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
3 SEPTEMBER 2017
Forensic psychologist Tim Watson-Munro and The Daily Telegraph's Matthew Benns talk to Denis Tracey about how crooks differ from other people.
EVENT TIME: 2:30 PM
VENUE: Justice & Police Museum
Water Police Court Corner Albert and Phillip Streets Circular Quay NSW 2000
9 SEPTEMBER 2017
Join Meredith for a series of exciting panels at St Alban's Writers Festivals.
EVENT TIME: 2:00 PM
VENUE: The Gabrielle Marquee - St Alban's
St Alban's NSW 2775
10 SEPTEMBER 2017
Join Meredith for a series of exciting panels at St Alban Writers' Festival
EVENT TIME: 4:00 PM
VENUE: The Gabrielle Marquee - St Alban's
St Alban's NSW 2775
22 SEPTEMBER 2017
Join An Isolated Incident author Emily Magure and writer Andie Fox at the State Library of Queensland as they discuss their latest works.
EVENT TIME: 6:00 PM
VENUE: Red Box, State Library of Queensland
Red Box Level 2, State Library of Queensland Stanley Place, South Brisbane QLD 4101
26 SEPTEMBER 2017
Join bestselling author Jane Harper at Dymocks George Street and hear her chat about her new novel, FORCE OF NATURE.
EVENT TIME: 12:30 PM
VENUE: Dymocks George Street
428 George Street Sydney NSW 2000