Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story

Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
The Aurealis Award design is often placed on the winning book's cover as a promotional tool.[1]
Awarded for	Excellence in fantasy fiction short stories
Presented by	Chimaera Publications, SpecFaction NSW
Country	Australia
First awarded	1995
Currently held by	Thoraiya Dyer, L. L. Hannett & Angela Slatter
Official website	Official site

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW 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 November of the prior year and 31 October of the current 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 novels, children's illustrative work or picture book, 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 may declare a "no award" if there is unanimous agreement that none of the nominees are worthy.^[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 fantasy short story category, as well as short stories that have received honourable mentions or have been highly commended. Since 2003, hounarable mentions and high commendations have been awarded intermittently. Of the 20 winners, two people have won the award twice – Richard Harland and Lucy Sussex. Sussex shares the record for most nominations with Angela Slatter, both having been nominated five times.

Contents 1 Winners and nominees 2 Honourable mentions and high commendations 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

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. 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)	Short story	Publisher or publication	Ref
19951 !1995	Attard, KarenKaren Attard*	Harvest Bay !"Harvest Bay"	Eidolon	[8]
19952 !1995	Smith, PetrinaPetrina Smith	Angel Thing !"Angel Thing"	Sybylla (She's Fantastical)	[8][9]
19952 !1995	Stolarczyk, John T.John T. Stolarczyk	Sail On, Sail On !"Sail On, Sail On"	Aurealis	[8]
19952 !1995	Warren, KaaronKaaron Warren	Blue Stream !"The Blue Stream"	Aurealis	[8]
19952 !1995	Whitmore, AndrewAndrew Whitmore	Other Side of Paradise !"The Other Side of Paradise"	Eidolon	[8]
19961 !1996	Blackford, RussellRussell Blackford*	Sword of God !"The Sword of God"	Penguin (Dream Weavers)	[9][10]
19962 !1996	Carmody, IsobelleIsobelle Carmody	Green Monkey Dreams !"Green Monkey Dreams"	Viking (Green Monkey Dreams)	[9][10]
19962 !1996	Condon, MatthewMatthew Condon	Tattoo !"Tattoo"	UQP (Original Sin)	[9][10]
19962 !1996	Douglass, SaraSara Douglass	Of Fingers and Foreskins !"Of Fingers and Foreskins"	Eidolon	[10]
19962 !1996	Richards, TimTim Richards	Our Swimmer !"Our Swimmer"	Allen & Unwin (Letters to Francesca)	[9][10]
19971 !1997	Sussex, LucyLucy Sussex*	Merlusine !"Merlusine"	Roc (The Horns of Elfland)	[9][11]
19972 !1997	Gregory, ChrisChris Gregory	Jackie Chan !"Jackie Chan"	Penguin (Twins)	[9][11]
19972 !1997	Hang, LeLe Hang	River of Dreams !"The River of Dreams"	Anchor (Influence: Australian Voices)	[9][11]
19972 !1997	Kewley, JodieJodie Kewley	Nicholas Afalling !"Nicholas Afalling"	Eidolon	[11]
19972 !1997	Webb, JaneenJaneen Webb	Death at the Blue Elephant !"Death at the Blue Elephant"	HarperCollins (Enter: HQ/Flamingo Short Story Collection)	[9][11]
19981 !1998	Dedman, StephenStephen Dedman*	Walk-On Part in the War !"A Walk-On Part in the War"	Voyager (Dreaming Down-Under)	[9][12]
19982 !1998	Greenwood, KerryKerry Greenwood	Jetsam !"Jetsam"	Voyager (Dreaming Down-Under)	[9][12]
19982 !1998	McMullen, SeanSean McMullen	Queen of Soulmates !"Queen of Soulmates"	Voyager (Dreaming Down-Under)	[9][12]
19982 !1998	Routley, JaneJane Routley	To Avalon !"To Avalon"	Voyager (Dreaming Down-Under)	[9][12]
19982 !1998	Taylor, KeithKeith Taylor	Bath-house !"The Bath-house"	Moonstone (Fantastic Worlds)	[9][12]
19991 !1999	Canavan, TrudiTrudi Canavan*	Whispers of the Mist Children !"Whispers of the Mist Children"	Aurealis	[13]
19992 !1999	Browne, AdamAdam Browne	Orlando's Third Trance !"Orlando's Third Trance"	HQ Magazine	[13]
19992 !1999	Jacobson, LisaLisa Jacobson	Language of Trees !"The Language of Trees"	HQ Magazine	[13]
19992 !1999	Sussex, LucyLucy Sussex	Queen of Erewhon !"The Queen of Erewhon"	F&SF	[13]
19992 !1999	Webb, JaneenJaneen Webb	Incident on Wolfe Street !"Incident on Wolfe Street"	HQ Magazine	[13]
20001 !2000	Maloney, GeoffreyGeoffrey Maloney*	World According to Kipling (A Plain Tale from the Hills) !"The World According to Kipling (A Plain Tale from the Hills)"	Aurealis	[14]
20002 !2000	Cusack, LouiseLouise Cusack	Goddess and the Geek !"Goddess and the Geek"	Voyager (Mystery, Magic, Voodoo & The Holy Grail)	[9][14]
20002 !2000	Kenworthy, ChrisChris Kenworthy	Fruits of Habit !"The Fruits of Habit"	Altair	[14]
20002 !2000	Lanagan, MargoMargo Lanagan	Boy Who Didn't Yearn !"The Boy Who Didn't Yearn"	Allen & Unwin (White Time)	[9][14]
20002 !2000	Warren, KaaronKaaron Warren	Left Behind !"The Left Behind"	Orb	[14]
20011 !2001	Isle, SueSue Isle*	Woman of Endor !"The Woman of Endor"	Orb	[15]
20012 !2001	Dann, JackJack Dann	Diamond Pit !"The Diamond Pit"	Voyager (Jubilee)	[9][15]
20012 !2001	Dowling, TerryTerry Dowling	Lagan Fishers !"The Lagan Fishers"	Sci Fiction	[15]
