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.[1]
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).
| 2016 | Fiona Wood | Cloudwish | Winner | [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Nowra | Prince of Afghanistan | Finalist | [3] | |
| 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 | [4] |
| Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff | Gemina | Finalist | [5] | |
| Mark Smith | The Road to Winter | Finalist | ||
| Krystal Sutherland | Our Chemical Hearts | Finalist | ||
| 2018 | Mark Smith | Wilder Country | Winner | [6] |
| Claire Christian | Beautiful Mess | Finalist | [7] | |
| Cath Crowley | Take Three Girls | Finalist | ||
| Kate O'Donnell | Untidy Towns | Finalist | ||
| 2019 | Barry Jonsberg | A Song Only I Can Hear | Winner | [8] |
| A. J. Betts | Hive | Finalist | [9] | |
| Erin Gough | Amelia Westlake | Finalist | ||
| Ambelin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina | Catching Teller Crow | Finalist | ||
| 2020 | Wal Chim | The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling | Winner | [10] |
| Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff | Aurora Rising: The Aurora Cycle 1 | Finalist | [11] | |
| Nina Kenwood | It Sounded Better in My Head | Finalist | ||
| Will Kostakis | Monuments | Finalist | ||
| 2021 | Kate O'Donnell | This One is Ours | Winner | [12] |
| Asphyxia | Future Girl | Finalist | [13] | |
| 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 | [14] |
| Gary Lonesborough | The Boy from the Mish | Finalist | [15] | |
| Lynette Noni | The Prison Healer | Finalist | ||
| Mark Smith | If Not Us | Finalist | ||
| 2023 | Holden Shepherd | The Brink | Winner | [16] |
| Tristan Bancks | Cop and Robber | Finalist | [17] | |
| Lauren Draper | The Museum of Broken Things | Finalist | ||
| Nina Kenwood | Unnecessary Drama | Finalist | ||
| 2024 | Melissa Kang & Yumi Stynes | Welcome to Sex | Winner | [18] |
| Bradley Christmas | Saltwater Boy | Finalist | [19] | |
| Garth Nix | The Sinister Booksellers of Bath | Finalist | ||
| Angourie Rice & Kate Rice | Stuck Up & Stupid | Finalist | ||