2017 Winners

Indie Book of the Year
The Dry by Jane Harper (Pan Macmillan Australia)

Indie Book of the Year Fiction
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith (Allen & Unwin)

Indie Book of the Year Non-Fiction
Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner (Text Publishing)

Indie Book of the Year Debut Fiction

The Dry by Jane Harper (Pan Macmillan Australia)

Indie Book of the Year Children's
Circle by Jeannie Baker (Walker Books Australia)

Indie Book of the Year Young Adult
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley (Pan Macmillan Australia)

I am absolutely thrilled that The Dry has been named as Indie Book of the Year. Independent booksellers have championed the novel from the very start and thousands of readers have discovered The Dry thanks to their passionate hand-selling and personal recommendations. It is an honour to have been selected for this award by people who know readers so well, and I remain so grateful and touched by the enthusiasm and support independent booksellers have shown both for The Dry and Australian fiction in general.

- Jane Harper, Indie Book of the Year Winner, The Dry