Aurealis Awards 2019 finalists announced

The finalists for the 2019 Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced.

The finalists are: 

Best science fiction novel

• The Subjects (Sarah Hopkins, Text)
• Aurora Rising (Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff, A&U)
• The Trespassers (Meg Mundell, UQP)
• The Year of the Fruit Cake (Gillian Polack, IFWG)
• The Glad Shout (Alice Robinson, Affirm)
• Daughter of Bad Times (Rohan Wilson, A&U)

Best fantasy novel 

• Angel Mage (Garth Nix, A&U)
• Darkdawn (Jay Kristoff, HarperCollins)
• The Wailing Woman (Maria Lewis, Piatkus)
• The Harp of Kings (Juliet Marillier, Macmillan)
• The Darkest Bloom (P M Freestone, Scholastic)
• Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town (Michael Pryor, A&U) 

Best horror novel 

• Chuwa: The Rat-People of Lahore (Brian Craddock, Broken Puppet Books)
• Remains (Andrew Cull, IFWG)
• A Riddle in Bronze (Simon Haynes, Bowman Press)
• The Rich Man’s House (Andrew McGahan, A&U)
• Body Farm Z (Deborah Sheldon, Severed Press)

Best graphic novel/illustrated work

• Haphaven (Norm Harper & Louie Joyce, Lion Forge)
• Yahoo Creek (Tohby Riddle, A&U)
• Black Magick (Greg Rucka & Nicola Scott, Image Comics)
• Super Nova (Krys Saclier, Ford Street)
• Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery (Renee Treml, A&U)

Best children’s fiction

• Scorch Dragons (Amie Kaufman, HarperCollins)
• Race for the Red Dragon (Rebecca Lim, A&U)
• The Dog Runner (Bren MacDibble, A&U)
• Jinxed!: The Curious Curse of Cora Bell (Rebecca McRitchie, illus by Sharon O’Connor, HarperCollins)
• The Glimme (Emily Rodda illus by Marc McBride, Scholastic)
• The Lost Stone of SkyCity (Heather Waugh, Fremantle Press) 

Best young adult novel

• The Darkest Bloom (P M Freestone, Scholastic)
• Ghost Bird (Lisa Fuller, UQP)
• Aurora Rising (Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff, A&U)
• Dev1at3 (Jay Kristoff, A&U)
• The Harp of Kings (Juliet Marillier, Macmillan)
• I Heard The Wolf Call My Name (K S Nikakis, SOV Media)

Best collection

• Collision: Stories (J S Breukelaar, Meerkat Press)
• Blackbirds Sing (Aiki Flinthart, CAT Press)
• Scar Tissue and Other Stories (Narrelle M Harris, Clan Destine Press)
• Five Dragons (Pamela Jeffs, Four Ink Press)
• Stray Bats (Margo Lanagan, Small Beer Press)
• Men and Machines I: Space Operas and Special Ops (Charlie Nash, Flying Nun Publications)

Best anthology

• Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories (ed by Michael Earp, Walker)
• Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Was Not (ed by Christopher Sequeira, IFWG)
• The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 13 (ed by Jonathan Strahan, Solaris)
• Mission: Critical (ed by Jonathan Strahan, Solaris).

Shortlists were also announced in the best novella and best YA, fantasy, horror and sci-fi short story categories.

The winners will be announced in the first half of 2020.

For more information, see the Aurealis Award website.

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