The finalists for the 2009 Locus Awards have been released. "Locus" magazine refers to itself as the newspaper of the sf and fantasy genres and runs these readers' polls each year. Their coverage is pretty comprehensive and the number of votes for the awards appears to be growing each year.
Australians among the finalists:
Young-Adult Novel
Tender Morsels, Margo Lanagan
Anthology
Eclipse Two, Jonathan Strahan, ed.
The Starry Rift, Jonathan Strahan, ed.
Editor
Jonathan Strahan
Artist
Shaun Tan
Non-Fiction/Art Book
Tales From Outer Suburbia, Shaun Tan
The winners will be announced over the weekend of June 26-27, 2009 in Seattle.
