AussieYAChallenge 2025

Amy at Lost in a Good Book is hosting the #AussieYAChallenge again in 2025– in an attempt to read more Australian Young Adult books throughout the year. You can find the challenge page at Storygraph again, with prompts to encourage you to read diversely. This year’s prompts are:

Prompts:

1. #LoveOzYA Intergenerational Story:
2. #LoveOzYA LGBTQIA:
3. #LoveOzYA First Nations:
4. #LoveOzYA Disability
5. #LoveOzYA Short stories or anthology:

I enjoy challenges that promote reading Australian books like the #AussieYAChallenge, because I think more Australian books need to be promoted, or that need to be discovered, with overseas YA books getting the bulk of attention here. Like Amy, I want to rectify this and that is why my blog focuses predominantly on children’s, middle grade, and young adult books from Australian creators and authors.

You can complete this challenge at your own pace throughout 2025 or whenever you choose to start it, and I am aiming to complete the prompts as well. The great thing with this challenge – and my other challenges, is that there is no monthly check in. Rather, using the #AussieYAChallenge hashtag, you can post updates as you go – and to share your news with everyone taking part.

To join the challenge, comment on the above linked page for Lost in a Good Book, or you can link your own post to the page, as well as linking back to the page in a blog post or social media. Using the hashtag will get you involved and help you find fantastic titles.

Now what? Choose your level from the following:

• Binks: read three books
• Marchetta: read six books
• Marsden: read nine books
• Nix: read twelve books
• Create your own challenge, and nominate your own goal

Now, I have decided to aim for Marchetta to Nix, but have added three on for my own goal as a minimum. It’s to cover any possibilities of not getting to what I want or reading way more than I have nominated to.

Amy has some good tips to succeed as well:

• Follow the #AussieYAChallenge hashtag to see what other people are reading and recommending
• Follow #LoveOzYA across all social media for more ideas
• Browse Amy’s website for ideas
• Download the icon and header to help spread the word.

Onto the challenge! Good luck if you’re taking part!