WINNERS: 2016 Ditmar Awards
The winners for the 2016 Ditmar Awards, given by members of the Australian National Science Fiction Convention for professional and fan works by Australians, have been announced:
Best Novel
- Lament for the Afterlife, Lisa L. Hannett (ChiZine Publications)
Best Novella or Novelette
- “Of Sorrow and Such”, Angela Slatter, in Of Sorrow and Such (Tor.com)
Best Short Story
- “A Hedge of Yellow Roses”, Kathleen Jennings, in Hear Me Roar (Ticonderoga Publications)
Best Collected Work
Cranky Ladies of History, Tansy Rayner Roberts and Tehani Wessely (FableCroft Publishing)
Best Artwork
- Cover and internal artwork, Kathleen Jennings, for Cranky Ladies of History (FableCroft Publishing)
Best Fan Publication in any Medium
- Galactic Suburbia, Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts
Best Fan Writer
- Grant Watson, for body of work, including reviews in The Angriest
Best Fan Artist
- Kathleen Jennings, for body of work, including Illustration Friday
Best New Talent
- Rivqa Rafael
William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review
- Letters to Tiptree, Alexandra Pierce and Alisa Krasnostein (Twelfth Planet Press)
Congratulations to all the winners!