Aurealis Award for best children's fiction (told primarily through pictures)
| Aurealis Award for best children's fiction (told primarily through pictures) | |
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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 children's speculative fiction told primarily through pictures |
| Country | Australia |
| Presented by |
Chimaera Publications, Conflux Inc |
| First awarded | 2001 |
| Official website | Official site |
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and Conflux Inc 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 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 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 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 children's fiction (told primarily through pictures) category, as well as works that have received honourable mentions or have been highly commended. The best children's fiction (told primarily through pictures) award was created in 2001, as best children's short fiction, along with an award for children's long fiction.[2] In 2008 the award was renamed "best children's illustrated work/picture book" and in 2010 was renamed again to "best children's fiction (told primarily through pictures)".[8][9] Since 2001, hounarable mentions and high commendations have been awarded intermittently. Of the 20 winners, Kim Gamble is the only person to have won the award multiple times, with two wins. Anna Fienberg holds the record for most nominations with six, and Barbara Fienberg has the most nominations without winning, having been a losing finalist four times.
This award has been merged with that for best children's fiction (told primarily through words) into an award for best children's book.
Aurealis Award for Best Children's Short Fiction
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) | Short story | Publisher or publication | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | French, JackieJackie French* | Café on Callisto | Koala | |
| 2001 | Caraher, KimKim Caraher | Zip Zap | Random House Australia | |
| 2001 | Carmichael, ClaireClaire Carmichael | Saving Aunt Alice | Random House Australia | |
| 2001 | Harris, ChristineChristine Harris | Hairy Legs | Random House Australia | |
| 2002 | Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg* & Kim Gamble* | Tashi and the Haunted House | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2002 | Denton, TerryTerry Denton | The Golden Udder | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2002 | D'Ath, JustinJustin D'Ath | The Two Natalies | Reel Trouble, Spinouts Sapphire (Longman) | |
| 2002 | Chapman, AndrewAndrew Chapman | In the Blink of an Eye | Reel Trouble, Spinouts Sapphire (Longman) | |
| 2002 | Crew, GaryGary Crew & McBride, MarcMarc McBride | Old Ridley | Hodder | |
| 2003 | Prior, Natalie JaneNatalie Jane Prior* | Lily Quench and the Lighthouse of Skellig Mor | Hodder Headline Australia | |
| 2003 | Ball, DuncanDuncan Ball | Emily Eyefinger and the Balloon Bandits | HarperCollins | |
| 2003 | Hawke, RoseanneRoseanne Hawke | Wolfchild | Lothian | |
| 2003 | Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg & Barbara Fienberg | Tashi and the Royal Tombs | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2003 | Prior, Natalie JaneNatalie Jane Prior* | Lily Quench and the Magicians' Pyramid | Hodder Headline Australia | |
| 2004 | Crew, GaryGary Crew* & Steven Wollman* | Beneath the Surface | Hodder | |
| 2004 | Axelsen, StephenStephen Axelsen | The Very Messy Inspection | Random House | |
| 2004 | Ball, DuncanDuncan Ball | Emily Eyefinger and the Ghost Ship | Harper Collins | |
| 2004 | Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg & Barbara Fienberg | There Once Was a Boy Named Tashi | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2004 | Rogers, GregoryGregory Rogers | The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2005 | Axelsen, StephenStephen Axelsen* | Piccolo & Annabel 2: The Disastrous Party | Random House Australia | |
| 2005 | Alexander, GoldieGoldie Alexander | The Space Gypsies | The School Magazine 7 | |
| 2005 | Axelsen, StephenStephen Axelsen | Piccolo & Annabel 3: The Stinky Cheese Gypsies | Random House Australia | |
| 2005 | Crew, GaryGary Crew & Jeremy Geddes | The Mystery of Eilean Mor | Lothian | |
| 2006 | Godwin, JaneJane Godwin* | The True Story of Mary Who Wanted to Stand on Her Head | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2006 | Wild, MargaretMargaret Wild* & Anne Spudvilas* | Woolvs in the Sitee | Penguin | |
| 2006 | Kelleher, VictorVictor Kelleher & Stephen Michael King | The Magic Violin | Penguin | |
| 2007 | McBride, MarcMarc McBride* | World of Monsters | Scholastic Australia | |
| 2007 | Stewart, BrionyBriony Stewart* | Kumiko and the Dragon | UQP | |
| 2007 | Edwards, LukeLuke Edwards | Ock Von Fiend | Omnibus Books | |
| 2007 | Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg & Barbara Fienberg | Tashi and the Mixed Up Monster | Allen & Unwin |
Honourable mentions and highly commended short stories
In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the short story'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.
