FINALISTS: 2011 Aurealis Awards
The finalists for the 2011 Aurealis Awards have been announced!
Fantasy Novel
- The Undivided, by Jennifer Fallon
- Ember and Ash, by Pamela Freeman
- Stormlord’s Exile, by Glenda Larke
- Debris, by Jo Anderton
- The Shattered City, by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Fantasy Short Story
- “Fruit of the Pipal Tree,” by Thoraiya Dyer
- “The Proving of Smollett Standforth,” by Margo Lanagan
- “Into the Clouds on High,” by Margo Lanagan
- “Reading Coffee,” by Anthony Panegyris
- “The Dark Night of Anton Weiss,” by D.C. White
Science Fiction Novel
- Machine Man, by Max Barry
- Children of Scarabaeus, by Sara Creasy
- The Waterboys, by Peter Docker
- Black Glass, by Meg Mundell
- The Courier’s New Bicycle, by Kim Westwood
Science Fiction Short Story
- “Flowers in the Shadow of the Garden,” by Joanne Anderton
- “Desert Madonna,” by Robert Hood
- “SIBO,” by Penelope Love
- “Dead Low,” by Cat Sparks
- “Rains of la Strange,” by Robert N Stephenson
Horror Novel
No award will be presented in this category, but there are two honorable mentions.
- The Broken Ones, by Stephen M. Irwin
- The Business of Death, by Trent Jamieson
Horror Short Story
- “And the Dead Shall Outnumber the Living,” by Deborah Biancotti
- “The Past is a Bridge Best Left Burnt,” by Paul Haines
- “The Short Go: a Future in Eight Seconds,” by Lisa L. Hannett
- “Mulberry Boys,” by Margo Lanagan
- “The Coffin Maker’s Daughter,” by Angela Slatter
Young Adult Novel
- Shift, by Em Bailey
- Secrets of Carrick: Tantony, by Ananda Braxton-Smith
- The Shattering, by Karen Healey
- Black Glass, by Meg Mundell
- Only Ever Always, by Penni Russon
Young Adult Short Story
- “Nation of the Night,” by Sue Isle
- “Finishing School,” by Kathleen Jennings
- “Seventy-Two Derwents,” by Cate Kennedy
- “One Window,” by Martine Murray
- “The Patrician,” by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Children’s Fiction (told primarily through words)
- The Outcasts, by John Flanagan
- The Paradise Trap, by Catherine Jinks
- “It Began with a Tingle,” by Thalia Kalkapsakis
- The Coming of the Whirlpool, by Andrew McGahan
- City of Lies, by Lian Tanner
Children’s Fiction (told primarily through pictures)
- The Ghost of Annabel Spoon, by Aaron Blabey (author and illustrator)
- Sounds Spooky, by Christopher Cheng (author) and Sarah Davis (illustrator)
- The Last Viking, by Norman Jorgensen (author) and James Foley (illustrator)
- The Deep: Here be Dragons, by Tom Taylor (author) and James Brouwer (illustrator)
- Vampyre, by Margaret Wild (author) and Andrew Yeo (illustrator)
Illustrated Book/Graphic Novel
- Hidden, by Mirranda Burton (author and illustrator)
- Torn, by Andrew Constant (author) and Joh James (illustrator), additional illustrators Nicola Scott, Emily Smith
- Salsa Invertebraxa, by Mozchops (author and illustrator) (Pecksniff Press)
- The Eldritch Kid: Whiskey and Hate, by Christian Read (author) and Michael Maier (illustrator)
- The Deep: Here be Dragons, by Tom Taylor (author) and James Brouwer (illustrator)
Anthology
- Ghosts by Gaslight, edited by Jack Dann and Nick Gevers
- Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2010, edited by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene
- Ishtar, edited by Amanda Pillar and KV Taylor
- The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 5, edited by Jonathan Strahan
- Life on Mars, edited by Jonathan Strahan
Collection
- Bad Power, by Deborah Biancotti
- Last Days of Kali Yuga, by Paul Haines
- Bluegrass Symphony, by Lisa Hannett
- Nightsiders, by Sue Isle
- Love and Romanpunk, by Tansy Rayner Roberts
The Awards will be presented Saturday, May 12th at the Independent Theatre in North Sydney.
Congratulations to all the nominees!
Dead low:
http://australianhorror.com/wordpress/2011/11/16/midnight-echo-issue-6-interviews-cat-sparks/
(Don’t know whether this is an excerpt or the whole thing.)