Ditmar Nominations

The Nominations for the 2010 Ditmar Awards, presented for excellence in Australian science fiction, have been announced. This year’s ceremony will take place on Friday,September 3 at 7pm at Aussiecon 4 in Melbourne, Australia.

Best Novel

• Leviathan, by Scott Westerfeld
• Liar, by Justine Larbalestier
• World Shaker, by Richard Harland
• Slights, by Kaaron Warren
• Life Through Cellophane, by Gillian Polack

Best Novella or Novelette

• “Siren Beat,” by Tansy Rayner Roberts
• “Black Water,” by David Conyers
• “After the World: Gravesend,” by Jason Fischer
• “Horn,” by Peter M. Ball
• “Wives,” by Paul Haines

Best Short Story

• “The Piece of Ice in Ms Windermere’s Heart,” by Angela Slatter
• “Six Suicides,” by Deborah Biancotti
• “Black Peter,” by Marty Young
• “Seventeen,” by Cat Sparks
• “Tontine Mary,” by Kaaron Warren
• “Prosperine When it Sizzles,” by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Best Collected Work

• The New Space Opera 2, edited by Jonathan Strahan and Gardner Dozois
• New Ceres Nights, edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Tehani Wessely
• Slice Of Life, Paul Haines, edited by Geoffrey Maloney
• A Book of Endings, edited by Deborah Biancotti, Alisa Krasnostein and Ben Payne
• Eclipse Three, edited by Jonathan Strahan

Best Artwork

• Cover art, New Ceres Nights, by Dion Hamill
• Cover art, The Whale’s Tale, by Eleanor Clarke
• Cover art and illustrations, Shards: Short Sharp Tales, by Andrew J. McKiernan
• Cover art, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #42, by Lewis Morley
• Cover art, Horn, by Dion Hamill
• Cover art, Masques, by Mik Bennett

Best Fan Writer

• Tansy Rayner Roberts for body of work
• Chuck McKenzie for work in Horrorscope
• Robert Hood for Undead Backbrain
• Tehani Wessely for body of work
• Bruce Gillespie for work in Steam Engine Time

Best Fan Artist

• Dave Schembri for work in Midnight Echo
• Kathleen Jennings for body of work
• Dick Jenssen for body of work

Best Fan Publication in Any Medium

• Interstellar Ramjet Scoop, edited by Bill Wright
• A Writer Goes on a Journey, edited by Nyssa Pascoe et al
• ASif!, edited by Alisa Krasnostein, Gene Melzack et al
• Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet, edited by Edwina Harvey and Ted Scribner
• Steam Engine Time, edited by Bruce Gillespie and Janine Stinson

Best Achievement

• Alisa Krasnostein, Liz Grzyb, Tehani Wessely, Cat Sparks and Kate Williams for the New Ceres Nights booklaunch
• H. Gibbens for the Gamers’ Quest CGI-animated book trailer
• Ruth Jenkins and Cathy Jenkins-Rutherford for the children’s program at Conjecture
• Amanda Rainey for the cover design of Siren Beat/Roadkill
• Gillian Polack, et al. for the Southern Gothic banquet at Conflux

Best New Talent

• Pete Kempshall
• Kathleen Jennings
• Thoraiya Dyer
• Jason Fischer
• Simon Petrie
• Christopher Green
• Peter M. Ball

William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review

• Chuck McKenzie for “The Dead Walk! … Into a Bookstore Near You”
• Ian Mond for reviews on his blog
• Grant Watson for reviews and articles for Eiga: Asian Cinema
• Helen Merrick for The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of Science Fiction Feminisms

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