Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel explained

Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel
Awarded For:Excellence in fantasy fiction novels
Presenter:Chimaera Publications,
Continuum Foundation
Country:Australia
Year:1995
Holder:C. S. Pacat
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 fantasy novel category, as well as novels that have received honourable mentions or have been highly commended. Since 2003, honourable mentions and high commendations have been awarded intermittently. Juliet Marillier, Garth Nix hold the record for most wins with 4. Marillier holds the record for most nominations with 12, and Glenda Larke has the most nominations without winning, having been a losing finalist ten 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

Year Author NovelPublisherRef
Sabriel [7]
Battleaxe
Mus of Kerbridge
[8]
Enchanter
StarMan
Cairo Jim and the Alabastron of Forgotten Gods
Equinox
[9]
Darkfall
Sinner
Dragonclaw
Black Ice
[10]
Fire Angels
Pilgrim
Cold Iron
Aramaya [11]
Crusader
Daughter of the Forest
Son of the Shadows [12]
Medalon
Vixen
[13]
Child of the Prophecy
Lirael
[14]
Hades' Daughter
Blood
Abhorsen [15]
Grass for His Pillow
Voyage of the Shadowmoon
[16]
Brilliance of the Moon
The Tainted
Snow, Fire, Sword
Giants of the Frost
Blade of Fortriu [17]
Darkwitch Rising
Nightpeople
Surrender
Wildwood Dancing [18]
Heart of the Mirage
Voidfarer
Blaze of Glory
Heaven's Net Is Wide [19]
Song of the Shiver Barrens
Heart of Gold
[20]
Amberlight
Tender Morsels
Heir to Sevenwaters
Magician's Apprentice [21]
Horn Twelfth Planet Press
Witches Incorporated
[22]
Andrea K Hösth[23]
Ember and Ash [24]
[25]
Stormlord's Exile
Debris
Sea Hearts [26]
Bitter Greens [27]
Stormdancer
Flame of Sevenwaters
Winter Be My Shield
Mitchell Hogan[28] [29]
Lexicon
These Broken Stars
Newt's Emerald Jill Grinberg Literary Management
Ink Black Magic FableCroft Publishing
Dreamer's Pool [30]
Fireborn
This Shattered World
Afterworlds
Daughters of the Storm Harlequin Enterprises Australia
Day Boy
In the Skin of a Monster
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club
Tower of Thorns
Skin
Nevernight
Den of Wolves
Vigil
Road to Winter
Sisters of the Fire Harlequin Australia
Godsgrave
Crossroads of Canopy
Gwen
Cassandra Odyssey Books
Gap Year in Ghost Town
Wellside Candlemark & Gleam
City of Lies
Devouring Dark Grey Matter Press
Lady Helen and the Dark Days Deceit
Lightning Tracks Plainspeak Publishing
We Ride the Storm (self-published)
Angel Mage Allen & Unwin[31] [32]
Darkdawn HarperCollins Publishers
Piatkus
Scholastic
Graveyard Shift in Ghost Town Allen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin[33]
Hollow EmpireBantam Press[34]
Monstrous HeartHarperVoyager
Allen & Unwin
ConquistChimaera Publications
Talem Press
Dark RiseAllen & Unwin[35] [36] [37]
All the Murmuring BonesTitan Publishing
Tor
Piatkus
She Who Became the SunMantle
Supermums: And So It Begins(self-published)
The Not So Chosen OneText[38]
The Stone RoadErewhon
A Restless TruthTor
BlitzHarperCollins
Path of ThornsTitan
Honour Among GhostsAllen & Unwon

Statistics

Multiple wins (as of 2022, after the 2021 winner announced):

Most nominations:

Honourable mentions and highly commended novels

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 grey background have been noted as highly commended; those with a white background have received honourable mentions.

Highly commended
Honourable mentions

Year Author NovelPublisherRef
Scrutator [39]
Lamplighter
Priestess of the White
White Tiger
Blood Ties
Empress of Mijak

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  18. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Aurealis Awards . . 2009-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100423065700/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2007.html . 23 April 2010 . dead .
  19. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Aurealis Awards . . 2009-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100424014424/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2008.html . 24 April 2010 . dead .
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