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The finalists for the 2023 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The nominees in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• Minds of Sand and Light by Kylie Chan (HarperCollins)
• The Comforting Weight of Water by Roanna McClelland (Wakefield)
• Aliens: Bishop by T.R. Napper (Titan)
• Dronikus by Marko Newman (AndAlso)
• Time of the Cat by Tansy Rayner Roberts (self-published)
• Traitor’s Run by Keith Stevenson (coeur de lion)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

• Shadow Baron by Davinia Evans (Orbit / Hachette)
• The Will of the Many by James Islington (Text)
• The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin)
• Of Knives and Night-Blooms by Tansy Rayner Roberts (self-published)
• The Blood-Born Dragon by J.C. Rycroft (BattleWarrior)
• How to be Remembered by Michael Thompson (Allen & Unwin)

BEST HORROR NOVEL

• Borderland by Graham Akhurst (UWA)
• When Ghosts Call Us Home by Katya de Becerra (Macmillan)
• The Graveyard Shift by Maria Lewis (Datura)
• Some Shall Break by Ellie Marney (Allen & Unwin)
• Cretaceous Canyon by Deborah Sheldon (Severed)
• Bunny by S.E. Tolsen (Pan Macmillan Australia)

See Locus for all the nominees in all categories.

Winners will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony in May.

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The winners of the 2022 Aurealis Award have been announced. The winners in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• WINNER: 36 Streets by TR Napper (Titan)
• Hovering by Rhett Davis (Hachette AU)
• The Stranger by Kathryn Hore (Allen & Unwin)
• Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz (Hamish Hamilton)
• Bootstrap by Georgina Young (Text)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

• WINNER: The Path of Thorns by Angela Slatter (Titan)
• The Not So Chosen One by Kate Emery (Text)
• The Stone Road by Trent Jamieson (Erewhon)
• A Restless Truth by Freya Marske (Tor)
• Blitz by Daniel O’Malley (HarperCollins)
• Honour Among Ghosts by Sean Williams (Allen & Unwin)

BEST HORROR NOVEL

• WINNER: The Stone Road by Trent Jamieson (Erewhon)
• Sallow Bend by Alan Baxter (Cemetery Dance)
• Scavengers by Robert Hood (Clan Destine)
• The Stranger by Kathryn Hore (Allen & Unwin)
• The Path of Thorns by Angela Slatter (Titan)

See the press release for details for the winners in all categories. Our congrats to all the winners and nominees.

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The finalists for the 2022 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The nominees in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• Hovering by Rhett Davis (Hachette AU)
• The Stranger by Kathryn Hore (Allen & Unwin)
• 36 Streets by TR Napper (Titan)
• Here Goes Nothing by Steve Toltz (Hamish Hamilton)
• Bootstrap by Georgina Young (Text)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

• The Not So Chosen One by Kate Emery (Text)
• The Stone Road by Trent Jamieson (Erewhon)
• A Restless Truth by Freya Marske (Tor)
• Blitz by Daniel O’Malley (HarperCollins)
• The Path of Thorns by Angela Slatter (Titan)
• Honour Among Ghosts by Sean Williams (Allen & Unwin)

BEST HORROR NOVEL

• Sallow Bend by Alan Baxter (Cemetery Dance)
• Scavengers by Robert Hood (Clan Destine)
• The Stranger by Kathryn Hore (Allen & Unwin)
• The Stone Road by Trent Jamieson (Erewhon)
• The Path of Thorns by Angela Slatter (Titan)

See Locus for all the nominees in all categories.

Winners will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony in Melbourne or perhaps online.

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The winners of the 2021 Aurealis Award have been announced. The winners in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• WINNER: Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker (Allen & Unwin)
• The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry (Hachette Australia)
• Stealing Time by Rebecca Bowyer (self-published)
• Papa Lucy & The Boneman by Jason Fischer (Outland Entertainment)
• Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
• Deepwater King by Claire McKenna (HarperCollins Publishers)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

• WINNER: Dark Rise by C S Pacat (Allen & Unwin)
• Supermums: And So It Begins by Meg Grace (self-published)
• The Rose Daughter by Maria Lewis (Piatkus / Hachette / Little Brown)
• A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (Tor)
• She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (Mantle)
• All the Murmuring Bones by Angela Slatter (Titan Books)

BEST HORROR NOVEL

• WINNER: Holly and the Nobodies by Ben Pienaar (HellBound Books)
• The Bridge by J S Breukelaar (Meerkat Press)
• Midnight in the Chapel of Love by Matthew R. Davis (JournalStone Publishing)
• Papa Lucy & The Boneman by Jason Fischer (Outland Entertainment)
• The Airways by Jennifer Mills (Picador Australia)

See the press release for details for the winners in all categories. Our congrats to all the winners and nominees.

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The finalists for the 2021 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The nominees in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker (Allen & Unwin)
• The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry (Hachette Australia)
• Stealing Time by Rebecca Bowyer (self-published)
• Papa Lucy & The Boneman by Jason Fischer (Outland Entertainment)
• Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
• Deepwater King by Claire McKenna (HarperCollins Publishers)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

• Supermums – And So It Begins by Meg Grace (self-published)
• The Rose Daughter by Maria Lewis (Piatkus / Hachette / Little Brown)
• A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (Tor)
• Dark Rise by C S Pacat (Allen & Unwin)
• She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (Mantle)
• All the Murmuring Bones by Angela Slatter (Titan Books)

BEST HORROR NOVEL

• The Bridge by J S Breukelaar (Meerkat Press)
• Midnight in the Chapel of Love by Matthew R. Davis (JournalStone Publishing)
• Papa Lucy & The Boneman by Jason Fischer (Outland Entertainment)
• The Airways by Jennifer Mills (Picador Australia)
• Holly and the Nobodies by Ben Pienaar (HellBound Books)

See the official press release for the all the nominees in all categories.

