- Lexicon, Max Barry (Hachette)
- Trucksong, Andrew Macrae (Twelfth Planet)
- “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)
- A Crucible of Souls, Mitchell Hogan (self-published)
- Ink Black Magic, Tansy Rayner Roberts (FableCroft)
- The Last Stormdancer, Jay Kristoff (Thomas Dunne)
- Fairytales for Wilde Girls, Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
Path of Night, Dirk Flinthart (FableCroft)- “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)
- These Broken Stars, Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
- Fairytales for Wilde Girls, Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
- “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)
The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, Joanne Anderton (FableCroft)- Asymmetry, Thoraiya Dyer (Twelfth Planet)
- Caution: Contains Small Parts, Kirstyn McDermott (Twelfth Planet)
- 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)
- The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie, Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin)
- Burger Force, Jackie Ryan (self-published)
- The Deep Vol. 2: The Vanishing Island, Tom Taylor & James Brouwer (Gestalt)
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
Best Science Fiction Short Story
Best Fantasy Novel
Best Fantasy Short Story
Best Horror Novel
Best Horror Short Story
Best Young Adult Novel (Tie)
Young Adult Short Story
Best Collection
Best Anthology (Tie)
Best Children’s Fiction
Best Illustrated Book/Graphic Novel (Tie)
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.
