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Short list

2025

A01 - Picture Book - Preschool

Final Judge: Lorae Fossy, Scholastic

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Gabrielle Cardwell

Diggers in the Dark

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Jemima Parker

Ziggy's bath time escape

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Pamela Ueckerman

When the stork comes

A02 - Picture Book - Primary School

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Final Judge: Nicola Santilli, Allen & Unwin

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Beck Blake

Lionel the Lizard

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Seetha Dodd

Rover and the Rocking Rebels

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Bree Morgan

The Creepy Crawly Critters Crew

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Melissa Elk

Taller

A03 - Picture Book - Primary - Non-Fiction

Final Judge: Nicola Santilli, Allen & Unwin

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Amanda Lieber

The Whales Wave at Me!

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Christine Pirrone

Aussie Firefighter Calendar of Native Plants

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Kate Lewis

Grey Finds A Home

A04 - Chapter Book - Younger Readers

Final Judge: Rowena Beresford, Riveted Press

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Angela Toniolo

Maggie Pickles and the Lonely Peacock

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Angela Toniolo

My Mum has a Mullet

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Wendy Rudge

The Tip Top Tucker Truck Bk 1 - The Great Lamington Sandstorm

A05  - Chapter Books - Older readers

Final Judge: Kate Wenban, Scholastic

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Emma Greville

The Girl in the Corner

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Fiona Lloyd

Six

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Kirsten Temple

Charlie Reeves' Pet Peeves

A06 - Young Adult

Final Judge: Luna Soo, Hardie Grant

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Jackie Yap

Isabelle Gomez is Innocent she swears

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Linda Wright

Brumby Saviour

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Robert Boland

Unstuck

A10 - Stories for Adults

Final Judge: Clive Hebard, Penguin Random House Australia

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Elle Vidovich

Joy Sparks is Famous

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Johanna Baker-Dowdell

Master of the Ginger Universe

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Venetia Vernon

The Emergence of Butterflies

H01 - Hatchlings - Picture Books

Final Judge: Nicola Santilli, Allen & Unwin

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Aaryan T

It's tough being a bee

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Elliot MH

The Whale Who Wanted

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Emeryck VW

Leg stretches for young soccer players

H02 - Hatchlings - Chapter Books & YA Novels

Final Judge: Nicola Santilli, Allen & Unwin

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Matilda D

The Hawthorne-Lysander Academy

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Olivia C

The James Myer Chronicles

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Wilhelmina S

The Metal Sea

H10 - Under 18s - Stories for Adults

Final Judge:

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Category Cancelled

Published: Writing for Children and Young Adults

Final Judge: Luna Soo, Hardie Grant

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Anna Brotherson

I Want To Be a Cyborg

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Nean Mckenzie

Opal Fever

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Jevita Nilson

Tiny Diny : Glimmer : Feather Hunt

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Steve Heron

Zeus the goose stuck in the mud : Wombat's Burrow : Grand Old Clock

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Kristy Nita Brown

The Hole Truth

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Suzanne Barton

The Big Birthday Wish : Ladybird Rain : Hope's Garden

Published: Writing for Adults

Final Judge: Clive Hebard, Penguin Random House Australia

Hatchlings Illustrations

Final Judge: Nicola Santilli, Allen & Unwin

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Anabel S

Friendship knows no boundaries

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Ayla J

Rain, Hail or Shine

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Siena B

No Matter What's Between Us

Aspiring Illustrations

Final Judge: Nicola Santilli, Allen & Unwin

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Andrew Macinotsh

A magical connection

Liam J
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Bindy James

Porcupinefish

Liam J
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Clare Yang

Once Upon a Moonlit Night

Liam J

Published Illustrations

Final Judge: Luna Soo, Hardie Grant

Louis Decrevel

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Janey Has A Sausage Dog

Niyati Froind

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The Night the Tomatoes Went Crazy

Yulia Potts

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The Secret Garden

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