Aurealis Award for best young adult novel

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Aurealis Award for best young adult novel
Awarded forExcellence in young adult speculative fiction novels
CountryAustralia
Presented byChimaera Publications,
Continuum Foundation
First awarded1995
Currently held byAmie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
WebsiteOfficial site

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works 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 added weight to the honour of the award.[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 that 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 young-adult novel category, as well as novels that have been highly commended. Three people have won the award twice – Isobelle Carmody, Garth Nix and Scott Westerfeld. Westerfeld holds the record for most nominations with nine, and Rory Barnes has the most nominations without winning, having been a losing finalist five times.

Winners and nominees[]

In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the book'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.

  *   Winners and joint winners
  *   Nominees on the shortlist

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Garth Nix has been a finalist on six occasions, winning in 1995 and 2003.
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Kerry Greenwood has won once in 1996 and received a high commendation in 2005.
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Damien Broderick has been a short-list nominee twice with his collaborations with Rory Barnes.
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Richard Harland has been a finalist once in 2000.
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Scott Westerfeld has received the most nominations with nine and has been a winner on three of those occasions.
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Sean Williams has been a finalist twice, most recently in 2009.
Year Author(s) Novel Publisher Ref
1995 Brian Caswell* Deucalion UQP [8]
1995 Garth Nix* Sabriel Moonstone [8]
1995 Isobelle Carmody Ashling Viking Press [8]
1995 Catherine Jinks Witch Bank Puffin Books [8]
1995 John Marsden The Third Day, The Frost Pan Macmillan [8]
1996 Hilary Bell* Mirror, Mirror Hodder Headline [9]
1996 Kerry Greenwood* The Broken Wheel Moonstone [9]
1996 Sara Douglass Beyond the Hanging Wall Voyager Books [9]
1996 Victor Kelleher Firedancer Penguin Books [9]
1996 Michael Pryor The Mask of Caliban Hodder Headline [9]
1997 Isobelle Carmody* Greylands Puffin Books [10]
1997 Catherine Jinks* Eye to Eye Puffin Books [10]
1997 Patricia Bernard The Outcast Moonstone [10]
1997 Damien Broderick & Rory Barnes Zones Moonstone [10]
1997 Garth Nix Shade's Children Allen & Unwin [10]
1998 Alison Goodman* Singing the Dogstar Blues HarperCollins [11]
1998 Rory Barnes Horsehead Boy HarperCollins [11]
1998 Melissa Lucashenko Killing Darcy UQP [11]
1998 Dave Luckett A Dark Winter Omnibus Books [11]
1998 John Marsden The Night Is for Hunting Pan Macmillan [11]
1999 Dave Luckett* A Dark Victory Omnibus Books [12]
1999 Rory Barnes Horsehead Man HarperCollins [12]
1999 Damien Broderick & Rory Barnes Stuck in Fast Forward HarperCollins [12]
1999 Victor Kelleher Into the Dark Viking Press [12]
1999 Victor Kelleher The Ivory Trail Viking Press [12]
2000 Sonya Hartnett* Thursday's Child Penguin Books [13]
2000 Rory Barnes Horsehead Soup HarperCollins [13]
2000 Richard Harland Ferren and the Angel Penguin Books [13]
2000 Christine Harris Omega Random House [13]
2000 Sophie Masson Hodder Headline [13]
2001 Louise Katz* The Other Face of Janus Angus & Robertson [14]
2001 Anna Fienberg The Witch in the Lake Allen & Unwin [14]
2001 Garth Nix Lirael Allen & Unwin [14]
2001 Cameron Rogers The Music of Razors Penguin Books [14]
2001 Gillian Rubinstein Terra-Farma Viking Press [14]
2002 Sophie Masson* The Hand of Glory Hodder Headline [15]
2002 Kate Forsyth The Starthorn Tree Pan Books [15]
2002 David McRobbie Mum, Me, the 19th C Angus & Robertson [15]
2002 Natalie Jane Prior Fireworks and Darkness Angus & Robertson [15]
2003 Garth Nix* Abhorsen Allen & Unwin [16]
2003 Carole Wilkinson* Dragonkeeper Black Dog Books [16]
2003 Janeen Webb The Silken Road to Samarkand HarperCollins [16]
2004 Scott Westerfeld* The Secret Hour Eos [17]
2004 Jackie French Flesh and Blood HarperCollins [17]
2004 Penni Russon Random House [17]
2004 Matt Zurbo Hot Nights, Cool Dragons Allen & Unwin [17]
2005 Isobelle Carmody* Alyzon Whitestarr Penguin Books [18]
2005 Anthony Eaton Nightpeople UQP [18]
2005 Justine Larbalestier Magic or Madness Penguin Books [18]
2005 Scott Westerfeld Peeps Penguin Books [18]
2005 Scott Westerfeld Uglies Simon & Schuster [18]
2006 D. M. Cornish* Foundling Omnibus Books [19]
2006 ABC Books [19]
2006 Justine Larbalestier Magic Lessons Penguin Books [19]