Winners will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony in Melbourne or perhaps online.

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The winners of the 2020 Aurealis Award have been announced. The winners in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• WINNER: The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay (Scribe)
• WINNER: Repo Virtual by Corey J. White (Tordotcom)
• Ghost Species by James Bradley (Penguin Random House)
• Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
• Fauna by Donna Mazza (Allen & Unwin)
• The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall (Simon & Schuster Australia)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

• WINNER: The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin)
• Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke (Transworld)
• Monstrous Heart by Claire McKenna (HarperCollins)
• The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte (Allen & Unwin)
• Conquist by Dirk Strasser (Chimaera)
• The Ninth Sorceress by Bonnie Wynne (Talem)

BEST HORROR NOVEL

• WINNER: None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney (Allen & Unwin)
• Soul Survivor by Daniel de Lorne (Scarlo)
• An Enigma in Silver by Simon Haynes (Bowman)
• Monstrous Heart by Claire McKenna (Harper Voyager)
• Gutterbreed by Marty Young (Eclectic Trio)

Locus has the details for the winners in all categories. Our congrats to all the winners and nominees.

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The finalists for the 2020 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The nominees in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• Ghost Species by James Bradley (Penguin Random House)
• Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
• Fauna by Donna Mazza (Allen & Unwin)
• The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay (Scribe)
• The Mother Fault by Kate Mildenhall (Simon & Schuster Australia)
• Repo Virtual by Corey J. White (Tordotcom)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

• Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke (Transworld)
• Monstrous Heart by Claire McKenna (HarperCollins)
• The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin)
• The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte (Allen & Unwin)
• Conquist by Dirk Strasser (Chimaera)
• The Ninth Sorceress by Bonnie Wynne (Talem)

BEST HORROR NOVEL

• Soul Survivor by Daniel de Lorne (Scarlo)
• An Enigma in Silver by Simon Haynes (Bowman)
• None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney (Allen & Unwin)
• Monstrous Heart by Claire McKenna (Harper Voyager)
• Gutterbreed by Marty Young (Eclectic Trio)

See the official press release for the all the nominees in all categories.

Winners will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony in Melbourne or perhaps online.

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The winners of the 2019 Aurealis Award have been announced. The winners in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• WINNER: Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
• The Subjects by Sarah Hopkins (Text)
• The Trespassers by Meg Mundell (University of Queensland Press)
• The Year of the Fruit Cake by Gillian Polack (IFWG Australia)
• The Glad Shout by Alice Robinson (Affirm)
• Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson (Allen & Unwin)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

• WINNER: Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin)
• Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff (HarperCollins)
• The Wailing Woman by Maria Lewis (Little, Brown)
• The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier (Macmillan Australia)
• Shadowscent: The Darkest Bloom by P.M. Freestone (Scholastic)
• Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town by Michael Pryor (Allen & Unwin)

BEST HORROR NOVEL

• WINNER: The Rich Man’s House by Andrew McGahan (Allen & Unwin)
• Chuwa: The Rat People of Lahore by Brian Craddock (Broken Puppet)
• Remains by Andrew Cull (IFWG Australia)
• A Riddle in Bronze by Simon Haynes (Bowman)
• Body Farm Z by Deborah Sheldon (Severed)

Locus has the details for the winners in all categories. Our congrats to all the winners and nominees.

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The finalists for the 2019 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The nominees in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• The Subjects by Sarah Hopkins (Text)
• Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
• The Trespassers by Meg Mundell (University of Queensland Press)
• The Year of the Fruit Cake by Gillian Polack (IFWG Australia)
• The Glad Shout by Alice Robinson (Affirm)
• Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson (Allen & Unwin)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

• Angel Mage by Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin)
• Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff (HarperCollins)
• The Wailing Woman by Maria Lewis (Little, Brown)
• The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier (Macmillan Australia)
• Shadowscent: The Darkest Bloom by P.M. Freestone (Scholastic)
• Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town by Michael Pryor (Allen & Unwin)

BEST HORROR NOVEL

• Chuwa: The Rat People of Lahore by Brian Craddock (Broken Puppet)
• Remains by Andrew Cull (IFWG Australia)
• A Riddle in Bronze by Simon Haynes (Bowman)
• The Rich Man’s House by Andrew McGahan (Allen & Unwin)
• Body Farm Z by Deborah Sheldon (Severed)

See the official press release for the all the nominees in all categories.

Winners will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony in Melbourne or perhaps online.

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The finalists for the 2018 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The nominees in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:

BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

• Scales of Empire by Kylie Chan (HarperCollins)
• Obsidio by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
• Lifel1k3 by Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
• A Superior Spectre by Angela Meyer (Ventura)
• Dyschronia by Jennifer Mills (Picador)
• The Second Cure by Margaret Morgan (Penguin Random House)

BEST FANTASY NOVEL

• Devouring Dark by Alan Baxter (Grey Matter)
• The Dark Days Deceit by Alison Goodman (HarperCollins)
• City of Lies by Sam Hawke (Penguin Random House)
• Lightning Tracks by A. A. Kinsela (Plainspeak)
• The Witch Who Courted Death by Maria Lewis (Hachette)
• We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson (self-published)

BEST HORROR NOVEL

• The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett (Allen & Unwin)
• The Years of the Wolf by Craig Cormick (IFWG)
• Tide of Stone by Kaaron Warren (Omnium Gatherum)

See the official press release for the all the nominees in all categories.

Winners of the 2018 Aurealis Awards will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony in Melbourne on Saturday May 4, 2019.

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