Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Debut Fiction

The Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Debut Fiction is a prize category in the annual Indie Book Awards (Australia) presented by Australian Independent Booksellers.[1]

The award was established in 2008.

Winners and shortlists

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Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Debut Fiction
Year Author Title Result Ref.
2008 Toni Jordan Addition Winner [2]
2009 Sonia Orchard The Virtuoso Winner [2]
2010 Not awarded [2]
2011 Jon Bauer Rocks in the Belly Winner [2]
2012 Anna Funder All That I Am Winner [2]
Favel Parrett Past the Shallows Finalist [3]
Rohan Wilson The Roving Party Finalist [3]
Adrienne Ferreira Watercolours Finalist [3]
2013 M. L. Stedman The Light Between Oceans Winner [4]
Paul D. Carter Eleven Seasons Finalist [5]
Peter Twohig The Cartographer Finalist [5]
Hannah Richell Secrets of the Tides Finalist [5]
2014 Hannah Kent Burial Rites Winner [6]
Inga Simpson Mr Wigg Finalist [7]
Graeme Simsion The Rosie Project Finalist [7]
Fiona McFarlane The Night Guest Finalist [7]
2015 Maxine Beneba Clarke Foreign Soil Winner [8]
Brooke Davis Lost & Found Finalist [9]
Emily Bitto The Strays Finalist [9]
Christine Piper After Darkness Finalist [9]
2016 Lucy Treloar Salt Creek Winner [10]
Shirley Barrett Rush Oh! Finalist [11]
Robyn Cadwallader The Anchoress Finalist [11]
Antonia Hayes Relativity Finalist [11]
2017 Jane Harper The Dry Winner [12]
Melissa Ashley The Birdman's Wife Finalist [13]
David Dyer The Midnight Watch Finalist [13]
Holly Throsby Goodwood Finalist [13]
2018 Mark Brandi Wimmera Winner [14]
Melanie Cheng Australia Day Finalist [15]
Dennis Glover The Last Man in Europe Finalist [15]
Sarah Schmidt See What I Have Done Finalist [15]
2019 Trent Dalton Boy Swallows Universe Winner [16]
Chris Hammer Scrublands Finalist [17]
Heather Morris The Tattooist of Auschwitz Finalist [17]
Christian White The Nowhere Child Finalist [17]
2020 Suzanne Daniel Allegra in Three Parts Winner [18]
Anne Brinsden Wearing Paper Dresses Finalist [19]
Felicity McLean The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone Finalist [19]
Molly Murn Heart of the Grass Tree Finalist [19]
2021 Pip Williams The Dictionary of Lost Words Winner [20]
Kyle Perry The Bluffs Finalist [21]
Nardi Simpson Song of the Crocodile Finalist [21]
Jessie Tu A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing Finalist [21]
2022 Lyn Yeowart The Silent Listener Winner [22]
Hannah Bent When Things Are Alive They Hum Finalist [23]
Campbell Mattinson We Are Not Men Finalist [23]
Diana Reid Love & Virtue Finalist [23]
2023 Tracey Lien All That's Left Unsaid Winner [24]
Shelley Burr Wake Finalist [25]
Omar Sakr Son of Sin Finalist [25]
Hayley Scrivener Dirt Town Finalist [25]
2024 Jane Harrison The Visitors Winner [26]
Madeleine Gray Green Dot Finalist [27]
Kerryn Mayne Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder Finalist [27]
Molly Schmidt Salt River Road Finalist [27]

References

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  1. ^ ""Indie Book Awards"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2012 & prior"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c ""2012 Indie Awards"". ANZ LitLovers LitBlog. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2013"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c ""The 2013 Indie Awards Shortlist Announced"". Readings. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2014"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c ""The Indie Awards Shortlist for 2014"". Readings. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2015"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b c ""Indie Book Awards 2015 shortlists announced"". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  10. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2016"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  11. ^ a b c ""Indie Book Awards 2016 shortlists announced"". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  12. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2017"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  13. ^ a b c ""Indie Book Awards 2017 shortlists announced"". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  14. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2018"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  15. ^ a b c ""Indie Book Awards 2018 shortlists announced"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  16. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2019"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  17. ^ a b c ""Indie Book Awards 2019 shortlists announced"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  18. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2020"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  19. ^ a b c ""Indie Book Awards 2020 shortlists announced"". Books+Publishing. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  20. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2021"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  21. ^ a b c ""Shortlist announced for the 2021 Indie Book Awards"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  22. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2022"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  23. ^ a b c ""Shortlist announced for the 2022 Indie Book Awards"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  24. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2023"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  25. ^ a b c ""Shortlist announced for the 2023 Indie Book Awards"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  26. ^ ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2024"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  27. ^ a b c ""Shortlist announced for the 2024 Indie Book Awards"". Australian Independent Booksellers. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.