We’ve finally arrived! After all your nominations and voting, we now have the final list of Australia’s Favourite Authors for you to vote on!
You can vote for as many authors as you like, so make sure you look carefully through the list. This poll is open all week, so tell your family and friends to cast their vote as well!
At midday on Monday the 19th of January we’ll begin to unveil the Top 50, with Australia’s Favourite Author to be announced on Friday the 23rd of January!
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Comments
January 12, 2015 at 12:48 pm
All the best for our local W.A. authors.
January 12, 2015 at 2:08 pm
A terrific list and one on a quick count that presents more women writers than men – for a change.
January 12, 2015 at 5:10 pm
really you had to bring your feminist crap
January 12, 2015 at 6:25 pm
Good Luck Mandy Magro May all your dreams come true
January 12, 2015 at 6:45 pm
Good luck to all
January 12, 2015 at 7:49 pm
I looked for Jessica Shirvington but couldn’t find her 🙁
January 14, 2015 at 3:14 pm
Jessica Shirvington was in one of the heats but didn’t make it through.
January 12, 2015 at 8:02 pm
Good luck to all the finalists 🙂
January 12, 2015 at 8:25 pm
What about Robert G Barrett???
January 12, 2015 at 8:55 pm
As much as I’m happy to see female authors like Trudi and Traci, who are brilliant, I would’ve loved to see Sean Williams on the list.
January 12, 2015 at 9:13 pm
Where is Judy Nunn?
January 14, 2015 at 6:52 am
Deb you are so right. I love her books too. Didn’t notice she wasn’t on the list!
January 14, 2015 at 4:47 pm
Unfortunately, she didn’t get through Heat 1.
January 12, 2015 at 9:17 pm
I am a latecomer to the process – but still surprised that David Malouf is not here!!!
January 13, 2015 at 10:58 am
I too am late.I also wondered about David Malouf.He is my favourite.
January 12, 2015 at 9:55 pm
Paul Jennings ??
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January 12, 2015 at 10:42 pm
Love Monica’s easy reading style with content that is relatable. So well written that even I can imagine places I’ve never been to.
January 12, 2015 at 11:15 pm
No Alex Miller??
January 12, 2015 at 11:27 pm
GO john!!! Your Rangers apprentice series and brotherband should easily be enough!!
January 13, 2015 at 3:29 am
would have been a lot easy to find authors if it had been alphabetic
January 13, 2015 at 5:28 am
Great list with a plethora of great Aussie Authors! We love you all in America!
January 13, 2015 at 10:07 am
Interesting list. Plenty of choice.
January 13, 2015 at 10:22 am
Helen garner
January 13, 2015 at 10:42 am
Good luck Isobelle Carmody – grew up with your books and you are still my favourite. Please publish Darkbane. We’ve been waiting so long.
January 13, 2015 at 10:55 am
I was looking for David Malouf too. Would definitely have had my vote
January 15, 2015 at 2:10 pm
Absolutely!
January 13, 2015 at 11:07 am
Love to see so many Spec Fic authors.
January 13, 2015 at 12:08 pm
Was Glenda Larke or Tansy Rayner Roberts on any of the previous lists? I voted each round but don’t think they ever showed up 🙁 How are atuhors initially selected?
January 13, 2015 at 12:15 pm
Can’t believe that Aaron Blabey was not on that list!!!
January 13, 2015 at 2:57 pm
Tony Park manages to capture the spirit of the country his story is based in. Great read
January 16, 2015 at 5:04 am
Have to agree with Kevin Fraser, Tony Park writes fantastic stories, Not a boring second in any of his books, Keeps you on your toes from the first line to the very last word.
January 13, 2015 at 3:05 pm
Where’s Michael Pryor?
January 13, 2015 at 9:50 pm
Good luck LSG
January 13, 2015 at 10:42 pm
Anna Funder should be on the list.
January 14, 2015 at 12:38 am
As much as I love to read some of these authors I would’ve voted for kylie chan but she isn’t on the list so sad I love her writing
January 14, 2015 at 5:24 pm
There were several lists. Could have been on another.
January 14, 2015 at 1:40 am
John Flanagan got my vote! From east coast, US!
January 14, 2015 at 4:02 am
I love Lili St Germain books she keeps u on toes wondering what’s going to happen next in her books
January 14, 2015 at 6:30 am
I am surprised that Derek Hansen didn’t make it?
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January 14, 2015 at 10:29 am
Love your books Lili! This American reader can’t get enough of them.
Good Luck!!
January 14, 2015 at 12:42 pm
Glad to see so many women authors, but not my favorite — Angela Savage.
January 14, 2015 at 5:21 pm
Good luck Fiona McIntosh.
