Adult awards

The award from the Australian Publishers Association (APA) is judged by a panel of Australian booksellers and publishers.

2011 Book of the Year: The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do

 The Australian/Vogel's Literary Award

For an unpublished manuscript by an Australian author under the age of 35.  The award has launched the careers of writers such as Tim Winton and Kate Grenville.

2011 winner: The Roving Party by Rohan Wilson
 

 Man Booker Prize

A contemporary fiction award for writers of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.

2011 winner: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
 

Australia's most prestigious literary award is presented to a novel which is "of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases" 

2011 winner: That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott
 

Celebrate the contribution of Australian literature to the nation's cultural and intellectual life. The awards, held annually, recognise literature's importance to our national identity, community and economy.

2011 Fiction winner: Traitor by Stephen Daisley
2011 Non-Fiction winner: The Hard Light of Day: An artist’s story of friendships in Arrernte Country by Rod Moss

Victorian Premier's Literary Award

The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards honour literary achievement by Australian writers in 12 areas.

Children's awards

The world's largest prize for children's and young adult literature.  It is awarded annually to a single recipient or several.  Authors, illustrators, oral storytellers and those active in reading promotion may be rewarded.

Children's Book Council of Australia Awards

The Children's Book Council of Australia selects Australian books each year in 4 categories - Older Readers, Younger Readers, Early Childhood and Picture Book. 
Older Readers Book of the Year: The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Hartnett

Younger Readers Book of the Year: The Red Wind by Isobelle Carmody
Early Childhood Book of the Year: Maudie and Bear by Jan Ormerod
Picture Book of the Year: Mirror by Jeannie Baker
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books: The Return of the Word Spy by Ursula Dubosarsky

Prime Minister's Literary Award
2011 Young adult fiction winner: Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
2011 Children's fiction winner: Shake a Leg by Boori Monty Pryor and illustrator Jan Ormerod