The 2010 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) were presented on Wednesday 30 June 2010 at a gala event hosted by Gretel Killeen. The 2010 awards honour and recognise authors, booksellers and publishers. The award winners were chosen by an academy of booksellers and publishers.(Winners in bold font.)
Independent Bookseller of the Year 2010
* Gleebooks (NSW/ACT)
* Avid Reader (Qld)
* Imprints Booksellers (SA/NT)
* Fullers Bookshop Hobart (Tas)
* Readings Books Music Film Carlton (Vic)
* Bookcaffe (WA)
Small Publisher of the Year 2010
* Black Dog Books
* Black Inc.
* New Holland Publishers
* Scribe Publications
* UNSW Press
Publisher of the Year 2010
* Allen & Unwin
* Murdoch Books
* Penguin Australia
* Random House Australia
* Text Publishing
Book of the Year 2010
* Australians: Origins to Eureka, written by Thomas Keneally, published by Allen & Unwin
* Bart: My Life, written by J.B. Cummings, published by Pan Macmillan
* Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey, published by Allen & Unwin
* Ransom, written by David Malouf, published by Random House Australia
* Truth, written by Peter Temple, published by The Text Publishing Company
Newcomer of the Year (debut writer) 2010
* Piano Lessons, written by Anna Goldsworthy, published by Black Inc.
* Red Dust, written by Fleur McDonald, published by Allen & Unwin
* Siddon Rock, written by Glenda Guest, published by Random House Australia
* The Virtuoso, written by Sonia Orchard, published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
* The Weight of Silence, written by Catherine Therese, published by Hachette Australia
Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2010
* Dog Boy, written by Eva Hornung, published by The Text Publishing Company
* Jasper Jones, written by Craig Silvey, published by Allen & Unwin
* Lovesong, written by Alex Miller, published by Allen & Unwin
* Ransom, written by David Malouf, published by Random House Australia
* The World Beneath, written by Cate Kennedy, published by Scribe Publications
Biography of the Year 2010
* Affection: A Memoir of Love, Sex and Intimacy, written by Krissy Kneen, published by The Text Publishing Company
* Bart: My Life, written by J.B. Cummings, published by Pan Macmillan
* Cadel Evans: Close to Flying, written by Cadel Evans, published by Hardie Grant
* Charles Kingsford Smith and Those Magnificent Men, written by Peter FitxSimons, published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
* Hey Mum, What’s a Half-Caste?, written by Lorraine McGee-Sippel, published by Magabala Books Aboriginal Corporation
General Fiction Book of the Year 2010
* Heartless, written by Tasma Walton, published by University of Queensland Press
* The Cattleman’s Daughter, written by Rachael Treasure, published by Penguin Australia
* The Death of Bunny Munro, written by Nick Cave, published by The Text Publishing Company
* The Five Greatest Warriers, written by Matthew Reilly, published by Pan Macmillan
* Truth, written by Peter Temple, published by The Text Publishing Company
General Nonfiction Book of the Year 2010
* Australians: Origins to Eureka, written by Thomas Keneally, published by Allen & Unwin
* Bendable Learnings, written by Don Watson, published by Random House Australia
* Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature, edited by Nicholas Jose, published by Allen & Unwin
* Piano Lessons, written by Anna Goldsworthy, published by Black Inc.
* The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty, written by Peter Singer, published by The Text Publishing Company
Illustrated Book of the Year 2010
* A Life on Pittwater, written by Susan Duncan, published by Random House Australia
* Stephanie Alexander’s Kitchen Garden Companion, written by Stephanie Alexander, published by Penguin Australia
* Thai Street Food, written by David Thompson, published by Penguin Australia
* The Mind and Times of Reg Mombassa, written by Murray Waldron, published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
* The Songs of Sapa, written by Luke Nguyen, published by Murdoch Books
Book of the Year for Older Children (age range 8 to14 years) 2010
* Liar, written by Justine Larbalestier, published by Allen & Unwin
* Parlour Games for Modern Families, written by Myfanwy Jones & Spiri Tsintziras, published by Scribe Publications
* The Billionaire’s Curse, written by Richard Newsome, published by The Text Publishing Company
* The Ghost’s Child, writen Sonya Hartnett, published by Penguin Australia
* The Ranger’s Apprentice: Halt’s Peril, written by John Flanagan, published by Random House Australia
Book of the Year for Younger Children (age range 0 to 8 years) 2010
* Baby Wombat’s Week, written by Jackie French & illustrated by Bruce Whatley, published by HarperCollins Publishers Australia
* Grug, written & illustrated by Ted Prior, published by Simon & Schuster Australia
* Mr Chicken Goes to Paris, written & illustrated by Leigh Hobbs, published by Allen & Unwin
* Running with the Horses, written & illustrated by Alison Lester, published by Penguin Australia
* The Terrible Plop, written by Ursula Dubosarsky & illustrated by Andrew Joyner, published by Penguin Australia
Chain Bookseller of the Year 2010
* Dymocks George St Sydney (NSW/ACT)
* Dymocks Indooroopilly (Qld)
* Dymocks Adelaide (SA/NT)
* Dymocks Hobart (Tas)
* Hill of Content (Vic)
* Dymocks Garden City (Booragoon) (WA)
Specialist Bookseller of the Year 2010
* The Cookery Book (NSW/ACT)
* Folio Books (Qld)
* ALS Library Services (SA/NT)
* Ellison Hawker Bookshop (Tas)
* Books for Cooks (Vic)
* Boffins Bookshop (WA)
Bookseller Marketing Campaign of the Year 2010
* Better Read Than Dead, for Year of the Book and others
* Big W, for The Big Book Bonanza
* Fullers Bookshop Hobart, for 10 Rules of Rock & Roll
* Pages & Pages Booksellers Mosman, for Revolutionary Road
* Shearers Bookshop, for The Truth Hurts
Distributor of the Year 2010
* Alliance Distribution Services
* Harper Entertainment Distribution Services
* Macmillan Distribution Services
* Random House Australia
* United Book Distributors
Publisher Marketing Campaign of the Year 2010
* Allen & Unwin, for Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey
* Murdoch Books, for The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson
* Random House Australia, for Fallen by Lauren Kate
* Simon & Schuster Australia, for Grug by Ted Prior
* Text, for The Women in Black by Madeleine St John
International Success of the Year 2010
* Allen & Unwin, for The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
* Hinkler Books, for Dora the Explorer
* Hinkler Books, for Simply Success
* UNSW Press, for Fishes of the Open Ocean
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