2020 ACT Book of the Year Award
2019 ACT Book of the Year Award
WINNER:
Robyn Cadwallader for Book of Colours
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
Ellen Broad for Made by Humans: The AI Condition
Joy McCann for Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean
SHORTLISTED:
Andrew Hutchinson for One
Penelope Layland for Things I've Thought to Tell You Since I Saw You Last
Rachel Sanderson for Mirror Me
More Information
The ACT Government offers an ACT Book of the Year Award for excellence in literature, valued at $10,000 for the winner, $2,000 for any highly commended book and $1,000 for each shortlisted book. The Award aims to support the development of ACT-based writers and promotes writing in the ACT. The ACT Book of the Year Award recognises quality contemporary literary works including fiction, non-fiction and poetry by ACT-based authors published in the previous calendar year. The ACT Book of the Year Award is for books written by authors who reside in the ACT, or can specifically and strongly demonstrate an ACT-based arts practice. Please refer to our information for applicants page for full eligibility requirements.
Books are considered by an independent judging panel, which recommends a shortlist and winning author to the Minister for the Arts and Cultural Events. All decisions are final and no discussion or correspondence shall be entered into regarding the judging process.
For further information on the ACT Book of the Year Award, please contact artsACT on (02) 6207 2384 or email artsACT@act.gov.au
Previous winning nominations to the ACT Book of the Year Award 
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