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Australian Book Industry Awards Shortlists 2010

JA June 16

Here are the shortlists for this year’s Australian Book Industry Awards. The winners will be announced on June 30.

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)