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Winners of the 2018 australian book industry awards announced. Books with strong female protagonists shone brightly at the 2018 abia awards with a cursed girl tale being compared to the harry potter series after winning three awards, including book of the year. Brisbanebased journalist and firsttime novelist trent dalton has continued his 12month wave of success, cleaning up at the australian book industry awards ceremony in sydney. Publisher and author richard walsh and childrens book specialist kathy kozlowski will be inducted into the abia hall of fame at the australian book industry awards abias on. Congratulations to all the authors, illustrators, narrators, and publishers. The abias have been celebrating australian stories and the astounding talent in the australian publishing industry for 17 years. Contact australian book industry awards on messenger.
May 02, 2019 switch to the uk edition switch to the australia edition. The winners will be announced at the international convention centre sydney, on 3 may. May 02, 2019 abia 2019 book of the year square format. Announcing the 2018 australian book industry awards longlist. And wed like to say thanks for being a part of the book industry community. The terms of the award have been varied since that date. After an extensive recruitment campaign, the 2018 academy is the largest and broadest in abia history, comprising over 250 members.
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