Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel
Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel | |
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The Aurealis Award design is often placed on the winning book's cover as a promotional tool.[1] | |
Awarded for | Excellence in young-adult speculative fiction novels |
Country | Australia |
Presented by |
Chimaera Publications, Conflux Inc |
First awarded | 1995 |
Currently held by | Margo Lanagan and Kaz Delaney (joint winners) |
Official website | Official site |
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and Conflux Inc to published works 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 books, 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 added weight to the honour of the award.[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 that both entries show equal merit, however they are encouraged to choose a single winner.[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 young-adult novel category, as well as novels that have been highly commended. Three people have won the award twice – Isobelle Carmody, Garth Nix and Scott Westerfeld. Westerfeld holds the record for most nominations with eight, and Rory Barnes has the most nominations without winning, having been a losing finalist five 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 | Author(s) | Novel | Publisher | Ref |
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1995 | Caswell, BrianBrian Caswell* | Deucalion | UQP | [8] |
1995 | Nix, GarthGarth Nix* | Sabriel | Moonstone | [8] |
1995 | Carmody, IsobelleIsobelle Carmody | Ashling | Viking Press | [8] |
1995 | Jinks, CatherineCatherine Jinks | Witch Bank | Puffin Books | [8] |
1995 | Marsden, JohnJohn Marsden | The Third Day, The Frost | Pan Macmillan | [8] |
1996 | Bell, HilaryHilary Bell* | Mirror, Mirror | Hodder Headline | [9] |
1996 | Greenwood, KerryKerry Greenwood* | The Broken Wheel | Moonstone | [9] |
1996 | Douglass, SaraSara Douglass | Beyond the Hanging Wall | Voyager Books | [9] |
1996 | Kelleher, VictorVictor Kelleher | Firedancer | Penguin Books | [9] |
1996 | Pryor, MichaelMichael Pryor | The Mask of Caliban | Hodder Headline | [9] |
1997 | Carmody, IsobelleIsobelle Carmody* | Greylands | Puffin Books | [10] |
1997 | Jinks, CatherineCatherine Jinks* | Eye to Eye | Puffin Books | [10] |
1997 | Bernard, PatriciaPatricia Bernard | The Outcast | Moonstone | [10] |
1997 | Broderick, DamienDamien Broderick & Rory Barnes | Zones | Moonstone | [10] |
1997 | Nix, GarthGarth Nix | Shade's Children | Allen & Unwin | [10] |
1998 | Goodman, AlisonAlison Goodman* | Singing the Dogstar Blues | HarperCollins | [11] |
1998 | Barnes, RoryRory Barnes | Horsehead Boy | HarperCollins | [11] |
1998 | Lucashenko, MelissaMelissa Lucashenko | Killing Darcy | UQP | [11] |
1998 | Luckett, DaveDave Luckett | A Dark Winter | Omnibus Books | [11] |
1998 | Marsden, JohnJohn Marsden | The Night Is for Hunting | Pan Macmillan | [11] |
1999 | Luckett, DaveDave Luckett* | A Dark Victory | Omnibus Books | [12] |
1999 | Barnes, RoryRory Barnes | Horsehead Man | HarperCollins | [12] |
1999 | Broderick, DamienDamien Broderick & Rory Barnes | Stuck in Fast Forward | HarperCollins | [12] |
1999 | Kelleher, VictorVictor Kelleher | Into the Dark | Viking Press | [12] |
1999 | Kelleher, VictorVictor Kelleher | The Ivory Trail | Viking Press | [12] |
2000 | Hartnett, SonyaSonya Hartnett* | Thursday's Child | Penguin Books | [13] |
2000 | Barnes, RoryRory Barnes | Horsehead Soup | HarperCollins | [13] |
2000 | Harland, RichardRichard Harland | Ferren and the Angel | Penguin Books | [13] |
2000 | Harris, ChristineChristine Harris | Omega | Random House | [13] |
2000 | Masson, SophieSophie Masson | The Green Prince | Hodder Headline | [13] |
2001 | Katz, LouiseLouise Katz* | The Other Face of Janus | Angus & Robertson | [14] |
2001 | Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg | The Witch in the Lake | Allen & Unwin | [14] |
2001 | Nix, GarthGarth Nix | Lirael | Allen & Unwin | [14] |
