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Winners

2026

A01 - Picture Book - Preschool

Final Judge: Lorae Fossy, Scholastic

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Linda Kovacevic

Do Aliens Wear Pyjamas?

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Linda Kovacevic

The Carousel

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Amanda McKenzie

The Deco Dog Parade

A02 - Picture Book - Primary School

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Final Judge: Rebecca McRitchie, Penguin Randomhouse

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Bree Morgan

Enough For Wyn

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Linda Kovacevic

The Man in the Blue Beanie

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Kelly Doyle

The Great Dino Debate

A03 - Picture Book - Primary - Non-Fiction

Final Judge: Erin Middleton, Walker Books

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Karyn Savage

Desert Rains

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Kate McGann

Eel

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Karyn Savage

For the Love of a Plover

A04 - Chapter Book - Younger Readers

Final Judge: Rowena Beresford, Riveted Press

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Marian McGuinness

Spellbound

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Jacinta Lou

Elliot Glum and the Rooster of Doom

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Rebecca Douglas

Captain Sidequest and the Ice Cream Scoop

A05  - Chapter Books - Older readers

Final Judge: Rochelle Stephen, Rhiza Press

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Joanna Wisbey

Highlight

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Linda Fitzpatrick

Big Trouble at the Little 180

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Katy Rogers

The Owlers

A06 - Young Adult

Final Judge: Savannah Hollis, Hardie Grant

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Jemima Parker

Scorched

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Jessica Mienert

The Sound of Ora

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Angie Cui

Across Time Across Love

A10 - Stories for Adults

Final Judge: Clive Hebard, Penguin Random House Australia

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Margaret Riseley

Wounded

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Matthew Wright

A Father's Love

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Sarah Elavia

Your Most Liked Mistake

H01 - Hatchlings - Picture Books

Final Judge: Dani Vee, Larikin House

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Natsha P

Zizi Giraffe

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Jucoda C

Who's Your Mummy

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Wilhelmina S

Comfy Aunty

H02 - Hatchlings - Chapter Books & YA Novels

Final Judge: Anna Solding, Midnight Sun Publishing

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Mikka H

The Noise Between

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Anoushka M

Anneliese

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Sumayyah D

The Secrets of Cockatoo Court

H10 - Under 18s - Stories for Adults

Final Judge:

Published: Writing for Children and Young Adults

Final Judge: Michelle Madden, Penguin Random House

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Lindsey Little

The Small Print

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Jess Horn

Wren's Worst Word
City Drive

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Ali Rutstein

How To Win A Whale
That Child Is Wild

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Michael Paulsen

Monsters Don’t Say Sorry

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Bianca Breen

The Everwolf Chronicles: Lightning Strikes Twice

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Seetha Dodd

Sylvie The Squirrel - Dazzling Debutante
Rainy The Pink-Nosed Reindeer
The Truth About The Tooth Fairy

Published: Writing for Adults

Final Judge: Clive Hebard, Penguin Random House Australia

Hatchlings Illustrations

Final Judge: Michelle Madden, Penguin Random House

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Herry J

A Tiny Water Drop's Big Adventure #4

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Harrison X

The Magic Drop and the Sleeping Earth #1

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Herry J

A Tiny Waterdrop's Big Adventure #1

Aspiring Illustrations

Final Judge: Michelle Madden, Penguin Random House

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Justine Khoo

Chiyogami Paper Dreams

Liam J
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Anya Macleod

Beneath the surface

Liam J
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Julie Sanderson

Water

Liam J

Published Illustrations

Final Judge: Michelle Madden, Penguin Random House

Amy Lee

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Showertime

Annabelle Hale

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King of the Sea

Mel Corrigan

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Underwater Treasures

Conference

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