The shortlists for the 2012 Australian Book Industry Awards have been released.
The shortlists are:
Chain/Franchise Bookseller of the Year
NSW/ACT Hill of Content Bookshop (Balmain)
Qld Dymocks Indooroopilly
SA/NT Dymocks Adelaide
Tas Dymocks Hobart
Vic Hill of Content Bookshop (Melbourne)
WA Dymocks Garden City (Booragoon)
Independent Bookseller of the Year
NSW/ACT Shearer's Bookshop
Qld Avid Reader
SA/NT Imprints Booksellers
Tas Fullers Bookshop (Hobart)
Vic Readings Books Music Film (Carlton)
WA Bookcaffè (WA, tied)
WA The Lane Bookshop (WA, tied)
Specialist Bookseller of the Year
NSW/ACT The Cookery Book
Qld The Library Shop
SA/NT ALS Library Services
Tas Stories Bookshop
Vic Books for Cooks
WA Boffins Bookshop
Regional Bookseller of the Year
NSW/ACT Gleebooks at Blackheath
Qld Mary Who? Bookshop and ABC Centre
SA/NT Dymocks Alice Springs
TAS Fullers Bookshop (Launceston)
VIC Lorne Beach Books
WA Margaret River Bookshop
Bookseller Promotional Campaign of the Year
Narrabri ProSound, for Left Neglected
Avid Reader, for National Book Day
Riverbend Books, for Event Series
Avid Reader, for Salon Series
Robinsons Bookshop, for Oldest General Independent Bookshop Promotion
Readings, for 1Q84
Small Publisher of the Year
Black Inc
Scribe Publications
The Text Publishing Company
UWA Publishing
Publisher of the Year
Murdoch Books
Allen & Unwin
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Penguin Group Australia
Random House Australia
Distributor of the Year
Footprint Books
Alliance Distribution Services
Harper Entertainment Distribution Services
Random House Australia
United Book Distributors
Publisher Promotional Campaign of the Year
Random House Australia, for Passion, by Lauren Kate
Random House Australia, for Vintage Classics
Random House Australia, for IQ84, by Haruki Murakami
International Success of the Year
HarperCollins Publishers Australia, for Burqalicous, by Becky Wicks
Hachette Australia, for Embrace, Enticed and Emblaze, by Jessica Shirvington
Penguin Group Australia, for Midnight in Peking, Paul French
Allen & Unwin, for Lovesong and Autumn Laing, by Alex Miller
Illustrated Book of the Year
Paris, by Janelle McCulloch, published by Plum, an imprint of Pan Macmillan Australia
Tasting India, by Christine Manfield, published by Lantern, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
Indochine, by Luke Nguyen, published by Murdoch Books
Rose Petal Jam, by Beata Zatorska and Simon Target, published by Tabula Books
Zumbo, by Adriano Zumbo, published by Murdoch Books
Biography of the Year
Life Without Limits, by Nick Vujicic, published by Inspired Living, an imprint of Allen & Unwin
A Private Life, by Michael Kirby, published by Allen & Unwin
Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage, by Hazel Rowley, published by Melbourne University Press
Darren Lockyer, by Darren Lockyer with Dan Koch, published by Ebury Australia, an imprint of Random House Australia
The Long Road to Paris, by Cadel Evans, published by Hardie Grant Books
General Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Biggest Estate on Earth, by Bill Gammage, published by Allen & Unwin
Worse Things Happen At Sea, by William McInnes and Sarah Watt, published by Hachette Australia
Women's Stuff, by Kaz Cooke, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
Mawson, written by Peter FitzSimons, published by William Heinemann Australia, an imprint of Random House Australia
After Words, written by Paul Keating, published by Allen & Unwin
Book of the Year for Younger Children (age range: 0 to 8 years)
Christmas Wombat, by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley, published by Angus & Robertson, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Rudie Nudie, by Emma Quay, Published by ABC Kids, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Australia
One Small Island, by Alison Lester, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
Look! A Book! by Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood, published by Little Hare, an imprint of Hardie Grant Egmont
The Big Book of Billie, by Sally Rippin, published by Hardie Grant Egmont
Book of the Year for Older Children (age range 8 to 14 years)
Coming of the Whirlpool: Ship Kings 1, by Andrew McGahan, published by Allen & Unwin Children's
Brotherband 1: The Outcasts, by John Flanagan, published by Random House Australia
The Travel Book (Not for Parents Edition), published by Lonely Planet Publications
