Aurealis Award winners
Tags: Aurealis Awards, Fable, Twelfth Planet Press
The Aurealis Awards came out a week or so ago and Locus posted the winners. I couldn’t help noticing that many of the winners and finalists were published by Twelfth Planet Press and FableCroft so for us northern hemispherists curious about Antipodean fiction, here are a few quick suggestions on where to start. I’ve listed all the winners and then included any finalists curious readers can find here:
Best Science Fiction Novel
- Lexicon, Max Barry (Hachette)
- Trucksong, Andrew Macrae (Twelfth Planet)
Best Science Fiction Short Story
- “Air, Water and the Grove”, Kaaron Warren (The Lowest Heaven)
- “Mah Song”, Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories)
- “Seven Days in Paris”, Thoraiya Dyer (Asymmetry)
Best Fantasy Novel
- A Crucible of Souls, Mitchell Hogan (self-published)
- Ink Black Magic, Tansy Rayner Roberts (FableCroft)
Best Fantasy Short Story
- The Last Stormdancer, Jay Kristoff (Thomas Dunne)
Best Horror Novel
- Fairytales for Wilde Girls, Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
Path of Night, Dirk Flinthart (FableCroft)
Best Horror Short Story
- “The Year of Ancient Ghosts”, Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts)
- “Fencelines”, Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories)
- “The Home for Broken Dolls”, Kirstyn McDermott (Caution: Contains Small Parts)
Best Young Adult Novel (Tie)
- These Broken Stars, Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
- Fairytales for Wilde Girls, Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
Young Adult Short Story
- “By Bone-Light”, Juliet Marillier (Prickle Moon)
- “Mah Song”, Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories)
- “Morning Star”, D.K. Mok (One Small Step)
Best Collection
The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, Joanne Anderton (FableCroft)
- Asymmetry, Thoraiya Dyer (Twelfth Planet)
- Caution: Contains Small Parts, Kirstyn McDermott (Twelfth Planet)
Best Anthology (Tie)
- The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012, Liz Grzyb & Talie Helene, eds. (Ticonderoga)
- One Small Step: An Anthology of Discoveries, Tehani Wessely, ed. (FableCroft)
- Focus 2012: Highlights of Australian Short Fiction, Tehani Wessely, ed. (FableCroft)
Best Children’s Fiction
- The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie, Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin)
Best Illustrated Book/Graphic Novel (Tie)
- Burger Force, Jackie Ryan (self-published)
- The Deep Vol. 2: The Vanishing Island, Tom Taylor & James Brouwer (Gestalt)
Winners were announced on April 5, 2014 at the annual Aurealis Awards ceremony at the Great Hall, University House, Australian National University, Canberra. Details at the Aurealis Awards website.
