2016 Winners

Indie Book of the Year
The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood (Allen & Unwin)

Read Charlotte's acceptance speech here

Indie Book of the Year Fiction
The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood (Allen & Unwin)

Indie Book of the Year Non-Fiction
Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski (Text Publishing)

Indie Book of the Year Debut Fiction

Salt Creek by Lucy Treloar (Pan Macmillan Australia)

Indie Book of the Year Children's
The Bad Guys: Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey (Scholastic Australia)

Indie Book of the Year Young Adult
Cloudwish by Fiona Wood (Pan Macmillan Australia)

- Charlotte Wood, Indie Book of the Year Winner, The Natural Way of Things

A few years ago, the outlook for our independent bookselling scene looked gloomy. But ... you have survived, you are thriving, and because of your noticing and care, your love of words and your determination to flourish, you have kept Australian literature and our culture alive and thriving too.

On behalf of us all, I thank you so very much.