Duncan Ball's books have won and been nominated for lots of awards, including Children's Book Council of Australia Awards, KOALAs, YABBAs and COOLs.

Click on a book series below to see the awards that each book has won.

:: Selby
:: Emily Eyefinger
:: The Piggotts
:: Duncan's Other Books

The Selby Series

2006: Joint winner of the 'Series of the Year' in the KROC Awards (Kids Reading Oz Choice - Northern Territory)

Selby Surfs ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2001: Winner of the Hoffman Award for top Australian book in Younger Readers' category of the WAYBRA awards
(note: the WAYBRA is open to any book, including books from other countries. Selby Surfs was not the overal winner but just the highest ranked Australian book.)
2001: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards
2000: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards
2000: Shortlisted in the YABBA awards

Selby Snowbound ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2000: Winner of Junior Book category of the Koala Awards
1999: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards
1999: Selected for the Young Readers "Top 12" list in the WAYBRA awards

Selby Supersnoop ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2000: Shortlisted in the Koala awards and selected for the KOALA "Top Ten" most popular books
1997: Winner of the Young Readers section of the WAYRBA awards and the WAYRBA Hoffman Award (Highest Ranked Australian author).
1996-1997: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards

Selby Spacedog ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

1998: Shortlisted in the WAYBRA awards
1997: Winner of the Junior Book section of the KOALA awards

Selby's Secret ... More information at harpercollins.com.au

2001: Voted into KOALA awards' "Hall of Fame" (Kids' Own Australian Literature Award) New South Wales
1988-1991, 1996, 1999, 2000: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards
1993: Shortlisted in the Fiction for Young Readers section of the YABBA awards (Young Australians Best Book Award) — Victoria.
1987: Fourth place in the Primary section of the KOALA awards
1987: Winner of the Primary section of the WAYRBA award (West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award) — Western Australia

Selby Snaps ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2004: Winner of the Year 3-5 category of the KANGA awards (SA)
2001: Shortlisted in the YABBA awards
2001: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards

Selby's Stardom ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2005: Winner of the Fiction for Young Readers category of the COOL awards
2003: Winner (Top-Ranked Australian Book) in the Young Readers’ Section of the West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award
2003: Shortlisted in the WAYBRA awards
2003: Shortlisted in the younger readers category of the Children's Choice Book Awards
2003-2005: Shortlisted in the KOALA, YABBA and COOL awards

Selby Screams ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

1990, 1994-1996: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards
1991: Winner of the Primary section of the WAYRBA awards

Selby Speaks ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

1998: Winner of the KOALA Junior Book category
1996-1997: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards
1993: Shortlisted in the KROC awards (Kids Reading Own Choice).
1992: Shortlisted in the COOL awards (Canberra's Own Outstanding List - Australian Capital Territory)
1990: Winner of the Primary section of the WAYRBA awards.

Selby's Selection ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2003: KOALA awards Top 10 Book
2003: Shortlisted in the YABBA awards
2003: Shortlisted in the younger readers category of the Children's Choice Book Awards
2002: Shortlisted in the COOL and YABBA awards
2002: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards and selected for KOALA "Top Ten" most popular books

Selby Sorceror ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2004: Shortlisted in the YABBA, KOALA and COOL awards

Selby's Schemozzle ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2007: Shortlisted in the WAYBRA awards
2006: Shortlisted in the COOL awards
2006 Winner of 'Top Ten' certificate in the KOALA awards
2006: Winner of the Primary Section of the YABBA Awards

Selby Shattered ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2007: Shortlisted in the YABBA, KOALA and COOL awards

Emily Eyefinger ... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2000-2001: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards
1993: Selected for The International Youth Library 'White Raven's' List (Munich)

Emily Eyefinger and the Lost Treasure
... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2003: Shortlisted in the younger readers category of the Children's Choice Book Awards
2003: Shortlisted in the KOALA, YABBA and COOL awards

Emily Eyefinger's Alien Adventure
... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2001: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards

Emily Eyefinger, Secret Agent
... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2002: Shortlisted in the YABBA and KOALA awards
2004: Shortlisted in the KOALA, YABBA and COOL awards
2005: Shortlisted in the KOALA, YABBA and COOL awards

2003: Shortlisted in the Aurealis awards (Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Div 3 Children's, Short Fiction)

Emily Eyefinger and the Ghost Ship
... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2004: Shortlisted in the Aurealis awards
2006: Shortlisted in the Younger Readers section of the WAYBRA awards

Emily Eyefinger and the City in the Sky
... More information on harpercollins.com.au

2006 - 2007: Shortlisted in the YABBA, KOALA and COOL awards

1994: Shortlisted in the WAYBRA awards

The Case of the Walkabout Clock
The Case of the Getaway Gold
The Case of the Midnight Zappers
The Case of the Graveyard Ghost
The Case of the Vampire’s Wire

1995: All these books were listed on the Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Books list

The Ghost and the Gory Story ... read all about it

1996: Shortlisted in the KOALA awards
1989: Winner (Top-Ranked Australian Book) in the Primary section of the WAYRBAs

Green for Danger

1997: Shortlisted in the West Australian Young Reader’s Book Award

This book was in the Teen Power series, and was co-written with Emily Rodda and Duncan Ball, who used the name John St Claire.

Jeremy's Tail

1992: Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Books list
1992: International Reading Association (USA) selection for Children’s Choices list
1991: Shortlisted in the Secondary section of the KOALA awards