The Australasian Horror Writers Association announced the winners of the 2019 Australian Shadows Awards on June 6.

The Australian Shadows Awards celebrate the finest in horror and dark fiction published by an Australasian within the calendar year. Works are judged on the overall effect of a work—the skill, delivery, and lasting resonance. Eligible genres/sub-genres include horror, dark fiction, dark fantasy, and paranormal fiction.

COLLECTED WORKS

• Served Cold by Alan Baxter

EDITED WORKS

• Midnight Echo #14 edited by Deborah Sheldon

GRAPHIC NOVEL

• DCeased written by Tom Taylor

THE ROCKY WOOD AWARD FOR NON-FICTION AND CRITICISM

• The Danse Macabre by Kyla Lee Ward

PAUL HAINES AWARD FOR LONG FICTION

• Supermassive Black Mass by Matthew R. Davis

 POETRY

• Taxonomy of Captured Roses by Hester J. Rook

SHORT FICTION

• Steadfast Shadowsong by Matthew R. Davis

NOVEL

• Shepherd by Catherine Jinks