The 2009 Aurealis Award winners were announced in Brisbane over the weekend. These jury-judged awards were set up to honour the best Australian sf, fantasy, horror and young adult works. The winners for 2009 were:
Best Science Fiction Novel
Andrew McGahan, Wonders of a Godless World, Allen & Unwin
Best Science Fiction Short Story
Peter M. Ball, 'Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens', Apex Magazine May 2009
Best Fantasy Novel
Trudi Canavan, Magician's Apprentice, Orbit
Best Fantasy Short Story (joint winners)
Christopher Green, 'Father's Kill', Beneath Ceaseless Skies #24
Ian McHugh, 'Once a Month, On a Sunday', Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #40, Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Co-operative Ltd
Best Horror Novel
Honey Brown, Red Queen, Penguin Australia
Best Horror Short Story (joint winners)
Paul Haines, 'Wives', X6, Coeur de Lion Publishing
Paul Haines, 'Slice of Life - A Spot of Liver', Slice of Life, The Mayne Press
Best Anthology
Jonathan Strahan (editor), Eclipse 3, Night Shade Books
Best Collection
Greg Egan, Oceanic, Gollancz
Best Illustrated Book/Graphic Novel
Nathan Jurevicius, Scarygirl, Allen & Unwin
Best Young Adult Novel
Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan Trilogy: Book One, Penguin
Best Young Adult Short Story
Cat Sparks, 'Seventeen', Masques, CSFG
Best Children's Novel
Gabrielle Wang, A Ghost in My Suitcase, Puffin Books
Best Children's Illustrated Work/Picture Book
Pamela Freeman (author), Kim Gamble (illustrator), Victor's Challenge, Walker Books Australia
In addition, the following awards were also announced at the ceremony:
The Peter McNamara Convenors' Award for Excellence went to Melbourne bookseller Justin Ackroyd
The Kris Hembury Encouragement Award for Emerging Artists went to Kathleen Jennings.
You can read the full shortlisted works here.
Best Science Fiction Novel
Andrew McGahan, Wonders of a Godless World, Allen & Unwin
Best Science Fiction Short Story
Peter M. Ball, 'Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens', Apex Magazine May 2009
Best Fantasy Novel
Trudi Canavan, Magician's Apprentice, Orbit
Best Fantasy Short Story (joint winners)
Christopher Green, 'Father's Kill', Beneath Ceaseless Skies #24
Ian McHugh, 'Once a Month, On a Sunday', Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #40, Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Co-operative Ltd
Best Horror Novel
Honey Brown, Red Queen, Penguin Australia
Best Horror Short Story (joint winners)
Paul Haines, 'Wives', X6, Coeur de Lion Publishing
Paul Haines, 'Slice of Life - A Spot of Liver', Slice of Life, The Mayne Press
Best Anthology
Jonathan Strahan (editor), Eclipse 3, Night Shade Books
Best Collection
Greg Egan, Oceanic, Gollancz
Best Illustrated Book/Graphic Novel
Nathan Jurevicius, Scarygirl, Allen & Unwin
Best Young Adult Novel
Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan Trilogy: Book One, Penguin
Best Young Adult Short Story
Cat Sparks, 'Seventeen', Masques, CSFG
Best Children's Novel
Gabrielle Wang, A Ghost in My Suitcase, Puffin Books
Best Children's Illustrated Work/Picture Book
Pamela Freeman (author), Kim Gamble (illustrator), Victor's Challenge, Walker Books Australia
In addition, the following awards were also announced at the ceremony:
The Peter McNamara Convenors' Award for Excellence went to Melbourne bookseller Justin Ackroyd
The Kris Hembury Encouragement Award for Emerging Artists went to Kathleen Jennings.
You can read the full shortlisted works here.
