Competition Shortlists
Aspiring authors
A01 -Picture book - preschool-aged children (text only)
Final Judge: Lorae Fossy, Scholastic
26051 Do Aliens Wear Pyjamas?
26033 The Carousel
26109 The Deco Dog Parade
A02 -Picture book - primary-aged children (text only)
Final Judge: Rebecca McRitchie, Penguin Randomhouse
26318 Dress-Up Days
26247 Enough For Wyn
26312 When Tarik Plays His Violin
26443 The Great Dino Debate
26190 The Man in the Blue Beanie
A03 -Picture book - non-fiction - primary-aged children (text only)
Final Judge: Erin Middleton, Walker Books
26117 Desert Rains
26098 Eel
26086 For the Love of a Plover
A04 -Chapter book - younger primary-aged children (text only)
Final Judge: Rowena Beresford, Riveted Press
26390 Captain Sidequest and the Ice Cream Scoop
26130 Elliot Glum and the Rooster of Doom
26385 Spellbound
A05 -Chapter book - older-aged children (text only)
Final Judge: Rochelle Stephen, Rhiza Press
26240 Big Trouble at the Little 180
26395 Highlight
26215 The Owlers
A06 -Fiction writing for young adults
Final Judge: Savannah Hollis, Hardie Grant
26207 Across Time Across Love
26347 Scorched
26272 The Sound of Ora
A10 -Writing for the adult genres
Final Judge: Clive Hebard, Penguin Random House Australia
26421 A Father's Love
26208 When Doves Cry
26055 Wounded
26079 Your Most Liked Mistake
U18s authors
H01 - Picture books - preschool or primary-aged children (text only)
Final Judge: Dani Vee, Larikin House
26428 Comfy Aunty
26427 Who's Your Mummy
26322 Zizi Giraffe
H02 - Chapter book (includes Text only for younger primary-aged children, middle-grade children, and young adults)
Final Judge: Anna Solding, Midnight Sun Publishing
26482 Anneliese
26020 The Noise Between
26447 The Secrets of Cockatoo Court
Published authors
P01 & P02 - Picture book (text only), YA, and middle grade
Final Judge: Michelle Madden, Penguin Random House
26435 How to win a whale : That child is wild :
26479 Wren's Worst Word : City Drive
26487 Sylvie the Squirrel - Dazzling Debutante : Rainy the Pink Nosed Reindeer : The Truth about the Tooth Fairy
26296 Monsters Don't Say Sorry
26491 The Everwolf Chronicles: Lightning Strikes Twice
26484 The Small Print
P10 - Writing for the adult genres
Final Judge: Clive Hebard, Penguin Random House Australia
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel the P10 category as insufficient entries were received- all entries will receive a refund.
Illustrators
i1 - Illustrations - Under 18s
Final Judge: Michelle Madden, Penguin Random House
26326 A Tiny Water Drops Big Adventure 1
26336 The Magic Drop And The Sleeping Earth 1
26505 A Tiny Water Drops Big Adventure 4
i2 - Illustrations - Aspiring
Final Judge: Michelle Madden, Penguin Random House
26071 Chiyogami Paper Dreams
26232 Water
26245 Beneath The Surface
i3 - Illustrations - Published
Final Judge: Michelle Madden, Penguin Random House
26149 Showertime
26197 Underwater Treasures
26340 King Of The Sea