Carol Ryles submitted her first short story to the Inaugural Katharine Susannah Prichard Speculative Fiction Award in 1998. To her immense surprise, it was awarded Highly Commended. Since then she has gained a BA in English and a PhD in Creative Writing focussing on steampunk, has graduated from Clarion West (Seattle), and has worked as Editorial Consultant and Project Manager for Trove, The University of Western Australia’s online creative arts journal. Carol’s stories have appeared in over a dozen small press anthologies and she is currently working on her second novel. You can read more at carolryles.net
Angela Slatter is the author of the Aurealis Award-winning The Girl with No Hands and Other Tales, the World Fantasy Award finalist Sourdough and Other Stories, Aurealis finalist Midnight and Moonshine (with Lisa L. Hannett), as well as the 2014 releases Black-Winged Angels, The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, and The Female Factory (again with Lisa L. Hannett). Her short stories have appeared in Australian, UK and US Best Of anthologies. She is the first Australian to win a British Fantasy Award, and was an inaugural Queensland Writers Fellow. She blogs at angelaslatter.com about shiny things that catch her eye.
Anna Tambour’s novel Crandolin was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award. Her next collection, The Finest Ass in the Universe, will be released in July 2015.
Bram Stoker Nominee and Shirley Jackson Award winner Kaaron Warren has lived in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Fiji. She’s sold many short stories, three novels and four short story collections. Her latest collection is The Gate Theory. You can find her at kaaronwarren.wordpress.com and she tweets @KaaronWarren
Janeen Webb is a multiple award winning author, editor and critic. She is the recipient of the World Fantasy Award, the McNamara SF Achievement Award, the Australian Aurealis Award and is a three-time winner of the Ditmar Award. She is internationally recognized for her critical work in speculative fiction, and holds a PhD in Literature from the University of Newcastle. A collection of her short stories, Death at the Blue Elephant (2014) was published by Ticonderoga Press.
Recommended Reading List
Ali Alizadeh, “Snow White and the Child Soldier”, Griffith Review 42: Once Upon a Time In Oz
Pete Aldin, “The Whipping Tree”, Niteblade Fantasy and Horror Magazine #23
Joanne Anderton, “Mah Song”, The Bone Chime Song
———“Fence Lines”, The Bone Chime Song
Liz Argall, “Blunt Force Trauma Delivered By Spouse”, This Is How You Die
Peter M. Ball, “From Tuesday To Tuesday”, Daily Science Fiction
Lee Battersby, “The Canals of Anguilar”, Review of Australian Fiction Vol 5 Issue 5
Alan Baxter, “Roll the Bones”, Crowded
———“It’s Always the Children Who Suffer”, Midnight Echo #10
Deborah Biancotti, “Indigo Gold”, One Small Step
Tony Birch, “The Ghost River”, Griffith Review 42: Once Upon A Time In Oz
Jenny Blackford, “The Quiet Realm of the Dark Queen”, Dreaming of Djinn
———“Dream Hunt (Poetry)”
James Bradley, “Catspaw, Or the Rakshasa’s Servant”, Aurealis #60
O.J.Cade, “Burning Green”, Aurealis #66
Anna Caro, “The Character of 82 James St”, Baby Teeth: Bite-Sized Tales of Terror
Jay Caselberg, “Elephant’s Graveyard”, Unnatural Conditions
———“Sandals”, Unnatural Conditions
———“Collage”, Dark Visions: A Collection of Modern Horror Vol 1
———“The Axe”, Unnatural Conditions: Collected Short Stories
———“The Track”, The End of the Road
David Conyers and Brian M. Sammons, “Romero 2.0”, Undead & Unbound
Matt Cowen, “Blood Sisters”, Baby Teeth: Bite-Sized Tales of Terror
Thoraiya Dyer, “Seven Days in Paris”, Asymmetry
Joanna Fay, “The Twelfth Hour”, Daughters of Icarus
Jason Fischer, “Everything Is A Graveyard”, Everything Is A Graveyard
John Paul Fitch, “Nip, Tuck, Zip, Pluck”, Diabolique
Elizabeth Fitzgerald, “Phoenix Down”, Next
Stephen Gepp, “From the Forebears”, Midnight Echo #9
Lisa Hannett and Angela Slatter, “By Blood and Incantation”, One Small Step
Lisa L. Hannett, “Another Mouth”, The Dark
———“The Coronation Bout”, Electric Velocipede
———“Morning Passages”, Shadows Edge
———“Snowglobes”, Chilling Tales: In Words, Alas, Drown I
Richard Harland, “Here’s Glory for You”, Next
Gerry Huntman, “The Cutpurse From Mulberry Bend”, Penny Dread Tales: Volume III: In Darkness
Gerry Huntman, “Dom and Gio’s Barber Shop”, Lovecraft Zine #21
Gerry Huntman, “In Arcadia”, The Dark Bard
Julie Kearney, “Light Dawns”, Griffith Review 42: Once Upon a Time in Oz
