WINNERS: 2013 Aurealis Awards
The winners for the 2013 Aurealis Awards, given to works of SF, fantasy, and horror by Australians, have been announced!
- PETER MCNAMARA CONVENORS’ AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE: Jonathan Strahan
- BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK OR GRAPHIC NOVEL (Tie):
- Burger Force by Jackie Ryan (self published)
- The Deep Vol. 2: The Vanishing Island by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer (Gestalt Publishing)
- BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK: The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie by Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin)
- BEST YOUNG ADULT SHORT FICTION: “By Bone light” by Juliet Marillier (Prickle Moon, Ticonderoga Publications)
- BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL (Tie):
- These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
- Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
- BEST HORROR SHORT FICTION: “The Year of Ancient Ghosts” by Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Ticonderoga Publications)
- BEST HORROR NOVEL: Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
- BEST FANTASY SHORT FICTION: “The Last Stormdancer” by Jay Kristoff (Thomas Dunne Books)
- BEST FANTASY NOVEL: A Crucible of Souls by Mitchell Hogan (self published)
- BEST SCIENCE FICTION SHORT FICTION: “Air, Water and the Grove” by Kaaron Warren (The Lowest Heaven, Pandemonium Press)
- BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL: Lexicon by Max Barry (Hachette)
- BEST ANTHOLOGY (Tie):
- The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012 by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene (Eds), (Ticonderoga Publications)
- One Small Step, An Anthology Of Discoveries by Tehani Wessely (Ed) (FableCroft Publishing)
- BEST COLLECTION: The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories by Joanne Anderton (FableCroft Publishing)
Congratulations to all the winners!
