Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers in their secondary years of schooling. Ages 13-18 years.

Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended

Winner

Neverlanders

Tom Taylor
ill. Jon Sommariva

Penguin Random House Australia

ISBN: 9781761049071

Honour

Completely Normal (and Other Lies)

Biffy James

Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

ISBN: 9781760508746

Honour

The Other Side of Tomorrow

Hayley Lawrence

Scholastic Australia

ISBN: 9781760976453

Sun Project: Shadow Judging Winner

Completely Normal (and Other Lies)

Biffy James

Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

ISBN: 9781760508746

Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for readers from the middle to upper primary years. 7-12 years.

Note: Some of the titles in this category may only be suitable for readers who are in the upper primary years as they contain mature themes, including violence. Parental guidance is recommended.

Winner

Runt

Craig Silvey

Allen & Unwin

ISBN: 9781761067846

Honour

Evie and Rhino

Neridah McMullin
ill. Astred Hicks

Walker Books Australia

ISBN: 9781760654207

Honour

The Raven's Song

Zana Fraillon & Bren MacDibble

Allen & Unwin

ISBN: 9781761065798

Sun Project: Shadow Judging Winner

August & Jones

Pip Harry

Hachette Australia

ISBN: 9780734420350

Entries in this category may be fiction, drama or poetry and should be appropriate in style and content for children who are at pre-reading or early stages of reading. Ages 0-6 years.

Winner

Where the Lyrebird Lives

Vikki Conley
ill. Max Hamilton

Windy Hollow Books

ISBN: 9780645323566

Honour

Bev and Kev

Katrina Germein
ill. Mandy Foot

Little Book Press

ISBN: 9780645027051

Honour

Snap!

Anna Walker

Scribble Kids' Books

ISBN: 9781922585387

Sun Project: Shadow Judging Winner

Lionel and Me

Corinne Fenton
ill. Tracie Grimwood

New Frontier Publishing

ISBN: 9781922326607

Entries in this category should be outstanding books of the Picture Book genre in which the author and illustrator achieve artistic and literary unity or, in wordless picture books, where the story, theme or concept is unified through illustrations. Ages 0-18 years. (NB. Some of these books may be for mature readers).

Winner

My Strange Shrinking Parents

Zeno Sworder

Thames & Hudson Australia

ISBN: 9781760761233

Honour

Dirt by Sea

Tom Jellett
text. Michael Wagner

Penguin Random House Australia

ISBN: 9781760894061

Honour

Paradise Sands: A Story of Enchantment

Levi Pinfold

Walker Books Australia

ISBN: 9781406383942

Sun Project: Shadow Judging Winner

Frank's Red Hat

Sean E Avery

Walker Books Australia

ISBN: 9781760654283

Entries in this category should be books which have the prime intention of documenting factual material with consideration given to imaginative presentation, interpretation and variation of style. Ages 0-18 years.

Note: Books in this category are for mature readers and some may deal with particularly challenging themes including violence and suicide. Parental guidance is recommended

Winner

DEEP: Dive into Hidden Worlds

Jess McGeachin

Welbeck Publishing

ISBN: 9781913519483

Honour

Come Together: Things Every Aussie Kid Should Know about the First Peoples

Isaiah Firebrace
ill. Jaelyn Biumaiwai

Hardie Grant Explore

ISBN: 9781741178166

Honour

Wild Australian Life

Leonard Cronin
ill. Chris Nixon

Allen & Unwin

ISBN: 9781760637224

Sun Project: Shadow Judging Winner

DEEP: Dive into Hidden Worlds

Jess McGeachin

Welbeck Publishing

This Award aims to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration. Ages 0-18 years.