20012 !2001	Farrer, MatthewMatthew Farrer	Tales from the True Desert !"Tales from the True Desert"	CSFG Publishing (Nor of Human...)	[9][15]
20012 !2001	Warren, KaaronKaaron Warren	Speaker of Heaven !"The Speaker of Heaven"	Orb	[15]
20021 !2002	Z !No award given	Z !—	Z !—	[16]
20031 !2003	Sussex, LucyLucy Sussex*	La Sentinelle !"La Sentinelle"	Sandglass Enterprises (Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural)	[9][17]
20032 !2003	Chrywenstrom, LilyLily Chrywenstrom	Tireki and the Wind !"Tireki and the Wind"	Fables and Reflections	[17]
20032 !2003	de Pierres, MarianneMarianne de Pierres	In the Bookshadow !"In the Bookshadow"	Dreamhaven Books (Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores)	[9][17]
20032 !2003	Nix, GarthGarth Nix	Hope Chest !"Hope Chest"	Penguin Books (Firebirds)	[9][17]
20041 !2004	Harland, RichardRichard Harland*	Catabolic Magic !"Catabolic Magic"	Aurealis	[18]
20041 !2004	Katz, LouiseLouise Katz*	Weavers of Twilight !"Weavers of Twilight"	Agog! (Agog! Smashing Stories)	[9][18]
20042 !2004	Battersby, LeeLee Battersby	Tales of Nireym !"Tales of Nireym"	Orb	[18]
20042 !2004	Bishop, K. J.K. J. Bishop	Alsiso !"Alsiso"	Elastic Press (The Alsisio Project)	[18][19]
20042 !2004	Haines, PaulPaul Haines	Gift of Hindsight !"The Gift of Hindsight"	Aurealis	[18]
20051 !2005	Harland, RichardRichard Harland*	Greater Death of Saito Saku !"The Greater Death of Saito Saku"	Agog! (Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales)	[9][20]
20051 !2005	Love, RosaleenRosaleen Love*	Once Giants Roamed the Earth !"Once Giants Roamed the Earth"	Aqueduct Press (The Traveling Tide); Agog! (Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales)	[9][20]
20052 !2005	Browne, AdamAdam Browne	Heart of Saturday Night !"Heart of Saturday Night"	Lenox Avenue Ezine	[9][20]
20052 !2005	Dartnall, TerryTerry Dartnall	Ones and Zeros !"Ones and Zeros"	Neverary	[20]
20052 !2005	Flinthart, DirkDirk Flinthart	Red Priest's Homecoming !"The Red Priest's Homecoming"	Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine	[20]
20061 !2006	Lanagan, MargoMargo Lanagan*	Fine Magic !"A Fine Magic"	Eidolon Books (Eidolon I)	[9][21]
20062 !2006	Battersby, LeeLee Battersby	Dark Ages !"Dark Ages"	Prime Books (Through Soft Air)	[9][21]
20062 !2006	Campisi, StephanieStephanie Campisi	Why the Balloon Man Floats Away !"Why the Balloon Man Floats Away"	Fantasy Magazine	[21]
20062 !2006	Sussex, LucyLucy Sussex	Revenant !"The Revenant"	Eidolon Books (Eidolon I)	[9][21]
20062 !2006	Tambour, AnnaAnna Tambour	See Here, See There !"See Here, See There"	Agog! (Agog! Ripping Reads)	[9][21]
20071 !2007	Nix, GarthGarth Nix*	Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again !"Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again"	Jim Baen's Universe	[22]
20072 !2007	Astruc, R. J.R. J. Astruc	Perfume Eater !"The Perfume Eater"	Strange Horizons	[22]
20072 !2007	Browne, AdamAdam Browne	Account of an Experiment by Adam Browne !"An Account of an Experiment by Adam Browne"	Orb	[22]
20072 !2007	Slatter, AngelaAngela Slatter	Angel Wood !"The Angel Wood"	Shimmer	[22]
20072 !2007	Sparks, CatCat Sparks	Lady of Adestan !"A Lady of Adestan"	Orb	[22]
20081 !2008	Sparks, CatCat Sparks*	Sammarynda Deep !"Sammarynda Deep"	Senses Five Press (Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy)	[9][23]
20082 !2008	Dyer, ThoraiyaThoraiya Dyer	Night Heron's Curse !"Night Heron's Curse"	Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine	[23]
20082 !2008	Maric, KarenKaren Maric	Last Deflowerer !"The Last Deflowerer"	Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine	[23]
20082 !2008	Slatter, AngelaAngela Slatter	Dresses, Three !"Dresses, Three"	Shimmer	[23]
20082 !2008	Westwood, KimKim Westwood	Nightship !"Nightship"	HarperVoyager (Dreaming Again)	[9][23]
20091 !2009	Green, ChristopherChristopher Green*	Father's Kill !"Father's Kill"	Beneath Ceaseless Skies	[24]
20091 !2009	McHugh, IanIan McHugh*	Once a Month, On a Sunday !"Once a Month, On a Sunday"	Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine	[24]
20092 !2009	Roberts, Tansy RaynerTansy Rayner Roberts	Siren Beat !"Siren Beat"	Twelfth Planet Press (Roadkill/Siren Beat)	[24]
20092 !2009	Slatter, AngelaAngela Slatter	Words !"Words"	Lifted Brow !The Lifted Brow	[24]
20092 !2009	Sussex, LucyLucy Sussex	Something Better than Death !"Something Better than Death"	Aurealis	[24]
20101 !2010	Dyer, ThoraiyaThoraiya Dyer	Yowie !"Yowie"	Twelfth Planet Press (Sprawl)	[25]
20101 !2010	Hannett, L. L.L. L. Hannett and Angela Slatter	February Dragon !"The February Dragon"	Ticonderoga Publications (Scary Kisses)	[25]
20102 !2010	Carroll, ElizabethElizabeth Carroll	Duke of Vertumn's Fingerling !"The Duke of Vertumn's Fingerling"	Strange Horizons	[26]
20102 !2010	McKiernan, AndrewAndrew McKiernan	All the Clowns in Clowntown !"All the Clowns in Clowntown"	Brimstone Press (Macabre: A Journey Through Australia's Darkest Fears)	[26]
20102 !2010	Slatter, AngelaAngela Slatter	Sister, Sister !"Sister, Sister"	Tartarus Press (Strange Tales III)	[26]

