| class="wikitable"
|+Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Young Adult
!Year
!Author
!Title
!Result
!Ref. |
| style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4"|2016
| Fiona Wood
| Cloudwish
| Winner
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards - Winners 2016" |publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/2016-winners|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Louis Nowra
| Prince of Afghanistan
| Finalist
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards 2016 shortlists announced" |publisher= Books+Publishing|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2016/01/19/39207/indie-awards-2016-shortlists-announced/|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| John Flanagan
| Ranger’s Apprentice: The Early Years 1: The Tournament at Gorlan
| Finalist
| |
| Morris Gleitzman
| Soon
| Finalist
| |
| style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4"|2017
| Cath Crowley
| Words in Deep Blue
| Winner
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards - Winners 2017" |publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/2017-winners|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
| Gemina
| Finalist
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards 2017 shortlists announced" |publisher= Books+Publishing|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2017/01/16/82963/indie-book-awards-2017-shortlists-announced/|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Mark Smith
| The Road to Winter
| Finalist
| |
| Krystal Sutherland
| Our Chemical Hearts
| Finalist
| |
| style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4"|2018
| Mark Smith
| Wilder Country
| Winner
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards - Winners 2018" |publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/2018-winners|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Claire Christian
| Beautiful Mess
| Finalist
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards 2018 shortlists announced" |date= 14 January 2018|publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/post/2018/01/15/2018-indie-book-awards-shortlist-announcement|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Cath Crowley
| Take Three Girls
| Finalist
| |
| Kate O'Donnell
| Untidy Towns
| Finalist
| |
| style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4"|2019
| Barry Jonsberg
| A Song Only I Can Hear
| Winner
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards - Winners 2019" |publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/2019-winners|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| A. J. Betts
| Hive
| Finalist
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards 2019 shortlists announced" |date= 15 January 2019|publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/post/2019/01/16/shortlist-announced-for-indie-book-awards-2019|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Erin Gough
| Amelia Westlake
| Finalist
| |
| Ambelin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina
| Catching Teller Crow
| Finalist
| |
| style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4"|2020
| Wal Chim
| The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling
| Winner
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards - Winners 2020" |publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/2020-winners|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
| Aurora Rising: The Aurora Cycle 1
| Finalist
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards 2020 shortlists announced" |publisher= Books+Publishing|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/01/15/143775/indie-book-awards-2020-shortlists-announced/|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Nina Kenwood
| It Sounded Better in My Head
| Finalist
| |
| Will Kostakis
| Monuments
| Finalist
| |
| style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4"|2021
| Kate O'Donnell
| This One is Ours
| Winner
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards - Winners 2021" |publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/2021-winners|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Asphyxia
| Future Girl
| Finalist
| [{{cite web|title="Shortlist announced for the 2021 Indie Book Awards" |date= 19 January 2021|publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/post/shortlist-announced-for-the-2021-indie-book-awards|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Barry Jonsberg
| Catch Me If I Fall
| Finalist
| |
| Garth Nix
| The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
| Finalist
| |
| style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4"|2022
| Danielle Binks
| The Monster of Her Age
| Winner
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards - Winners 2022" |publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/2022-winners|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Gary Lonesborough
| The Boy from the Mish
| Finalist
| [{{cite web|title="Shortlist announced for the 2022 Indie Book Awards" |date= 18 January 2022|publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/post/shortlist-announced-for-the-2022-indie-book-awards|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Lynette Noni
| The Prison Healer
| Finalist
| |
| Mark Smith
| If Not Us
| Finalist
| |
| style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4"|2023
| Holden Shepherd
| The Brink
| Winner
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards - Winners 2023" |publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/2023-winners|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Tristan Bancks
| Cop and Robber
| Finalist
| [{{cite web|title="Shortlist announced for the 2023 Indie Book Awards" |date= 18 January 2023|publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/post/shortlist-announced-for-the-2023-indie-book-awards|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Lauren Draper
| The Museum of Broken Things
| Finalist
| |
| Nina Kenwood
| Unnecessary Drama
| Finalist
| |
| style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4"|2024
| Melissa Kang & Yumi Stynes
| Welcome to Sex
| Winner
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards - Winners 2024" |publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/post/winners-announced-for-the-indie-book-awards-2024|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Bradley Christmas
| Saltwater Boy
| Finalist
| [{{cite web|title="Shortlist announced for the 2024 Indie Book Awards" |date= 17 January 2024|publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/post/shortlist-announced-for-the-2024-indie-book-awards|access-date= 9 April 2024}}] |
| Garth Nix
| The Sinister Booksellers of Bath
| Finalist
| |
| Angourie Rice & Kate Rice
| Stuck Up & Stupid
| Finalist
| |
| style="background:#cddeff"
! rowspan="4"|2025
| Kate Emery
| My Family and Other Suspects
| Winner
| [{{cite web|title="Indie Book Awards - Winners 2025" |publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/post/winners-announced-indie-book-awards-2025|access-date= 27 March 2025}}] |
| Isobelle Carmody
| Comes the Night
| Finalist
| [{{cite web|title="Shortlist announced for the 2025 Indie Book Awards" |date= 15 January 2025|publisher= Australian Independent Booksellers|url=https://www.indiebookawards.com.au/post/shortlist-announced-for-the-2025-indie-book-awards|access-date= 22 January 2025}}] |
| Amy Doak
| Eleanor Jones Can't Keep a Secret
| Finalist
| |
| Tigest Girma
| Immortal Dark
| Finalist
| |