Australia’s juried awards were announced at a ceremony in Sydney today. Based on their Twitter feed, here are the winners.
- Children’s Fiction (mainly words): Brotherband: The Hunters by John Flanagan (Random House Australia)
- Children’s Fiction (mainly pictures): Little Elephants by Graeme Base (author and illustrator) (Viking Penguin)
- YA Short Story: “The Wisdom of the Ants” by Thoraiya Dyer (Clarkesworld)
- YA Novel: tie: Dead, Actually by Kaz Delaney (Allen & Unwin) and Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin)
- Graphic novel: Blue by Pat Grant (author and illustrator) (Top Shelf Comix)
- Collection: That Book Your Mad Ancestor Wrote by K. J. Bishop (self-published)
- Anthology: The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year Volume 6 edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books)
- Horror Short Story: “Sky” by Kaaron Warren (Through Splintered Walls, Twelfth Planet Press)
- Horror Novel: Perfections by Kirstyn McDermott (Xoum)
- Fantasy Short Story: “Bajazzle” by Margo Lanagan (Cracklescape, Twelfth Planet Press)
- Fantasy Novel: Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin)
- Science Fiction Short Story: “Significant Dust” by Margo Lanagan (Cracklescape, Twelfth Planet Press)
- 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
Congratulations in particular to Margo Lanagan who picked up four awards on the night. I note that, as with the Ditmars the vast majority of winners are women. Goodness only knows what Alisa’s puppy will say on the next episode of Galactic Suburbia.
I am, of course, delighted to see another award win for Clarkesworld. If you’d like to help Neil and the crew with the expenses, you can buy that issue from my bookstore. And, of course, we have several of the award winners on sale. Here they are.