About the KROC Awards

Since 1990, City of Darwin Libraries organises and hosts the annual Kids Reading Oz Choice (KROC) Awards which gives children across the Northern Territory the chance to vote and celebrate their favourite Australian author and favourite Australian book.

By voting in the KROC Awards, children can reward Australian children's books that have most inspired, amused, terrified, enlightened and engaged them.

The KROC Awards encourage reading across all ages and in many genres as well as acknowledging many talented Australian authors.

KROC Awards take place from September to November. 

The 2025 KROC Awards Winners

Here are the Kids Reading Oz Choice (KROC) Award 2025 winners.

These are the favourite Australian Story Books as voted by children across the NT! This year we received 130+ votes, wow! Thanks to everyone who voted and congratulations to all our winners!!