2010 Australian Book Industry Award Winners

The winners of the 2010 Australian Book Industry Award were announced on June 30th, but the full list of winners has taken a little while to appear on the Australian Publishers Association website.

The full list of winners:

Chain Bookseller of the Year
WA Dymocks Garden City (Booragoon)

Independent Bookseller of the Year

Vic Readings Books Music Film Carlton

Specialist Bookseller of the Year
WA Boffins Bookshop

Bookseller Marketing Campaign of the Year
Shearers Bookshop, for The Truth Hurts

Small Publisher of the Year
Scribe Publications

Publisher of the Year
Allen & Unwin

Distributor of the Year
United Book Distributors

Publisher Marketing Campaign of the Year
Murdoch Books, for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, written by Stieg Larsson

International Success of the Year
Allen & Unwin, for The Slap

Illustrated Book of the Year
Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion, written by Stephanie Alexander, published by Penguin Australia

Biography of the Year
Bart: My Life, written by J.B. Cummings, published by Pan Macmillan

General Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Australians: Origins to Eureka, written by Thomas Keneally, published by Allen & Unwin

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

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

Parlour Games for Modern Families, written by Myfanwy Jones & Spiri Tsintziras, published by Scribe Publications

Literary Fiction Book of the Year
Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey, published by Allen & Unwin

General Fiction Book of the Year
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.

Book of the Year 2010

Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey, published by Allen & Unwin

You can read the full shortlists here.

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