Shift, by Em Bailey, published by Hardie Grant Egmont
The 13-Storey Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths, published by Pan Macmillan Australia
Literary Fiction Book of the Year
Past the Shallows, by Favel Parrett, published by Hachette Australia
Caleb's Crossing, by Geraldine Brooks, published by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Foal's Bread, by Gillian Mears, published by Allen & Unwin
All that I Am, by Anna Funder, published by Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
The Street Sweeper, by Elliot Perlman, published by Vintage Australia, an imprint of Random House Australia
General Fiction Book of the Year
Lola's Secret, by Monica McInerney, published by Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
The Freudian Slip, by Marion von Adlerstein, published by Hachette Australia
Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves, by Matthew Reilly, published by Macmillan Australia
Sarah Thornhill, by Kate Grenville, published by The Text Publishing Company
The Wreckage, by Michael Robotham, published by Sphere, an imprint of Hachette Australia
Newcomer of the Year (debut writer)
Life Without Limits, by Nick Vujicic, published by Allen & Unwin
The Little Veggie Patch Co, by Fabian Capomolla and Mat Pember, published by Plum, an imprint of Pan Macmillan Australia
A Private Life, by Michael Kirby, published by Allen & Unwin
Past the Shallows, by Favel Parrett, published by Hachette Australia
The Roving Party, by Rohan Wilson, published by Allen & Unwin
Book of the Year
Caleb's Crossing, by Geraldine Brooks, published by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Past the Shallows, by Favel Parrett, published by Hachette Australia
Foal's Bread, written by Gillian Mears, published by Allen & Unwin
Worse Things Happen At Sea, by William McInnes and Sarah Watt, published by Hachette Australia
All that I Am, by Anna Funder, published by Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
The Street Sweeper, by Elliot Perlman, published by Vintage Australia, an imprint of Random House Australia
The winners will be announced on Friday May 18 as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival.
The shortlists are:
Chain/Franchise Bookseller of the Year
NSW/ACT Hill of Content Bookshop (Balmain)
Qld Dymocks Indooroopilly
SA/NT Dymocks Adelaide
Tas Dymocks Hobart
Vic Hill of Content Bookshop (Melbourne)
WA Dymocks Garden City (Booragoon)
Independent Bookseller of the Year
NSW/ACT Shearer's Bookshop
Qld Avid Reader
SA/NT Imprints Booksellers
Tas Fullers Bookshop (Hobart)
Vic Readings Books Music Film (Carlton)
WA Bookcaffè (WA, tied)
WA The Lane Bookshop (WA, tied)
Specialist Bookseller of the Year
NSW/ACT The Cookery Book
Qld The Library Shop
SA/NT ALS Library Services
Tas Stories Bookshop
Vic Books for Cooks
WA Boffins Bookshop
Regional Bookseller of the Year
NSW/ACT Gleebooks at Blackheath
Qld Mary Who? Bookshop and ABC Centre
SA/NT Dymocks Alice Springs
TAS Fullers Bookshop (Launceston)
VIC Lorne Beach Books
WA Margaret River Bookshop
Bookseller Promotional Campaign of the Year
Narrabri ProSound, for Left Neglected
Avid Reader, for National Book Day
Riverbend Books, for Event Series
Avid Reader, for Salon Series
Robinsons Bookshop, for Oldest General Independent Bookshop Promotion
Readings, for 1Q84
Small Publisher of the Year
Black Inc
Scribe Publications
The Text Publishing Company
UWA Publishing
Publisher of the Year
Murdoch Books
Allen & Unwin
HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Penguin Group Australia
Random House Australia
Distributor of the Year
Footprint Books
Alliance Distribution Services
Harper Entertainment Distribution Services
Random House Australia
United Book Distributors
Publisher Promotional Campaign of the Year
Random House Australia, for Passion, by Lauren Kate
Random House Australia, for Vintage Classics
Random House Australia, for IQ84, by Haruki Murakami
International Success of the Year
HarperCollins Publishers Australia, for Burqalicous, by Becky Wicks
Hachette Australia, for Embrace, Enticed and Emblaze, by Jessica Shirvington
Penguin Group Australia, for Midnight in Peking, Paul French
Allen & Unwin, for Lovesong and Autumn Laing, by Alex Miller
Illustrated Book of the Year
Paris, by Janelle McCulloch, published by Plum, an imprint of Pan Macmillan Australia
