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2017 Aurealis Award Winners
The winners of the 2017 Aurealis Award have been announced. The winners in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:
- WINNER: From the Wreck by Jane Rawson (Transit Lounge)
- Closing Down by Sally Abbott (Hachette Australia)
- Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Hachette Australia)
- Year of the Orphan by Daniel Findlay (Penguin Random House Australia)
- An Uncertain Grace by Krissy Kneen (Text)
- Lotus Blue by Cat Sparks (Skyhorse)
- WINNER: Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff (HarperCollins)
- Crossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya Dyer (Tor)
- Gwen by Goldie Goldbloom (Fremantle)
- Cassandra by Kathryn Gossow (Odyssey)
- Gap Year In Ghost Town by Michael Pryor (Allen & Unwin)
- Wellside by Robin Shortt (Candlemark & Gleam)
- WINNER: Soon by Lois Murphy (Transit Lounge)
- Aletheia by J. S. Breukelaar (Crystal Lake)
- Who’s Afraid Too? by Maria Lewis (Hachette Australia)
Locus has the details for the winners in all categories. Our congrats to all the winners and nominees.
2017 Aurealis Awards Finalists
The finalists for the 2017 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The nominees in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:
- Closing Down by Sally Abbott (Hachette Australia)
- Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman (Hachette Australia)
- Year of the Orphan by Daniel Findlay (Penguin Random House Australia)
- An Uncertain Grace by Krissy Kneen (Text)
- From the Wreck by Jane Rawson (Transit Lounge)
- Lotus Blue by Cat Sparks (Skyhorse)
- Crossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya Dyer (Tor)
- Gwen by Goldie Goldbloom (Fremantle)
- Cassandra by Kathryn Gossow (Odyssey)
- Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff (HarperCollins)
- Gap Year In Ghost Town by Michael Pryor (Allen & Unwin)
- Wellside by Robin Shortt (Candlemark & Gleam)
- Aletheia by J. S. Breukelaar (Crystal Lake)
- Who’s Afraid Too? by Maria Lewis (Hachette Australia)
- Soon by Lois Murphy (Transit Lounge)
See the official press release for the all the nominees in all categories.
Winners of the 2017 Aurealis Awards will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony during the Easter long weekend as part of the Swancon convention at the Pan Pacific hotel, Perth.
2016 Aurealis Award Winners
The winners of the 2016 Aurealis Award have been announced. The winners in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:
- WINNER: Gemima by Amy Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
- Watershed by Jane Abbott (Penguin Random House)
- Confluence by S.K. Dunstall (Ace)
- Squid’s Grief by DK Mok (self-published)
- Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley (HarperCollins)
- Threader by Rebekah Turner (Harlequin Australia)
- WINNER: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (Harper Voyager)
- The Fall of the Dagger by Glenda Larke (Hachette Australia)
- Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier (Pan Macmillan Australia)
- Vigil by Angela Slatter (Jo Fletcher)
- The Road to Winter by Mark Smith (Text)
- Sisters of the Fire by Kim Wilkins (Harlequin Australia)
- WINNER: The Grief Hole by Kaaron Warren (IFWG Publishing Australia)
- Fear Is the Rider by Kenneth Cook (Text)
- My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier (Allen & Unwin)
Locus has the details for the winners in all categories. Looks like a banner night for Jay Kristoff who won the Fantasy Award and the SF Award as co-writer with Amy Kaufman. Well done, Sir. Our congrats to all the winners and nominees.
2016 Aurealis Awards Finalists
The finalists for the 2016 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The nominees in the SF, Fantasy, and Horror novel categories are:
- Watershed by Jane Abbott (Penguin Random House)
- Confluence by S.K. Dunstall (Ace)
- Gemima by Amy Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
- Squid’s Grief by DK Mok (self-published)
- Stiletto by Daniel O’Malley (HarperCollins)
- Threader by Rebekah Turner (Harlequin Australia)
- Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (Harper Voyager)
- The Fall of the Dagger by Glenda Larke (Hachette Australia)
- Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier (Pan Macmillan Australia)
- Vigil by Angela Slatter (Jo Fletcher)
- The Road to Winter by Mark Smith (Text)
- Sisters of the Fire by Kim Wilkins (Harlequin Australia)
- Fear Is the Rider by Kenneth Cook (Text)
- My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier (Allen & Unwin)
- The Grief Hole by Kaaron Warren (IFWG Publishing Australia)
See the official press release for the all the nominees in all categories.
