The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists

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The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists award was created in 1997 by the newspaper's literary editor, Susan Wyndham and is made annually. The awards recognise emerging writing talent, and are made to writers who are aged 35 years or younger when their book is first published. [1]

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The award criteria were relaxed in 2009 to allow the inclusion of short story collections. [2] That year, Nam Le won the award with his short story collection, The Boat.

The judges change regularly, and the number of writers named as "Best Young Australian Novelist" each year varies. Ten were named in the award's first year.

Past winners

1997–1999

YearAuthorTitlePublisher
1997 [2] Bernard Cohen Tourism Picador
Matthew Condon The Lulu Magnet Random House
Fotini Epanomitis The Mule's Foal Allen & Unwin
Catherine FordDirt and Other Stories Text Publishing
Andrew McGahan 1988 Macmillan
Fiona McGregor Suck My Toes McPhee Gribble
Gillian Mears The Grass Sister Alfred A. Knopf
Mandy Sayer Mood Indigo Allen & Unwin
Christos Tsiolkas Loaded Vintage Books
Beth YahpThe Crocodile Fury Angus & Robertson
1998 [2] James Bradley Wrack Random House
Bernard Cohen The Blindman's Hat Allen & Unwin
Luke Davies Candy Ballantine Books
Delia Falconer The Service of Clouds Macmillan
Anthony Macris Capital: Volume One Allen & Unwin
Clare MendesA Race Across Burning Soil Flamingo
David SnellThe Illustrated Family Doctor Pan Macmillan
Emma Tom Deadset Vintage Books
1999 [2] Georgia Blain Closed for Winter Penguin
Bernard Cohen Snowdome Allen & Unwin
Raimondo CorteseThe Indestructible Corpse Text Publishing
Lisa MerrifieldMrs Feather and the Aesthetics of Survival Flamingo
Camilla NelsonPerverse Acts Text Publishing
Elliot Perlman Three Dollars Picador

2000–2009

YearAuthorTitlePublisher
2000 [2] James Bradley The Deep Field Sceptre
Julia Leigh The Hunter Penguin Australia
2001 [2] Sonya Hartnett Thursday's Child Penguin Australia
Malcolm Knox Summerland Random House
Hoa Pham Vixen Hodder Headline
2002 [2] Tegan Bennett Daylight What Falls Away Allen & Unwin
Stephen GrayThe Artist Is a Thief Allen & Unwin
Andrew HumphreysThe Weight of the Sun Allen & Unwin
Irini SavvidesWillow Tree and Olive Hodder Headline
2003 [2] Emily Ballou Father Lands Picador
Sonya Hartnett Of a Boy Viking (Australia)
Sarah HaySkins Allen & Unwin
Chloe Hooper A Child's Book of True Crime Penguin
2004 [2] M. J. Hyland How the Light Gets In Penguin
Louise LimerickDying for Cake Pan Macmillan
Mardi McConnochie The Snow Queen Flamingo
Nerida Newton The Lambing Flat University of Queensland Press
Matthew Reilly Scarecrow Pan Macmillan
Danielle Wood The Alphabet of Light and Dark Allen & Unwin
2005 [2] Nicholas AngelDrown Them in the Sea Allen & Unwin
Corrie HoskingAsh Rain Wakefield Press
Andrew HumphreysWonderful Allen & Unwin
Leigh Redhead Peepshow Allen & Unwin
Craig Silvey Rhubarb Fremantle Press
2006 [2] Stephanie BishopThe SingingBrandl and Schlesinger
Leigh Redhead Rubdown Allen & Unwin
Tony Wilson Players Text Publishing
Markus Zusak The Book Thief Picador
2007 [2] Will Elliott The Pilo Family Circus ABC Books
Tara June Winch Swallow the Air University of Queensland Press
Danielle Wood Rosie Little's Cautionary Tales for Girls Allen & Unwin
2008 [2] Belinda Castles The River Baptists Allen & Unwin
Max Barry Company Doubleday
Jessica DavidsonWhat Does Blue Feel Like? Pan Macmillan
Jessica WhiteA Curious Intimacy Viking
2009 [2] Nam Le The Boat Alfred A. Knopf
Alice NelsonThe Last Sky Fremantle Press
Kevin RabalaisThe Landscape of Desire Scribe
Steve Toltz A Fraction of the Whole Hamish Hamilton

