WINNERS: 2014 Ditmar Awards
The winners for the 2014 Ditmar Awards, given by members of the Australian National Science Fiction Convention for professional and fan works by Australians, have been announced:
Best Novel
- Fragments of a Broken Land: Valarl Undead, Robert Hood (Wildside Press)
Best Novella or Novelette
- “The Home for Broken Dolls”, Kirstyn McDermott, in Caution: Contains Small Parts (Twelfth Planet Press)
Best Short Story
- “Scarp”, Cat Sparks, in The Bride Price (Ticonderoga Publications)
Best Collected Work
- The Bride Price, Cat Sparks, edited by Russell B. Farr (Ticonderoga Publications)
Best Artwork
- Rules of Summer, Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia)
Best Fan Writer
- Sean Wright, for body of work, including reviews in Adventures of a Bookonaut
Best Fan Artist
- Kathleen Jennings, for body of work, including “Illustration Friday”
Best Fan Publication in Any Medium
- Galactic Chat Podcast, Sean Wright, Alex Pierce, Helen Stubbs, David McDonald, and Mark Webb
Best New Talent
- Zena Shapter
William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review
- Galactic Suburbia Episode 87: Saga Spoilerific Book Club, Alisa Krasnostein, Alex Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts
- The Reviewing New Who series, David McDonald, Tansy Rayner Roberts, and Tehani Wessely
Congratulations to all the winners!
