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Awards 17 Apr

EARLY BIRD awards tickets ON SALE now!

Early Bird Tickets Are Now on Sale! Celebrate the best in book design at the 73rd Australian Book Design Awards 2025 and grab your discounted tickets before they sell out! Date: Friday, 23 May 2025 Location: Mountain Goat… read more

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🚨 TICKETS ALMOST GONE 🚨 
Only one week to 🚨 TICKETS ALMOST GONE 🚨

Only one week to go until the 73rd Australian Book Design Awards and tickets are flying. If you’ve been thinking about coming, now’s the time to book!

📅 Friday 23 May from 7pm
📍 Mountain Goat Newtown, Sydney

Your ticket includes:
🥂 Drinks
🍴 Canapés
👜 ABDA tote
📘 2025 ABDA catalogue

Hit the link in the bio to secure your spot! 🏃
🚨 Voting is now open! 🚨 Have your say in th 🚨 Voting is now open! 🚨

Have your say in this year’s Hachette Australia 2025 Designers’ Choice Award, exclusive to ABDA members!

🎨 Round 1 voting is online only
🗳️ Choose your top FOUR book designs
📚 Don’t forget to click into each entry to view the full cover and internals
🕛 Voting closes midnight Wednesday 21 May

📩 A voting link has been emailed directly to ABDA members. Check your inbox to access the entries and cast your vote.

The top 4 will be announced Thursday 22 May, with final voting happening live at the ABDA Book Design Awards next Friday night 23rd May. This is your chance to celebrate the very best in Australian book design, chosen by designers, for designers!
⏰ Time’s almost up! Just ONE WEEK left to grab ⏰ Time’s almost up! Just ONE WEEK left to grab Early Bird tickets to the 73rd Australian Book Design Awards 2025. Don’t miss your chance to celebrate the best in book design at the best price! 🎟️
🎟️ Early Bird tickets are now on sale 🎟️ 🎟️ Early Bird tickets are now on sale 🎟️ 

Celebrate the best in book design at the 73rd Australian Book Design Awards 2025 and snap up a discounted ticket while they last! 

Join us on Friday 23 May at Mountain Goat Newtown in Sydney for a night of creativity, community and outstanding design 🥂

Make a weekend of it with city lights, big ideas and brilliant books as Vivid Sydney and the Sydney Writers’ Festival kick off around town.

Your ticket includes drinks, canapés, an ABDA tote and the 2025 ABDA catalogue. Hit the link in the bio to secure your spot! 🏃
The C & C Offset Printing Best Designed Children’s Non-Fiction Book 
 
Congratulations Julia Donkersley @guyivison @studio.beekman @dennisgrauel

@scribblekidsbooks @affirmpress @museumsvictoria  @slingshotbooks
The C & C Offset Printing Best Designed Non-Fictio The C & C Offset Printing Best Designed Non-Fiction Cover 

Congratulations @danielknew @laurathomasbookdesign @design.by.committee @bykatherinezhang
 
@picador @macmillanaus @scribepub  @harpercollinsaustralia @panterapress
The Penguin Random House Australia Deb Brash Emerg The Penguin Random House Australia Deb Brash Emerging Designer of the Year
 
Congratulations @echibaa @bykatherinezhang @hanaunderthetree
The Adobe Best Designed Student Series  Congratu The Adobe Best Designed Student Series 

Congratulations @ji_studioz @saskiaablake @dezignsbyava @jasprking
The Adobe Best Designed Student Book    Congratu The Adobe Best Designed Student Book 
 
Congratulations @saskiaablake @miffflo @sancia_janggalay Edan Brichta
The Adobe Best Designed Student Cover    Congrat The Adobe Best Designed Student Cover 
 
Congratulations @dream.14581 @teh._design @_mikeygallagher @zooeyisdesigning
The Tafeda Best Designed Small-run Book    Congr The Tafeda Best Designed Small-run Book 
 
Congratulations @earstud.io @by.third.party @typographystudio @caesarxinyuan @designpatsy 

@postoffice_lane @by.third.party Octavia Hicks Publishing @3plyextratext
Best Designed Children’s/Young Adult Cover    Best Designed Children’s/Young Adult Cover 
 
