Winners - 1980s 

1989

The Eleventh Hour
Graeme Base

Cabbage Patch Fib
Paul Jennings
Craig Smith

Uncanny!
Paul Jennings


1988

Where the Forest Meets the Sea
Jeannie Baker

My Place
Nadia Wheatley
Donna Rawlins

Unbelievable!
Paul Jennings


1987

Animalia
Graeme Base

Sister Madge’s Book of Nuns
Doug McLeod
Craig Smith

Unreal
Paul Jennings


1986

When the Wind Changed
Ruth Park
Deborah Niland

The 27th Annual African Hippopotamus Race
Morris Lurie

Hating Alison Ashley
Robin Klein