All books must be primarily in the English language.

Applicants will receive an email confirmation on submission of the online entry form.

Books will not be returned to applicants.

Breach of the conditions of entry will render an entry invalid.

Authors whose books are nominated must be living Australian citizens or permanent residents.

Books published overseas are eligible if the author is an Australian citizen or permanent resident.

The nominated book must be the author’s own work.

If a nominee dies or ceases to hold permanent resident status after their book has been entered, the judges will not consider the work for an award. If, however, the judges recommend an award to an eligible nominee and that nominee dies before the award is presented, the board may, at its discretion, pay the prize money to the nominee.

All nominated books must be publicly available: books should have ISBNs and must be available for commercial sale. Books compiled by an editor and consisting principally of contributions from several writers are not eligible for entry.

Self-published books may be nominated, but unpublished manuscripts will not be considered.

Material that has previously been published only in anthologies, literary journals, newspapers or equivalent online platforms is deemed to be new work and may be entered in the Awards if it is published in book form within the eligible period.

Revised editions of books will not be considered unless the revisions are so substantial that the book is, in effect, a new work. It is the nominator’s responsibility to identify the new material and to include one copy of the original edition as part of the nomination.

The board expects that winning and shortlisted entrants for the Danger Awards will be available to undertake activities to promote these Awards up to and including the next year the Awards are presented.

Activities may include media interviews (face-to-face or via electronic means), photographs or personal appearances at functions promoting these Awards, and where possible through the NSW public library network.

Books nominated for the Danger Awards must have been first published between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024. 

Nominations may be made by authors or by their authorised representative e.g. agent or publisher.

People or organisations nominating books on behalf of an author are deemed to be nominating with the author’s consent. It is the responsibility of the nominator to ensure that the author’s consent is obtained before nominating the book. The author’s personal contact details must be included on the entry form, including direct phone and email details (see privacy statement below).

It is the responsibility of the nominator and the nominee/s to ensure that the information provided is correct. Incomplete or incorrect nominations may render an entry invalid.

There is no limit to the number of titles that may be entered by a nominator or author provided the works entered meet all other conditions of entry.

Nominations must be made via the online entry form (a separate entry form must be completed for each nomination).

Each nomination must be accompanied by three copies of the book in print form and one digital copy.