Walkley Book Award Explained

The Walkley Book Award is an Australian award presented annually by the Walkley Foundation for excellence in long-form journalism and nonfiction, with subjects ranging from biography to true crime to investigative journalism and reporting.^{[1] [2]}

Winners

• 2005: Bob Connolly, Making Black Harvest^[3]
• 2006: Neil Chenoweth, Packer's Lunch: A Rollicking Tale of Swiss Bank Accounts and Money-Making^[4]
• 2007: Chris Masters, Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones^[5]
• 2008: Don Watson, American Journeys^[6]
• 2009: Graham Freudenberg, Churchill and Australia^[7]
• 2010: Shirley Shackleton, The Circle of Silence: A Personal Testimony Before, During and After Balibo^[8]
• 2011: Russell Skelton, King Brown Country: The Betrayal of Papunya^[9]
• 2012: George Megalogenis, The Australian Moment: How We Were Made For These Times^[10]
• 2013: Pamela Williams, Killing Fairfax: Packer, Murdoch and the Ultimate Revenge^[11]
• 2014: Paul Kelly, Triumph and Demise: The Broken Promise of a Labor Generation^[12]
• 2015: Chip Le Grand, The Straight Dope: The Inside Story of Sport's Biggest Drug Scandal^[13]
• 2016: Stan Grant, Talking To My Country
• 2017: Louise Milligan, Cardinal: The Rise and Fall of George Pell^[14]
• 2018: Helen Pitt, The House: The dramatic story of the Sydney Opera House and the people who made it^[15]
• 2019: Leigh Sales, Any Ordinary Day : Blindsides, Resilience and What Happens After the Worst Day of Your Life^[16]
• 2020: Lucie Morris-Marr, Fallen: The inside story of the secret trial and conviction of Cardinal George Pell^[17]
• 2021: Kate Holden, The Winter Road^[18]
• 2022: Bronwyn Adcock, Currowan: The story of a fire and a community during Australia’s worst summer^[19]
• 2023: Antony Loewenstein, The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walkley Book Award: Terms & Conditions. 2020-10-25. The Walkley Foundation. en-AU.
2. Web site: 2020-10-15. Walkley Book Award 2020 longlist announced. 2020-10-25. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
3. Web site: Walkley Book Award. 2020-10-25. The Walkley Foundation. en-AU.
4. Web site: 2006-12-04. ‘Packer’s Lunch’ wins Walkley. 2020-10-25. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
5. Web site: 2007-11-29. Gold Walkley winner hits out at AFP. 2020-10-25. www.abc.net.au. en-AU.
6. Web site: 2018-12-20. Don Watson. 2020-10-25. Q+A. en-AU.
7. Web site: Obituary - Graham Freudenberg - Obituaries Australia. 2020-10-25. oa.anu.edu.au.
8. Web site: McDonald. Hamish. 2010-12-09. Balibo widow didn't stay silent. 2020-10-25. The Sydney Morning Herald. en.
9. Web site: 2011-11-28. Territory journalists win at Walkley Awards. 2020-10-25. www.abc.net.au. en-AU.
10. Web site: 2012-12-03. ‘The Australian Moment’ wins 2012 Walkley Book Award. 2020-10-25. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
11. Web site: 2013-11-28. Pamela Williams Wins Walkley Book Award With Killing Fairfax. 2020-10-25. The Booktopian. en-AU.
12. Web site: 2014-12-04. DT Editor Paul Whittaker picks up third Walkley. 2020-10-25. PerthNow. en.
13. Book: Le Grand, Chip. The straight dope: the inside story of sport's biggest drug scandal. 2015. Melbourne University Press. 978-0-522-86850-0. Carlton, Victoria. 908193018.
14. Web site: 2017-11-30. Milligan wins 2017 Walkley Book Award for ‘Cardinal’. 2020-10-25. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
15. Web site: Fletcher. Clare. 2019-03-20. Spotlight on: Helen Pitt. 2020-10-25. Medium. en.
16. News: 2019-11-28. Guardian Australia wins Walkley award for coverage of Indigenous affairs. en-GB. The Guardian. 2020-10-25. 0261-3077.
17. Web site: 2020-11-23. Morris-Marr’s ‘Fallen’ wins 2020 Walkley Book Award. 2020-12-06. Books+Publishing. en-AU.
18. Web site: 2022-02-25. Samantha Maiden wins the Gold Walkley Award. 2022-02-26. The Walkley Foundation. en-AU.
19. Web site: 2022-11-18 . 'Currowan' wins Walkley Book Award . 2022-11-20 . Books+Publishing . en-AU.
20. Web site: 2023-11-24 . Loewenstein’s ‘The Palestine Laboratory’ wins 2023 Walkley Book Award . 2023-11-23 . Books+Publishing.