Honourable mentions and high commendations

The honourable mentions and high commendations are announced alongside the list of finalists for their respected year of eligibility.^[6] 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 grey background have been noted as highly commended; those with a white background have received honourable mentions. 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.

  *   Highly commended
  *   Honourable mentions

Year	Author	Short story	Publisher or publication	Ref
2003	Duffy, BrendanBrendan Duffy	Louder Echo !"Louder Echo"	Agog! (Agog! Terrific Tales)	[9]
2003	Rolfe, TraceyTracey Rolfe	Storm in a Chandelier !"Storm in a Chandelier"	Agog! (Agog! Terrific Tales)	[9]
2004	Canavan, TrudiTrudi Canavan*	Room for Improvement !"A Room for Improvement"	Wakefield Press (Forever Shores)	[9]
2006	Chrywenstrom, LilyLily Chrywenstrom	Ghosts of 1930 !"Ghosts of 1930"	Borderlands	[9]
2006	Ryles, CarolCarol Ryles	Bridal Bier !"The Bridal Bier"	Eidolon Books (Eidolon I)	[9]

See also

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

References

External links

• Aurealis Awards official site

Aurealis Awards Anthology Childrens (primarily through words, primarily through pictures) Collection Convenors’ award Fantasy (novel, short story) Horror (novel, short story) Illustrated book or graphic novel Science fiction (novel, short story) Young-adult (novel, short story) Retired awards: Golden Aurealis (novel, short story)