The winners of the Australian Prime Minister’s Awards have been announced. They are some of the most prestigious of the Australian book awards and carry a large monetary prize as well. Here are the winners and short listed titles for the youth categories:
CHILDREN’ S LITERATURE WINNER
Pea Pod Lullaby by Glenda Millard and Stephen Michael King
CHILDREN’ S LITERATURE SHORT LIST
Feathers by Phil Cummings and Phil Lesnie
Figgy Takes the City by Tamsin Janu
Hark, It’s Me, Ruby Lee! by Lisa Shanahan and Binny Talib
Storm Whale by Sarah Brennan and Jane Tanner
YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE WINNER
This is My Song by Richard Yaxley
YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE SHORT LIST
Living on Hope Street by Demet Divaroren
My Lovely Frankie by Judith Clarke
Ruben by Bruce Whatley
The Ones that Disappeared by Zana Fraillon