FINALISTS: 2015 Ditmar Awards
The finalists for the 2015 Ditmar Awards, given by members of the Australian National Science Fiction Convention for professional and fan works by Australians, have been announced:
Best Novel
- The Dagger’s Path, by Glenda Larke
- Day Boy, by Trent Jamieson
- Graced, by Amanda Pillar
- Lament for the Afterlife, by Lisa L. Hannett
- Zeroes, by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, and Deborah Biancotti
Best Novella or Novelette
- “The Cherry Crow Children of Haverny Wood,” by Deborah Kalin
- “Fake Geek Girl,” by Tansy Rayner Roberts
- “Hot Rods,” by Cat Sparks
- “The Miseducation of Mara Lys,” by Deborah Kalin
- “Of Sorrow and Such,” by Angela Slatter
- “The Wages of Honey,” by Deborah Kalin
Best Short Story
- “2B,” by Joanne Anderton
- “The Chart of the Vagrant Mariner,” by Alan Baxter
- “A Hedge of Yellow Roses,” by Kathleen Jennings
- “Look how cold my hands are,” by Deborah Biancotti
Best Collected Work
- Bloodlines, by Amanda Pillar
- Cherry Crow Children, by Deborah Kalin, edited by Alisa Krasnostein
- Cranky Ladies of History, by Tansy Rayner Roberts and Tehani Wessely
- Letters to Tiptree, by Alexandra Pierce and Alisa Krasnostein
- Peripheral Visions: The Collected Ghost Stories, by by Robert Hood
Best Artwork
- Cover art, Rovina Cai, for “Tom, Thom”
- Cover art, Kathleen Jennings, for Bloodlines
- Cover and internal artwork, Kathleen Jennings, for Cranky Ladies of History
- Cover, Shauna O’Meara, for The Never Never Land
- Illustrations, Shaun Tan, for The Singing Bones
Best Fan Writer
- Tsana Dolichva, for body of work, including reviews and interviews in Tsana’s Reads and Reviews
- Foz Meadows, for body of work, including reviews in Shattersnipe: Malcontent & Rainbows
- Ian Mond, for body of work, including The Hysterical Hamster
- Alexandra Pierce, for body of work, including reviews in Randomly Yours, Alex
- Katharine Stubbs, for body of work, including Venture Adlaxre
- Grant Watson, for body of work, including reviews in The Angriest
Best Fan Artist
- Kathleen Jennings, for body of work, including Illustration Friday
- Belinda Morris, for body of work, including Belinda Illustrates
Best Fan Publication in Any Medium
- The Angriest, by Grant Watson
- The Coode Street Podcast, by Jonathan Strahan and Gary K. Wolfe
- Galactic Suburbia, by Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts
- SF Commentary, by Bruce Gillespie
- The Writer and the Critic, by Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond
Best New Talent
- Rivqa Rafael
- T. R. Napper
- DK Mok
- Liz Barr
William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review
- Letters to Tiptree, by Alexandra Pierce and Alisa Krasnostein
- The Rereading the Empire Trilogy review series, by Tansy Rayner Roberts
- The Reviewing New Who series, by David McDonald, Tansy Rayner Roberts and Tehani Wessely
- “Sara Kingdom Dies at the End,” by Tansy Rayner Roberts in Companion Piece
- “SF Women of the 20th Century,” by Tansy Rayner Roberts
- Squeeing over Supergirl, by David McDonald and Tehani Wessely
This year’s ceremony will take place at Contact the weekend of March 25-28 in Brisbane, Australia.
Congratulations to all the nominees!
There is just a small slip here, the awards will be presented at the 2016 Australian National SF Convention, Contact, taking place between March 25-28 in Brisbane.
Fixed — thanks!
No problem! I’m glad I could help. 🙂