The BookPeople Penguin Random House Australia Young Bookseller of the Year Award recognises and rewards the excellence of a bookseller 35 years of age or under and promotes bookselling as a career choice for young people. This award gives booksellers the chance to be recognised by the book industry for their career achievements, innovation and outstanding performance in their stores as well as the local and wider community. The recipient of the award will receive $1,000.
2024 nominations are open click HERE
ELIGIBILITY
1. A nominee can self‐nominate or be nominated by a peer, employer, or industry colleague and must work at a BookPeople member bookshop.
2. The candidate must be aged 35 or under as of June 16, 2024.
3. The nominee must have worked at least two years in bookshops and must be working at least 20 hours per week.
4. The judging will be made by a panel. No correspondence will be entered in to.
5. Not open to Committee of Management members (employees of the Committee of Management can be nominated).
6. Booksellers can be nominated in one award category only in the same year.
7. Previous winners of this award are not eligible for nomination.
6. CLOSING DATE: 5:00 pm Tuesday 30th April 2024
PREVIOUS WINNERS
2016: Amelia Lush, Better Read Than Dead
2015: Gerard Elson, Readings St Kilda
2014: Helene Byfield, Books Kinokuniya
2013: Louise Fay, Dymocks Adelaide
2012: Megan O'Brien, Shearers Bookshop
ELIGIBILITY
2. The candidate must be aged 35 or under on 18th June 2023.
3. The nominee can self-nominate or be nominated by a peer, employer, or colleague and work at a BookPeople member bookshop.
4. The judging is made by a panel. No correspondence will be entered into.
5. Not open to management committee (employees of the management committee can be nominated).
5. Previous winners are not eligible to be nominated.
6. CLOSING DATE: 5:00 pm Monday 1st May 2023.