The Australian Publishers Association 2021 ABIA longlist

The Australian Publishers Association announced the 2021 ABIA longlist today. The longlist introduces the titles, publishers and authors in the running for a coveted ABIA. It’s a cracking list, check it out below.

Book of the Year for Older Children (Ages 13+)

• Aurora Burning: The Aurora Cycle 2, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Future Girl, Asphyxia (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Jane Doe and the Key of All Souls, Jeremy Lachlan (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing)
• Please Don’t Hug Me, Kay Kerr (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• The End of the World is Bigger than Love, Davina Bell (Text Publishing, Text Publishing)
• The F Team, Rawah Arja (Giramondo, Giramondo Publishing)
• The Left-Handed Booksellers of London, Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• This One is Ours, Kate O’Donnell (University of Queensland Press, UQP)

Book of the Year for Younger Children (Ages 7-12)

• Finding Our Heart, Thomas Mayor; Illustrated by Blak Douglas (Hardie Grant Publishing, Hardie Grant Travel)
• Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow, Jessica Townsend (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)
• The Grandest Bookshop in the World, Amelia Mellor (Affirm Press, Affirm Press)
• The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals, Sami Bayly (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)
• The Year the Maps Changed, Danielle Binks (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)
• Took The Children Away, Archie Roach; Illustrated by Ruby Hunter (Simon & Schuster Australia, Simon & Schuster Australia)
• We Are Wolves, Katrina Nannestad (HarperCollins Publishers, ABC Books)
• When Rain Turns to Snow, Jane Godwin (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)

Children’s Picture Book of the Year (Ages 0-6)

• Aunty’s Wedding, Miranda Tapsell, Joshua Tyler and Samantha Fry (Allen & Unwin, Allen & Unwin)
• Bluey: The Creek Bluey (Penguin Random House, Puffin)
• Our Home, Our Heartbeat, Adam Briggs, Kate Moon and Rachael Sarra (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Little Hare)
• Respect, Aunty Fay Muir and Sue Lawson; Illustrated by Lisa Kennedy (Magabala Books)
• Sing Me the Summer, Jane Godwin and Alison Lester (Affirm Press, Affirm Press)
• The Fire Wombat, Jackie French and Danny Snell (HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins Publishers)
• When We Say Black Lives Matter, Maxine Beneba Clarke (Hachette Australia Pty Ltd, Lothian Children’s Books)
• Windows, Jonathan Bentley and Patrick Guest (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing, Little Hare)

For the full list, including adults’ categories, click here.

A shortlist will be released on Monday 12 April, with winners announced at the publishing industry’s night of nights on Wednesday 28 April.

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