2001 | Rogers, CameronCameron Rogers | The Music of Razors | Penguin Books | [14] |
2001 | Rubinstein, GillianGillian Rubinstein | Terra-Farma | Viking Press | [14] |
2002 | Masson, SophieSophie Masson* | The Hand of Glory | Hodder Headline | [15] |
2002 | Forsyth, KateKate Forsyth | The Starthorn Tree | Pan Books | [15] |
2002 | McRobbie, DavidDavid McRobbie | Mum, Me, the 19th C | Angus & Robertson | [15] |
2002 | Prior, Natalie JaneNatalie Jane Prior | Fireworks and Darkness | Angus & Robertson | [15] |
2003 | Nix, GarthGarth Nix* | Abhorsen | Allen & Unwin | [16] |
2003 | Wilkinson, CaroleCarole Wilkinson* | Dragonkeeper | Black Dog Books | [16] |
2003 | Webb, JaneenJaneen Webb | The Silken Road to Samarkand | HarperCollins | [16] |
2004 | Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld* | The Secret Hour | Eos | [17] |
2004 | French, JackieJackie French | Flesh and Blood | HarperCollins | [17] |
2004 | Russon, PenniPenni Russon | Undine | Random House | [17] |
2004 | Zurbo, MattMatt Zurbo | Hot Nights, Cool Dragons | Allen & Unwin | [17] |
2005 | Carmody, IsobelleIsobelle Carmody* | Alyzon Whitestarr | Penguin Books | [18] |
2005 | Eaton, AnthonyAnthony Eaton | Nightpeople | UQP | [18] |
2005 | Larbalestier, JustineJustine Larbalestier | Magic or Madness | Penguin Books | [18] |
2005 | Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld | Peeps | Penguin Books | [18] |
2005 | Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld | Uglies | Simon & Schuster | [18] |
2006 | Cornish, D. M.D. M. Cornish* | Foundling | Omnibus Books | [19] |
2006 | Holohan, AmandaAmanda Holohan | The King's Fool | ABC Books | [19] |
2006 | Larbalestier, JustineJustine Larbalestier | Magic Lessons | Penguin Books | [19] |
2006 | Marillier, JulietJuliet Marillier | Wildwood Dancing | Pan Macmillan | [19] |
2006 | Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld | The Last Days | Penguin Books | [19] |
2007 | Eaton, AnthonyAnthony Eaton* | Skyfall | UQP | [20] |
2007 | Constable, KateKate Constable | Taste of Lightning | Allen & Unwin | [20] |
2007 | Marillier, JulietJuliet Marillier | Cybele's Secret | Pan Macmillan | [20] |
2007 | Pryor, MichaelMichael Pryor | Heart of Gold | Random House | [20] |
2007 | Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld | Extras | Simon Pulse | [20] |
2008 | Marchetta, MelinaMelina Marchetta* | Finnikin of the Rock | Viking Press | [21] |
2008 | Carmody, IsobelleIsobelle Carmody | The Stone Key | Viking Press | [21] |
2008 | Cornish, D. M.D. M. Cornish | Lamplighter | Omnibus Books | [21] |
2008 | Goodman, AlisonAlison Goodman | The Two Pearls of Wisdom | HarperCollins | [21] |
2008 | Williams, SeanSean Williams | The Changeling | Angus & Robertson | [21] |
2009 | Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld* | Leviathan | Penguin Books | [22] |
2009 | Forsyth, KateKate Forsyth | The Puzzle Ring | Pan Macmillan | [22] |
2009 | Golds, CassandraCassandra Golds | The Museum of Mary Child | Puffin Books | [22] |
2009 | Millard, GlendaGlenda Millard | A Small Free Kiss in the Dark | Allen & Unwin | [22] |
2009 | Williams, SeanSean Williams | The Scarecrow | HarperCollins | [22] |
2010 | Healey, KarenKaren Healey* | Guardian of the Dead | Allen & Unwin | [23] |
2010 | Braxton-Smith, AnandaAnanda Braxton-Smith | Merrow | Black Dog Books | [24] |
2010 | Hartnett, SonyaSonya Hartnett | The Midnight Zoo | Penguin Books | [24] |
2010 | MacLeod, DougDoug MacLeod | The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher | Penguin Books | [24] |
2010 | Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld | Behemoth | Penguin Books | [24] |
2011 | Russon, PenniPenni Russon* | Only Ever Always | Allen & Unwin | [25] |
2011 | Bailey, EmEm Bailey | Shift | Hardie Grant Egmont | [26] |
2011 | Braxton-Smith, AnandaAnanda Braxton-Smith | Secrets of Carrick: Tantony | Black Dog Books | [26] |
2011 | Healey, KarenKaren Healey | The Shattering | Allen & Unwin | [26] |
2011 | Mundell, MegMeg Mundell | Black Glass | Scribe Publications | [26] |
2012 | Delaney, KazKaz Delaney* (tie) | Dead, Actually | Allen & Unwin | [27] |
