2014 was a huge year for Australian authors. There seems no better time, January being our month of Australian Stories, to reflect on my favourite Australian authors of 2014. So many Australian authors had career defining years in 2014, but these are a few that made a huge impact with their work both on and off the page. Confused about the concept? So am I, but we’ll get there. Sonya Hart... Read more

January is the month of Australian Stories at Booktopia, and to celebrate we need your help to discover Australia’s Favourite Author for 2015! Another diverse list of wonderful Australian authors, who will you vote for? A reminder that this is only Heat 4, check out the results of Heat 1, Heat 2 and Heat 3 ahead of tomorrow’s final heat! Vote now to help your favourite authors advance to ... Read more

Three days into the vote for Australia’s Favourite Author, and the surprises just keep on coming. In the most diverse round of voting so far, we had iconic children’s authors, 19th century poets, and ebook sensations all make it through to the final round of voting! Congratulations to the following authors on making it into our final poll, voting for the final top 50 to commence on ... Read more

January is the month of Australian Stories at Booktopia, and to celebrate we need your help to discover Australia’s Favourite Author for 2015! It was a HUGE day of voting yesterday, and today’s list of authors is just as impressive, so many amazing writers! A reminder that this is only Heat 3, over the few days you’ll have the chance to vote for even more of your favourite authors in thei... Read more

Another day, another 15 wonderful Australian writers making it through to the next round of voting for Australia’s Favourite Author. It was a very tight round, with so many big names, the last places being decided by just a few votes. And we would never have guessed how many votes Banjo Paterson would receive, could he be crowned Australia’s Favourite Author? Congratulations to the ... Read more

January is the month of Australian Stories at Booktopia, and to celebrate we need your help to discover Australia’s Favourite Author for 2015! Yesterday’s first heat was the biggest day of voting we’ve ever had for the competition! A huge thanks to everyone for getting involved. A reminder that this is only Heat 2, over the few days you’ll have a chance to vote for all of your favou... Read more

After a HUGE turnout of voting for the first heat of Australia’s Favourite Author, we have our first 15 authors through to the final round! We had over 15,000 votes in fact, a huge thanks to everyone who voted. Don’t forget to check back here at midday today for Heat 2! But for now, congratulations to the following authors for making it into our final poll, voting for the final top ... Read more

January is the month of Australian Stories at Booktopia, and to celebrate we need your help to discover Australia’s Favourite Author for 2015! We’ve taken your nominations and today is the day to put your votes forward. You can vote for as many authors as you like. A reminder that this is only Heat 1, so you might see some of your favourites missing today. Don’t worry, over the next 5 days you’... Read more

The poll that stops the nation is back, with one big change. For two years we’ve been asking you to vote for Australia’s Favourite Novelist. This year we’re asking you to vote for Australia’s Favourite Author. From picture book authors to historians to biographers, all authors are now all open to nomination! You see, January at Booktopia is the month of Australian Storie... Read more