ABA Elizabeth Riley Fellowship for Children's Bookselling

The ABA is pleased to announce the introduction of a new award - the Elizabeth Riley Fellowship.

This award honours a much loved bookseller, publisher and ABA staff member who passed away in 2011. It recognises Elizabeth's great passion for children's books, most notably the craft of engaging with and selling children's books, and is a tangible way of remembering her.

The applicant must be a children's bookseller employed by an ABA member bookshop. They must indicate a children's project, course, conference or workshop either domestically or internationally that they would like to attend in an effort to further their knowledge or develop their skills in the area of children's books and bookselling. The $1500 stipend will go toward registration, fees or any other relevant cost in attending and participating and must be used within 12 months, or by negotiation.

To download the application form please click here

ABA Bookseller Awards

ABA Text Publishing Bookseller of the Year

The ABA Text Publishing Bookseller of the Year award recognises an individual bookseller for their outstanding achievement in the past twelve months. Nominees must have worked as a bookseller for at least five years. The award will recognise a bookseller not only for their exceptional performance within the bookshop that they work but also for their achievements within the book industry as well as the local and wider community.

Nomination form

ABA Random House Young Bookseller of the Year

The ABA Random House Australia Young Bookseller of the Year award recognises and rewards the excellence of a bookseller 35 or under, and promotes bookselling as a career choice for young people. Nominees must have worked as booksellers for at least two years.

Nomination form

Both awards give booksellers the chance to exhibit their retailing skills, and be recognised by their peers, the book industry, and the general community for their innovation, career achievements and outstanding performance in their stores, and are open to employees or proprietors of ABA member bookshops.

Presentation of the awards will take place at the ABA Gala Dinner, 'Celebrating Bookselling', held on Sunday, 17 June as part of the 88th ABA Conference, Making Waves.

The Nielsen BookData Booksellers' Choice Award

The Nielsen BookData Booksellers' Choice Award recognises the Australian new release that booksellers most enjoyed reading, marketing and handselling during the previous year.

We believe it is a special award, because it is decided by the people who care enough to personally recommend and put a book in the hands of the reading public.

This award is proudly supported on the membership’s behalf by Nielsen BookData and the ABA.

Vote now for your favourite handsell of 2011

And the shortlist is...

All That I Am - Anna Funder

Caleb's Crossing - Geraldine Brooks

Foal's Bread - Gillian Mears

Past the Shallows - Favel Parrett

The Street Sweeper - Elliot Perlman

Click here to place your vote.

To view the previous winners and shortlisted books click here.

To learn about the range of bibliographic data services provided by Nielsen BookData press here.