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The Aurealis Awards have a significant history behind them
now. Since the Awards' first ceremony, both the field of
literature and the vibrancy of the Australian speculative
fiction community have grown substantially. This list of
past winners and finalists is not only a great guide to
a basic bookshelf selection of the best Australian works,
it is also a useful survey of more than a decade's worth
of signficant topics and themes, a who's who of the genre
locally and the growth of the Australian publishing industry's
commitment to the genre.
We make every effort to keep this list accurate and up
to date, however if you do spot an error, please contact
the Aurealis Awards Director via email director@aurealisawards.com.
Congratulations to the 2007 Aurealis Award winners, listed
below.
2007 WINNERS
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| best science fiction novel |
| David Kowalski, The Company of the Dead, Pan Macmillan
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best science fiction short story |
Cat Sparks, ‘Hollywood Roadkill’, On Spec, #69 |
| best fantasy novel |
Lian Hearn, Heaven’s Net is Wide,
Tales of the Otori The First Book, Hachette Livre |
best fantasy short story |
Garth Nix, ‘Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz go to War Again’, Jim Baen’s Universe, April 2007 |
| best horror novel |
Susan Parisi, Blood of Dreams, Penguin Group (Australia) |
best horror short story |
Anna Tambour, ‘The Jeweller of Second-Hand Roe’, Subterranean, #7 |
| best young adult novel |
Anthony Eaton, Skyfall, UQP |
best young adult short story |
Deborah Biancotti, ‘A Scar for Leida’, Fantastic Wonder Stories, Ticonderoga Publications |
| best children’s (8-12 years) long fiction |
Kate Forsyth, The Silver Horse, The Chain of Charms 2, Pan Macmillan
Kate Forsyth, The Herb of Grace, The Chain of Charms 3, Pan Macmillan
Kate Forsyth, The Cat’s Eye Shell, The Chain of Charms 4, Pan Macmillan
Kate Forsyth, The Lightning Bolt, The Chain of Charms 5, Pan Macmillan
Kate Forsyth, The Butterfly in Amber, The Chain of Charms 6, Pan Macmillan |
best children’s (8-12 years) short fiction (tied) |
Marc McBride, World of Monsters, Scholastic Australia
and
Briony Stewart, Kumiko and the Dragon, UQP
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| Peter
McNamara Convenors' Award for Excellence |
Terry Dowling, Rynemonn, Coeur de Lion Publications
Terry Dowling has long been a respected writer of science fiction and
supporter of the speculative fiction community. In 2007 his book Rynemonn was released. This work is theculmination of the exceptional Tom Rynosseros stories that
Dowling haspublished over more than a decade.
His work fits comfortably next to genre fiction writers such as Ray Bradbury
or Ursula K. LeGuin. His literary skill and richness of storytelling equally
bring to mind comparisons with writers such as Isak Dinesen and Thornton
Wilder.
Therefore, the convening judges of the Aurealis Awards 2007 have awarded the
Peter McNamara Convenors' Award for Excellence to Terry Dowling for
Rynemonn, his magnum opus of the Tom Rynosseros/Tom Tyson saga. |
| GOLDEN
AUREALIS |
Novel: |
David Kowalski, The Company of the Dead, Pan Macmillan |
Short Story: |
Cat Sparks, ‘Hollywood Roadkill’, On Spec, #69 |
Judges Reports
These reports are available to download as pdf files.
Science Fiction Novel
Science Fiction Short Story
Fantasy Novel
Fantasy Short Story
Horror Novel and Short Story
Young Adult Novel and Short Story
Children's Long and Short Fiction
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Medallions are available for awarded works to use on the next printing edition or on websites. Please contact the Aurealis Awards Coordinator, and you will receive a zipped file containing eps, psd and jpg versions of the artwork. director@aurealisawards.com
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