Cate Kennedy, “A Glimpse of Paradise”, Griffith Review 42: Once Upon a Time in Oz
Richard L Lagarto, “The Wild Hunt”, Next
Chris Large, “The Red House”, Aurealis #58
———“Girl Finds Key”, Next
Sharyn Lilley, “Caleb’s Chair”, Blood and Roses
Martin Livings, “Stillgeist”, Midnight Echo #10
Tracie McBride, “Wooden Heart”, Next
———“Late For Eisheth”, The Demonologia Biblica
———“The Oldest Profession”, Horror Library Vol 5
Kirstyn McDermott, “What Amanda Wants”, Caution: Contains Small Parts
———“Horn”, Caution: Contains Small Parts
———“Lost and Found”, Review of Australian Fiction Vol 5 Issue 2
———“The Home For Broken Dolls”, Caution: Contains Small Parts
Ian McHugh, “The Canal Barge Magician’s Number Nine Daughter”, Clockwork Phoenix 4
———“Vandeimansland”, Next
C.S. McMullen, “Monday-Child”, Aurealis Magazine
Sean McMullen, “Acts of Chivalry”, Tales of Australia - Great Southern Land
Robert Mammone, “Blood and Bone”, Midnight Echo #10
Paul Mannering, “The Skulkybunking Wurld Champyon of the Hole Woorld”, Baby Teeth: Bite-Sized Tales of Terror
Juliet Marillier, “The Angel of Death”, Prickle Moon
———“Prickle Moon”, Prickle Moon
Sophie Masson, “Restless”, Aurealis #61
Eileen Mueller and Alicia Ponder, “Ahi Ka”, Northwrite Competition
Faith Mudge, “Winter’s Heart”, One Small Step
Fi Michell, “Shoeless”, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #57
Charlotte Nash, “Parvaz”, Dreaming of Djinn
Anthony Panegyres, “Oleander: An Ottoman Tale”, Dreaming of Djinn
A.S. Patric, “Memories of Jane Doe”, The Great Unknown
Dan Rabarts, “Remnants”, Aurealis
———“All the Ghosts”, Baby Teeth: Bite-Sized Tales of Terror
Angela Rega, “The Bellydancing Crimes of Ms Sahara Desserts”, Dreaming of Djinn
Tansy Rayner Roberts, “The Minotaur Girls”, Glitter & Mayhem
———“Cold White Daughter”, One Small Step
Guy Salvidge, “Blue Swirls”, The Great Unknown
Leife Shallcross, “A Little Warning”, Next
David Schembri, “The Blackfather of the Night”, Eulogies II: Tales From the Cellar
Angela Slatter, “By My Voice I Shall Be Known”, The Dark
———“By the Weeping Gate”, Fearie Tales
———“Cuckoo”, A Killer Among Demons
———“The Burning Circus”, The British Fantasy Society Horror Anthology
———“The Song of Sighs”, Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth
Darian Smith, “Recession”, Baby Teeth: Bite-Sized Tales of Terror
Chris Somerville, “The Rift”, The Great Unknown
Cat Sparks, “Scarp”, The Bride Price
———“Beyond the Farthest Stone”, The Bride Price
Grant Stone, “White”, Baby Teeth: Bite-Sized Tales of Terror
Anna Tambour, “Marks and Coconuts”, Postscripts 30/31
Kaaron Warren, “Sleeping With the Bower Birds”, Shivers 7
———“The Human Moth”, The Grimscribe’s Puppets
Jen White, “The Family Is Gathering”, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #57
Kim Wilkins, “The Lark and the River”, The Year of Ancient Ghosts
———“The Year of Ancient Ghosts”, The Year of Ancient Ghosts
Suzanne J Willis, “Number 73 Glad Avenue”, One Small Step
Danielle Wood, “The Good Mother”, Griffith Review 42: Once Upon a Time in Oz
Damon Young, “Art”, The Great Unknown
Australian & New Zealand Fantasy & Horror Awards
The Australian SF “Ditmar” Awards
Best Novel
Fragments of a Broken Land: Valarl Undead, Robert Hood (Wildside Press)
Nominees
The Beckoning, Paul Collins (Damnation Books)
Trucksong, Andrew Macrae (Twelfth Planet Press)
The Only Game in the Galaxy (The Maximus Black Files 3), Paul Collins (Ford Street Publishing)
Ink Black Magic, Tansy Rayner Roberts (FableCroft Publishing)
Best Novella or Novelette:
“The Home for Broken Dolls”, Kirstyn McDermott, Caution: Contains Small Parts (Twelfth Planet Press)
Nominees
“Prickle Moon”, Juliet Marillier, Prickle Moon (Ticonderoga Publications)
“The Year of Ancient Ghosts”, Kim Wilkins, The Year of Ancient Ghosts (Ticonderoga Publications)
“By Bone-Light”, Juliet Marillier, Prickle Moon (Ticonderoga Publications)
“What Amanda Wants”, Kirstyn McDermott, Caution: Contains Small Parts (Twelfth Planet Press)
Best Short Story
“Scarp”, Cat Sparks, The Bride Price (Ticonderoga Publications)
Nominees
“Not the Worst of Sins”, Alan Baxter, Beneath Ceaseless Skies 133 (Firkin Press)
“Cold White Daughter”, Tansy Rayner Roberts, One Small Step (FableCroft Publishing)
“Mah Song”, Joanne Anderton, The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories (FableCroft Publishing)
“Air, Water and the Grove”, Kaaron Warren, The Lowest Heaven (Jurassic London)
“Seven Days in Paris”, Thoraiya Dyer, in Asymmetry (Twelfth Planet Press)
Best Collected Work
