Aurealis Award for best anthology
Aurealis Award for best anthology | |
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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 speculative fiction anthologies |
Country | Australia |
Presented by |
Chimaera Publications, WASFF |
First awarded | 2008 |
Currently held by | Amanda Pillar |
Official website | Official site |
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF 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 corresponding 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 sixteen.
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 |
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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 2012 | 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] |
2015 | Pillar, AmandaAmanda Pillar* | Bloodlines | Ticonderoga Publications | [20] |
2015 | Grzyb, LizLiz Grzyb | Hear Me Roar | Ticonderoga Publications | [21] |
2015 | Grzyb, LizLiz Grzyb and Talie Helene | The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2014 | Ticonderoga Publications | [21] |
2015 | Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan | Meeting Infinity | Solaris | [21] |
2015 | Strahan, JonathanJonathan Strahan | The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 9 | Ticonderoga Publications | [21] |
2015 | Wessely, TehaniTehani Wessely | Focus 2014: highlights of Australian short fiction | FableCroft Publishing | [21] |
See also
- Ditmar Award, an Australian science fiction award established in 1969
References
- ↑ "Eon by Alison Goodman". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- 1 2 3 4 "Aurealis Awards – About Us". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 7 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ↑ "Aurealis Awards – Rules and Conditions". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- ↑ Nahrung, Jason (2 February 2007). "Horror a hit". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- ↑ Koval, Ramona (presenter) (5 February 2009). 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 2 April 2010.
- 1 2 "Aurealis Awards – FAQ". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- 1 2 3 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ↑ "The Year's Best Australian SF & Fantasy, Four". MirrorDanse Books. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Aurealis Awards 2009 Anthology/Collection Judges' Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ↑ "2010 Aurealis Award winners" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. 21 May 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- 1 2 3 4 "Aurealis Awards Finalists 2010" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ↑ "2011 Aurealis Award winners" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
- 1 2 3 4 "Aurealis Awards Finalists 2011" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
- ↑ "2012 Aurealis Award winners" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- 1 2 3 4 "2012 Aurealis Awards finalists announced" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2013 Aurealis Awards finalists announced" (PDF). Conflux. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- 1 2 "2013 Aurealis Awards Winners". Conflux. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ↑ "And the winners are...". Conflux. 2015-04-12.
- 1 2 3 4 5 2014 Aurealis Awards finalists announced, Conflux, retrieved 2015-03-08
- ↑ The Winners of the 2015 Aurealis Awards, WASFF, 2016-03-25, retrieved 2016-03-25
- 1 2 3 4 5 ANNOUNCEMENT: 2015 Aurealis Awards Shortlists, WASFF, retrieved 2016-03-14