Aurealis Award for best science fiction novella

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers".[1] To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year;[2] the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.[3]

Aurealis Award for best science fiction novella
Awarded forExcellence in fantasy fiction novels
CountryAustralia
Presented byChimaera Publications,
Continuum Foundation
First awarded2015
Currently held byShauna O'Meara
WebsiteOfficial site

Since their creation in 1995, awards have been given in various categories of speculative fiction. Categories currently include science fiction, fantasy, horror, speculative young adult fiction—with separate awards for novels and short fiction—collections, anthologies, illustrative works or graphic novels, children's books, and an award for excellence in speculative fiction.[1] The awards have attracted the attention of publishers by setting down a benchmark in science fiction and fantasy. The continued sponsorship by publishers such as HarperCollins and Orbit has identified the award as an honour to be taken seriously.[4]

The results are decided by a panel of judges from a list of submitted nominees; the long-list of nominees is reduced to a short-list of finalists.[1] Ties can occur if the panel decides both entries show equal merit, however they are encouraged to choose a single winner.[5] The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award's management team.[6]

This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best science fiction novella category. Stephanie Gunn holds the record for most nominations, having received three nominations.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the story's eligibility; the ceremonies are always held the following year. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature" article. Entries with a blue background have won the award; those with a white background are the nominees on the short-list. If the short story was originally published in a book with other stories rather than by itself or in a magazine, the book title is included after the publisher's name.

  *   Winners and joint winners
  *   Nominees on the shortlist

Year Author(s) Novella Publisher or publication Ref
2015Garth Nix*"By Frogsled and Lizardback to Outcast Venusian Lepers"Random House (Old Venus)[7]
2015Jack Bridges"Blood and Ink"Prizm Books[8]
2015Sean Monaghan"The Molenstraat Music Festival"Asimovs' Science Fiction[8]
2016Nick T. Chan*"Salto Mortal"Lightspeed 73[9]
2016Deborah BiancottiWaking in WinterPS Publishing[10]
2016Thoraiya Dyer"Going Viral"Dimension6 8[10]
2016Rose MulreadyThe Bonobo's DreamSeizure Press[10]
2016Simon Petrie"All the Colours of the Tomato"Dimension6 9[10]
2016Tansy Rayner Roberts"Did We Break the End of the World?"Twelfth Planet Press (Defying Doomsday)[10]
2017Tansy Rayner Roberts*Girl Reporter(self-published)[11][12]
2017Stephanie Gunn"This Silent Sea"Review of Australian Fiction Vol 24 Issue 6[11]
2017Will Kostakis"I Can See the Ending"HarperCollins Australia (Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology)[11]
2017D. K. Mok"The Wandering Library"Ticonderoga Publications (Ecopunk!)[11]
2017Shauna O'Meara"Island Green"Ticonderoga Publications (Ecopunk!)[11]
2017Simon PetrieMatters Arising from the Identification of the BodyPeggy Bright Books[11]
2018Stephanie Gunn*"Pinion"Ticonderoga Publications (Aurum)[13][14]
2018Joanne Anderton"I Almost Went To The Library Last Night"Ticonderoga Publications (Aurum)[13]
2018Jodi CleghornThe Starling RequiemeMergent Publishing[13]
2018Stephanie GunnIcefallTwelfth Planet Press[13]
2018Samantha Murray"Singles' Day"Interzone 277[13]
2018Corey J. WhiteStatic RuinTor.com[13]
2019Shauna O'Meara"'Scapes Made Diamond"Interzone 280[15][16]
2019Sean Monaghan"Ventiforms"Asimov's Science Fiction[15]
2019Cat Sparks"You Will Remember Who You Were"Dimension6 16[15]
2019Marlee Jane WardPrisoncorpSeizure[15]

See also
  • Ditmar Award, an Australian science fiction award established in 1969

References
  1. "Aurealis Awards – About Us". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  2. "Aurealis Awards – Rules and Conditions". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  3. Nahrung, Jason (2 February 2007). "Horror a hit". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  4. Koval, Ramona (presenter) (5 February 2009). Spotlight on speculative fiction writers (mp3) (Radio broadcast). ABC Radio and Regional Content. Event occurs at 1:18–2:16. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010.
  5. "Guidelines for Judges". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  6. "Aurealis Awards – FAQ". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  7. The Winners of the 2015 Aurealis Awards, WASFF, 25 March 2016, retrieved 25 March 2016
  8. ANNOUNCEMENT: 2015 Aurealis Awards Shortlists, Conflux, retrieved 14 March 2016
  9. "Announcing the winners of the 2016 Aurealis Awards!". WASFF. 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. 2016 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement, WASFF, 20 February 2017, retrieved 22 February 2017
  11. 2017 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement!, WASFF, 15 February 2018, retrieved 12 March 2018
  12. aurealis awards WINNER, WASFF, 31 March 2018, retrieved 1 April 2018
  13. 2018 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement!, Continuum Foundation, 20 February 2019, retrieved 25 April 2019
  14. 2018 Aurealis Awards Winners, Continuum Foundation, 5 May 2019, retrieved 5 May 2019
  15. 2019 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement, WASFF, 25 March 2020, retrieved 4 April 2020
  16. "Aurealis Awards 2019 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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