FINALISTS: 2013 Aurealis Awards

The finalists for the 2013 Aurealis Awards, given to works of SF, fantasy, and horror by Australians, have been announced!

• Lexicon by Max Barry (Hachette)
• Trucksong by Andrew Macrae (Twelfth Planet)
• A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists by Jane Rawson (Transit Lounge)
• True Path by Graham Storrs (Momentum)
• Rupetta by Nike Sulway (Tartarus)

• “The Last Tiger” by Joanne Anderton (Daily Science Fiction 5/17/13)
• “Mah Song” by Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories)
• “Seven Days in Paris” by Thoraiya Dyer (Asymmetry)
• “Version 4.3.0.1” by Lucy Stone (Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #57)
• “Air, Water and the Grove” by Kaaron Warren (The Lowest Heaven)

• Lexicon by Max Barry (Hachette Australia)
• A Crucible of Souls by Mitchell Hogan (self-published)
• These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
• Newt’s Emerald by Garth Nix (Jill Grinberg Literary Management)
• Ink Black Magic by Tansy Rayner Roberts (FableCroft)

• The Last Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff (Thomas Dunne)
• “The Touch of the Taniwha” by Tracie McBride (Fish)
• “Cold, Cold War” by Ian McHugh (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 6/13/13)
• “Short Circuit” by Kirstie Olley (Oomph: A Little Super Goes a Long Way)
• “The Year of Ancient Ghosts” by Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts)

• The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby (Angry Robot)
• The First Bird by Greig Beck (Momentum)
• Path of Night by Dirk Flinthart (FableCroft)
• Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near (Random House Australia)

• “Fencelines” by Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories)
• “The Sleepover” by Terry Dowling (Exotic Gothic 5)
• “The Home for Broken Dolls” by Kirstyn McDermott (Caution: Contains Small Parts)
• “The Human Moth” by Kaaron Warren (The Grimscribe’s Puppets)
• “The Year of Ancient Ghosts” by Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts)

• The Big Dry by Tony Davies (Harper Collins)
• Hunting by Andrea Host (self-published)
• These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
• Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
• The Sky So Heavy by Claire Zorn (University of Queensland Press)

• “Mah Song” by Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories)
• “By Bone-Light” by Juliet Marillier (Prickle Moon)
• “Morning Star” by D.K. Mok (One Small Step)
• “The Year of Ancient Ghosts” by Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts)

• The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories by Joanne Anderton (FableCroft)
• Asymmetry by Thoraiya Dyer (Twelfth Planet)
• Caution: Contains Small Parts by Kirstyn McDermott (Twelfth Planet)
• The Bride Price by Cat Sparks (Ticonderoga)
• The Year of Ancient Ghosts by Kim Wilkins (Ticonderoga)

• The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012 by Liz Grzyb & Talie Helene, eds. (Ticonderoga)
• One Small Step: An Anthology Of Discoveries by Tehani Wessely, ed. (FableCroft)
• Dreaming Of Djinn by Liz Grzyb, ed. (Ticonderoga)
• The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Of The Year: Volume Seven by Jonathan Strahan, ed. (Night Shade)
• Focus 2012: Highlights of Australian Short Fiction by Tehani Wessely, ed. (FableCroft)

• Kingdom of the Lost, Book 2: Cloud Road by Isobelle Carmody (Penguin Group Australia)
• Refuge by Jackie French (Harper Collins)
• Song for a Scarlet Runner by Julie Hunt (Allen & Unwin)
• The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie by Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin)
• Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia)
• Ice Breaker: The Hidden 1 by Lian Tanner (Allen & Unwin)

• Savage Bitch by Steve Carter & Antoinette Rydyr (Scar Studios)
• Mr Unpronounceable Adventures by Tim Molloy (Milk Shadow)
• Burger Force by Jackie Ryan (self-published)
• Peaceful Tomorrows Volume Two by Shane W Smith (Zetabella)
• The Deep Vol. 2: The Vanishing Island by Tom Taylor & James Brouwer (Gestalt)

Winners will be announced April 5, 2014 at the annual Aurealis Awards ceremony at Australian National University in Canberra.

Congratulations to all the nominees!