| Aurealis Award for young adult short story | |
| Awarded For: | Excellence in young adult speculative fiction short stories |
| Presenter: | Chimaera Publications, Continuum Foundation |
| Country: | Australia |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Holder: | Jo Hart |
| 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".[1] 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;[2] 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.[3]
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.[1] 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.[4]
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.[1] Ties can occur if the panel decides both entries show equal merit, however they are encouraged to choose a single winner.[5] 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 young-adult short story category. Margo Lanagan has won the award three times and Isobelle Carmody has won it twice. Lanagan also holds the record for most nominations, with ten.
In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the story'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 short story 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) | Short story | Publisher or publication | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [7] | ||||
| Viking Press (Green Monkey Dreams) | [8] [9] | |||
| Hyland House (Annie's Brother's Suit) | ||||
| Penguin Books (Dream Weavers) | ||||
| [10] | ||||
| HarperCollins (Hanging by a Thread and Other Stories) | ||||
| [11] | ||||
| [12] | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (White Time) | [13] | |||
| Hodder Headline (Tales from the Wasteland) | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (White Time) | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (White Time) | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (White Time) | ||||
| Dreamwalker | [14] | |||
| Simon & Schuster (Love & Sex: Ten Stories of Truth) | ||||
| [15] | ||||
| [16] | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (Black Juice) | [17] | |||
| CSFG Publishing (Encounters) | ||||
| Viking Press (The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm) | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (Black Juice) | ||||
| Allen & Unwin () | [18] | |||
| Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine | ||||
| [19] | ||||
| Eidolon Books (Eidolon I) | ||||
| Eidolon Books (Eidolon I) | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (Red Spikes) | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (Red Spikes) | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (Red Spikes) | ||||
| Ticonderoga Publications (Fantastic Wonder Stories) | [20] | |||
| Ticonderoga Publications (Fantastic Wonder Stories) | ||||
| Eclipse | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (Dark Alchemy) | ||||
| Ticonderoga Publications (Fantastic Wonder Stories) | ||||
| Shiny | [21] | |||
| Norilana Books (Clockwork Phoenix) | ||||
| Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine | ||||
| DAW Books (Misspelled) | ||||
| CSFG Publishing (Masques) | [22] | |||
| Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine | ||||
| Shiny | ||||
| Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine | ||||
| Shiny | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (Zombies Vs Unicorns) | [23] | |||
| FableCroft Publishing (Worlds Next Door) | [24] | |||
| Shiny | ||||
| FableCroft Publishing (Worlds Next Door) | ||||
| Tangled Bank Press (The Tangled Bank) | ||||
| Twelfth Planet Press (Nightsiders) | [25] | |||
| Candlewick Press (Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories) | [26] | |||
| Allen & Unwin (The Wicked Wood: Tales From the Tower Volume 2) | ||||
| Allen & Unwin (The Wilful Eye: Tales From the Tower Volume 1) | ||||
| Twelfth Planet Press (Love and Romanpunk) | ||||
| [27] | ||||
| Ford Street Publishing (Trust Me Too) | [28] | |||
| Ford Street Publishing (Trust Me Too) | ||||
| Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine 56 | ||||
| BusyBird Publishing ([Untitled] 5) | ||||
| Ticonderoga Publications (Prickle Moon) | [29] [30] | |||
| FableCroft Publishing (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories) | ||||
| FableCroft Publishing (One Small Step, an anthology of discoveries) | ||||
| Ticonderoga Publications (The Year of Ancient Ghosts) | ||||
| Twelfth Planet Press (Kaleidoscope) | [31] | |||
| Apex Magazine | ||||
| Omnibus Books (Tales from the Half-Continent) | ||||
| Twelfth Planet Press (Kaleidoscope) | ||||
| Twelfth Planet Press (Cherry Crow Children) | ||||
| "In Sheep's Clothing" | Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine 61 | |||
| CSFG (The Never Never Land) | ||||
| Sorin Suciu (In Memory: A Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett) | ||||
| "Blueblood" | Ticonderoga Publications (Hear Me Roar) | |||
| Welcome to Orphancorp | ||||
| "Pretty Jennie Greenteeth" | Belladonna Publishing (Strange Little Girls) | |||
| "A Right Pretty Mate" | PS Australia (Dreaming in the Dark) | |||
| "Dune Time" | ||||
| "No One Here is Going to Save You" | FableCroft Publishing (In Your Face) | |||
| "Did We Break the End of the World" | Twelfth Planet Press (Defying Doomsday) | |||
| Girl Reporter | ||||
| "One Small Step" | HarperCollins Australia (Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology) | |||
| "I Can See the Ending" | HarperCollins Australia (Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology) | |||
| "Competition Entry #349" | HarperCollins Australia (Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology) | |||
| "First Casualty" | HarperCollins Australia (Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology) | |||
| "Oona Underground" | HarperCollins Australia (Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology) | |||
| "" | Interzone (#277) | |||
| "A Robot Like Me" | Twelfth Planet Press (Mother of Invention) | |||
| "The Moon Collector" | Owl Hollow Press (Under the Full Moon's Light) | |||
| "Eight Step Koan" | Ate Bit Bear (Sword and Sonnet) | |||
| "For Weirdless Days and Weary Nights" | Breach 08 | |||
| Deadset Press | [32] | |||
| Glass-Heart | SOV Media | |||
| "Dragon By Subscription" | (self-published on Patreon) | |||
| "Seaweed" | Breach 11 | |||
| "Each City" | Walker Books Australia (Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories) | |||
| "Rats" | Walker Books Australia (Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories) | |||
| "Dingo & Sister" | Andromeda Spaceways Magazine (#78) | [33] [34] | ||
| "Ram's Revenge" | Deadset Press (Aries) | |||
| "Pea Soup" | Serenity Press (Mother Thorn and Other Tales of Courage and Kindness) | |||
| "" | Serenity Press (Mother Thorn and Other Tales of Courage and Kindness) | |||
| "Eat Prey, Love" | CSFG Publishing (Unnatural Order) | |||
| "Kids These Days" | Twelfth Planet Press (Rebuilding Tomorrow) | |||
| "Don't Look!" | Wakefield Press (Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA Horror Tales) | [35] [36] [37] | ||
| "Hunger" | Wakefield Press (Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA Horror Tales) | |||
| "Of Slaves and Lions" | Deadset Press (Stories of Survival) | |||
| "Slaughterhouse Boys" | Wakefield Press (Hometown Haunts: #LoveOzYA Horror Tales) | |||
| "Way-bread Rising" | Deadset Press (Stories of Survival) | |||
| "The Woods Echo Back" | Beneath Ceaseless Skies (#331), 3 Jun 2021 |