WINNERS: 2012 Aurealis Awards

Posted on May 19, 2013 by John DeNardo in Awards // 0 Comments

The winners for the 2012 Aurealis Awards, given to works of SF, fantasy, and horror by Australians, have been announced!

BEST CHILDREN’S FICTION (TOLD PRIMARILY THROUGH WORDS): Brotherband: The Hunters by John Flanagan (Random House Australia)
BEST CHILDREN’S FICTION (TOLD PRIMARILY THROUGH PICTURES): Little Elephants by Graeme Base (Viking Penguin)
BEST YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY: “The Wisdom of the Ants” by Thoraiya Dyer (Clarkesworld)Media Release – 2013 Aurealis Awards ceremony Page 2 of 2
BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL:
- Dead, Actually by Kaz Delaney (Allen & Unwin)
- Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin)
BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK / GRAPHIC NOVEL: Blue by Pat Grant (Top Shelf Comix)
BEST COLLECTION: That Book Your Mad Ancestor Wrote by K. J. Bishop (self-published)
BEST ANTHOLOGY: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Six edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books)
BEST HORROR SHORT STORY: “Sky” by Kaaron Warren (Through Splintered Walls, Twelfth Planet Press)
BEST HORROR NOVEL: Perfections by Kirstyn McDermott (Xoum)
BEST FANTASY SHORT STORY: “Bajazzle” by Margo Lanagan (Cracklescape, Twelfth Planet Press)
BEST FANTASY NOVEL: Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin)
BEST SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY: “Significant Dust” by Margo Lanagan (Cracklescape, Twelfth Planet Press)
BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL: The Rook by Daniel O’Malley (Harper Collins)
PETER MCNAMARA CONVENORS’ AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE: Kate Eltham
KRIS HEMBURY ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD: Laura Goodin