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.