2013 Aurealis Awards finalists

This week-end, the finalists for the 2013 Aurealis Awards, recognizing the excellence in the Australian speculative fiction, have been announced. The winners of the 2013 Aurealis Awards and the Peter McNamara Convenors’ Award will be announced in a ceremony held in Canberra at the Australian National University on April 5^th.

Best illustrated book or graphic novel:

“Savage Bitch” by Steve Carter and Antoinette Rydyr (Scar Studios)

“Mr Unpronounceable Adventures” by Tim Molloy (Milk Shadow Books)

“Burger Force” by Jackie Ryan (self published)

“Peaceful Tomorrows Volume Two” by Shane W Smith (Zetabella Publishing)

“The Deep Vol. 2: The Vanishing Island” by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer (Gestalt Publishing)

Best children’s book:

“Kingdom of the Lost, book 2: Cloud Road” by Isobelle Carmody (Penguin Group Australia)

“Refuge” by Jackie French (Harper Collins)

“Song for a scarlet runner” by Julie Hunt (Allen & Unwin)

“The four seasons of Lucy McKenzie” by Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin)

“Rules of Summer” by Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia)

“Ice Breaker: The Hidden 1” by Lian Tanner (Allen & Unwin)

Best young adult short fiction:

“Mah Song” by Joanne Anderton (“The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories” / FableCroft Publishing)

“By Bone-light” by Juliet Marillier (“Prickle Moon” / Ticonderoga Publications)

“Morning Star” by D.K. Mok (“One Small Step, an anthology of discoveries” / FableCroft Publishing)

“The Year of Ancient Ghosts” by Kim Wilkins (“The Year of Ancient Ghosts” / Ticonderoga Publications)

Best young adult novel:

“The Big Dry” by Tony Davies (Harper Collins)

“Hunting” by Andrea Host (self published)

“These Broken Stars” by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)

“Fairytales for Wilde Girls” by Allyse Near (Random House Australia)

“The Sky So Heavy” by Claire Zorn (University of Queensland Press)

Best horror short fiction:

“Fencelines” by Joanne Anderton ((“The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories” / FableCroft Publishing)

“The Sleepover” by Terry Dowling (“Exotic Gothic 5” / PS Publishing)

“The Home for Broken Dolls” by Kirstyn McDermott (“Caution: Contains Small Parts” / Twelfth Planet Press)

“The Human Moth” by Kaaron Warren (“The Grimscribe’s Puppets” / Miskatonic Press)

“The Year of Ancient Ghosts” by Kim Wilkins (“The Year of Ancient Ghosts” / Ticonderoga Publications)

Best horror novel:

“The Marching Dead” by Lee Battersby (Angry Robot Books)

“The First Bird” by Greig Beck (Momentum)

“Path of Night” by Dirk Flinthart (FableCroft Publishing)

“Fairytales for Wilde Girls” by Allyse Near (Random House Australia)

Best fantasy short fiction:

“The Last Stormdancer” by Jay Kristoff (Thomas Dunne Books)

“The Touch of the Taniwha” by Tracie McBride (“Fish” / Dagan Books)

“Cold, Cold War” by Ian McHugh (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue 123)

“Short Circuit” by Kirstie Olley (“Oomph: A Little Super Goes a Long Way” / Crossed Genres)

“The Year of Ancient Ghosts” by Kim Wilkins (“The Year of Ancient Ghosts” / Ticonderoga Publications)

Best fantasy novel:

“Lexicon” by Max Barry (Hachette Australia)

“A Crucible of Souls” by Mitchell Hogan (self published)

“These Broken Stars” by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)

“Newt's Emerald” by Garth Nix (Jill Grinberg Literary Management)

“Ink Black Magic” by Tansy Rayner Roberts (FableCroft Publishing)

Best science fiction short story:

“The Last Tiger” by Joanne Anderton (Daily Science Fiction)

“Mah Song” by Joanne Anderton (“The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories” / FableCroft Publishing)

“Seven Days in Paris” by Thoraiya Dyer (“Asymmetry” / Twelfth Planet Press)

“Version 4.3.0.1” by Lucy Stone (Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #57)

“Air, Water and the Grove” by Kaaron Warren (“The Lowest Heaven” / Pandemonium Press)

Best science fiction novel:

“Lexicon” by Max Barry (Hachette Australia)

“Trucksong” by Andrew Macrae (Twelfth Planet Press)

“A Wrong Turn At The Office Of Unmade Lists” by Jane Rawson (Transit Lounge)

“True Path” by Graham Storrs (Momentum)

“Rupetta” by Nike Sulway (Tartarus Press)

Best anthology:

“The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012” edited by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene (Ticonderoga Publications)

“One Small Step An Anthology Of Discoveries” edited by Tehani Wessely (FableCroft Publishing)

“Dreaming Of Djinn” edited by Liz Grzyb (Ticonderoga Publications)

“The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Of The Year: Volume Seven” edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books)

“Focus 2012: Highlights Of Australian Short Fiction” edited by Tehani Wessely (FableCroft Publishing)

Best collection:

“The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories’ by Joanne Anderton (FableCroft Publishing)

“Asymmetry” by Thoraiya Dyer (Twelfth Planet Press)

“Caution: Contains Small Parts” by Kirstyn McDermott (Twelfth Planet Press)

“The Bride Price” by Cat Sparks (Ticonderoga Publications)

“The Year of Ancient Ghosts” by Kim Wilkins (Ticonderoga Publications)

Congratulations and good luck to all the nominees!