Award-Winning Reads
Literary awards not only recognise excellence in literature, but also offer fantastic reading suggestions.
Whether you’re searching for your next great read or curious about what’s making waves in the literary world, book award websites are a fantastic resource.
Explore the links below to learn more about each award, browse past winners and shortlists and find your next read.
Read, listen to or watch the award-winners
Visit the library catalogue to place your holds, or browse BorrowBox and Libby for eBooks and audiobooks.
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Australian awards
Stella Prize
A major literary award that celebrates the best writing by Australian women and non-binary authors. Explore current and past winners and discover powerful, original storytelling.
Indie Book Awards
Chosen by Australian independent booksellers, these awards celebrate the best in local storytelling across fiction, nonfiction, debut and children’s books.
Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs)
Honouring authors, publishers and the business of bringing Australian books to life. A celebration of what’s new, successful and influential in the publishing world.
Miles Franklin Literary Award
One of Australia’s most prestigious literary prizes, recognising a novel of high literary merit that presents Australian life in any of its forms.
Prime Minister’s Literary Awards
Acknowledging outstanding literary achievement in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s and young adult literature, and Australian history.
Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA)
Celebrating quality Australian literature for children and young people since 1946. Discover award-winning books for readers aged 0–18 by Australian authors and illustrators.
International awards
International Booker Prize
Awarded for the best book translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. A gateway to global stories and extraordinary translated works.
Women’s Prize for Fiction
An internationally recognised prize awarded to the best full-length novel written in English by a woman author, regardless of nationality.
