The preliminary ballot for the Australian SF (“Ditmar”) Awards for 20202 has been made available for comment and correction before becoming final.

The nominees are award-eligible works and persons first nominated by fans and members of the Australian NatCon which have been compiled into a ballot by a sub-committee elected at the previous National SF Convention business meeting.

The awards will be presented at the 2020 Ditmar Awards ceremony, hosted by Swancon (April 24-26, 2021 in Perth, Australia.)

The Final ballot will have a “No Award” option in each category.

Best Novel

• Claiming T-Mo, Eugen Bacon, Meerkat Press.
• The Year of the Fruit Cake, Gillian Polack, IFWG Publishing Australia.

Best Short Fiction

• “into bones like oil”, Kaaron Warren, in Into Bones like Oil, Meerkat Press.
• “Whom My Soul Loves”, Rivqa Rafael, in Strange Horizons, 11 November 2019.

Best Collected Work

• Collision, J.S. Breukelaar, Meerkat Press.

Best Artwork

INSUFFICIENT NOMINATIONS

Best Fan Publication in Any Medium

• Be The Serpent podcast, Alexandra Rowland, Jennifer Mace and Freya Marske.
• SF Commentary, Bruce Gillespie.

Best Fan Writer

• Bruce Gillespie, for writing in SF Commentary and ANZAPA articles.
• Elizabeth Fitzgerald, for reviews in Skiffy and Fanty.

Best Fan Artist

INSUFFICIENT NOMINATIONS

Best New Talent

• Freya Marske

William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review

• Eugen Bacon, for Writing Speculative Fiction, Red Globe Press.
• Grant Watson, reviews on FictionMachine.