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The Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) are publishers' and literary awards held by the Australian Publishers Association annually in Sydney since 2006. The Lloyd O'Neil Award, now awarded as part of the awards, was established first, in 1992.
The Lloyd O'Neil Award, for "exceptional long service to the industry", was established in honour of the publisher Lloyd O'Neil after his death in February 1992. [1]
The inaugural ABIA event was held in July 2006. [2]
The ABIAs are publishers' and literary awards held by the Australian Publishers Association annually in Sydney "to celebrate the achievements of authors and publishers in bringing Australian books to readers". Works are first selected by an academy of more than 200 industry professionals, and then a shortlist and winners are chosen by judging panels. [3]
The 2018 ABIA winners were announced on 3 May, with Jessica Townsend's Nevermoor receiving three awards: [4]
Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe picked up four awards in the 2019 ABIA awards. Winners were: [5]
The 2020 awards were announced at a virtual event hosted by Casey Bennetto on 13 May. Winners were: [6] [7]
The 2021 awards were announced at Carriageworks on 28 April at an in-person and virtual event hosted by Casey Bennetto. Winners were: [8]
The 2022 shortlist was announced on 25 May 2022, and the awards ceremony took place at ICC Sydney on 9 June 2022. [9]
The winners were: [10] [11] [12]
The 2023 shortlist was announced on 19 April 2023, [13] and the awards ceremony took place in Sydney on 25 May 2023. [14]
The 2024 awards ceremony took place in Melbourne on 9 May 2024. [16]