Congratulations  @design.by.committee @louisamaggiodesign @hazellam___ 

@alissadinallo @wakefieldpress @macmillanaus @allenandunwin
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  • Awards 08 Apr

    The 73rd Australian Book Design Awards Shortlist

    Congratulations to all of this year’s shortlisted designers. Our hard-working judges whittled down an impressive longlist, to arrive at a shortlist of original, creative and beautiful books. The full shortlist is available for download here. The… Read more

  • Awards 05 Mar

    The 73rd Australian Book Design Awards Longlist

    ABDA is thrilled to present the Longlist for the 73rd Australian Book Design Awards. This year’s longlist showcases the most original, beautiful and inspiring books published in Australia in 2024. Let’s celebrate the creativity and craftsmanship behind these stunning… Read more

  • Awards 03 Mar

    Meet the judges for 2025!

    Meet our esteemed judging panel for 2025! Alice Oehr (Artist and Illustrator), Jane Wilson (Publisher, Murdoch Books), Jordan Turner (Digital content creator and co-owner of Gertrude & Alice Cafe Bookstore), Anna Walker (Illustrator and Author), Daniel New (Designer… Read more

  • Awards 22 Nov

    Entries are now open for the 73rd Australian Book Design Awards!

    Designers, It’s Your Time! Entries are now open for the 73rd ABDA Awards. We’re thrilled to announce that the 73rd Australian Book Design Awards are officially open for submissions!  We can’t wait to see the amazing creativity and craftsmanship… Read more

  • Awards 15 Nov

    Entries are now open for the student categories for the 73rd Australian Book Design Awards.

    The ABDA committee is excited to announce that the 73rd Australian Book Design Awards are now open for student submissions! The competition is open to books designed by students for the first time in Australia between 1 January… Read more

  • Uncategorized 29 May

    2024 ABDA Award winners

    Drumroll, please! We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 72nd Australian Book Design Awards! Congratulations to all of the shortlisted and winning designers for the 72nd Australian Book Design Awards. Special thanks to our judges for committing their… Read more

  • Awards 15 Apr

    EARLY BIRD awards tickets ON SALE now!

    Early bird tickets for the 72nd Australian Book Design Awards 2024 are on sale now. It’s time to celebrate the very best of book design and join your ABDA friends and colleagues for the awards party in … Read more

  • Awards 27 Mar

    2024 Australian Book Design Awards Shortlist!

    Congratulations to all of this year’s shortlisted designers. Our hard-working judges whittled down an impressive longlist, to arrive at a shortlist of original, creative and beautiful books. The full shortlist is available for download here. Awards branded… Read more

  • Awards 21 Mar

    Design enthusiasts, this is your weekend in Melbourne!

    Join us for the 2024 Australian Book Design Awards on May 24th and make it a perfect Melbourne design weekend. Enjoy discounted rates at Lyf Accommodation or Citadines on Bourke. Immerse yourself in Collingwood’s creative hub,… Read more

  • Blog 05 Mar

    The 72nd Australian Book Design Awards Longlist

    ABDA is thrilled to present the Longlist for the 72nd Australian Book Design Awards. Please join us in celebrating the bravest and brightest, the most original and beautiful books published in Australia in 2023. Save Friday May 24th in your… Read more

  • Awards 21 Feb

    Meet the judges for 2024!

    Meet our esteemed judging panel for 2024! Jenna Lee (Designer and maker), Evi O. (Designer, publisher and artist), Zeno Sworder (Writer, illustrator and picture book maker), Ziga Testen (Designer and educator), Darren Holt (Designer and illustrator), Imogen Stubbs (Designer and… Read more

  • Awards 16 Nov

    Entries are now open for the 72nd Australian Book Design Awards!

    ABDA is pleased to announce the 72nd Australian Book Design Awards are open for submissions and we’re champing at the bit to see all your beautiful books. Entries close Friday 22 December 2023. The awards will be… Read more

  • Uncategorized 25 Oct

    Entries are now open for the student categories for the 72nd Australian Book Design Awards.

