Aurealis Award Winners

The 2012 Aurealis Awards winners were announced May 18, 2013 in North Sydney, Australia.

FANTASY NOVEL
Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin)

FANTASY SHORT STORY
“Bajazzle” by Margo Lanagan (Cracklescape, Twelfth Planet Press)

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
The Rook by Daniel O’Malley (Harper Collins)

SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY
“Significant Dust” by Margo Lanagan (Cracklescape, Twelfth Planet Press)

HORROR NOVEL
Perfections by Kirstyn McDermott (Xoum)

HORROR SHORT STORY
“Sky” by Kaaron Warren (Through Splintered Walls, Twelfth Planet Press)

YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
Dead, Actually by Kaz Delaney (Allen & Unwin)
Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin)

YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY
“The Wisdom of the Ants” by Thoraiya Dyer (Clarkesworld)

CHILDREN’S FICTION (told primarily through words)
Brotherband: The Hunters by John Flanagan (Random House Australia)

CHILDREN’S FICTION (told primarily through pictures)
Little Elephants by Graeme Base (author and illustrator) (Viking Penguin)

ILLUSTRATED BOOK/GRAPHIC NOVEL
Blue by Pat Grant (author and illustrator) (Top Shelf Comix)

ANTHOLOGY
The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year Volume 6 edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books)

COLLECTION
That Book Your Mad Ancestor Wrote by K. J. Bishop (self–published)

2012 Peter McNamara Convenors’ Award for Excellence
Kate Eltham

2012 Kris Hembury Encouragement Awards
Laura Goodin