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]
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Awarded for | Excellence in young-adult speculative fiction novels |
Country | Australia |
Presented by | Chimaera Publications, WASFF |
First awarded | 1995 |
Currently held by | Kathryn Barker |
Official website | Official site |
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF 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 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 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
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High commendations
The high commendations are announced alongside the list of finalists for their respected year of eligibility.[35] 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 | [36] |
2005 | Russon, PenniPenni Russon | Breathe | Random House | [36] |
2005 | Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld | Pretties | Simon & Schuster | [36] |
See also
- Ditmar Award, an Australian science fiction award established in 1969
References
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- ^ a b c "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.
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- ^ a b "2012 Aurealis Award winners" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
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- ^ "And the winners are...". Conflux. 2015-04-12.
- ^ a b c d e 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
- ^ a b c d e ANNOUNCEMENT: 2015 Aurealis Awards Shortlists, WASFF, retrieved 2016-03-14
- ^ "Guidelines for Judges". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ a b c "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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