* Highly commended
* Honourable mentions
| Year | Author | Work | Publisher[I] | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Collins, PaulPaul Collins | Movie World | HarperCollins (Longman) | |
| 2001 | Whitmore, AndrewAndrew Whitmore | The Ark of Dreams, Ark of DreamsArk of Dreams The Ark of Dreams | Black Dog Books | |
| 2004 | Marsden, JohnJohn Marsden* | A Roomful of Magic, Roomful of MagicRoomful of Magic A Roomful of Magic | Pan Macmillan |
^ I Publisher names in parentheses indicate the imprint under which the book was published.
Aurealis Award for Best Children's Illustrated Work/Picture Book
2008-2009
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) | Illustrator(s) | Work | Publisher[I] | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Harland, RichardRichard Harland* | Peterson, LauraLaura Peterson* | Escape!, Under Siege, Race to the Ruins, The Heavy Crown (The Wolf Kingdom series) | Omnibus Books | |
| 2008 | Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg & Barbara Fienberg | Gamble, KimKim Gamble | Tashi and the Phoenix | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2008 | Irvine, IanIan Irvine | Cornish, DavidDavid Cornish | Thorn Castle, Giant's Lair, Black Crypt, Wizardry Crag (The Sorcerer's Tower series) | Omnibus Books | |
| 2008 | Morgan, SallySally Morgan with Ezekiel, Ambelin and Blaze Kwaymullina | Hill, AdamAdam Hill | Curly and the Fent | Random House Australia | |
| 2008 | Tulloch, RichardRichard Tulloch | Denton, TerryTerry Denton | Twisted Tales | Random House Australia | |
| 2009 | Freeman, PamelaPamela Freeman* | Gamble, KimKim Gamble* | Victor's Challenge | Walker Books Australia | |
| 2009 | Base, GraemeGraeme Base | Enigma | Penguin (Viking) | ||
| 2009 | Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg | Gamble, KimKim Gamble | Tashi and the Golem | Allen & Unwin | |
| 2009 | McGuiness, DanDan McGuiness | Pilot and Huxley | Omnibus Books | ||
| 2009 | Rogers, GregoryGregory Rogers | The Hero of Little Street | Allen & Unwin |
^ I Publisher names in parentheses indicate the imprint under which the book was published.
Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction (told primarily through pictures)
2010 onwards
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 | Writer(s) | Illustrator(s) | Work | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hartnett, SonyaSonya Hartnett* | Masciullo, LuciaLucia Masciullo* | The Boy and the Toy | Viking Press | [9] |
| 2010 | Carmody, IsobelleIsobelle Carmody | Spudvilas, AnneAnne Spudvilas | Night School | Viking Press | [9] |
| 2010 | Davies, LukeLuke Davies | Kiuru, InariInari Kiuru | Magpie | ABC Books | [9] |
| 2010 | Hunt, JulieJulie Hunt & Sue Moss | Chapman, GayeGaye Chapman | Precious Little | Allen & Unwin | [9] |
| 2010 | Richardson, DavidDavid Richardson | Hunt, StevenSteven Hunt | The Cloudchasers | ABC Books | [9] |
| 2011 | Cheng, ChristopherChristopher Cheng* | Davis, SarahSarah Davis* | Sounds Spooky | Random House | [10] |
| 2011 | Blabey, AaronAaron Blabey | Blabey, AaronAaron Blabey | The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon | Viking Press | [11] |
| 2011 | Jorgensen, NormanNorman Jorgensen | Foley, JamesJames Foley | The Last Viking | Fremantle Press | [11] |
| 2011 | Taylor, TomTom Taylor | Brouwer, JamesJames Brouwer | The Deep: Here Be Dragons | Gestalt Publishing | [11] |
| 2011 | Wild, MargaretMargaret Wild | Yeo, AndrewAndrew Yeo | Vampyre | Walker Books | [11] |
| 2012 | Base, GraemeGraeme Base* | Base, GraemeGraeme Base | Little Elephants | Viking Penguin | [12] |
| 2012 | Crew, GaryGary Crew | Watkins, RossRoss Watkins | The Little Boy Who Grew Into a Tree | Penguin Group Australia | [13] |
| 2012 | Crew, GaryGary Crew | Scheer, DenDen Scheer | In the Beech Forest | Ford Street Publishing | [13] |
| 2012 | Wilson, MarkMark Wilson | Wilson, MarkMark Wilson | Inside the World of Tom Roberts | Lothian Children's Books | [13] |
References
- ↑ "Eon by Alison Goodman". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- 1 2 3 4 "Aurealis Awards – About Us". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Guidelines for Judges". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ↑ "Aurealis Awards – FAQ". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
- ↑ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Aurealis Awards Finalists 2010" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. 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. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ↑ "2012 Aurealis Award winners" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- 1 2 3 "2012 Aurealis Awards finalists announced" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 2013-04-06.