    ABDA is opening entries early this year for the three student categories. The competition is open to books designed by students for the first time in Australia between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023. Entry is free for… Read more

  • Blog 04 Oct

    The ABDA ‘Baseline’ Book Design Internship program

    The Australian Book Designers Association is proud to announce the establishment of the ABDA ‘Baseline’ Book Design Internship. The Baseline program is a new paid opportunity aimed at fostering cultural diversity in the Australian book design community and training… Read more

  • Awards 25 Apr

    The 71st Australian Book Design Awards 2023

    Join the Australian Book Designers Association on Friday 26 May to celebrate the most original and beautiful book designs of the year. This year, the awards party returns to Sydney at Rose of… Read more

  • Awards 19 Apr

    2023 Australian Book Design Awards Shortlist Announced!

    Congratulations to all of this year’s shortlisted designers. Our hard working judges whittled down an impressive longlist, to arrive at a shortlist of original, creative and beautiful books. The full… Read more

  • Awards 09 Mar

    The 71st Australian Book Design Awards Longlist

    ABDA is thrilled to present the Longlist for the 71st Australian Book Design Awards. Please join us in celebrating the bravest and brightest, the most original and beautiful books published in Australia in 2022. Save Friday May 26th in… Read more

  • Awards 27 Feb

    Meet the judges! 2023

    We’re excited to have a panel of judges who have experience across a range of disciplines in addition to book design, including graphic design, art direction, design education, publishing and academia. Paul McNally is the Managing Director and Publisher of Smith… Read more

  • Awards 24 Nov

    Entries are now open for the 71st Australian Book Design Awards!

    ABDA is pleased to announce the 71st Australian Book Design Awards are open for submissions. We can’t wait to see what you’ve all been up to! This year we are proud to announce our support for the Independent category… Read more

  • Awards 12 Oct

    Entries are now open for the student categories for the 71st Australian Book Design Awards.

    Abda is opening entries early this year for the 3 student categories. The competition is open to books designed by students for the first time in Australia between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022. Entry is free for… Read more

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    2022 ABDA Award winners

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    Meet Your Judges — The Australian Book Design Awards 2022

  • Uncategorized

    The Lost Dog Poster – book covers in 2021

  • Blog 14 Oct

    Hardie Grant Books in conversation with Tristan Schultz

    Tristan Schultz, a Gamilaraay man of Aboriginal and European Australian descent, is the founder and co-director of Relative Creative, a Gold Coast based communication and strategic design agency. He has a Bachelor of Design majoring in product design, a Masters… Read more

  • Blog 12 Aug

    Great Stories Covered by HarperCollins Australia

    Recently, HarperCollins Australia has been talking a lot about what we do as publishers … discovering, or uncovering, great stories for everyone. It’s more than just a theme, it’s our purpose. But covering these stories… Read more

  • News

    ABDA Committee Elected for 2021/2022

  • Awards

    Entries are now open for the 70th Australian Book Design Awards!

  • Blog 25 Jun

    Q&A with Mary Callahan, the 2021 Hall of Fame Recipient

    Last night’s 69th Australian Book Design Awards saw us welcome the very talented Mary Callahan into the ABDA Hall of Fame. Mary’s work as a book designer has contributed in a large part to the ongoing excellence of Australian… Read more

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    • History of ABDA
    The 73rd Australian Book Design Awards 2025
    • The 73rd Australian Book Design Awards Longlist
    • Meet the judges for 2025!
    • Student Awards Entries
    Awards Archive
    • About the Archive
    • History of the Awards
    • Books
    • Deb Brash Emerging Designer of the Year
    • Hall of Fame
    • Catalogues
    • Book Design Award Stickers
    • The 72nd Australian Book Design Awards 2024
  • Member Profiles
    • All Member Profiles
    • Professional Designers
    • Establishing Designer Members
    • Freelance Work
    • Independent and Self-Publishing Projects
    Membership
    • Professional Membership
    • Establishing Designer Membership
    • Friends of ABDA Membership
    • Student Membership
    • Company Membership
    Shop
    • Awards Catalogue 2015 – 2022
    • The ABDA Tote Bag
  • Showcases
    • Design Elements Showcase
    • Illustration Showcase
    • Original Typography Showcase
    • Emerging Writers Festival Showcase

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