The overall winner receives $1000 and the category winners each receive $1000.
Panels of judges comprising booksellers and readers chose the winners in the six categories, and the overall Indie Book of the Year was voted on by independent booksellers from Australia, who are also members of Leading Edge Books. The Indie Book Awards are chosen by independent booksellers to reward and promote excellence in Australian writing. The Lost Boys: The untold stories of the under-age soldiers who fought in the First World War (Paul Byrnes, Affirm).The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals (Sami Bayly, Lothian).The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling (Wai Chim, A&U).Allegra in Three Parts (Suzanne Daniel, Macmillan).There Was Still Love (Favel Parrett, Hachette).Parrett’s novel There Was Still Love (Hachette) has been named Book of the Year at the 2020 Indie Book Awards, presented by Leading Edge Books (LEB).
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