Aurealis Award for best children's fiction

Aurealis Award for best children's fiction
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Awarded for Excellence in children's speculative fiction
Country Australia
Presented by Chimaera Publications,
WASFF
First awarded 2013 (merging two previous categories)
Currently held by Jessica Townsend
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 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 may declare a "no award" if there is unanimous agreement that none of the nominees are worthy.[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 category which replaces the following two previous categories for children's fiction:

In 2013, this award was known as the Aurealis Award for best children's book.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the work'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. If the work was originally published in a book with other stories rather than by itself or in a magazine, the book title is included after the publisher's name.

  *   Winners and joint winners
  *   Nominees on the shortlist

Year Author(s) Work(s) Publisher Ref
2013Kirsty Murray*The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzieAllen & Unwin[8][9]
2013Isobelle CarmodyKingdom of the Lost, book 2: Cloud RoadPenguin Books Australia[8]
2013Jackie FrenchRefugeHarperCollins[8]
2013Julie HuntSong for a scarlet runnerAllen & Unwin[8]
2013Shaun TanRules of SummerHachette Australia[8]
2013Lian TannerIcebreaker: The Hidden 1Allen & Unwin[8]
2014Carole Wilkinson*Shadow Sister: Dragonkeeper 5Black Dog Books[10]
2014John FlanaganSlaves of Socorro: Brotherband 4Random House Australia[11]
2014Karen FoxleeOphelia and the Marvellous BoyHot Key Books[11]
2014Norman Jorgensen & James FoleyThe Last Viking ReturnsFremantle Press[11]
2014Judith RossellWithering-by-SeaABC Books[11]
2014Lian TannerSunker's DeepAllen & Unwin[11]
2015Meg McKinlay*A Single StoneWalker Books Australia[12]
2015Angelica BanksA Week Without TuesdayAllen & Unwin[13]
2015Jack HeathThe Cut-OutAllen & Unwin[13]
2015Meg McKinlayBella and the Wandering HouseFremantle Press[13]
2015A. L. TaitThe Mapmaker Chronicles: Prisoner of the Black HawkHachette Australia[13]
2016Kim Kane*When the Lyrebird CallsAllen & Unwin[14][15]
2016Angelica BanksBlueberry Pancakes ForeverAllen & Unwin[14]
2016Lee BattersbyMagritWalker Books Australia[14]
2016Caleb CrispSomebody Stop Ivy PocketBloomsbury[14]
2016Mick ElliottThe TurnersHachette Australia[14]
2016Emily RoddaThe Hungry IsleOmnibus Books[14]
2017Jessica Townsend*NevermoorHachette Australia[16][17]
2017Bren MacDibbleHow to BeeAllen & Unwin[16]
2017Jaclyn MoriartyThe Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte MettlestoneAllen & Unwin[16]
2017Emily RoddaThe Shop at Hoopers BendHarperCollins Australia[16]
2017Jo SandhuThe ExilePenguin Random House Australia[16]
2017Lian TannerAccidental HeroesAllen & Unwin[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Eon by Alison Goodman". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
  2. 1 2 3 "Aurealis Awards – About Us". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Aurealis Awards – Rules and Conditions". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  4. ↑ Nahrung, Jason (2007-02-02). "Horror a hit". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. 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.
  6. 1 2 "Guidelines for Judges". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Aurealis Awards – FAQ". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2013 Aurealis Awards finalists announced" (PDF). Conflux. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  9. ↑ "2013 Aurealis Awards Winners". Conflux. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  10. ↑ "And the winners are..." Conflux. 2015-04-12.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 2014 Aurealis Awards finalists announced, Conflux, retrieved 2015-03-08
  12. ↑ The Winners of the 2015 Aurealis Awards, WASFF, 2016-03-25, retrieved 2016-03-25
  13. 1 2 3 4 ANNOUNCEMENT: 2015 Aurealis Awards Shortlists, WASFF, 2016-02-17, retrieved 2016-03-14
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2016 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement, WASFF, 2017-02-20, retrieved 2017-02-22
  15. ↑ Announcing the Winners of the 2016 Aurealis Awards!, WASFF, 2017-04-14, retrieved 2017-04-22
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2017 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement!, WASFF, 2018-02-15, retrieved 2018-03-12
  17. ↑ aurealis awards WINNER, WASFF, 2018-03-31, retrieved 2018-04-01
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