DANZ Awards 2024 Shortlist

Here is the inaugural DANZ Awards shortlist.  The winners will be announced at a live event on the Gold Coast Somerset Story Fest in March.

Picture books:

​Be Careful, Xiao Xin!
Written by Alice Pung and illustrated by Sher Rill Ng
Published by Working Title Press


Ceremony 
Written by Adam Goodes and Ellie Laing and illustrated by David Hardy
Published by Allen & Unwin


Come Over to My House
Written by Sally Rippin and Eliza Hull and illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett
Published by Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing

Chapter Books:

When Granny Came to Stay
Written by Alice Pung and Illustrated by Soweol Han
Published by Pan Australia

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Maku
By Meyne Wyatt
Published by Pan Australia


29 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
Written by Solli Raphael and illustrated by Olana Janfa
Published by Pan Australia

Middle Grade:

The Wintrish Girl
By Melanie La’Brooy
Published by UQP

The Wrath of the Woolington Wyrm
By Karen Foxlee and illustrated by Freda Chiu
Published by Allen & Unwin


No Words
By Maryam Master
Published by Pan Australia