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ABIA 2025 WINNERS

May 07, 2025


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The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) celebrate the achievements of authors and publishers in bringing Australian books to readers.

Winners for the Australian Book Industry Awards are determined through a process of selection, first by the ABIA Academy of more than 200 industry professionals, and then a shortlist and winners are chosen by our Judging Panels.

Congratulations to the winners of the Australian Book Industry Awards

Book of the Year
The Voice Inside (John Farnham with Poppy Stockell, Hachette)

Audiobook of the Year
The Voice Inside (John Farnham with Poppy Stockell, narrated by John Farnham, Jill Farnham & Gaynor Wheatley, Squaresound), produced by Squaresound

Biography Book of the Year
The Voice Inside (John Farnham with Poppy Stockell, Hachette)

The John Marsden Book of the Year for Older Children (ages 13+)
My Family and Other Suspects (Kate Emery, A&U)

Book of the Year for Younger Children (ages 7–12)
Wurrtoo (Tylissa Elisara, illus by Dylan Finney, Lothian)

Children’s Picture Book of the Year (ages 0–6)
The Truck Cat (Deborah Frenkel, illus by Danny Snell, Bright Light)

General Fiction Book of the Year
What Happened to Nina? (Dervla McTiernan, HarperCollins)

General Nonfiction Book of the Year
The Chairman’s Lounge (Joe Aston, Scribner)

Illustrated Book of the Year
RecipeTin Eats: Tonight (Nagi Maehashi, Macmillan)

International Book of the Year
The Ministry of Time (Kaliane Bradley, Sceptre)

Literary Fiction Book of the Year
Dusk (Robbie Arnott, Picador)

Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year
All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot (Lucinda Price, Pantera)

Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year
Leo and Ralph (Peter Carnavas, UQP)

Social Impact Book of the Year
Brainstorm (Richard Scolyer with Garry Maddox, A&U)

The Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year (for an author’s first book, regardless of genre)
We Are the Stars (Gina Chick, Summit)