Barbara Jefferis Award Winners

The Barbara Jefferis Award is offered annually for “the best novel written by an Australian author that depicts women and girls in a positive way or o ...more

Winners

	Wolfe Island by Lucy Treloar (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,086 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sultan's Eyes by Kelly Gardiner (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 87 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All That I Am by Anna Funder 3.80 avg rating — 9,125 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Come Inside by G.L. Osborne 3.14 avg rating — 14 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The China Garden by Kristina Olsson (Goodreads Author) 3.32 avg rating — 85 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spare Room by Helen Garner 3.84 avg rating — 6,752 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feather Man by Rhyll McMaster 3.21 avg rating — 43 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

nominees

	Cold Light by Frank Moorhouse 3.80 avg rating — 235 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foal's Bread by Gillian Mears 3.77 avg rating — 1,397 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five Bells by Gail Jones 3.30 avg rating — 1,021 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Too Close To Home by Georgia Blain 3.47 avg rating — 89 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When We Have Wings by Claire Corbett (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 392 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Act of Faith by Kelly Gardiner (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 283 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indelible Ink by Fiona McGregor 3.35 avg rating — 840 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sustenance by Simone Lazaroo 3.38 avg rating — 34 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Like Being A Wife by Catherine Harris 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Daughter by Honey Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 173 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Headlong: A Novel by Susan Varga 3.08 avg rating — 13 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swimming by Enza Gandolfo (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World Beneath by Cate Kennedy 3.51 avg rating — 887 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Life (The Eliot Quartet, #1) by Steven Carroll 3.55 avg rating — 208 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Sky by Alice Nelson (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 57 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Parents by Joan London 3.39 avg rating — 714 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Addition by Toni Jordan (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 4,343 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lifeboat by Zacharey Jane 3.47 avg rating — 38 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 138,274 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seamstress by Geraldine Wooller 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser 3.06 avg rating — 859 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anatomy of Wings by Karen Foxlee 3.46 avg rating — 1,028 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wedding Shroud (Tales of Ancient Rome, #1) by Elisabeth Storrs (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 1,942 ratings Barbara Jefferis Award Nominee	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars