Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel

Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel

The Aurealis Award design is often placed on the winning book's cover as a promotional tool.[1]
Awarded for Excellence in science fiction novels
Presented by Chimaera Publications,
SpecFaction NSW
Country Australia
First awarded 1995
Currently held by Marianne de Pierres
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] The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award's management team.[6]

This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best science fiction novel category, as well as novels that have received honourable mentions. Since 2003, hounarable mentions have been awarded intermittently. Of the 18 winners, Damien Broderick has won the award three times, while four have won it twice – K. A. Bedford, Greg Egan, Sean McMullen, and Sean Williams. Williams also holds the record for most nominations with 14.

Contents

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

Year Author(s) Novel Publisher Ref
1995 Egan, GregGreg Egan* Distress Millennium [7]
1995 McMullen, SeanSean McMullen Mirrorsun Rising Aphelion [7]
1995 Orman, KateKate Orman Set Piece Virgin [7]
1995 Williams, SeanSean Williams & Shane Dix The Unknown Soldier Aphelion [7]
1996 Williams, SeanSean Williams* Metal Fatigue HarperCollins [8]
1996 Brown, SimonSimon Brown Privateer HarperCollins [8]
1996 Williams, TessTess Williams Map of Power Random House (Arrow) [8]
1997 Broderick, DamienDamien Broderick* The White Abacus Avon Eos [9]
1997 Broderick, DamienDamien Broderick & Rory Barnes Zones HarperCollins (Moonstone) [9]
1997 Brown, SimonSimon Brown Winter HarperCollins [9]
1997 Egan, GregGreg Egan Diaspora Millennium [9]
1997 Harland, RichardRichard Harland The Dark Edge Pan Macmillan [9]
1998 McMullen, SeanSean McMullen* The Centurion's Empire Tor [10]
1998 Goodman, AlisonAlison Goodman Singing the Dogstar Blues HarperCollins [10]
1998 Marsden, JohnJohn Marsden The Night Is for Hunting Pan Macmillan [10]
1998 Orman, KateKate Orman The New Adventures: Walking to Babylon Virgin [10]
1998 Williams, SeanSean Williams The Resurrected Man HarperCollins (Voyager) [10]
1999 Egan, GregGreg Egan* Teranesia Gollancz [11]
1999 Blum, JonathanJonathan Blum & Kate Orman Doctor Who: Unnatural History BBC Books [11]
1999 Broderick, DamienDamien Broderick & Rory Barnes The Book of Revelation HarperCollins [11]
1999 Masterson, AndrewAndrew Masterson The Letter Girl Picador [11]
1999 Rogers-Davidson, SallySally Rogers-Davidson Spare Parts Penguin [11]
2000 McMullen, SeanSean McMullen* The Miocene Arrow Tor [12]
2000 Bradley, JamesJames Bradley The Deep Field Sceptre [12]
2000 Williams, SeanSean Williams & Shane Dix The Dying Light HarperCollins (Voyager) [12]
2000 Williams, TessTess Williams Sea as Mirror HarperCollins (Voyager) [12]
2001 Williams, SeanSean Williams & Shane Dix* The Dark Imbalance HarperCollins (Voyager) [13]
2001 McAllister, PeterPeter McAllister Cosmonaut Penguin [13]
2001 McMullen, SeanSean McMullen Eyes of the Calculor Tor [13]
2001 Shepherd, JoelJoel Shepherd Crossover HarperCollins (Voyager) [13]
2002 Broderick, DamienDamien Broderick* Transcension Tor [14]
2002 Marquardt, MichelleMichelle Marquardt Blue Silence Bantam [14]
2002 Williams, SeanSean Williams & Shane Dix Echoes of Earth HarperCollins (Voyager) [14]
2003 Blum, JonathanJonathan Blum & Kate Orman* Fallen Gods Telos Publishing [15]
2003 Caselberg, JayJay Caselberg Wyrmhole Penguin (Roc) [15]
2003 Irvine, IanIan Irvine Terminator Gene Simon & Schuster [15]
2003 Orman, KateKate Orman Blue Box BBC Worldwide [15]
2003 Williams, SeanSean Williams & Shane Dix Orphans of Earth HarperCollins (Voyager) [15]
2004 McArthur, MaxineMaxine McArthur* Less Than Human Warner Aspect [16]
2004 Bedford, K. A.K. A. Bedford Orbital Burn Edge Publishing [16]
2004 Dann, JackJack Dann The Rebel HarperCollins (Flamingo) [16]
2004 de Pierres, MarianneMarianne de Pierres Nylon Angel Orbit [16]
2004 Williams, SeanSean Williams & Shane Dix Heirs of Earth HarperCollins (Voyager) [16]
2005 Bedford, K. A.K. A. Bedford* Eclipse Edge Publishing [17]
2005 Birmingham, JohnJohn Birmingham Designated Targets Pan Macmillan [17]
2005 de Pierres, MarianneMarianne de Pierres Crash Deluxe Orbit [17]
2005 Williams, SeanSean Williams & Shane Dix Ascent HarperCollins (Voyager) [17]
2006 Broderick, DamienDamien Broderick* K-Machines Avalon [18]
2006 Bedford, K. A.K. A. Bedford Hydrogen Steel Edge Publishing [18]
2006 McGahan, AndrewAndrew McGahan Underground Allen & Unwin [18]
2006 Williams, SeanSean Williams & Shane Dix Descent HarperCollins (Voyager) [18]
2007 Kowalski, DavidDavid Kowalski* The Company of the Dead Pan Macmillan [19]
2007 de Pierres, MarianneMarianne de Pierres Dark Space Orbit [19]
2007 Heath, JackJack Heath Remote Control Pan Macmillan [19]
2007 Williams, SeanSean Williams Saturn Returns Orbit [19]
2008 Bedford, K. A.K. A. Bedford* Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait Edge Publishing [20]
2008 de Pierres, MarianneMarianne de Pierres Chaos Space Orbit [20]
2008 Westwood, KimKim Westwood The Daughters of Moab HarperCollins (HarperVoyager) [20]
2008 Williams, SeanSean Williams Earth Ascendant Orbit [20]
2008 Haynes, SimonSimon Haynes Hal Spacejock: No Free Lunch Fremantle Press [20]
2009 McGahan, AndrewAndrew McGahan* Wonders of a Godless World Allen & Unwin [21]
2009 Williams, SeanSean Williams The Grand Conjunction Orbit [21]
2010 de Pierres, MarianneMarianne de Pierres Transformation Space Hachette (Orbit) [22]
2010 Creasy, SaraSara Creasy Song of Scarabaeus EOS Books [23]
2010 de Pierres, MarianneMarianne de Pierres Mirror Space Hachette (Orbit) [23]

^ I Publisher names in parentheses indicate the imprint under which the book was published.

Honourable mentions

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
2003 Collins, PaulPaul Collins The Earthborn Tor [24]
2007 Michael, RoseRose Michael The Asking Game Transit Lounge [24]

See also

References

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External links

  • Retired awards: Golden Aurealis (novel, short story)