TDK Australian Audio Book Awards


The TDK Australian Audio Book Awards were established by the National Library of Australia in 1988 and sponsored by TDK from 1991. They were the leading audio book awards in Australia between 1989 and 1999, and were open to both commercial and non-commercial publishers.
The aims were: to improve the quality of Australian audio book production by recognising the achievements of the producers/publishers and narrators; to increase public awareness of books in this format; and to promote consumer access to a wide range of Australian audio books.

Winners

YearCategoryTitle-AuthorNarratorProducer-
1989A circle of quiet by Madeleine L'EngleIrene PapasChristian Blind Mission International-
1990Joint winnerGone to Earth by Mary WebbAnne FraserHear a Book Service -
1990Joint winnerThe Great World by David MaloufBill ConnRoyal Blind Society of New South Wales-
1991Adult Literature and Overall WinnerTouching the Rock by John M HullChristian Blind Mission International-
1991Children's/Young Adult LiteratureThe Clinker by Roger Vaughan CarrRoyal Blind Society of NSW-
1992Adult Literature and Overall WinnerPatrick White: A Life by David MarrJames CondonLouis Braille Productions-
1992Children's/Young Adult LiteratureThe Dream by Rae Harris & Beryl HarpRobert van MackelenbergNarkaling Productions-
1992Resource & Reference MaterialsOvercoming Dyslexia by Bev HornsbyMargaret FordNarkaling Productions-
1993Overall Winner and Adult LiteratureThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeStanley McGeaghBraille & Talking Book Library-
1993Children's LiteratureLetters from the Inside by John MarsdenDenise Kirby and Sher GuhlRoyal Blind Society of NSW-
1993Resource & ReferenceMassage & Myotherapy by Brian TrittonDr Meg SmithTAFE Publications & the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind-
1993Abridged MaterialMy Own Life by Hazel HawkeHazel HawkeText Publishing Company-
1994Overall Winner and Unabridged FictionWhite Eye: A Novel by Blanche d'AlpugetBeverley DunnLouis Braille Books-
1994Abridged FictionMore Favourite Play School Stories by Various Traditional writersBenita Collings, Noni Hazelhurst, John Hamblin, Alister SmartABC Enterprises-
1994Unabridged Non-FictionQuestions of Rights: A Guide to the Law and Rights of People with an Intellectual Disability by Janice ConnellyMargaret FordNarkaling Productions-
1994Abridged Non-FictionCry of the Damaged Man: A Personal Journey of Recovery by Tony MooreTony MooreHarperCollins Audio Books-
1995Overall Winner and Unabridged FictionDark Places by Kate GrenvilleJames CondonLouis Braille Books-
1995Unabridged Non-fictionGoodbye Girlie by Patsy Adam-SmithBeverley DunnLouis Braille Books-
1995Abridged Non-fictionKings in Grass Castles by Mary DurackJudy Dick and othersABC Enterprises-
1995Abridged FictionBeastie Stories by Mark Dumbleton and othersMark MitchellABC Enterprises-
1996Overall Winner and Unabridged FictionThe Riders by Tim WintonGeoff CartwrightRoyal Blind Society-
1996Abridged FictionFoxspell by Gillian RubinsteinHeather SteenABC Enterprises-
1996Unabridged Non-FictionHome Before Dark by Ruth Park and Rafe ChampionPeter HoskingLouis Braille Books-
1996Abridged Non-FictionKitchen Capers by The Australian Women's WeeklyVictoria HowellInformation Alternatives-
1996Special Award for an audiobook of outstanding quality aimed at a younger marketThat Eye, The Sky by Tim WintonStig WemyssBolinda Audio Books-
1996Special Commendation for an outstanding non-winning entrySurviving Rape: A Handbook about Rape for Survivors, Family, Friends and Workers by Sydney Rape Crisis CentreJenny VuleticRedfern legal Centre Publishing-
1997Unabridged Fiction Brown Ears at Sea by Steve LawheadRobert GrubbChristian Blind Mission International-
1997Abridged FictionEating Out and Other Stories by Natalie ScottRuth CracknellABC Enterprises-
1997Abridged Non-FictionFifty Years of Silence, by Jan Ruff-O'HerneJan Ruff-O'HerneABC Enterprises-
1997Unabridged Non-FictionKings in Grass Castles, by Mary DurackJenny SeedsmanwasBolinda Audio Books-
1997The Trish Trinick Prize for the Best NarratorThe Fiftieth Gate by Mark Raphael BakerJames WrightLouis Braille Books-
1997Special CommendationUnna You Fullas by Glenyse WardMichelle TorresNarkaling-
1998Abridged Audio BookPicnic at Hanging Rock, by Joan LindsayJacqueline McKenzieABC Enterprises-
1998Unabridged FictionThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyJenny VuleticThe Royal Blind Society-
1998Unabridged Non-FictionDreamtime Alice by Mandy SayerDeidre RubensteinLouis Braille Books-
1998Audio Book for Young PeopleBlueback by Tim WintonStig WemyssAustralian Large Print Audio & Video-
1998The Trish Trinick Prize for the Best NarratorThe God of Small Things, by Arundhati RoyJenny Vuletic
1998Special AwardThe General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerHenry SmithParkham Records-
1999Audiobooks for Young PeopleStaying Alive in Year 5 by John MarsdenTim FergusonPan Macmillan Australia-
1999Unabridged FictionCold Mountain by Charles FrazierNoel HoddaRoyal Blind Society-
1999Unabridged Non-FictionCaddie by CaddieHelen MorseLouis Braille Audio-
1999Narrator's Award Oliver Twist by Charles DickensEdgar MetcalfNarkaling-
1999Special AwardWonder Tales of Earth and Sea: Traditional storiesJenni CargillJenni Cargill-
1999Marketing and Promotions AwardBolinda Audio Books-