Aurealis Award for best horror novella

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Aurealis Award for best horror novella
Awarded forExcellence in fantasy fiction novels
CountryAustralia
Presented byChimaera Publications,
Continuum Foundation
First awarded2015
Currently held byKaaron Warren
WebsiteOfficial site

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers".[2] To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year;[3] the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.[4]

Since their creation in 1995, awards have been given in various categories of speculative fiction. Categories currently include science fiction, fantasy, horror, speculative young adult fiction—with separate awards for novels and short fiction—collections, anthologies, illustrative works or graphic novels, children's books, and an award for excellence in speculative fiction.[2] The awards have attracted the attention of publishers by setting down a benchmark in science fiction and fantasy. The continued sponsorship by publishers such as HarperCollins and Orbit has identified the award as an honour to be taken seriously.[5]

The results are decided by a panel of judges from a list of submitted nominees; the long-list of nominees is reduced to a short-list of finalists.[2] Ties can occur if the panel decides both entries show equal merit, however they are encouraged to choose a single winner.[6] The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award's management team.[7]

This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best horror novella category. Kaaron Warren is the first person to record two wins from her three nominations, while has also been nominated three times.

Winners and nominees[]

In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the story's eligibility; the ceremonies are always held the following year. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature" article. Entries with a blue background have won the award; those with a white background are the nominees on the short-list. If the short story was originally published in a book with other stories rather than by itself or in a magazine, the book title is included after the publisher's name.

  *   Winners and joint winners
  *   Nominees on the shortlist

Year Author(s) Novella Publisher or publication Ref
2015 * "The Miseducation of Mara Lys" (Cherry Crow Children) [8]
2015 "Night Shift" (Striking Fire) [9]
2015 "The Cherry Crow Children of Haverny Wood" (Cherry Crow Children) [9]
2015 "Wages of Honey" (Cherry Crow Children) [9]
2015 Jay Kristoff "Sleepless" Penguin (Slasher Boys and Monster Girls) [9]
2015 Angela Slatter "Ripper" Jo Fletcher Books (Horrorology) [9]
2016 Kirstyn McDermott* "Burnt Sugar" PS Publishing (Dreaming in the Dark) [10][11]
2016 Jeremy Bates "Box of Bones" [10]
2016 Alan Baxter "Served Cold" PS Publishing (Dreaming in the Dark) [10]
2016 Deborah Biancotti Waking in Winter PS Publishing [10]
2016 "Pan" Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine 62 [10][12]
2017 * "The Stairwell" (Below the Stairs -- Tales from the Cellar) [13][14]
2017 The Mailman [13]
2017 Hope and Walker [13]
2017 "Bind" (Pacific Monsters) [13]
2017 Angela Slatter "No Good Deed" Titan Books (New Fears 1) [13]
2017 Kaaron Warren "Furtherest" (Dark Screams Volume 7) [13]
2018 Kaaron Warren* Crisis Apparition [15][16]
2018 "Andromeda Ascends" Things in the Well (Beneath the Waves - Tales from the Deep) [15]
2018 "Kopura Rising" (Cthulhu: Land of the Long White Cloud) [15]
2018 "The Black Sea" Things in the Well (Beneath the Waves - Tales from the Deep) [15]
2018 Kirstyn McDermott Triquetra Tor.com [15]
2018 "With This Needle I Thee Thread" Ticonderoga Publications (Aurum) [15]
2019 Kaaron Warren "Into Bones Like Oil" (Into Bones Like Oil) [17][18]
2019 Alan Baxter "Yellowheart" (Served Cold) [17]
2019 "Supermassive Black Mass" (Short Sharp Shocks! 21) [17]
2020 Chris Mason "The Saltbush Queen" Outback Horrors Down Under [19][20]
2020 J. Ashley-Smith "The Attic Tragedy" Meerkat Press [19]
2020 Andrew Cull "The Cockroach King" Beneath Hell Publishing [19]
2020 Michael Gardner "Foundations" Writers of the Future Volume 36 [19]
2020 Robert Hood "Bad Weather" Outback Horrors Down Under [19]

See also[]

  • Ditmar Award, an Australian science fiction award established in 1969

References[]

  1. ^ "Eon by Alison Goodman". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Aurealis Awards – About Us". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Aurealis Awards – Rules and Conditions". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  4. ^ Nahrung, Jason (2 February 2007). "Horror a hit". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  5. ^ Koval, Ramona (presenter) (5 February 2009). Spotlight on speculative fiction writers (mp3) (Radio broadcast). ABC Radio and Regional Content. Event occurs at 1:18–2:16. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Guidelines for Judges". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  7. ^ "Aurealis Awards – FAQ". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
  8. ^ The Winners of the 2015 Aurealis Awards, WASFF, 25 March 2016, retrieved 25 March 2016
  9. ^ a b c d e ANNOUNCEMENT: 2015 Aurealis Awards Shortlists, Conflux, 17 February 2016, retrieved 14 March 2016
  10. ^ a b c d e 2016 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement, WASFF, 20 February 2017, retrieved 22 February 2017
  11. ^ Announcing the Winners of the 2016 Aurealis Awards!, WASFF, 14 April 2017, retrieved 22 April 2017
  12. ^ ASIM #62, archived from the original on 22 February 2017, retrieved 22 February 2017
  13. ^ a b c d e f 2017 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement!, WASFF, 15 February 2018, retrieved 12 March 2018
  14. ^ aurealis awards WINNER, WASFF, 31 March 2018, retrieved 1 April 2018
  15. ^ a b c d e f 2018 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement!, Continuum Foundation, 20 February 2019, retrieved 25 April 2019
  16. ^ 2018 Aurealis Awards Winners, Continuum Foundation, 5 May 2019, retrieved 5 May 2019
  17. ^ a b c 2019 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement, WASFF, 25 March 2020, retrieved 4 April 2020
  18. ^ "Aurealis Awards 2019 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ a b c d e "Aurealis Awards 2020 finalists announced". Books+Publishing. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Aurealis Awards 2020 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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