2018 Indie Book Awards Shortlist
Scholastic Australia is pleased to announce that we have two titles in the children’s category of the 2018 Indie Book Awards shortlist.
Pig the Star by Aaron Blabey I’m Australian Too by Mem Fox and illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh
2018 Adelaide Festival Awards
Scholastic Australia is delighted to announce that One Thousand Hills by James Roy and Noel Zihabamwe has been shortlisted for the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature for the Young Adult Literature Award. Winners will be announced on Saturday 3 March 2018 at Adelaide Writers’ Week.
One Thousand Hills has previously won the NSW Premier’s Literary Award 2017 and the NSW Premier’s History Prize.
2017 Prime Minister's Literary Awards
Scholastic Australia is delighted to announce that Figgy and the President by Tamsin Janu has been shortlisted for the 2017 Prime Minister’s Literary Award in the children’s category.
2017 Children's Peace Literature Award
Scholastic Australia is proud to announce that Boy by Phil Cummings and illustrated by Shane Devries is the winner of the 2017 Children’s Peace Literature Award in the junior reader category.
2017 Australian Family Therapists’ Awards for Children’s Literature
Scholastic Australia is delighted to announce that Out by Angela May George and illustrated by Owen Swan has won the Young Readers/Picture Book Award for the Australian Family Therapists’ Award for Children’s Literature for 2017.
The judges also made several recommendations, including The Pain, My Mother, Sir Tiffy, Cyber Boy & Me by Michael Gerard Bauer and Space Alien at Planet Dad by Lucinda Gifford.
The Australian Family Therapists’ Awards for Children’s Literature are presented by the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (ANZJFT).
2017 YABBA Awards
Scholastic Australia is proud to announce that WeirDo: Mega Weird! by Anh Do and illustrated by Jules Faber has won the 2017 YABBA Award for the Fiction for Younger Readers category. The YABBA is Victoria’s children’s choice award.
2017 NSW Premier’s History Awards Shortlist
Scholastic Australia is proud to announce that Australia’s Great War: 1917 by Kelly Gardiner has been shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Young People’s History Prize for the NSW Premier’s History Awards 2017.
The winners will be announced on 1 September 2017.
2017 Queensland Literary Awards Shortlist
Scholastic Australia is delighted to announce that This Is My Song by Richard Yaxley has been shortlisted for the Young Adult Book Award for the 2017 Queensland Literary Awards.
2017 NSW Premier’s History Awards Shortlist
Scholastic Australia is proud to announce that Australia’s Great War: 1917 by Kelly Gardiner has been shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Young People’s History Prize for the NSW Premier’s History Awards 2017.
The winners will be announced on 1 September 2017.
2017 Children’s Choice Book Awards shortlist
Scholastic Australia is delighted to announce that we have a number of titles on the shortlist for the 2017 Children’s Choice Book Awards.
Picture Story Books
The Fabulous Friend Machine by Nick Bland
Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey
Pig the Winner by Aaron Blabey
Fire by Jackie French, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
What Do They Do With All The Poo From All the Animals At the Zoo by Anh Do, illustrated by Laura Wood
Fiction for Younger Readers
Weirdo #7: Mega Weird by Anh Do, illustrated by Jules Faber
Hot Dog #1 by Anh Do, illustrated by Dan McGuiness
The Bad Guys Episode 2: Mission Unpluckable by Aaron Blabey
EJ Spy School #4: Puppy Alert by Susannah McFarlane, illustrated by Dyani Stagg
Ella & Olivia #9: Christmas Surprise by Yvette Poshoglian, illustrated by Danielle McDonald
Ella Diaries #10: Friendship S.O.S. by Meredith Costain, illustrated by Danielle McDonald
Fiction Year 7 – 9
The Seven Signs: Carnage by Michael Adams
Fiction for Older Readers
The Impossible Quest #1: Escape from Wolfhaven Castle by Kate Forsyth
2017 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards
Scholastic Australia is pleased to announce that One Thousand Hills by James Roy and Noel Zihabamwe has won the Ethel Turner Prize at the 2017 NSW Premier's Literary Awards.
One Thousand Hills is now the recipient of two NSW Premiers Awards, having won the NSW Premier's Young People's History Prize in 2016. It was a finalist in the 2016 Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards.
2017 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Shortlist
Scholastic Australia is pleased to announce that we have two titles on the shortlist for the 2017 Australian Book Industry Awards.
Book of the Year for Younger Children (0 – 8 years)
What Do They Do With All the Poo from All the Animals at the Zoo? by Anh Do and Simon Mellor, illustrated by Laura Wood
Book of the Year for Older Children (8 – 14 years)
Weirdo #7: Mega Weird by Anh Do, illustrated by Jules Faber
The winners will be announced on 25 May 2017.
2017 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Shortlist
Scholastic Australia is pleased to announce that we have two titles on the shortlist for the 2017 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature
Figgy and the President by Tamsin Janu
Ethel Turner Prize for Young Adult’s Literature
One Thousand Hills by James Roy and Noel Zihabamwe
The winners will be announced on 22 May 2017.
2017 CBCA Shortlist
Scholastic Australia is very happy to announce that we have two titles on the shortlist for the 2017 CBCA Awards!
THE BOOK OF THE YEAR: YOUNGER READERS
Within These Walls by Robyn Bavati
THE PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Out by Owen Swan and Angela May George
The winners will be announced on 18 August 2017.
