The winners of this year’s Aurealis Awards were announced at a ceremony at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Brisbane, Australia, this weekend. The winners are:
Best Science Fiction Novel: Wonders of a Godless World by Andrew McGahan (published by Allen & Unwin)
Best Fantasy Novel: Magician’s Apprentice by Trudi Canavan (Orbit)
Best Horror Novel: Red Queen by Honey Brown (Penguin Australia)
Best Anthology: Eclipse 3 edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books)
Best Collection: Oceanic by Greg Egan (Gollancz)
Best Illustrated Book/Graphic Novel: Scarygirl by Nathan Jurevicius (Allen & Unwin)
Best Young Adult Novel: Leviathan Trilogy: Book One by Scott Westerfeld (Penguin)
Best Children’s Novel: A Ghost in My Suitcase by Gabrielle Wang (Puffin Books)
Best Children’s Illustrated Work/Picture Book: Victor’s Challenge by Pamela Freeman, illustrated by Kim Gamble (Walker Books Australia)
Best Science Fiction Short Story: “Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens” by Peter M. Ball (published in Apex Magazine, May 2009)
Best Fantasy Short Story (tie): “Father’s Kill” by Christopher Green (Beneath Ceaseless Skies #24)
     “Once a Month, On a Sunday” by Ian McHugh (Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #40)
Best Horror Short Story: “Wives” by Paul Haines (X6)
Best Young Adult Short Story: “Seventeen” by Cat Sparks (Masques)
The judges for each category are listed on this page.
The Aurealis Awards were established in 1995 to “recognize the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers.” According to the awards’ descrpition, “it is the intention of the Aurealis Awards to complement the Ditmars and the Australian Children’s Book Council Awards. Neither of these awards distinguishes between the different categories of speculative fiction. It is our hope that the Aurealis Awards finalists and winners will increase the profile of Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and will provide an essential reading list for anyone with an interest in these genres.”