The nine longlisted titles, from an entry field of 130 print and e-books in the non-fiction category are (alphabetical author name):
• Fair Share: Competing Claims and Australia’s Economic Future, by Stephen Bell and Michael Keating and published by Melbourne University Publishing
• Europe: A Natural History, by Tim Flannery and published by Text Publishing
• The Sydney Wars: Conflict in the early colony, 1788 – 1817, by Stephen Gapps and published by NewSouth Books
• Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia, by Billy Griffiths and published by Black Inc.
• The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire, by Chloe Hooper and published by Penguin Books Australia
• The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History, by Meredith Lake and published by NewSouth Books
• Eggshell Skull, by Bri Lee and published by Allen & Unwin
• Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World, by Michelle Scott Tucker and published by Text Publishing
• You Daughters of Freedom: The Australians Who Won the Vote and Inspired the World, by Clare Wright and published by Text Publishing