Aurealis Awards

The winners of the Aurealis Award, presented North Sydney’s Independent Theatre were announced on Saturday, May 13.

• Fantasy Novel: Ember and Ash, by Pamela Freeman
• Fantasy Short Story: “Fruit of the Pipal Tree,” by Thoraiya Dyer
• Science Fiction Novel: The Courier’s New Bicycle, by Kim Westwood
• Science Fiction Short Story: “Rains of la Strange,” by Robert N Stephenson
• Horror Novel: No award was presented in this category.
• Horror Short Story (tie): “The Past is a Bridge Best Left Burnt,” by Paul Haines and “The Short Go: a Future in Eight Seconds,” by Lisa L. Hannett
• Young Adult Novel: Only Ever Always, by Penni Russon
• Young Adult Short Story: “Nation of the Night,” by Sue Isle
• Children’s Fiction (told primarily through words): City of Lies, by Lian Tanner
• Children’s Fiction (told primarily through pictures): Sounds Spooky, by Christopher Cheng (author) and Sarah Davis (illustrator)
• Illustrated Book/Graphic Novel (tie): Hidden, by Mirranda Burton (author and illustrator) and The Deep: Here be Dragons, by Tom Taylor (author) and James Brouwer (illustrator)
• Anthology: Ghosts by Gaslight, edited by Jack Dann and Nick Gevers
• Collection: Bluegrass Symphony, by Lisa Hannett
• Peter NcNamara Convenors Award: Galactic Suburbia podcast – Alisa Krasnostein, Alex Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Andrew Finch (producer)
• Kris Hembury Encouragement Award: Emily Craven of Adelaide

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