For the 2019 CHASS Australia Prize for a Book, the shortlisted titles are The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History by Meredith Lake (NewSouth Books), Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee (Allen & Unwin), and Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World by Michelle Scott Tucker (Text Publishing).

For the 2019 CHASS Australia Prize for Distinctive Work, the finalists are Etched in Bone (Béatrice Bijon and Martin Thomas), Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible (Axel Grigor), No Longer a Wandering Spirit: The Story of Bessy Flowers (Sharon Heubner) and Deathscapes (Suvendrini Perera and Joseph Pugliese).

For the 2019 CHASS Australia Prize for a Future Leader, the finalists are Ian Michael, Yves Rees and Hayley Winchcombe.

For the 2019 CHASS Australia Prize for a Student, the finalists are Patrick Morrison (The University of Western Australia), Sarah Pini (Macquarie University) and Renee Schipp (Curtin University).

The winners will be announced at the 2019 CHASS Australia Prizes Ceremony on 30 October in Melbourne.