2012 | Lanagan, MargoMargo Lanagan* (tie) | Sea Hearts | Allen & Unwin | [27] |
2012 | Höst, Andrea K.Andrea K. Höst | And All the Stars | Andrea K. Hosth | [28] |
2012 | Kwaymullina, AmbelinAmbelin Kwaymullina | The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf | Walker Books | [28] |
2012 | Nowra, LouisLouis Nowra | Into That Forest | Allen & Unwin | [28] |
2013 | Kaufman, AmieAmie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner* (tie) | These Broken Stars | Allen & Unwin | [29][30] |
2013 | Near, AllyseAllyse Near* (tie) | Fairytales for Wilde Girls | Random House Australia | [29][30] |
2013 | Davies, TonyTony Davies | The Big Dry | HarperCollins | [29] |
2013 | Höst, AndreaAndrea Höst | Hunting | Andrea K. Hösth | [29] |
2013 | Zorn, ClaireClaire Zorn | The Sky So Heavy | University of Queensland Press | [29] |
2014 | Moriarty, JaclynJaclyn Moriarty* | The Cracks in the Kingdom | Pan Macmillan Australia | [31] |
2014 | Lim, RebeccaRebecca Lim | The Astrologer's Daughter | Text Publishing | [32] |
2014 | Lounsbury, LynnetteLynnette Lounsbury | Afterworld | Allen & Unwin | [32] |
2014 | Nix, GarthGarth Nix | Clariel | Allen & Unwin | [32] |
2014 | Weetman, NovaNova Weetman | The Haunting of Lily Frost | UQP | [32] |
2014 | Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld | Afterworlds | Penguin Books Australia | [32] |
High commendations
The 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.
Year | Author | Novel | Publisher | Ref |
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2005 | Greenwood, KerryKerry Greenwood | The Rat and the Raven | Lothian Books | [33] |
2005 | Russon, PenniPenni Russon | Breathe | Random House | [33] |
2005 | Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld | Pretties | Simon & Schuster | [33] |
See also
- Ditmar Award, an Australian science fiction award established in 1969
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Aurealis Awards – About Us". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ↑ "Aurealis Awards – Rules and Conditions". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ↑ Nahrung, Jason (2007-02-02). "Horror a hit". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Guidelines for Judges". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ↑ "Aurealis Awards – FAQ". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1996 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1997 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1998 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2000 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
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- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2003 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2006 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 "Aurealis Awards 2009: Young Adult Judges' Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ "2010 Aurealis Award winners" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 "Aurealis Awards Finalists 2010" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ↑ "2011 Aurealis Award winners". SpecFaction NSW. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 "Aurealis Awards Finalists 2011" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 "2012 Aurealis Award winners". SpecFaction NSW. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 "2012 Aurealis Awards finalists announced" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 "2013 Aurealis Awards finalists announced" (PDF). Conflux. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 "2013 Aurealis Awards Winners". Conflux. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ↑ "And the winners are...". Conflux. 2015-04-12.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 2014 Aurealis Awards finalists announced, Conflux, retrieved 2015-03-08
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 "Aurealis Awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. 1995–2008. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
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