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![]() The Aurealis Award design is often placed on the winning book's cover as a promotional tool.[1]
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Awarded for | Excellence in horror fiction novels |
Country | Australia |
Presented by | Chimaera Publications, WASFF |
First awarded | 1995 |
Currently held by | Trent Jamieson |
Official website | Official site |
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".[2] To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 November of the prior year and 31 October of the corresponding year;[3] 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.[4]
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.[2] 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.[5]
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.[2] Ties can occur if the panel decides both entries show equal merit, however they are encouraged to choose a single winner.[6] The judges may declare a "no award" if there is unanimous agreement that none of the nominees are worthy.[6] The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award's management team.[7]
This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best horror novel category, as well as novels that have received honourable mentions or have been highly commended. Since 2005, honourable mentions and high commendations have been awarded intermittently. Kim Wilkins and Kirstyn McDermott both have won the award multiple times, with three and two wins respectively. Wilkins also holds the record for most nominations, with five. Stephen Dedman and Jason Nahrung share the record for most nominations without winning, both having been nominated twice.
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Winners and nominees[edit]
In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the book'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.
* Winners and joint winners
* Nominees on the shortlist
^ I Publisher names in parentheses indicate the imprint under which the book was published.
Honourable mentions and high commendations[edit]
In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the book's eligibility; the ceremonies are always held the following year. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature" article. Entries with a grey background have been noted as highly commended; those with a white background have received honourable mentions.
* Highly commended
* Honourable mentions
Year | Author(s) | Novel | Publisher | Ref |
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2005 | Burke, J. C.J. C. Burke* | Nine Letters Long | Random House | [18] |
2007 | Arthur, KeriKeri Arthur | Dangerous Games | Piatkus | [18] |
2007 | Conyers, DavidDavid Conyers & John Sunseri | The Spiraling Worm | Chaosium | [18] |
2007 | Nahrung, JasonJason Nahrung | The Darkness Within | Hachette Livre | [18] |
2011 | Irwin, Stephen M.Stephen M. Irwin | The Broken Ones | Hachette | [25] |
2011 | Jamieson, TrentTrent Jamieson | The Business of Death | Hachette | [25] |
See also[edit]
- Ditmar Award, an Australian science fiction award established in 1969
References[edit]
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- ^ a b c "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
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