2010 Australian Book Industry Awards Shortlists

The shorlists for the Australian Book Industry Awards have now been released.  The lists are as follows:

Chain Bookseller of the Year
NSW/ACT Dymocks George St Sydney
Qld Dymocks Indooroopilly
SA/NT Dymocks Adelaide
Tas Dymocks Hobart
Vic Hill of Content
WA Dymocks Garden City (Booragoon)

Independent Bookseller of the Year

NSW/ACT Gleebooks
Qld Avid Reader
SA/NT Imprints Booksellers
Tas Fullers Bookshop Hobart
Vic Readings Books Music Film Carlton
WA Bookcaffe

Specialist Bookseller of the Year
NSW/ACT The Cookery Book
Qld Folio Books
SA/NT ALS Library Services
Tas Ellison Hawker Bookshop
Vic Books for Cooks
WA Boffins Bookshop

Bookseller Marketing Campaign of the Year
Better Read Than Dead, for Year of the Book and others
Big W, for The Big Book Bonanza
Fullers Bookshop Hobart, for 10 Rules of Rock & Roll
Pages & Pages Booksellers Mosman, for Revolutionary Road
Shearers Bookshop, for The Truth Hurts

Small Publisher of the Year
Black Dog Books
Black Inc.
New Holland Publishers
Scribe Publications
UNSW Press

Publisher of the Year
Allen & Unwin
Murdoch Books
Penguin Australia
Random House Australia
The Text Publishing Company

Distributor of the Year
Alliance Distribution Services
Harper Entertainment Distribution Services
Macmillan Distribution Services
Random House Australia
United Book Distributors

Publisher Marketing Campaign of the Year
Allen & Unwin, for Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey
Murdoch Books, for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, written by Stieg Larsson
Random House Australia, for Fallen, written by Lauren Kate
Simon & Schuster Australia, for Grug, written by Ted Prior
The Text Publishing Company, for The Women in Black, written by Madeleine St John

International Success of the Year
Allen & Unwin, for The Slap
Hinkler Books, for Dora the Explorer
Hinkler Books, for Simply Success
UNSW Press, for Fishes of the Open Ocean

Illustrated Book of the Year
A Life on Pittwater, written by Susan Duncan, published by Random House Australia
Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion, written by Stephanie Alexander, published by Penguin Australia
Thai Street Food, written by David Thompson, published by Penguin Australia
The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa, written by Murray Waldron, published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
The Songs of Sapa, written by Luke Nguyen, published by Murdoch Books

Biography of the Year
Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex and Intimacy, written by Krissy Kneen, published by The Text Publishing Company
Bart: My Life, written by J.B. Cummings, published by Pan Macmillan
Cadel Evans: Close to Flying, written by Cadel Evans, published by Hardie Grant
Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men, written by Peter FitzSimons, published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Hey Mum, What's a Half-Caste?, written by Lorraine McGee-Sippel, published by Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation

General Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Australians: Origins to Eureka, written by Thomas Keneally, published by Allen & Unwin
Bendable Learnings, written by Don Watson, published by Random House Australia
Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature, edited by Nicholas Jose, published by Allen & Unwin
Piano Lessons, written by Anna Goldsworthy, published by Black Inc.
The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty, written by Peter Singer, published by The Text Publishing Company

Book of the Year for Younger Children (age range 0 to 8 years)
Baby Wombat's Week, written by Jackie French & illustrated by Bruce Whatley, published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
My Chicken Goes to Paris, written & illustrated by Leigh Hobbs, published by Allen & Unwin
Running with the Horses, written & illustrated by Alison Lester, published by Penguin Australia
The Terrible Plop, written by Ursula Dubosarsky & illustrated by Andrew Joyner, published by Penguin Australia

Book of the Year for Older Children (age range 8 to 14 years)

Liar, written by Justine Larbalestier, published by Allen & Unwin
Parlour Games for Modern Families, written by Myfanwy Jones & Spiri Tsintziras, published by Scribe Publications
The Billionaire's Curse, written by Richard Newsome, published by The Text Publishing Company
The Ranger's Apprentice: Halt's Peril, written by John Flanagan, published by Random House Australia

Literary Fiction Book of the Year
Dog Boy, written by Eva Hornung, published by The Text Publishing Company
Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey, published by Allen & Unwin
Lovesong, written by Alex Miller, published by Allen & Unwin
Ransom, written by David Malouf, published by Random House Australia
The World Beneath, written by Cate Kennedy, published by Scribe Publications

General Fiction Book of the Year
Heartless, written by Tasma Walton, published by University of Queensland Press
The Cattleman's Daughter, written by Rachael Treasure, published by Penguin Australia
The Death of Bunny Munro, written by Nick Cave, published by The Text Publishing Company
The Five Greatest Warriers, written by Matthew Reilly, published by Pan Macmillan
Truth, written by Peter Temple, published by The Text Publishing Company

Newcomer of the Year (debut writer)
Piano Lessons, written by Anna Goldsworthy, published by Black Inc.
Red Dust, written by Fleur McDonald, published by Allen & Unwin
Siddon Rock, written by Glenda Guest, published by Random House Australia
The Weight of Silence, written by Catherine Therese, published by Hachette Australia

Book of the Year 2010

Australians: Origins to Eureka, written by Thomas Keneally, published by Allen & Unwin
Bart:My Life, written by J.B. Cummings, published by Pan Macmillan
Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey, published by Allen & Unwin
Ransom, written by David Malouf, published by Random House Australia
Truth, written by Peter Temple, published by The Text Publishing Company

The winners in each category will be announced on 30th June in Sydney.

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