The Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Young Adult is a prize category in the annual Indie Book Awards (Australia) presented by Australian Independent Booksellers.
The award was established in 2016. The works considered for this award were originally included under the scope of the Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Children's & YA from 2008 to 2015. In 2016 that award was split into two separate awards (Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Children's and Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Young Adult).
Winners and shortlists
2016–2019 +Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Young AdultYearAuthorTitleResultRef.2016 Fiona Wood Cloudwish Winner Louis Nowra Prince of Afghanistan Finalist John Flanagan Ranger’s Apprentice: The Early Years 1: The Tournament at Gorlan Finalist Morris Gleitzman Soon Finalist 2017 Cath Crowley Words in Deep Blue Winner Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Gemina Finalist Mark Smith The Road to Winter Finalist Krystal Sutherland Our Chemical Hearts Finalist 2018 Mark Smith Wilder Country Winner Claire Christian Beautiful Mess Finalist Cath Crowley Take Three Girls Finalist Kate O'Donnell Untidy Towns Finalist 2019 Barry Jonsberg A Song Only I Can Hear Winner A. J. Betts Hive Finalist Erin Gough Amelia Westlake Finalist Ambelin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina Catching Teller Crow Finalist
2020– +Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Young AdultYearAuthorTitleResultRef.2020 Wal Chim The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling Winner Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Aurora Rising: The Aurora Cycle 1 Finalist Nina Kenwood It Sounded Better in My Head Finalist Will Kostakis Monuments Finalist 2021 Kate O'Donnell This One is Ours Winner Asphyxia Future Girl Finalist Barry Jonsberg Catch Me If I Fall Finalist Garth Nix The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Finalist 2022 Danielle Binks The Monster of Her Age Winner Gary Lonesborough The Boy from the Mish Finalist Lynette Noni The Prison Healer Finalist Mark Smith If Not Us Finalist 2023 Holden Shepherd The Brink Winner Tristan Bancks Cop and Robber Finalist Lauren Draper The Museum of Broken Things Finalist Nina Kenwood Unnecessary Drama Finalist 2024 Melissa Kang & Yumi Stynes Welcome to Sex Winner Bradley Christmas Saltwater Boy Finalist Garth Nix The Sinister Booksellers of Bath Finalist Angourie Rice & Kate Rice Stuck Up & Stupid Finalist 2025 Kate Emery My Family and Other Suspects Winner Isobelle Carmody Comes the Night Finalist Amy Doak Eleanor Jones Can't Keep a Secret Finalist Tigest Girma Immortal Dark Finalist 2026 Amy Doak Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire Winner Robbie Coburn The Foal in the Wire Finalist Pip Harry Drift Finalist Lynette Noni Wandering Wildalist Finalist
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