Tasting India, by Christine Manfield, published by Lantern, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
Indochine, by Luke Nguyen, published by Murdoch Books
Rose Petal Jam, by Beata Zatorska and Simon Target, published by Tabula Books
Zumbo, by Adriano Zumbo, published by Murdoch Books
Biography of the Year
Life Without Limits, by Nick Vujicic, published by Inspired Living, an imprint of Allen & Unwin
A Private Life, by Michael Kirby, published by Allen & Unwin
Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage, by Hazel Rowley, published by Melbourne University Press
Darren Lockyer, by Darren Lockyer with Dan Koch, published by Ebury Australia, an imprint of Random House Australia
The Long Road to Paris, by Cadel Evans, published by Hardie Grant Books
General Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Biggest Estate on Earth, by Bill Gammage, published by Allen & Unwin
Worse Things Happen At Sea, by William McInnes and Sarah Watt, published by Hachette Australia
Women's Stuff, by Kaz Cooke, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
Mawson, written by Peter FitzSimons, published by William Heinemann Australia, an imprint of Random House Australia
After Words, written by Paul Keating, published by Allen & Unwin
Book of the Year for Younger Children (age range: 0 to 8 years)
Christmas Wombat, by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley, published by Angus & Robertson, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Rudie Nudie, by Emma Quay, Published by ABC Kids, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Australia
One Small Island, by Alison Lester, published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
Look! A Book! by Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood, published by Little Hare, an imprint of Hardie Grant Egmont
The Big Book of Billie, by Sally Rippin, published by Hardie Grant Egmont
Book of the Year for Older Children (age range 8 to 14 years)
Coming of the Whirlpool: Ship Kings 1, by Andrew McGahan, published by Allen & Unwin Children's
Brotherband 1: The Outcasts, by John Flanagan, published by Random House Australia
The Travel Book (Not for Parents Edition), published by Lonely Planet Publications
Shift, by Em Bailey, published by Hardie Grant Egmont
The 13-Storey Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths, published by Pan Macmillan Australia
Literary Fiction Book of the Year
Past the Shallows, by Favel Parrett, published by Hachette Australia
Caleb's Crossing, by Geraldine Brooks, published by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Foal's Bread, by Gillian Mears, published by Allen & Unwin
All that I Am, by Anna Funder, published by Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
The Street Sweeper, by Elliot Perlman, published by Vintage Australia, an imprint of Random House Australia
General Fiction Book of the Year
Lola's Secret, by Monica McInerney, published by Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
The Freudian Slip, by Marion von Adlerstein, published by Hachette Australia
Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves, by Matthew Reilly, published by Macmillan Australia
Sarah Thornhill, by Kate Grenville, published by The Text Publishing Company
The Wreckage, by Michael Robotham, published by Sphere, an imprint of Hachette Australia
Newcomer of the Year (debut writer)
Life Without Limits, by Nick Vujicic, published by Allen & Unwin
The Little Veggie Patch Co, by Fabian Capomolla and Mat Pember, published by Plum, an imprint of Pan Macmillan Australia
A Private Life, by Michael Kirby, published by Allen & Unwin
Past the Shallows, by Favel Parrett, published by Hachette Australia
The Roving Party, by Rohan Wilson, published by Allen & Unwin
Book of the Year
Caleb's Crossing, by Geraldine Brooks, published by Fourth Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Past the Shallows, by Favel Parrett, published by Hachette Australia
Foal's Bread, written by Gillian Mears, published by Allen & Unwin
Worse Things Happen At Sea, by William McInnes and Sarah Watt, published by Hachette Australia
All that I Am, by Anna Funder, published by Hamish Hamilton, an imprint of Penguin Group Australia
The Street Sweeper, by Elliot Perlman, published by Vintage Australia, an imprint of Random House Australia
The winners will be announced on Friday May 18 as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival.
