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History
Named in honour of late young-adult author and prize manager, Gabrielle Williams, the Gab Williams Prize is chosed by teen readers (aged 14-18) who are participants in the Readings Teen Advisory Board.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2024
winner y
A Way Home
Rundle Mall/Rundle Street
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MidnightSun
,
2024
27447951
2024
single work
novel
'Sixteen-year-old Grace lives under a bridge in Melbourne's CBD. It's cold and wet, but hidden. Safe, at least, until she can go home. When winter drives her to the City Library one morning, Grace meets Louie, a weird kid with his own problems, and discovers a community piano. The piano reminds Grace of her mum, a celebrated pianist whose mental illness makes life a rollercoaster and not always a fun one. When Grace comes up with a plan to find the help she and Mum need, life begins to look up. But things don't work out as Grace imagines and suddenly her world's turned upside down again, and maybe for good this time.'
(Publication summary)
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Year: 2023
inaugural winner y
Completely Normal (and Other Lies)
Richmond
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Hardie Grant Books
,
2022
24412939
2022
single work
novel
young adult
'Love has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde’s about to break them all.
'Stella Wilde is secretly in love with the hottest guy in school, Isaac Calder. He seems to love her back, but there’s a problem – he already has a girlfriend, the gorgeous Grace Reyes.
When Isaac is killed in a car accident, the entire school is turned upside down with grief. And while Grace can mourn publicly, Stella has to hide her feelings to stop people from finding out about her and Isaac being more than friends.
'But how long can Stella keep lying – to herself and everyone else? And when the truth finally comes out, how will it affect her newfound friendship with Grace?' (Publication summary)
