A selection of five book covers.

International

Cover of Greek Lessons, by Han Kang.Awarded to 121 Nobel Laureates since 1901.  The Swedish Academy sends out invitations to experts in the field of literature for nominations, then selects the Laureate based on their entire body of work. The 2024 Laureate is Han Kang.

Find books by Han Kang in our catalogue.

Visit the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Cover of Orbital, by Samantha Harvey.Started in 1969, the award is given to the book the judges believe to be the year’s greatest work of English-language fiction published in the UK or Island.  The book must speak to contemporary readers, and be of sufficient quality to be considered great literature in the future. The 2024 Winner was Orbital by Samantha Harvey.

Find Orbital in our catalogue.

Visit the Booker Prize.

Cover of Heart Lamp, by Banu Mushtaq.Started in 2015, the award is given to the book the judges believe to be the greatest work of international fiction to be translated into English and be published in the UK or Ireland.  It aims to promote excellent fiction from around the world to English-speaking readers. The 2025 Winner is Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq.

Visit the International Booker Prize.

Australian

Cover of The Voice Inside, John Farnham with Poppy Stockwell.Starting in 2003, the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) is an annual celebration that celebrates the connection between Australian readers and the ‘book makers’ who unite to create the must-read books of the year.  Currently, the Awards include 25 categories. The 2025 Winner for Book of the Year was The Voice Inside, John Farnham with Poppy Stockwell.

Find The Voice Inside in our catalogue.

Visit the Australian Book Industry Awards.

Starting in 1996, The Ned Kelly Awards are one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious prizes honouring our crime fiction and true crime writing.  The awards include four categories. The 2024 Winners:Cover of Darling Girls, by Sally Hepworth.

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Cover of Theory & Practice, by Michelle de Kretser.Started in 2012, the Stella Prize is a major literary award that celebrates Australian women’s writing and an organisation that champions cultural change. The 2025 Winner is Theory & Practice, by Michelle de Kretser.

Find Theory & Practice in our catalogue.

Visit The Stella Prize.

Beginning in 2008, these awards play an important role in celebrating the outstanding literary talent in Australia and the valuable contribution Australian literature makes to the nation’s cultural and intellectual life. At present, there are six categories awarded. The 2024 Winners are:

Visit the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.

Cover of Dusk, by Robbie Arnott.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. They currently award seven different categories. The 2025 Book of the Year was Dusk, by Robbie Arnott.

Find Dusk in our catalogue.

Visit the Indie Book Awards.

The Miles Franklin Literary Award is Australia’s most prestigious literature prize. Established in 1957 through the will of My Brilliant Career author, Miles Franklin, the prize is awarded each year to a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases. The 2023 Winner is Praiseworthy, by Alexis Wright.

Find Praiseworthy in our catalogue.

Visit the Miles Franklin Literary Award.

Western Australian

Starting in 1982, the Premier’s Book Awards are an important and integral part of the State’s cultural activity which honours Western Australian and Australian writing. There are currently five different categories, including the new Daisy Utemorrah Award for an unpublished indigenous Junior or Young Adult Fiction. The 2024 Winners are:

Visit the Premier’s Book Awards.

The Writing WA website provides updates and links to a variety of book awards you may be interested in.

Visit Writing WA’s Awards.