It's Inky's time! Voting now open....

Hooray, the shortlist for the 2014 Inky awards has been announced! If you don't know what I'm talking about, the Inky Awards recognise outstanding young adult literature, and are selected by, and judged by, young adults right here in Melbourne. The awards are divided into two categories, the Gold Awards (for Australian books) and the Silver Awards (for International books).

The short list for this year's awards was announced at the Melbourne Writer's Festival, and voting has opened! 

Have a look at the shortlist on the Inside a Dog blog, right here!

Voting runs from 25 August - 5 October, so get reading and get voting!


What now?

• Add your thoughts about in the comments below.
• Reserve the Inky Awards shortlisted books through our catalogue.
• Borrow the Inky Awards books from our ebook collection.
• Review a book yourself.

Inky Winners 2013!!

Hooray, it's that time of year when the winners of the Inky's are finally revealed! You can read more about the Inky's on the Insideadog blog (and watch an entertaining acceptance video from one of the winners).

But, without further ado, this year's Gold Inky Award (for an Australian title) goes to....

My life is an alphabet by Barry Jonsberg!!!!

And the Silver Inky Award (for an International title) goes to....

The Raven boys by Maggie Stiefvater!!!

Congratulations to these wonderful authors!


What now?

• Add your thoughts about in the comments below.
• Go to the catalogue and reserve it.
• Borrow it as an ebook.
• Review a book yourself.

It's the Inky's!! Have you looked at the longlist yet?

Yep, it's exciting! The Inky's longlist has been announced for 2013, giving you a ready selection of the best in national and international YA fiction to peruse (if you haven't done so already). Inside a dog is a wonderful blog run by the State Library of Victoria, celebrating all literary-YA-stuff!

For those of you who haven't seen them, you can have a look at the nominated books below! The long list is divided into two categories: Gold Inky (Australian authors) and Silver Inky (international authors).


Gold Inky:
Fire in the Sea by Myke Bartlett
Girl Defective by Simmone Howell
My Life as an Alphabet by Barry Jonsberg
Cry Blue Murder by Kim Kane and Marion Roberts
Life in Outer Space by Melissa Keil
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina
A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix
City by James Roy
Friday Brown by Vikki Wakefield
Wildlife by Fiona Wood

Silver Inky:
The Diviners by Libba Bray
This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles
Hostage Three by Nick Lake
Every Day by David Levithan
The Originals by Cat Patrick
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey


The shortlist will be announced on 26th August, I wonder who will make the cut? Most importantly, the winners of the Inkys are voted for by you! Voting opens on 26th August, and you can vote online at Inside a dog.


What now?

• Add your thoughts about in the comments below.
• Go to the catalogue and reserve an Inky award nominee.
• Borrow one as an ebook.
• Review an Inky nominated book yourself.