The winners of the annual Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) were announced last night! Our congratulations to the winning authors, illustrators and publishers.
2022 ABIA BOOK AWARD WINNERS
ABIA Book of the Year:
Love & Virtue by Diana Reid
Biography Book of the Year:
My Adventurous Life by Dick Smith
General Fiction Book of the Year:
Before You Knew My Name by Jacqueline Bublitz
General Non-fiction Book of the Year:
She’s on the Money by Victoria Devine
Literary Fiction Book of the Year:
Love & Virtue by Diana Reid
Illustrated Book of the Year:
Everything I Love to Cook by Neil Perry
International Book of the Year:
The Storyteller by Dave Grohl
Small Publishers’ Adult Book of the Year:
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen
Small Publishers’ Children’s Book of the Year:
The Edge of Thirteen by Nova Weetman
Matt Richell Award for New Writer of the Year
The Mother Wound by Amani Haydar
Book of the Year Older Children (age range 8 to 14 years):
The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
Book of the Year for Younger Children (age range 0 to 8 years):
The First Scientists by Corey Tutt
Children’s Picture Book of the Year
Somebody’s Land: Welcome to Our Country by Adam Goodes & Ellie Laing, illustrated by David Hardy