Winners will be announced in an awards ceremony during Swancon 42, April 13-17, 2017 in Perth, Australia For more, see the official website.
2015 Aurealis Awards Winners
The winners for the 2015 Aurealis Awards have been announced.
BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
BEST FANTASY NOVEL
- Day Boy by Trent Jamieson (Text Publishing)
BEST HORROR NOVEL
- Day Boy by Trent Jamieson (Text Publishing)
Interestingly, there was no Best Horror Novel shortlist presented for 2015 but we do have a winner. Check out the official press release for the all the winners in all categories. Our congrats to the winners and all the nominees!
These books are a perfect fit for our Keep Calm and Read SF from Down Under Reading Challenge going on now so get ’em while they’re hot.
2015 Aurealis Awards Finalists
The finalists for the 2015 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The nominees in the SF and Fantasy categories are:
BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
- Crossed by Evelyn Blackwell (self-published)
- Clade by James Bradley (Penguin)
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (Allen & Unwin)
- Their Fractured Light by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
- Renegade by Joel Shepherd (Kindle Direct)
- Twinmaker: Fall by Sean Williams (Allen & Unwin)
BEST FANTASY NOVEL
- In The Skin of a Monster by Kathryn Barker (Allen & Unwin)
- Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman (HarperCollins)
- Day Boy by Trent Jamieson (Text Publishing)
- The Dagger’s Path by Glenda Larke (Hachette Australia)
- Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier (Pan Macmillan Australia)
- Skin by Ilka Tampke (Text Publishing)
Interestingly, there was no Best Horror Novel shortlist presented this year. See the official press release for the all the nominees in all categories.
Winners will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony, on the evening of Friday 25 March, 2016 as part of the Contact national convention at the Hotel Jen, Brisbane. Details of the event are available at www.aurealisawards.org
What do you think of these lists? Anything look good to you?
More from Oz: Aurealis SF/F/H Awards on WWEnd and a New Reading Challenge
A few days ago we added the Aurealis Science Fiction Award to WWEnd and now we’ve followed up with the Aurealis Fantasy and Aurealis Horror. We’re now representin’ Down Under like never before and with all these new Australian authors in our database I thought it would be fun to start a new Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge.
We’ve been getting a lot of comments from our members about just how few Aussie authors they’ve read and how those blanks in their awards stats are really bugging them. Thus was born the Keep Calm and Read SF from Down Under Reading Challenge.
This challenge is simplicity itself. All you have to do is read some books from the Aurealis Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror Awards we’ve just added to the site or any Aussie author you like. The SF in this case is “Speculative Fiction” rather than just “Sci-Fi”. We have 4 reading levels, named after Australian candies, for this challenge so you can jump in at a level that’s right for you. Sweet!
And this challenge plays nicely most of the other RYO challenges too so combining with the Women of Genre Fiction or Space Opera or pretty much any of the others is easily done.
Science Fiction from Down Under – Aurealis SF Award on WWEnd
Ever wondered what kind of science fiction they write in Australia? Well, wonder no more. We’ve just added the Aurealis SF Award to WWEnd! The best authors from the land down under are right here at your fingertips.
The Aurealis Awards were established in 1995 to recognize the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writers. The SF award is in now and we’re working on getting the Fantasy and Horror awards added too so stay tuned for that announcement. In the meantime, throw another shrimp on the barbie, grab a Foster’s and kick back with some awesome Australian sci-fi.
Thanks as always to our Uber Users for getting all the data together.