2006 Juliet Marillier Wildwood Dancing Pan Macmillan [19]
2006 Scott Westerfeld The Last Days Penguin Books [19]
2007 Anthony Eaton* Skyfall UQP [20]
2007 Kate Constable Taste of Lightning Allen & Unwin [20]
2007 Juliet Marillier Cybele's Secret Pan Macmillan [20]
2007 Michael Pryor Heart of Gold Random House [20]
2007 Scott Westerfeld Extras Simon Pulse [20]
2008 Melina Marchetta* Finnikin of the Rock Viking Press [21]
2008 Isobelle Carmody The Stone Key Viking Press [21]
2008 D. M. Cornish Lamplighter Omnibus Books [21]
2008 Alison Goodman The Two Pearls of Wisdom HarperCollins [21]
2008 Sean Williams The Changeling Angus & Robertson [21]
2009 Scott Westerfeld* Leviathan Penguin Books [22]
2009 Kate Forsyth The Puzzle Ring Pan Macmillan [22]
2009 Cassandra Golds The Museum of Mary Child Puffin Books [22]
2009 Glenda Millard A Small Free Kiss in the Dark Allen & Unwin [22]
2009 Sean Williams The Scarecrow HarperCollins [22]
2010 * Allen & Unwin [23]
2010 Black Dog Books [24]
2010 Sonya Hartnett The Midnight Zoo Penguin Books [24]
2010 Doug MacLeod Penguin Books [24]
2010 Scott Westerfeld Behemoth Penguin Books [24]
2011 Penni Russon* Allen & Unwin [25]
2011 Shift [26]
2011 Secrets of Carrick: Tantony Black Dog Books [26]
2011 The Shattering Allen & Unwin [26]
2011 Black Glass Scribe Publications [26]
2012 * (tie) Dead, Actually Allen & Unwin [27]
2012 Margo Lanagan* (tie) Sea Hearts Allen & Unwin [27]
2012 And All the Stars Andrea K. Hosth [28]
2012 Ambelin Kwaymullina The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf Walker Books [28]
2012 Louis Nowra Into That Forest Allen & Unwin [28]
2013 Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner* (tie) These Broken Stars Allen & Unwin [29][30]
2013 * (tie) Fairytales for Wilde Girls Random House Australia [29][30]
2013 The Big Dry HarperCollins [29]
2013 Hunting [29]
2013 Claire Zorn The Sky So Heavy University of Queensland Press [29]
2014 Jaclyn Moriarty* The Cracks in the Kingdom Pan Macmillan Australia [31]
2014 The Astrologer's Daughter Text Publishing [32]
2014 Afterworld Allen & Unwin [32]
2014 Garth Nix Clariel Allen & Unwin [32]
2014 The Haunting of Lily Frost UQP [32]
2014 Scott Westerfeld Afterworlds Penguin Books Australia [32]
2015 * In the Skin of a Monster Allen & Unwin [33]
2015 Alison Goodman Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club HarperCollins [34]
2015 The Fire Sermon HarperVoyager [34]
2015 Trent Jamieson Day Boy Text Publishing [34]
2015 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Illuminae Allen & Unwin [34]
2015 Hush [34]
2016 Alison Goodman* Lady Helen and the Dark Days Pact HarperCollins Publishers [35][36]
2016 Jane Abbott Elegy [35]
2016 Alison Croggon The Bone Queen Penguin Books Australia [35]
2016 The Other Side of Summer [35]
2016 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Gemima: The Illuminae Files 2 Allen & Unwin [35]
2016 Garth Nix Goldenhand Allen & Unwin [35]
2017 Cally Black* In the Dark Spaces [37][38]
2017 Ida [37]
2017 Garth Nix Frogkisser! Allen & Unwin [37]
2017 This Mortal Coil [37]
2017 Psynode Seizure [37]
2017 The Undercurrent Text Publishing [37]
2018 Ambelin Kwaymullina & * Catching Teller Crow Allen & Unwin [39][40]
2018 Small Spaces [39]
2018 Jay Kristoff Lifel1k3 Allen & Unwin [39]
2018 Emily Rodda His Name Was Walter HarperCollins Publishers [39]
2018 A Curse of Ash and Ember HarperCollins Publishers [39]
2018 Scott Westerfeld Impostors Allen & Unwin [39]
2019 Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Aurora Rising Allen & Unwin [41][42]
2019 The Darkest Bloom Scholastic [41]
2019 Ghost Bird University of Queensland Press [41]
2019 Jay Kristoff Dev1at3 Allen & Unwin [41]
2019 Juliet Marillier The Harp of Kings Macmillan [41]
2019 I Heard the Wolf Call My Name [41]
2020 Lili Wilkinson The Erasure Initiative Allen & Unwin [43][44]
2020 Asphyxia Future Girl Allen & Unwin [43]
2020 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Aurora Burning Allen & Unwin [43]
2020 Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner The Other Side of the Sky Allen & Unwin [43]
2020 Jay Kristoff Truel1f3 Allen & Unwin [43]
2020 Garth Nix The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Allen & Unwin [43]


High commendations[]

The high commendations are announced alongside the list of finalists for their respected year of eligibility.[45] In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the book's eligibility; the ceremonies are always held the following year. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature" article.

Year Author Novel Publisher Ref
2005 Kerry Greenwood The Rat and the Raven Lothian Books [46]
2005 Penni Russon Breathe Random House [46]
2005 Scott Westerfeld Pretties Simon & Schuster [46]

See also[]

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

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