* All Heats have closed *
The Finals commence on Monday, 16 January at 12pm (AEDT)
The time has come to VOTE for Australia’s Favourite Australian Authors!
Last week, thousands of you took to social media to nominate your favourite Australian authors in Booktopia’s annual reader poll. Your nominations have been tallied, with the top contenders now ready to face off in a series of heats, one every day this week.
Voting in Heats 1, 2, 3 and 4 has now closed. Find out which authors from Heat 1, Heat 2, Heat 3 and Heat 4 will be progressing straight to the finals!
Vote in Heat 5 now! Voting is open until 9am tomorrow (Saturday, January 14 at 9am AEDT).
Plus, if you leave your name and contact details when voting, you’ll go into the draw to win a $1000 RRP book pack!
This is your chance to champion your favourites and catapult them into next week’s finals. So what are you waiting for? Get voting!
* All Heats have closed *
The Finals commence on Monday, 16 January at 12pm (AEDT)
Nominated authors featured in this heat were: A. S. Patric, Adam Cece, Alan Brough, Alison Goodwin, Allayne Webster, Amanda Howard, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Andrew Stafford, Angela Slatter, Ann Turner, Anna Jacobs, Annabel Crabb, Annah Faulkner, Annie West, Aoife Clifford, Ashley Hay, Avril Tremayne, Banjo Paterson, Becca Lee, Candice Fox, Caroline Brothers, Cass Moriarty, Christina Stead, Clare Wright, David Hill, Elizabeth Harrower, Emily Gale, Evie Wyld, Favel Parrett, Fiona Lowe, Fiona McArthur, Fleur McDonald, Frances Whiting, Francesca Haig, Frank Hardy, Hugh Mackay, Jennie Jones, Jessica Anderson, Kate Constable, Kathryn Ledson, Kaye Dobbie, Kayla Itsines, Kaz Cooke, Kim Falconer, Kimberley Freeman, Lee Kofman, Liam Pieper, Lili St Germain, Lisa Ireland, Lisa Joy, Lucy Treloar, Luke Davies, Marcus Clarke, Margareta Osborn, Marianne de Pierres, Marieke Hardy, Mark Abernethy, Mary-Anne O’Connor, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Meredith Appleyard, Meredith Jaffe, Michelle de Kretser, MJ Hyland, Nene Davies, Nevil Shute, Nick Brodie, Nick Cave, Nick Earls, Nicki Edwards, Nicole Hurely- Moore, Nikki Gemmell, Pamela Freeman, Patrick Holland, Paul Livingston, Posie Graeme-Evans, Rachael Herron, Rachel Bailey, Rebecca Lim, Rebecca Shaw, Rhonda Roberts, Richard Beasley, Rob Mundle, Robert Drewe, Robin Klein, Ruth Clare, Ruth Starke, Sally Hepworth, Sally Morgan, Sally Thorne, Sam Bowring, Sara Douglass, Shannon Horsfall, Shaun Tan, Sophie Laguna, Stephanie Bishop, Stephanie Laurens, Steve Toltz, Sue Lawson, Susan Duncan, Susan Johnson, Thea Astley, Thomas Keneally, Tim Flannery, Tony Birch, Tony Park, Tony Parsons, Tracey O’Hara, Tristan Bancks, Victoria Purman, Wendy Orr, Will Kostakis, William McInnes, Zane Lovitt
About the Contributor
Anastasia Hadjidemetri
Anastasia Hadjidemetri is the former editor of The Booktopian and star of Booktopia's weekly YouTube show, Booked with Anastasia. A big reader and lover of books, Anastasia relishes the opportunity to bring you all the latest news from the world of books.
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Comments
January 13, 2017 at 12:37 pm
Cant vote
January 13, 2017 at 12:51 pm
Hi Geoff, sorry to hear you can’t vote. Would you like to try again now? https://blog.booktopia.com.au/2017/01/13/vote-heat5-australias-favourite-author-2017/
January 14, 2017 at 8:37 am
Done
January 14, 2017 at 10:17 am
Can’t vote
January 18, 2017 at 2:49 pm
Hi Rachael, could it be that you don’t have cookies enabled on your browser? Please let me know if they are enabled and you still can’t vote 🙂
January 15, 2017 at 9:43 pm
I really hope Rodda wins… she is not just my favourite Australian author. She is my favour author of all time.
January 15, 2017 at 9:43 pm
I really hope Rodda wins… she is not just my favourite Australian author. She is my favour author of all time.
January 18, 2017 at 2:18 pm
Just shows how many amazing authors we have right here in Oz, so great to see 🙂
January 19, 2017 at 11:04 am
I couldn’t find Helen Garner on the list – my fave Australian author.
January 19, 2017 at 12:10 pm
Hi Lynne, When Booktopia asked Australia to nominate their favourite authors, Helen didn’t receive enough votes to progress to the next round. I’m sorry about that!
January 19, 2017 at 9:25 pm
Where is Peter Watt, his novels are true Australian?…
January 20, 2017 at 4:15 pm
Hi, when Booktopia asked Australia to nominate its favourite authors, Peter unfortunately didn’t receive enough votes to progress to the next round. I’m terribly sorry about that.
January 20, 2017 at 9:56 pm
Markus Zusak – His writing allows you to feel the characters pain, sadness etc. Not too complicated but real. “The Book thief” Unusual title but loved it.