Aurealis Award for best anthology

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]

Aurealis Award for best anthology
The Aurealis Award design is often placed on the winning book's cover as a promotional tool.[1]
Awarded forExcellence in speculative fiction anthologies
CountryAustralia
Presented byChimaera Publications,
Continuum Foundation
First awarded2008
Currently held byJonathan Strahan
WebsiteOfficial site

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 has won the award six times, while Alisa Krasnostein and Julia Rios have won it twice. Strahan holds the record for most nominations, having received 23 nominations.

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
2008Jonathan Strahan*The Starry RiftViking Children’s Books[7]
2008Bill Congreve & Michelle MarquardtYear's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Fourth Annual VolumeMirrorDanse Books[7][8]
2008Jack DannDreaming AgainHarperVoyager[7]
2009Jonathan Strahan*Eclipse 3Night Shade Books[9]
2009Gardner Dozois & Jonathan StrahanThe New Space Opera 2Harper Eos[9]
2009Alisa Krasnostein & Tehani WesselyNew Ceres NightsTwelfth Planet Press[9]
2009Keith StevensonX6Coeur de Lion Publishing[9]
2009Jonathan StrahanEclipse 2Night Shade Books[9]
2010Jonathan Strahan & Marianne S. Jablon*Wings of FireNight Shade Books[10]
2010Angela Challis & Marty YoungMacabre: A Journey Through Australia's Darkest FearsBrimstone Press[11]
2010Alisa KrasnosteinSprawlTwelfth Planet Press[11]
2010Amanda Pillar & Pete KempshallScenes from the Second StoreyMorrigan Books[11]
2010Jonathan StrahanGodlike MachinesSF Book Club[11]
2011Jack Dann & Nick Gevers*Ghosts by GaslightHarperVoyager[12]
2011Liz Grzyb & Talie HeleneThe Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2010Ticonderoga Publications[13]
2011Amanda Pillar & K. V. TaylorIshtarGilgamesh Press[13]
2011Jonathan StrahanThe Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 5Night Shade Books[13]
2011Jonathan StrahanLife on MarsViking Press[13]
2012Jonathan Strahan*The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year Volume 6Night Shade Books[14]
2012Liz Grzyb & Talie HeleneThe Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2011Ticonderoga Publications[15]
2012Amanda PillarBloodstonesTiconderoga Publications[15]
2012Jonathan StrahanUnder My HatRandom House[15]
2012Jonathan StrahanEdge of InfinitySolaris Books[15]
2013Liz Grzyb & Talie Helene* (tie)The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012Ticonderoga Publications[16][17]
2013Tehani Wessely* (tie)One Small Step, An Anthology of DiscoveriesFableCroft Publishing[16][17]
2013Liz GrzybDreaming of DjinnTiconderoga Publications[16]
2013Jonathan StrahanThe Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume SevenNight Shade Books[16]
2013Tehani WesselyFocus 2012: Highlights of Australian Short FictionFableCroft Publishing[16]
2014Alisa Krasnostein & Julia Rios*KaleidoscopeTwelfth Planet Press[18]
2014Liz GrzybKisses by ClockworkTiconderoga Publications[19]
2014Dominica MalcolmAmok: An Anthology of Asia-Pacific Speculative FictionSolarwyrm Press[19]
2014Jonathan StrahanReach for InfinitySolaris Books[19]
2014Jonathan StrahanFearsome MagicsSolaris Books[19]
2014Tehani WesselyPhantazeinFableCroft Publishing[19]
2015Amanda Pillar*BloodlinesTiconderoga Publications[20]
2015Liz GrzybHear Me RoarTiconderoga Publications[21]
2015Liz Grzyb and Talie HeleneThe Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2014Ticonderoga Publications[21]
2015Jonathan StrahanMeeting InfinitySolaris[21]
2015Jonathan StrahanThe Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 9Ticonderoga Publications[21]
2015Tehani WesselyFocus 2014: highlights of Australian short fictionFableCroft Publishing[21]
2016Julia Rios & Alisa Krasnostein*Year's Best YA Speculative FictionTwelfth Planet Press[22][23]
2016Jack DannDreaming in the DarkPS Publishing[22]
2016Tsana Dolichva & Holly KenchDefying DoomsdayTwelfth Planet Press[22]
2016Jonathan StrahanThe Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 10Solaris[22]
2016Tehani WesselyIn Your FaceFableCroft Publishing[22]
2017Jonathan Strahan*Infinity WarsSolaris[24][25]
2017Shane Jiraiya Cummings & Anthony FergusonMidnight Echo 12Australasian Horror Writers Association[24]
2017Liz Grzyb & Talie HeleneThe Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2015Ticonderoga Publications[24]
2017Keith StevensonDimension6: Annual Collection 2017coeur de lion publishing[24]
2017Jonathan StrahanThe Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 11Solaris[24]
2018Jonathan Strahan*The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 12Solaris[26][27]
2018Aidan Doyle, Rachael K. Jones & E. Catherine ToblerSword and SonnetAte Bit Bear[26]
2018Russell B. FarrAurumTiconderoga Publications[26]
2018Rivqa Rafael & Tansy Rayner RobertsMother of InventionTwelfth Planet Press[26]
2018Jonathan StrahanInfinity's EndSolaris[26]
2019Michael EarpKindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA StoriesWalker Books[28]
2019Christopher SequeiraSherlock Holmes and Doctor Was NotIFWG Publishing[28]
2019Jonathan StrahanThe Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume 13Solaris Books[28]
2019Jonathan StrahanMission: CriticalSolaris Books[28]

See also
  • Ditmar Award, an Australian science fiction award established in 1969

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