The Australian Indie Awards are selected by indie booksellers, who are passionate supporters of Australian authors.
The Indie Book of the Year goes to Killing for Country: A family story by David Marr as the best book from the last year, and the winner of the Indie Book Awards 2024 Book of the Year. The book was selected from the individual category winners in Fiction, Debut Fiction, Non-Fiction, Illustrated Non-Fiction, Children’s and Young Adult.
The complete list of winners for the Indie Book Awards 2024 are:
BOOK OF THE YEAR
Killing for Country: A Family Story by David Marr
FICTION
Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko –
(Good Reading Book Post selection title)
NON-FICTION
Killing for Country: A Family Story by David Marr
DEBUT FICTION
The Visitors by Jane Harrison –
Good Reading Book Post selection title
ILLUSTRATED NON-FICTION
The Bird Art of William T Cooper by Wendy Cooper
CHILDREN’S
The Impossible Secret of Lillian Velvet by Jaclyn Moriarty
YOUNG ADULT
Welcome to Sex by Dr Melissa Kang & Yumi Stynes
ABOUT THE AWARDS
The Indie Book Awards were established in 2008 with the aim of creating a unique award recognising and rewarding the best Australian writing as chosen by Australian independent booksellers. The Awards celebrate the enormous depth and range of literary talent in this nation.
The Indie Book Awards differ from other literary awards because they are chosen by independent booksellers who are renowned for their love of books and reading, support new and emerging Australian authors and foster a love of quality writing.
All Australian independent bookshops are invited to nominate in the Indie Book Awards. Independent bookstores across the country are owned and managed by people who care about their customers, books and the art of bookselling and, most importantly, the importance of fostering strong and vibrant Australian culture and writing.
Leading Edge Books, a buying and marketing group behind some of Australia’s best independent bookstores, are proud to coordinate the administration and promotion of the Indie Book Awards.
Visit the Indie Awards website
