Aurealis Awards 2011. The winners are...
The winners of the Aurealis Awards, 2011, were recently announced at a glittering ceremony at North Sydney's Independent Theatre. The awards were selected from around 600 entries across thirteen categories. They represent the best of Australian fantasy, horror and science fiction as judged by a panel of their peers.
Childrens fiction – told primarily through words
The Keepers, Lian Tanner
Childrens fiction – told primarily through pictures
The Boy and the Toy, Sonya Hartnett (writer) & Lucia Masciullo (illustrator)
Young Adult short story
‘A Thousand Flowers’, Margo Lanagan, Zombies V Unicorns
Young Adult novel
Guardian of the Dead, Karen Healey
Illustrated Book/ Graphic Novel
Changing Ways, Justin Randall
Collection
The Girl With No Hands, Angela Slatter
Anthology
Wings of Fire, edited by Jonathan Strahan and Marianne S. Jablon
Horror short fiction
‘The Fear’, Richard Harland, Macabre: A Journey Through Australia’s Darkest Fears
Horror long fiction
Madigan Mine, Kirstyn McDermott
Fantasy short fiction
‘The February Dragon’, LL Hannett & Angela Slatter, Scary Kisses and
‘Yowie’, Thoraiya Dyer, Sprawl
Fantasy novel
Power and Majesty, Tansy Rayner Roberts
Science Fiction short fiction
‘The Heart of a Mouse’, K.J. Bishop,
Science Fiction novel
Transformation Space, Marianne de Pierres,
Peter McNamara Convenors’ Award
Helen Merrick
Congratulations to all the winners!
Aurealis awards shortlist for 2010.
YOUNG ADULT Novel
Merrow, by Ananda Braxton--‐Smith.
Guardian of the Dead, by Karen Healey.
The Midnight Zoo, by Sonya Hartnett.
The Life of a Teenage Body--‐Snatcher, by Doug MacLeod.
Behemoth (Leviathan Trilogy Book Two), by Scott Westerfeld.
HORROR Novel
*After the World: Gravesend, by Jason Fischer.
*Death Most Definite, by Trent Jamieson.
*Madigan Mine, by Kirstyn McDermott.
SCIENCE FICTION Novel
Song of Scarabaeus, by Sara Creasy.
Mirror space, by Marianne de Pierres.
Transformation Space, by Marianne de Pierres.
FANTASY novel
The silence of Medair, by Andrea K Host.
Death most definite , by Trent Jamieson.
Stormland rising, by Glenda Larke.
Hearts blood, by Juliet Marillier.
Power and majesty, by Tansy Rayner Roberts.
If you would like to read the full list of thirteen categories, please click here.
Congratulations and good luck to all the finalists. Who do you think should win? The overall winner will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony on the 21st May, 2011.