2016 KOALA Awards
Scholastic Australia is very happy to announce that we had a number of wins at the recent 2016 KOALA Awards.
Picture Book Category
Winner - Pig the Fibber by Aaron Blabey
Honour - Thelma the Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
Fiction of Younger Readers
Winner - The Bad Guys: Episode One by Aaron Blabey
Fiction for Older Readers
Honour - Weirdo 5: Totally Weird by Anh Do and illustrated by Jules Faber
Fiction for Years 7–9
Honour - The Last Thirteen #1 by by James Phelan
2016 YABBA Awards
Scholastic Australia is very proud to announce that Aaron Blabey has won two awards at the 2016 YABBA Awards.
Picture Storybook Category
Pig the Fibber by Aaron Blabey
Younger Reader Category
The Bad Guys Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey
2016 Queensland Literary Awards
Scholastic Australia is happy to announce that One Thousand Hills by James Roy and Noël Zihabamwe has been shortlisted for the Griffith University Young Adult Book Award at the 2016 Queensland Literary Awards.
The winners will be announced 5 October 2016
2016 NSW Premier’s History Award
Scholastic Australia is delighted to announce that One Thousand Hills by James Roy and Noël Zihabamwe has won the award for the Young People’s History Prize at the 2016 NSW Premier's History Awards.
2016 NSW Premier’s History Award
Scholastic Australia is happy to announce that announce we have two titles on the shortlist for the Young People’s History Prize for the 2016 NSW Premier’s History Award.
Cyclone by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley
One Thousand Hills by James Roy and Noël Zihabamwe
The winners will be announced on 2 September 2016.
2016 Inky Awards
Scholastic Australia is proud to announce that The Marvels by Brian Selznick has been shortlisted for the 2016 Inky Awards for the Silver Award for best international book for Young Adults.
The winners will be announced on 4 October 2016.
2016 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards
Scholastic Australia is proud to announce that Teacup by Rebecca Young and Matt Ottley has been shortlisted for the 2016 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.
The winners will be announced on 16 May 2016.
2016 Inky Awards
The 2016 Inky Awards longlist has been announced and we are proud to announce that The Marvels by Brian Selznick has been selected for the Silver Inky Award (for international books).
The winners will be announced on 16 August 2016.
2016 Readings Children’s Book Prize
Scholastic Australia is delighted to announce that the following titles are among those selected for the 2016 Readings Children’s Book Prize shortlist.
88 Lime Street: The Way In by Denise Kirby
Bad Guys Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey
The winner will be announced on 14 June 2016.
2016 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature
Scholastic Australia is proud to report over the weekend in Adelaide, the Premier of South Australia, the Hon Jay Weatherill, announced the winners of the 2016 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature. We are delighted to share that Tamsin Janu won both the Children’s Literature Award and the overall prize, The Premier’s Award, for her inspirational novel, Figgy in the World.
Tamsin is only the second person ever to pick up this award for young readers in its 30 year history.
Congratulations to Tamsin and the Omnibus team.
Indie Book Awards 2016
Scholastic Australia is pleased to announce that The Bad Guys: Episode One by Aaron Blabey has been shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2016 for the children's book category.
The winners will be announced on 23 March 2016.
2016 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature
Scholastic Australia is very proud to announce we have four titles on the shortlist for the Children’s Literature Award category at the 2016 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature.
Crossing by Catherine Norton
Figgy in the World by Tamsin Janu
Paper Planes by Allayne Webster
Thirst by Lizzie Wilcock
The winners will be announced on 27 February 2016.
2015 YABBA Awards
Scholastic Australia is proud to announce that we have a winner for the Young Australia’s Best Book Awards (YABBAs), Victoria’s Children’s Choice Awards for 2015.
Pig the Pug by Aaron Blabey has won for the best picture storybook category.
The winners of this year’s awards were selected from the Reading & Enjoying Australian Literature (REAL) Awards shortlist, which also acts as a shortlist for the children’s choice awards in the Australian Capital Territory (COOL Awards), New South Wales (KOALAs) and the Northern Territory (KROC Awards).
Speech Pathology Book of the Year
Scholastic Australia is proud to announce that Stephen Michael King's Snail and Turtle Are Friends has won the Birth to 3 Years category in SPA's 2015 Book of the Year Awards.
2015 Queensland Literary Awards
Scholastic Australia is proud to announce that we have two titles shortlisted for the 2015 Queensland Literary Awards.
Shortlisted for the Griffith University Children’s Book Award:
Teacup by Rebecca Young and illustrated by Matt Oatley
Figgy in the World by Tamsin Janu
The winners will be announced on 9 October 2015.
Speech Pathology Book of the Year
Scholastic Australia is proud to announce that we have three titles shortlisted in the Birth to 3 Years category for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year 2015.
Our Loves Grows by Anna Pignataro
Snail and Turtle by Stephen Michael King
The Very Noisy Bear by Nick Bland
The winners will be announced on 15 October 2015.
2015 NSW Premier's Literary Awards
The 2015 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards were announced on 18 May at the State Library of NSW.
Scholastic Australia is proud to announce that we had joint winners for the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children’s Literature:
Crossing by Catherine Norton
Figgy in the World by Tamsin Janu
Congratulations to our talented authors and the publishing team.
For more information on the awards and to see the other winners, please click here.
