The Indie Book Awards are chosen by independent booksellers to reward and promote excellence in Australian writing. This year the awards go to

Fiction

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos (Dominic Smith, A&U)

Nonfiction

Everywhere I Look (Helen Garner, Text)

Debut fiction

The Dry (Jane Harper, Macmillan)

Young adult

Words in Deep Blue (Cath Crowley, Pan)

Children’s

Circle (Jeannie Baker, Walker Books)

The shortlisted titles are here

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Fiction Debut