The Walkley Foundation today announced the shortlist for the Walkley Book Award, part of Australia’s most prestigious journalism accolades, the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism.
The Walkley Book Award celebrates Australian writers who take enduring subjects from news, eyewitness accounts, investigations and history. Their books bring readers immersive detail, clear analysis and new revelations.
Books entered this year ranged from true crime, politics and war to social issues, biography and investigative journalism. From these, nine books were longlisted in October, and of this selection, three have been shortlisted as finalists.
The 2024 Walkley Book Award shortlisted finalists announced today are (in alphabetical order):
- Andrew Fowler, Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty, Melbourne University Publishing
- Royce Kurmelovs, Slick: Australia’s Toxic Relationship with Big Oil, University of Queensland Press
- Anne Manne, Crimes of the Cross: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle, Its Protectors and the Man Who Fought for Justice, Black Inc.
The winner of the 2024 Walkley Book Award will be announced as part of the 69th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism on 19 November, 2024.
A full list of Walkley Awards finalists is available online.
The nine books longlisted for this award were:
- Julia Baird, Bright Shining, HarperCollins Publishers
- Andrew Fowler, Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia’s Sovereignty, Melbourne University Publishing
- Sarah Gilbert, Unconventional Women, Melbourne University Publishing
- David Hardaker, Mine is the Kingdom, Allen and Unwin
- Royce Kurmelovs, Slick: Australia’s Toxic Relationship with Big Oil, University of Queensland Press
- Anne Manne, Crimes of the Cross: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle, Its Protectors and the Man Who Fought for Justice, Black Inc.
- Lucia Osborne-Crowley, The Lasting Harm, Allen and Unwin
- Alison Sandy, Bryan Seymour, Sally Eeles and Marc Wright, The Lady Vanishes, HarperCollins Publishers
- Hedley Thomas, The Teacher’s Pet, Pan Macmillan Australia
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