The winners of the 2012 Aurealis Awards were announced this weekend at the Independent Theatre, North Sydney, Australia. The Aurealis Awards are given for excellence in speculative fiction, and open only to Australians. This year’s winners are:

Fantasy Novel: Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin)

Fantasy Short Story: “Bajazzle” by Margo Lanagan (Cracklescape)

Science Fiction Novel: The Rook by Daniel O’Malley (Harper Collins)

Science Fiction Short Story: “Significant Dust” by Margo Lanagan (Cracklescape)

Horror Novel: Perfections by Kirstyn McDermott (Xoum)

Horror Short Story: “Sky” by Kaaron Warren (Through Splintered Walls)

Young Adult Novel (tie): Dead, Actually by Kaz Delaney (Allen & Unwin)
Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin)

Young Adult Short Story: “The Wisdom of the Ants” by Thoraiya Dyer (Clarkesworld)

Children’s Fiction (told primarily through words): Brotherband: The Hunters by John Flanagan (Random House Australia)

Children’s Fiction (told primarily through pictures): Little Elephants by Graeme Base (Viking Peguin)

Illustrated Book / Graphic Novel: Blue by Pat Grant (Top Shelf Comix)

Anthology: The Best Science Fiction amp; Fantasy of the Year, Volume 6 edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books)

Collection: That Book Your Mad Ancestor Wrote by K.J. Bishop (self-published)

Peter McNamara Convenors’ Award for Excellence: Kate Eltham

Kris Hembury Encouragement Award: Laura Goodin

We detailed the nominees in this article.