book of the Year. Wonderful news for two amazing authors and their superb books.
The Indie Book Awards are chosen by independent booksellers to reward and promote excellence in Australian writing. The overall winner receives $1000 and the category winners each receive $1000. The winners were chosen from a shortlist announced in December. For more information about the awards, visit the website here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
23 AUGUST 2017
Meet Annie Seaton and have a copy of her most recent novel Diamond Sky signed at Book Face Port Macquarie
EVENT TIME: 10:30 AM
VENUE: Book face Port Macquarie
40/42 Horton St Port Macquarie NSW 2444
23 AUGUST 2017
Join Kim Scott for a discussion on his new novel, Taboo, with Sean Gorman
EVENT TIME: 6:30 PM
VENUE: Strange Company Bar
5 Nairn St Fremantle WA
24 AUGUST 2017
Join Andy and Terry as they explore The 91-Storey Treehouse!
EVENT TIME: 6:00 PM
VENUE: Tailrace Function Centre
1 Waterfront Drive RIVERSIDE TAS
25 AUGUST 2017
Join Andy and Terry as they explore The 91-Storey Treehouse!
EVENT TIME: 6:00 PM
VENUE: Federation Concert Hall
1 Davey Street Hobart TAS
25 AUGUST 2017
Kim Scott delivers the Opening Night Address at Melbourne Writers Festival 2017
EVENT TIME: 6:30 PM
VENUE: Melbourne Writers Festival
Federation Square Melbourne