The finalists for the 2012 Aurealis Awards have been announced today, with Margo Lanagan leading the field with 5 nominations including nods for Best Fantasy Novel and Best Young Adult Novel for her book Sea Hearts,.
Kate Forsyth was rewarded for her stellar year with the nomination of Bitter Greens, just a few days after her highly anticipated novel Wild Girl hit the shelves.
Judging Co-ordinator, Tehani Wessely, said that with almost 750 entries across the thirteen categories, the judges had a difficult job.
Margo Lanagan
“Once again, the judges agreed that entries were of a very high standard and the final decisions were subject to much debate among the panellists. We had record entries in almost all categories.
“The trend towards quality e-published fiction continued in 2012, with a high percentage of entries published this way. The short story categories continue to flourish, and while some entry categories were relatively small, others maintained or surpassed previous figures.”
“I’d like to thank all the judges for their time and effort judging of these awards.”
2012 Aurealis Awards – Finalists
FANTASY NOVEL
Flame of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier
Winter Be My Shield by Jo Spurrier
FANTASY SHORT STORY
“Sanaa’s Army” by Joanne Anderton
“The Stone Witch” by Isobelle Carmody
“First They Came” by Deborah Kalin
“Bajazzle” by Margo Lanagan
“The Isles of the Sun” by Margo Lanagan
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
And All The Stars by Andrea K Host
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina
Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix
SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY
“Visitors” by James Bradley
“Significant Dust” by Margo Lanagan
“Beyond Winter’s Shadow” by Greg Mellor
“The Trouble with Memes” by Greg Mellor
“The Lighthouse Keepers’ Club” by Kaaron Warren
HORROR NOVEL
Bloody Waters by Jason Franks
Perfections by Kirstyn McDermott
Blood and Dust by Jason Nahrung
Salvage by Jason Nahrung
HORROR SHORT STORY
“Sanaa’s Army” by Joanne Anderton
“Elyora” by Jodi Cleghorn
“To Wish Upon a Clockwork Heart” by Felicity Dowker
“Escena de un Asesinato” by Robert Hood
“Sky” by Kaaron Warren
YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
And All The Stars by Andrea K. Host
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina
Into That Forest by Louis Nowra
YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY
“Stilled Lifes x 11” by Justin D’Ath
“The Wisdom of the Ants” by Thoraiya Dyer
“Rats” by Jack Heath
“The Statues of Melbourne” by Jack Nicholls
“The Worry Man” by Adrienne Tam
CHILDREN’S FICTION (told primarily through words)
Brotherband: The Hunters by John Flanagan
Princess Betony and the Unicorn by Pamela Freeman
The Silver Door by Emily Rodda
Irina the Wolf Queen by Leah Swann
CHILDREN’S FICTION (told primarily through pictures)
Little Elephants by Graeme Base (author and illustrator)
The Boy Who Grew Into a Tree by Gary Crew (author) and Ross Watkins (illustrator)
In the Beech Forest by Gary Crew (author) and Den Scheer (illustrator)
Inside the World of Tom Roberts by Mark Wilson (author and illustrator)
ILLUSTRATED BOOK / GRAPHIC NOVEL
Blue by Pat Grant (author and illustrator)
It Shines and Shakes and Laughs by Tim Molloy (author and illustrator)
Changing Ways #2 by Justin Randall (author and illustrator)
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Winners of the 2012 Aurealis Awards and the Peter McNamara Convenors’ Award for Excellence will be announced at the Aurealis Awards ceremony, on the evening of Saturday 18 May at the Independent Theatre, North Sydney.
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Andrew Cattanach
Andrew Cattanach is a regular contributor to The Booktopia Blog. He has been shortlisted for The Age Short Story Prize and was named a finalist for the 2015 Young Bookseller of the Year Award. He enjoys reading, writing and sleeping, though finds it difficult to do them all at once.
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