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
7 AUGUST 2017
Join Kim Scott for a discussion on his new novel, Taboo, with Melissa Lucashenko at Riverbend Books
EVENT TIME: 6:30 PM
VENUE: Bulimba
193 Oxford St Bulimba QLD 4171
8 AUGUST 2017
Join Andy, Terry and Jill as they explore The 91-Storey Treehouse!
EVENT TIME: 4:30 PM
VENUE: Melbourne Town Hall
90-120 Swanston Street Melbourne VIC
8 AUGUST 2017
Join Kim Scott for a discussion on his new novel, Taboo, with Sarah Kanowski at Avid Reader
EVENT TIME: 6:00 PM
VENUE: West End
9 AUGUST 2017
Join Tex Perkins at The Greek Club to hear him discuss his new memoir, TEX.
EVENT TIME: 6:00 PM
VENUE: The Greek Club
29 Edmondstone Steet West End QLD
10 AUGUST 2017
In partnership with Sydney Writers Festival and Gleebooks, join Andy and Terry as they explore The 91-Storey Treehouse!
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
EVENT TIME: 6:00 PM
VENUE: Sydney Town Hall
Sydney Town Hall 483 George Street Sydney NSW 2000