The overall Book of the Year #IndieBookAwards25 Dusk' by @RobbieArnott @MacmillanAus Judges’ Comments: ‘Robbie Arnott’s writing has a distinct, effortless quality that immediately pulls me in. I feel lucky to be a reader while he’s a writer.” Sponsored by @HarperCollinsAU

Young Adult Category Winner #IndieBookAwards25 'My Family and Other Suspects' by @kirovkate @AllenAndUnwin Judges' Comments: ‘A love letter to all things classic crime wrapped up in a pacey and entertaining teen mystery.’ Category sponsored by @penguinbookaus #loveozya

Children's Category Winner #IndieBookAwards25 'All the Beautiful Things' by Katrina Nannestad @ReadABCBooks @HarperKidsAU Judges’ Comments: ‘A powerful yet gentle narrative that reminds us of the goodness and hope that exist even in the darkest corners of the world.’

Illustrated Non-Fiction Category Winner #IndieBookAwards25 'The Paintings of Criss Canning' by @CrissCanning @ThamesHudsonAU Judges’ Comments: ‘Criss Canning’s book is a warm visual enchantment of her still life paintings.' Category sponsored by @ThamesHudsonAU

Debut Fiction Category Winner #IndieBookAwards25 'All the Bees in the Hollows' Congratulations to @LaurenKWriter @AffirmPress Judges’ Comments: ‘I loved this book! It was beautifully written, lyrical even… a brilliant debut.' Category sponsored by @AffirmPress

Non-Fiction Category Winner #IndieBookAwards25 'Three Wild Dogs and the Truth' by @MarcusZusak @MacmillanAus Judges’ Comments: ‘This surely was written with a paintbrush. Thanks Markus, you made me have all the feels.' Category sponsored by @MUPublishing

Fiction Category Winner #IndieBookAwards25 'Dusk' by @RobbieArnott @MacmillanAus Judges’ Comments: ‘I was captivated...Robbie paints this beautifully vivid picturesque world that is harsh and can be brutal but is also wonderful and breathtaking. Category sponsor @AllenAndUnwin

Tonight we reveal this year’s Indie Book Awards Category Winners and the 2025 Book of the Year #IndieBookAwards25 Watch the announcement live

YOUNG ADULT SHORTLIST #IndieBookAwards25 Congratulations to the shortlisted authors and publishers! @FIRECATz @AllenAndUnwin Amy Doak @PenguinTeenAus @kirovkate @AllenAndUnwin Tigest Girma @HachetteKidsANZ #loveOZYA Thank you to our category sponsor @penguinbookaus

CHILDREN'S SHORTLIST #IndieBookAwards25 Congrats to those shortlisted! @katemildenhall @JessRacklyeft @SimonSchusterAU Katrina Nannestad @ReadABCBooks @HarperKidsAU @JudithRossell @HardieGrantCP Stuart Wilson @PenguinBooksAus #loveOZMG Thanks to our sponsor @SimonSchusterAU

ILLUS NON-FICTION SHORTLIST #IndieBookAwards25 Congrats to the shortlisted authors and publishers! @CrissCanning @ThamesHudsonAU Nagi Maehashi @MacmillanAus Patrick McCaughey @MUPublishing Tony Tan @murdochbooks Thank you to our category sponsor @ThamesHudsonAU

DEBUT FICTION SHORTLIST #IndieBookAwards25 Congratulations to the shortlisted authors & publishers! Susannah Begbie @HachetteAus Anna Johnston @PenguinBooksAus @LaurenKWriter @AffirmPress @Milliganreports @AllenAndUnwin Thank you to our category sponsor @AffirmPress

NON-FICTION SHORTLIST #IndieBookAwards25 Congrats to those shortlisted! @GinaChickRewild @Summit_Books @SimonSchusterAU Helen Garner @text_publishing @Grantlee_Kieza @ReadABCBooks @HarperCollinsAU @MarcusZusak @MacmillanAus Thanks to our sponsor @mupublishing

FICTION SHORTLIST #IndieBookAwards25 Congratulations to the shortlisted authors and publishers! @RobbieArnott @MacmillanAus Jock Serong @HarperCollinsAU Christian White @AffirmPress @timmwinto @PenguinBooksAus Thank you to our category sponsor @AllenAndUnwin

YA LONGLIST #IndieBookAwards25 @FIRECATz @AllenAndUnwin Amy Doak @PenguinTeenAus @laurenddraper @MacmillanAus @kirovkate Tigest Girma @HachetteKidsANZ Kate Gordon @RivetedPress @RaelkeGrimmer @uwapublishing @Glonesborough Steph Tisdell twitofalili #loveOZYA

CHILDREN'S LONGLIST #IndieBookAwards25 @sophiebeerdraws @AllenAndUnwin @FreyaBlackwood @HarperCollinsAU @zannilouise @WalkerBooksAus @katemildenhall @SimonSchusterAU @JudithRossell @HardieGrantCP @ksimpsonbooks @briony_stewart @HachetteKidsANZ @AffirmPress @PenguinBooksAus

ILLUS NON-FICTION LONGLIST #IndieBookAwards25 Brooki @PenguinBooksAus @CrissCanning @ThamesHudsonAU @DiLorenzoSarah @SimonSchusterAU Sabrina Hahn @FremantlePress @locallovely @murdochbooks @MacmillanAus Patrick McCaughey @MUPublishing Tony Tan Richard Unsworth @aliceinframes

DEBUT FICTION LONGLIST #IndieBookAwards25 @anderson_lainie Susannah Begbie Winnie Dunn @HachetteAus Mitch Jennings @HarperCollinsAU Anna Johnston @PenguinBooksAus @LaurenKWriter @bri_lee_writer @Milliganreports @AllenAndUnwin Mark Mupotsa-Russell @authorjanetara @AffirmPress

NON-FICTION LONGLIST #IndieBookAwards25 @mrjoeaston @SimonSchusterAU @lechblaine @BlackIncBooks Gina Chick @MatthewEvansFPF @murdochbooks Helen Garner @text_publishing @Grantlee_Kieza @HarperCollinsAU HughMackay @AllenAndUnwin @antsharwood @HachetteAus @MarcusZusak @MacmillanAus

FICTION LONGLIST #IndieBookAwards25 @RobbieArnott @MacmillanAus Shankari Chandran @ultimopress @hammerNow Emily Maguire Fiona McFarlane @AllenAndUnwin @Romance_lia Jock Serong @HarperCollinsAU @NestOfPages @HachetteAus Christian White @AffirmPress @timmwinto @PenguinBooksAus