The 2018 Inky Awards longlists were announced March 1 – the Gold Inky for Australian titles, and the Silver Inky for international titles. The award recognizes achievement in young adult literature, with nominees and winners selected by voters under the age of 20. Some of these titles are of genre interest.

The titles were selected by a panel of past Inky Awards judges, the Dog’s Advisory Board and Inside a Dog alumni, all young readers aged between 12 and 20 years.

Gold Inky Award – Australian titles

• Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology edited by Danielle Binks
• In the Dark Spaces by Cally Black
• Take Three Girls by Cath Crowley, Simmone Howell & Fiona Wood
• Beautiful Mess by Claire Christian
• Ida by Alison Evans
• Wreck by Fleur Ferris
• A Shadow’s Breath by Nicole Hayes
• Remind Me How This Ends by Gabrielle Tozer
• Paper Cranes Don’t Fly by Peter Vu
• Ballad for a Mad Girl by Vikki Wakefield

Silver Inky Award – International titles

• The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
• Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
• The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
• Still Life with Tornado by A.S. King
• The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
• Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
• Warcross by Marie Lu
• One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
• Release by Patrick Ness
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas