ABDA
The Australian Book Designers Association exists to support Australian book designers and broader publishing community.
What a night! 🥂🐛
Thanks to our judges, sponsors, members, committee and industry friends who came together to celebrate 74 years of Australian book design!
📸 @fotokroh

An excellent turnout for Book Designers in Conversation at Melbourne Art Book Fair at National Gallery of Victoria! Stuart Geddes, Ela Egidy and Karina Soraya shared their insights into art book design with the NGV’s Megan Patty and Q & A with a captive audience. Great to see so much interest in the art of book design. 📚 thanks @fotokroh

An excellent turnout for Book Designers in Conversation at Melbourne Art Book Fair at National Gallery of Victoria! Stuart Geddes, Ela Egidy and Karina Soraya shared their insights into art book design with the NGV’s Megan Patty and Q & A with a captive audience. Great to see so much interest in the art of book design. 📚 thanks @fotokroh

*FREE EVENT* Melbourne Art Book Fair
Friday 15 May 3 pm
Book Designers in Conversation
ABDA presents an engaging panel discussion exploring publication design within the evolving landscape of contemporary museums. As institutions expand beyond traditional exhibitions, publications play a critical role in shaping how audiences experience, interpret, and remember art.
This conversation, moderated by Megan Patty (NGV), brings together leading practitioners Stuart Geddes, Karina Soraya and Ela Egidy to examine how editorial and design strategies respond to the unique demands of the museum context.
This free event offers a valuable opportunity to gain behind-the-scenes perspectives and participate in a dynamic exchange about the intersection of design, publishing, and contemporary art practice.

The Hachette Australia
2026 Designers’ Choice Award
Voted by ABDA members
Congratulations
Susan Le
Dymocks Classics
@soup.indd @dymocksbooks

The OPUS Group
ABDA Book of the Year
Congratulations
Hope Lumsden-Barry
Textiles x Art
@hope.lumsden.barry@thamesandhudsonau

The OPUS Group
ABDA Cover of the Year
Congratulations
Susan Le
Dymocks Classics
@soup.indd @dymocksbooks

The Penguin Random House Australia
Deb Brash Emerging Designer of the Year
Congratulations
Eloise Myatt
@eloisemyatt

The Adobe
Best Designed Student Cover/Series
Congratulations
Nicole Tan
Gentle and Fierce
RMIT University
@separatethings

The Adobe
Best Designed Student Book
Congratulations
Madison de Sousa
The Surprising Book
RMIT University
@designed_by_maddie

The Tafeda
Best Designed Small-run Book
Congratulations
Zoë Sadokierski
Work / Play
@zoesadoPage/Screen Books

Best Designed Children’s/Young Adult Cover
Congratulations
Hannah Janzen
Black River
and
Nicolette Treanor
This Fatal Kiss
@hannahjanzen_ @atriabooks @simonandschuster
@nicolettehegyes @walkerbooksaus

The Gildlings
Best Designed Children’s/Young Adult Series
Congratulations
Kirby Armstrong
How to Help | What to Do | What to Say
@kirbyarmstrong @hachetteaus
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