2010–2019

YearAuthorTitlePublisher
2010 [2] Kalinda Ashton The Danger GameSleepers Publishing
Andrew CroomeDocument Z Allen & Unwin
Emily Maguire Smoke in the Room Picador
Craig Silvey Jasper Jones Allen & Unwin
2011 [2] Lisa LangUtopian Man Allen & Unwin
Gretchen ShirmHaving Cried WolfAffirm Press
Kristel Thornell Night Street Allen & Unwin
2012 [2] Melanie JoostenBerlin Syndrome Scribe
Jennifer Mills Gone University of Queensland Press
Rohan Wilson The Roving Party Allen & Unwin
2013 [2] Romy AshFloundering Text Publishing
Paul D. Carter Eleven Seasons Allen & Unwin
Zane LovittThe Midnight Promise Text Publishing
Emily Maguire Fishing for Tigers Picador
Ruby J. MurrayRunning Dogs Scribe
Majok TulbaBeneath the Darkening Sky Hamish Hamilton
2014 [2] Luke Carman An Elegant Young Man Giramondo Publishing
Balli Kaur Jaswal InheritanceSleepers Publishing
Hannah Kent Burial Rites Pan Macmillan
Fiona McFarlane The Night Guest Penguin
2015 [2] Michael Mohammed Ahmad The Tribe Giramondo Publishing
Ellen van Neerven Heat and Light University of Queensland Press
Maxine Beneba Clarke Foreign Soil Hachette
Omar Musa Here Comes the Dogs Penguin
Alice Pung Laurinda Black Inc
2016 [2] Murray MiddletonWhen There's Nowhere Else to Run Allen & Unwin
Abigail UlmanHot Little Hands Hamish Hamilton
2017 [3] Rajith SavanadasaRuins Hachette
Jennifer Down Our Magic Hour Text Publishing
Julie KohPortable Curiosities University of Queensland Press
Josephine Rowe A Loving, Faithful Animal University of Queensland Press
2018 [4] Jennifer Down Pulse Points Text Publishing
Marija PericicThe Lost Pages Allen & Unwin
Shaun PrescottThe TownBrow Books
Pip SmithHalf Wild Allen & Unwin
2019 [5] Robbie Arnott Flames Text Publishing
Tom LeeCoach Fitz Giramondo Publishing
Jamie Marina Lau Pink Mountain on Locust IslandBrow Books
Ruby J. MurrayThe Biographer's Lover Black Inc

2020–2024

YearAuthorTitlePublisher
2020 [6] Alice BishopA Constant Hum Text Publishing
Joey BuiLucky Ticket Text Publishing
Josephine Rowe Here Until August Black Inc
2021 [7] Vivian Pham The Coconut ChildrenSydney Story Factory
Jessie TuA Lonely Girl Is a Dangerous Thing Allen & Unwin
K. M. KruiminkA Treacherous Country Allen & Unwin
2022 [8] Ella BaxterNew Animal Allen & Unwin
Michael BurrowsWhere the Line Breaks Fremantle Press
Diana ReidLove and VirtueUltimo Press
2023 [9] Jay CarmichaelMarlo Scribe
Katerina GibsonWomen I Know Simon and Schuster
George HaddadLosing Face University of Queensland Press
2024 [10] André Dao Anam Hamish Hamilton
Emily O'Grady Feast Allen & Unwin
John MorrisseyFirelight Text Publishing

References

  1. ↑ "Four writers named 2017 'SMH' Best Young Australian Novelists". Books + Publishing. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Wyndham, Susan (9 May 2016). "The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists Award turns 20". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Morris, Linda (28 May 2017). "The 2017 Best Young Australian Novelists". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Steger, Jason (30 April 2018). "The 2018 Best Young Australian Novelists: Jennifer Down, Pip Smith and more". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Four writers named 2019 'SMH' Best Young Australian Novelists". Books+Publishing. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bishop, Bui, Rowe named SMH 2020 Best Young Aus Novelists". Books+Publishing. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Steger, Jason (23 April 2021). "'We were unanimous': three debut authors named best young Australian novelists". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  8. ↑ Moran, Robert (29 April 2022). "Sex, love and footnotes: Meet the 2022 Best Young Australian Novelists". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Carmichael, Gibson, Haddad named SMH Best Young Australian Novelists 2023". Books+Publishing. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  10. ↑ Kembrey, Melanie (17 May 2024). "Three writers named 2024 Best Young Australian Novelists". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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