Aurealis Awards 2018 announced
The winners of the 2018 Aurealis Awards for the best Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writing published in 2018 have been announced. The winning titles were: Best science fiction...
Aurealis Awards 2018 finalists announced
The finalists for the 2018 Aurealis Awards, presented for science fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. The finalists are: Best science fiction novel Scales of Empire...
Aurealis Awards 2017 finalists announced
The finalists for the 2017 Aurealis Awards, presented for science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Judging coordinator Tehani Croft said she was ‘impressed by the breadth...
Aurealis Awards 2013 finalists announced
The finalists for the 2013 Aurealis Awards, presented for science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing in Australia, have been announced. Among the categories announced are: Fantasy novel Lexicon (Max Barry, Mulholland)...
2012 Aurealis Awards announced
The winners of the 2012 Aurealis Awards were announced at a ceremony in Sydney on 18 May, with Margo Lanagan picking up four awards, including best fantasy novel and joint...
2012 Australian Shadows Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2012 Australian Shadows Awards have been announced. Kirstyn McDermott won the novel category for Perfections (Xoum) and Kaaron Warren won the long fiction category for ‘Sky’ from...
2011 Australian Shadows Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2011 Australian Shadows Awards have been announced. Paul Haines won the long fiction category for ‘The Past is a Bridge Best Left Burnt’ from The Last...
Sir Julius Vogel Awards winners announced
The winners for this year's Sir Julius Vogel Awards, presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Association of New Zealand, have been announced. The winning titles are:Professional AwardsBest Novel -...
2010 Aurealis Awards: winners announced
The winners of the 2010 Aurealis Awards have been announced. The winners are: Children's fiction (told primarily through words)'The Keepers' series (Lian Tanner, A&U)Children's fiction (told primarily through pictures)The Boy and...
2010 Australian Shadows Awards winners announced
The winners of the 2010 Australian Shadows Awards have been announced. Bob Franklin has won the long fiction category for Under Stones (Affirm Press) and Kirstyn McDermott has won the short...
Shadows awards winners
The Australian Horror Writers Association has announced the winners of the Australian Shadows Awards. All this year's winning authors are female, a historic first for the awards. The awards are...
Aurealis award winners announced
The winners of this year's Aurealis Awards for the best science-fiction, fantasy and horror titles in Australia, have been announced.The 14th annual Aurealis Awards ceremony was held at the Judith...
Aurealis Award finalists announced
The finalists in this year's Aurealis Awards for science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing have been announced. Wonders of a Godless World (Andrew McGahan, A&U) and Astropolis Book Three: The Grand...
Worldcon 2010 to be held in Melbourne
The 2010 ‘WorldCon' science-fiction, fantasy and horror convention, will be held in Melbourne in 2010. 'Aussiecon 4' will be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 2 to...
Dowling wins Shadows Award
Terry Dowling's short story ‘Toother' has won the Australian Shadows Award for best horror story of 2007. Published in Eclipse 1 (Night Shade Books), Dowling's tale of a serial killer in...
Finalists for 2008 Aurealis Awards announced
The finalists in the 2008 Aurealis Awards, which recognise the best Australian works in the genres of science fiction, fantasy and horror, have been announced. Aurealis Awards director Ron Serdiuk...
Dowling wins International Horror Guild award
Basic Black: Tales of Appropriate Fear (Cemetery Dance Publications), by Australian author Terry Dowling (pictured), is the joint winner of the International Horror Guild's award for best collection. Dowling's collection...
Two Aussies in the running for International Horror Guild Awards
Two Australian authors, Will Elliot and Terry Dowling, have made the shortlist of the International Horror Guild Awards in its auspicious thirteenth year.Elliot's much-awarded debut novel The Pilo Family Circus...