Aurealis Award for best anthology

Aurealis Award for best anthology

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Awarded for Excellence in speculative fiction anthologies
Country Australia
Presented by Chimaera Publications,
SpecFaction NSW
First awarded 2008
Currently held by Jonathan Strahan
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 January and 31 December 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 fiction told primarily through words, children's fiction told primarily through pictures, 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 anthology category. The award for best anthology was first awarded in 2008 along with two other categories; best collection and best illustrated book or graphic novel to replace the discontinued Golden Aurealis awards.[2][6] Jonathan Strahan is the only person to have won the award multiple times, with four wins. Strahan holds the record for most nominations with thirteen, and Amanda Pillar has the most nominations without winning, having been a losing finalists three times.

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 Editor(s) Anthology Publisher Ref
2008 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan* The Starry Rift Viking Children’s Books [7]
2008 Congreve, BillBill Congreve & Michelle Marquardt Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Fourth Annual Volume MirrorDanse Books [7][8]
2008 Dann, JackJack Dann Dreaming Again HarperVoyager [7]
2009 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan* Eclipse 3 Night Shade Books [9]
2009 Dozois, GardnerGardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan The New Space Opera 2 Harper Eos [9]
2009 Krasnostein, AlisaAlisa Krasnostein & Tehani Wessely New Ceres Nights Twelfth Planet Press [9]
2009 Stevenson, KeithKeith Stevenson X6 Coeur de Lion Publishing [9]
2009 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan Eclipse 2 Night Shade Books [9]
2010 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan & Marianne S. Jablon* Wings of Fire Night Shade Books [10]
2010 Challis, AngelaAngela Challis & Marty Young Macabre: A Journey Through Australia's Darkest Fears Brimstone Press [11]
2010 Krasnostein, AlisaAlisa Krasnostein Sprawl Twelfth Planet Press [11]
2010 Pillar, AmandaAmanda Pillar & Pete Kempshall Scenes from the Second Storey Morrigan Books [11]
2010 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan Godlike Machines SF Book Club [11]
2011 Dann, JackJack Dann & Nick Gevers* Ghosts by Gaslight HarperVoyager [12]
2011 Grzyb, LizLiz Grzyb & Talie Helene The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2010 Ticonderoga Publications [13]
2011 Pillar, AmandaAmanda Pillar & K. V. Taylor Ishtar Gilgamesh Press [13]
2011 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 5 Night Shade Books [13]
2011 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan Life on Mars Viking Press [13]
2012 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan* The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year Volume 6 Night Shade Books [14]
2012 Grzyb, LizLiz Grzyb & Talie Helene The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2011 Ticonderoga Publications [15]
2012 Pillar, AmandaAmanda Pillar Bloodstones Ticonderoga Publications [15]
2012 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan Under My Hat Random House [15]
2012 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan Edge of Infinity Solaris Books [15]
2013 Grzyb, LizLiz Grzyb & Talie Helene* (tie) The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror Ticonderoga Publications [16] [17]
2013 Wessely, TehaniTehani Wessely* (tie) One Small Step, An Anthology of Discoveries FableCroft Publishing [16] [17]
2013 Grzyb, LizLiz Grzyb Dreaming of Djinn Ticonderoga Publications [16]
2013 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Seven Night Shade Books [16]
2013 Wessely, TehaniTehani Wessely Focus 2012: Highlights of Australian Short Fiction FableCroft Publishing [16]
2014 Krasnostein, AlisaAlisa Krasnostein & Julia Rios* Kaleidoscope Twelfth Planet Press [18]
2014 Grzyb, LizLiz Grzyb Kisses by Clockwork Ticonderoga Publications [19]
2014 Malcolm, DominicaDominica Malcolm Amok: An Anthology of Asia-Pacific Speculative Fiction Solarwyrm Press [19]
2014 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan Reach for Infinity Solaris Books [19]
2014 Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan Fearsome Magics Solaris Books [19]
2014 Wessely, TehaniTehani Wessely Phantazein FableCroft Publishing [19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eon by Alison Goodman". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Aurealis Awards – About Us". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  3. ↑ "Aurealis Awards – Rules and Conditions". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  4. ↑ Nahrung, Jason (2007-02-02). "Horror a hit". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  5. ↑ Koval, Ramona (presenter) (2009-02-05). Spotlight on speculative fiction writers (mp3) (Radio broadcast). ABC Radio and Regional Content. Event occurs at 1:18–2:16. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Aurealis Awards – FAQ". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  8. ↑ "The Year's Best Australian SF & Fantasy, Four". MirrorDanse Books. Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Aurealis Awards 2009 Anthology/Collection Judges’ Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  10. ↑ "2010 Aurealis Award winners" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Aurealis Awards Finalists 2010" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
  12. ↑ "2011 Aurealis Award winners". SpecFaction NSW. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Aurealis Awards Finalists 2011" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
  14. ↑ "2012 Aurealis Award winners". SpecFaction NSW. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "2012 Aurealis Awards finalists announced" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 "2013 Aurealis Awards finalists announced" (PDF). Conflux. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "2013 Aurealis Awards Winners". Conflux. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  18. ↑ "And the winners are...". Conflux. 2015-04-12.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 2014 Aurealis Awards finalists announced, Conflux, retrieved 2015-03-08

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