TDK Australian Audio Book Awards

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The TDK Australian Audio Book Awards were established by the National Library of Australia in 1988 and sponsored by TDK from 1991. They were the leading audio book awards in Australia between 1989 and 1999, and were open to both commercial and non-commercial publishers. [1]

National Library of Australia national reference library in Canberra, Australia

The National Library of Australia (NLA) is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act for "maintaining and developing a national collection of library material, including a comprehensive collection of library material relating to Australia and the Australian people." In 2012–13, the National Library collection comprised 6,496,772 items, and an additional 15,506 metres (50,873 ft) of manuscript material. It is located in Parkes, Canberra, ACT.

TDK Corporation, formerly TDK Electronics Co., Ltd (東京電気化学工業株式会社), is a Japanese multinational electronics company that manufactures electronic materials, electronic components, and recording and data-storage media. Its motto is "Contribute to culture and industry through creativity".

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The aims were: to improve the quality of Australian audio book production by recognising the achievements of the producers/publishers and narrators; to increase public awareness of books in this format; and to promote consumer access to a wide range of Australian audio books. [1]

Winners

YearCategoryTitle-AuthorNarratorProducer
1989A circle of quiet by Madeleine L'Engle Irene Papas Christian Blind Mission International
1990Joint winnerGone to Earth by Mary Webb Anne FraserHear a Book Service (Tasmania)
Joint winnerThe Great World by David Malouf Bill ConnRoyal Blind Society of New South Wales
1991Adult Literature and Overall WinnerTouching the Rock by John M HullChristian Blind Mission International
Children's/Young Adult LiteratureThe Clinker by Roger Vaughan CarrRoyal Blind Society of NSW
1992Adult Literature and Overall WinnerPatrick White: A Life by David Marr James Condon Louis Braille Productions
Children's/Young Adult LiteratureThe Dream by Rae Harris & Beryl HarpRobert van MackelenbergNarkaling Productions
Resource & Reference MaterialsOvercoming Dyslexia by Bev HornsbyMargaret FordNarkaling Productions
1993Overall Winner and Adult LiteratureThe English Patient by Michael Ondaatje Stanley McGeaghBraille & Talking Book Library
Children's LiteratureLetters from the Inside by John Marsden Denise Kirby and Sher GuhlRoyal Blind Society of NSW
Resource & ReferenceMassage & Myotherapy by Brian TrittonDr Meg SmithTAFE Publications & the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind
Abridged MaterialMy Own Life by Hazel Hawke Hazel Hawke Text Publishing Company
1994Overall Winner and Unabridged FictionWhite Eye: A Novel by Blanche d'Alpuget Beverley Dunn Louis Braille Books
Abridged FictionMore Favourite Play School Stories by Various Traditional writers Benita Collings, Noni Hazelhurst, John Hamblin, Alister Smart ABC Enterprises
Unabridged Non-FictionQuestions of Rights: A Guide to the Law and Rights of People with an Intellectual Disability by Janice ConnellyMargaret FordNarkaling Productions
Abridged Non-FictionCry of the Damaged Man: A Personal Journey of Recovery by Tony MooreTony MooreHarperCollins Audio Books
1995Overall Winner and Unabridged FictionDark Places by Kate Grenville James Condon Louis Braille Books
Unabridged Non-fictionGoodbye Girlie by Patsy Adam-Smith Beverley Dunn Louis Braille Books
Abridged Non-fictionKings in Grass Castles by Mary Durack Judy Dick and othersABC Enterprises
Abridged FictionBeastie Stories by Mark Dumbleton and othersMark MitchellABC Enterprises
1996Overall Winner and Unabridged FictionThe Riders by Tim Winton Geoff CartwrightRoyal Blind Society
Abridged FictionFoxspell by Gillian Rubinstein Heather SteenABC Enterprises
Unabridged Non-FictionHome Before Dark by Ruth Park and Rafe Champion Peter Hosking Louis Braille Books
Abridged Non-FictionKitchen Capers by The Australian Women's Weekly Victoria HowellInformation Alternatives
Special Award for an audiobook of outstanding quality aimed at a younger marketThat Eye, The Sky by Tim Winton Stig WemyssBolinda Audio Books
Special Commendation for an outstanding non-winning entrySurviving Rape: A Handbook about Rape for Survivors, Family, Friends and Workers by Sydney Rape Crisis CentreJenny VuleticRedfern legal Centre Publishing
1997Unabridged Fiction (Children's)Brown Ears at Sea by Steve LawheadRobert GrubbChristian Blind Mission International
Abridged FictionEating Out and Other Stories by Natalie Scott Ruth Cracknell ABC Enterprises
Abridged Non-FictionFifty Years of Silence, by Jan Ruff-O'HerneJan Ruff-O'HerneABC Enterprises
Unabridged Non-FictionKings in Grass Castles, by Mary Durack Jenny SeedsmanwasBolinda Audio Books
The Trish Trinick Prize for the Best Narrator The Fiftieth Gate by Mark Raphael BakerJames WrightLouis Braille Books
Special CommendationUnna You Fullas by Glenyse WardMichelle TorresNarkaling
1998Abridged Audio Book Picnic at Hanging Rock , by Joan Lindsay Jacqueline McKenzie ABC Enterprises
Unabridged FictionThe God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy Jenny VuleticThe Royal Blind Society
Unabridged Non-FictionDreamtime Alice by Mandy Sayer Deidre Rubenstein Louis Braille Books
Audio Book for Young PeopleBlueback by Tim Winton Stig WemyssAustralian Large Print Audio & Video
The Trish Trinick Prize for the Best NarratorThe God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy Jenny Vuletic
Special AwardThe General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Henry SmithParkham Records
1999Audiobooks for Young PeopleStaying Alive in Year 5 by John Marsden Tim Ferguson Pan Macmillan Australia
Unabridged FictionCold Mountain by Charles Frazier Noel HoddaRoyal Blind Society
Unabridged Non-FictionCaddie by Caddie Helen Morse Louis Braille Audio
Narrator's Award (Trish Trinick Prize)Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Edgar MetcalfNarkaling
Special AwardWonder Tales of Earth and Sea: Traditional storiesJenni CargillJenni Cargill
Marketing and Promotions AwardBolinda Audio Books

Notes

  1. 1 2 "TDK Australian Audio Book Awards". National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 11 October 2003. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

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