January 14, 2015 at 6:08 pm
No Ethel Turner or May Gibbs either
January 14, 2015 at 6:23 pm
Robert G Barrett gone but not forgotten…………
January 14, 2015 at 7:11 pm
where is Ian Irvine? Would have got my vote
January 14, 2015 at 11:04 pm
Loretta Hill are the best selling books loved all her books major fan congrates love your work Angela
January 14, 2015 at 11:07 pm
Love reading All your Books you are Gods gifted Child God bless that that can writ like this love you heaps
January 15, 2015 at 12:56 am
Missing Kylie Chan, Sean Williams and Marianne de Pierres
January 15, 2015 at 1:01 am
Voted. Disappointed not to see the names of Kylie Chan, Sean Williams and Marianne de Pierres included.
January 15, 2015 at 2:48 am
Lian moriarty
January 15, 2015 at 8:04 am
John flanagan get My vote, grats from Sweden!
January 15, 2015 at 8:08 am
Good luck Margareta Osborn,love your books, and those love scenes ! Well what can I say yahoo giddy up!
January 15, 2015 at 8:13 am
Where’s Jennifer Fallon?
January 15, 2015 at 9:37 am
Where is Dawn Barker?!? ? Love Monica McInerney!! ❤
January 15, 2015 at 10:58 am
Patrick White still rules OK!
January 15, 2015 at 11:25 am
One not included is Peter Watt……why?
January 15, 2015 at 12:43 pm
Where is Kylie Chan?
January 15, 2015 at 2:07 pm
And Tim Winton?
January 15, 2015 at 2:09 pm
I’m not voting! My favorite Aussie author is not there. How could Tim Winton not be there? I don’t understand…
January 15, 2015 at 2:17 pm
Oops, Tim Winton is there. How could I have not seen that? What a numbnut!
January 15, 2015 at 8:06 pm
Tim Winton was there!!!!!
January 16, 2015 at 1:35 am
He was there in earlier voting rounds
January 16, 2015 at 1:07 pm
He is there
January 15, 2015 at 3:07 pm
Best of luck Tony Park!
January 15, 2015 at 4:08 pm
Where is Kathryn Fox????
January 15, 2015 at 4:19 pm
Where is Peter temple,?
January 15, 2015 at 4:40 pm
Where is Joy Dettman
January 16, 2015 at 2:10 pm
I was just thinking that!
January 15, 2015 at 5:23 pm
I didn’t see any poll asking for suggestions..just this…already done.. no Arthur Upfield (creator of Bony)?? Pretty much just contemporary authors..except for ones like Banjo Patterson..but otherwise..all authors from the current period..who actually voted for these names to be included? As I said, saw/heard nothing about nominating an author.
January 15, 2015 at 7:32 pm
Where is Karen Brooks?
January 15, 2015 at 8:14 pm
Why isn’t Sara Douglass on this list?!??!?
She blows all these authors out of the water….
January 15, 2015 at 8:32 pm
David Ireland anyone?
January 15, 2015 at 8:57 pm
Just love reading any and all Aussie authors!
January 15, 2015 at 10:20 pm
Where is Anh Do?
January 16, 2015 at 7:20 am
Kate Forsyth for sure! Voted. Good luck!
January 16, 2015 at 8:22 am
Where is Australia’s top romance writer, Annie West?
January 16, 2015 at 10:08 am
My FAVOURITE is Ion Idriess but couldn’t see him on list. The Wild White Man of Badu is read and retread over and over in this house.
January 16, 2015 at 10:32 am
David Malouf, and Alex Miller not there – very peculiar
January 16, 2015 at 4:36 pm
I am disappointed Judy Nunn isn’t on the list. I adore her books and hanging out for the next one.
January 16, 2015 at 7:48 pm
Surely David Malouf should be on this list!
January 17, 2015 at 9:36 am
No Ian Irvine !
January 17, 2015 at 6:47 pm
Great writer
January 17, 2015 at 8:55 pm
Good luck Traci Harding!! !
January 18, 2015 at 8:42 pm
Angela Savage
Michael Robotham
January 19, 2015 at 7:15 am
All the best to all the authors but to my favourite author Rachael Johns good luck you deserve this
January 19, 2015 at 10:10 am
Where is Tony Shillitoe? great writer
January 19, 2015 at 10:56 pm
Matthew Reilly from beginning to latest always entertaining and now passing onto younger generation.
January 22, 2015 at 9:08 pm
Terrible when you have to choose, I love Nicole Alexander and Di Morrisey, Have given the newer author Nicole Alexander my vote. Read 3 of her books in 2 weeks, had trouble putting the book down…. wanted to keep on reading even tho it was 3am and an alarm set for 5am.. Good luck Nicole.
January 26, 2015 at 1:28 pm
Lili Saint Germain! x
January 3, 2016 at 7:13 am
Love love love Big Little Lies and The Husbands Secret! Best books ever!