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The record of achievement revealed at the ABIAs in an ordinary year is impressive. This year, it’s magnificent.

In the upheaval of the pandemic, Australians turned to reading more than ever, and our book industry delivered.

Our heartfelt thanks to the sponsors, committee, judges and others who’ve made the 2021 ABIAs possible.

Our admiration to everyone in the industry that has turned a year of crisis into something to be proud of. MICHAEL GORDON SMITH CEO of The Australian Publishers Association DANIEL WATTS Regional Managing Director: Asia Pacific, Thames & Hudson and Chair of 2021 ABIA Committee 2021 ABIA NOMINEES

VIRTUAL AWARDS PRESENTATION CASEY BENETTO ABIA Theme Song and Introduction MALCOLM TURNBULL presenting

GENERAL NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY THE COPYRIGHT AGENCY Un-cook Yourself – Nat’s What I Reckon (Penguin Random House Australia, Ebury Australia) The Space Between – Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald (Penguin Random House Australia, Viking) Women and Leadership – Julia Gillard and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Penguin Random House Australia, Vintage Australia) The Golden Maze: A biography of Prague – Richard Fidler (HarperCollins Publishers, ABC Books) Phosphorescence: On awe, wonder and things that sustain you when the world goes dark – Julia Baird (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate)

INTERNATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR A Promised Land – Barack Obama (Penguin Random House Australia, Viking) Ottolenghi FLAVOUR – Yotam Ottolenghi, Ixta Belfrage (Penguin Random House Australia, Ebury Press) Such a Fun Age – Kiley Reid (Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury Circus) Greenlights – Matthew McConaughey (Hachette Australia, Headline) Women Don’t Owe You Pretty – Florence Given (Hachette Australia, Cassell) abia 2021 2021 ABIA NOMINEES

NAT’S WHAT I RECKON presenting

ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR

A Year of Simple Family Food – Julia Busuttil Nishimura (Pan Macmillan Australia, Plum) In Praise of Veg – Alice Zaslavsky (Murdoch Books) Plantopedia – Lauren Camilleri and Sophia Kaplan (Smith Street Books) Loving Country – Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukuroglou (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Travel) Beatrix Bakes – Natalie Paull (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Books) TURIA PITT presenting

CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR (AGES 0–6) Sing Me the Summer – Jane Godwin and Alison Lester (Affirm Press) Bluey: The Creek – Bluey (Penguin Random House Australia, Puffin) When We Say Black Lives Matter – Maxine Beneba Clarke (Hachette Australia, Lothian Children’s Books) Our Home, Our Heartbeat – Adam Briggs, Kate Moon and Rachael Sarra (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Little Hare) Windows – Jonathan Bentley and Patrick Guest (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Little Hare) abia 2021 2021 ABIA NOMINEES

BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN (AGES 7–12) The Grandest Bookshop in the World – Amelia Mellor (Affirm Press) Took The Children Away – Archie Roach, Illustrated by Ruby Hunter (Simon & Schuster Australia) Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow – Jessica Townsend (Hachette Australia, Lothian Children’s Books) The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals – Sami Bayly (Hachette Australia, Lothian Children’s Books) Finding Our Heart – Thomas Mayor, Illustrated by Blak Douglas (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Travel) YUMI STYNES presenting

BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR OLDER CHILDREN (AGES 13+) Jane Doe and the Key of All Souls – Jeremy Lachlan (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing) Future Girl – Asphyxia (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin) The Left-Handed Booksellers of London – Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin) Aurora Burning: The Aurora Cycle 2 – Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin) Please Don’t Hug Me – Kay Kerr (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)

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GENERAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BOOKTOPIA The Survivors – Jane Harper (Pan Macmillan Australia, Macmillan Australia) The Godmothers – Monica McInerney (Penguin Random House Australia, Michael Joseph) The Dictionary of Lost Words – Pip Williams (Affirm Press, Affirm Press) The Good Turn – Dervla McTiernan (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers) The Morbids – Ewa Ramsey (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin) MARLEE SILVA presenting

SMALL PUBLISHERS’ ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR Glimpses of Utopia: Real ideas for a fairer world – Jess Scully (Pantera Press, Pantera Press) The Rain Heron – Robbie Arnott (Text Publishing, Text Publishing) Stone Sky Gold Mountain – Mirandi Riwoe (University of Queensland Press, UQP) The Animals in that Country – Laura Jean McKay (Scribe Publishing, Scribe Publications) Living on Stolen Land – Ambelin Kwaymullina (Magabala Books)

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SMALL PUBLISHERS’ CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR My Shadow is Pink – Scott Stuart (Larrikin House) Metal Fish, Falling Snow – Cath Moore (Text Publishing, Text Publishing) Found – Bruce Pascoe and Charmaine Ledden-Lewis (Magabala Books) Bindi – Kirli Saunders, Illustrated by Dub Leffler (Magabala Books) Family – Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson, Illustrated by Jasmine Seymour (Magabala Books)

MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY presenting

BIOGRAPHY BOOK OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BORROWBOX The Happiest Man on Earth – Eddie Jaku (Pan Macmillan Australia, Macmillan Australia) Truganini – Cassandra Pybus (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin) Paul Kelly – Stuart Coupe (Hachette Australia, Hachette Australia) Boy on Fire: The Young Nick Cave – Mark Mordue (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate) A Bigger Picture – Malcolm Turnbull (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Books) ASH GRUNWALD Performance

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MATT OKINE presenting

AUDIO BOOK OF THE YEAR Honeybee – Craig Silvey (Wavesound, Allen & Unwin) Narrated by Harvey Zielinsky Mammoth – Chris Flynn (Wavesound, Wavesound) Narrated by Rupert Degas Phosphorescence: On awe, wonder & things that sustain you when the world goes dark – Julia Baird (Bolinda, HarperCollins Publishers, HarperAudio) Narrated by Julia Baird Tell Me Why – Archie Roach (Sound Kitchen, Simon & Shuster Australia) Narrated by Archie Roach The Happiest Man on Earth – Eddie Jaku (Pan Macmillan Australia, Macmillan Australia Audio) Narrated by Jacek Koman TRENT DALTON presenting

THE MATT RICHELL AWARD FOR NEW WRITER OF THE YEAR PROUDLY SPONSORED BY SIMPSONS SOLICITORS Lucky’s – Andrew Pippos (Pan Macmillan Australia, Picador Australia) The Coconut Children – Vivian Pham (Penguin Random House Australia, Vintage Australia) Song of the Crocodile – Nardi Simpson (Hachette Australia, Hachette Australia) A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing – Jessie Tu (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin) The Morbids – Ewa Ramsey (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin) abia 2021 2021 ABIA NOMINEES

CHARLOTTE WOOD presenting

BOOKSHOP OF THE YEAR Avid Reader (Brisbane) Books Kinokuniya (Sydney) Mary Martin Bookshop Southgate (Melbourne) Matilda Bookshop (Adelaide) The Little Bookroom (Melbourne) The Sun Bookshop (Melbourne)

LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A Room Made of Leaves – Kate Grenville (Text Publishing, Text Publishing) A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing – Jessie Tu (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin) All Our Shimmering Skies – Trent Dalton (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate) Sorrow and Bliss – Meg Mason (HarperCollins Publishers, Fourth Estate) Honeybee – Craig Silvey (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin) CATE BLANCHETT presenting

BOOK OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY BETTER READING

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!

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IN MEMORIAM

Ania Walwicz Poet, writer and teacher - September 2020 Barbara Ker Wilson Children’s author and editor - September 2020 Beth Noble Bookshop owner - May 2020 Deb Brash Book designer - June 2020 Elizabeth Harrower Author - July 2020 Garry Eastman Publishing professional - October 2020 Graeme Connolly Bookseller and ABA Treasurer - April 2020 Jesse Blackadder Children’s author - June 2020 John Bangsund Editor - August 2020 Josie Wowolla Boyle Wonghi storyteller and artist - December 2020 Judith Clarke Children’s author - May 2020 Julian Leatherdale Author - April 2020 Noel Hammond Publishing professional - August 2020 Richard Turner Bookshop professional - May 2020 Ross Burgess Bookshop owner - September 2020

abia 2021 The Australian Book Industry Awards are produced by The Australian Publishers Association and Entertainment Marketing Group

2021 ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Daniel Watts Jackie Money Emily Cook Mark Campbell Isabel Staas Sally Wilson THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGING PANELS

Nicola Evans (Chair)

BUSINESS AWARDS BOOK AWARDS Andrew Stammer Belinda Conners Anna Moulton Catherine Milne Karen-Maree Griffiths Elissa Baillie Mark Rubbo Jo Lewin Michael French Kate Mayor Robbie Egan Katrina Collett Michaela Kalowski AUDIOBOOK AWARD Rosie Barry Adam Van Rooijen Sarah McConville Caroline Lee Shalini Kunahlan Cheryl Akle Shona Martyn Elissa Ratliff Terri-Ann White Kate Evans Tom Curtis THANKS TO

Alex Christopher HarperCollins Design Studio Brendan Fredericks Justin Wood Chris Moss Michael Gordon-Smith Colin Ho Nicole Salisbury Emi Chiba Ross Wood Gillian Haines Victoria Wills THANK YOU TO OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS

Australian Publishing Industry Australian Booksellers Association Australian Library and Information Association Australian Society of Authors The Children’s Book Council of Australia

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS & SPONSORS

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