The Bride Price, Cat Sparks (Ticonderoga Publications)
Nominees
The Back of the Back of Beyond, Edwina Harvey (Peggy Bright Books)
Asymmetry , Thoraiya Dyer (Twelfth Planet Press)
Caution: Contains Small Parts, Kirstyn McDermott (Twelfth Planet Press)
The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, Joanne Anderton (FableCroft Publishing)
Best Artwork
Rules of Summer, Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia)
Nominees
Cover art, Pia Ravenari, for Prickle Moon by Juliet Marillier (Ticonderoga Publications)
Cover art, Eleanor Clarke, for The Back of the Back of Beyond by Edwina Harvey (Peggy Bright Books)
Illustrations, Kathleen Jennings, for Eclipse Online (Nightshade Books)
Cover art, Shauna O’Meara, for Next, edited by Simon Petrie and Rob Porteous (CSFG Publishing)
Cover art, Cat Sparks, for The Bride Price by Cat Sparks (Ticonderoga Publications)
Best New Talent
Zena Shapter
Nominees
Faith Mudge
Jo Spurrier
Stacey Larner
Michelle Goldsmith
Aurealis Awards
Fantasy Novel
A Crucible of Souls, Mitchell Hogan (self‐published)
Nominees
Lexicon, Max Barry (Hachette Australia)
These Broken Stars, Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
Newt’s Emerald, Garth Nix (Jill Grinberg Literary Management)
Ink Black Magic, Tansy Rayner Roberts (FableCroft Publishing))
Fantasy Short Story
“The Last Stormdancer”, Jay Kristoff (Thomas Dunne Books)
Nominees
“The Touch of the Taniwha”, Tracie McBride (Fish, Dagan Books)
“Cold, Cold War”, Ian McHugh (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Scott H Andrews)
“ShortCircuit”, Kirstie Olley (Oomph: a little super goes a long way, Crossed Genres)
“The Year of Ancient Ghosts”, Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Ticonderoga Publications)
Best Horror Novel
Fairytales for Wilde Girls, Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
Nominees
The Marching Dead, Lee Battersby (Angry Robot Books)
The First Bird, Greig Beck (Momentum)
Path of Night, Dirk Flinthart (FableCroft Publishing)
Best Horror Short Story
“The Year of Ancient Ghosts”, Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Ticonderoga Publications)
Nominees
“Fencelines”, Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, FableCroft Publishing)
“The Sleepover”, Terry Dowling (Exotic Gothic 5, PS Publishing)
“The Home for Broken Dolls”, Kirstyn McDermott (Caution: Contains Small Parts, Twelfth Planet Press)
“The Human Moth”, Kaaron Warren (The Grimscribe’s Puppets, Miskatonic Press)
Best Collection
The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, Joanne Anderton (FableCroft Publishing)
Nominees
Asymmetry, Thoraiya Dyer (Twelfth Planet Press)
Caution: Contains Small Parts, Kirstyn McDermott (Twelfth Planet Press)
The Bride Price, Cat Sparks (Ticonderoga Publications)
The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Kim Wilkins (Ticonderoga Publications)
Best Anthology
The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012, Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene, eds, (Ticonderoga Publications)
One Small Step, An Anthology Of Discoveries, Tehani Wessely ed. (FableCroft Publishing)
Nominees
Dreaming Of Djinn, Liz Grzyb ed. (Ticonderoga Publications)
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Seven, Jonathan Strahan ed. (NightShade Books)
Focus 2012: Highlights of Australian Short Fiction, Tehani Wessely ed. (FableCroft Publishing)
Best Children’s Book
The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie, Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin)
Nominees
Kingdom of the Lost, book 2: Cloud Road, Isobelle Carmody (Penguin Group Australia)
Refuge, Jackie French (Harper Collins)
Song for a Scarlet Runner, Julie Hunt (Allen & Unwin)
Rules of Summer, Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia)
Ice Breaker: The Hidden 1, Lian Tanner (Allen & Unwin))
Young Adult Short Story
“By Bone-Light”, Juliet Marillier (Prickle Moon, Ticonderoga Publications)
Nominees
“Mah Song”, Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, FableCroft Publishing)
“Morning Star”, D.K. Mok (One Small Step, an anthology of discoveries, FableCroft Publishing)
“The Year of Ancient Ghosts”, Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Ticonderoga Publications)
Best Young Adult Novel
These Broken Stars, Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
Fairytales for Wilde Girls, Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
Nominees
The Big Dry, Tony Davies (Harper Collins)
Hunting, Andrea Host (self‐published)
The Sky So Heavy, Claire Zorn (University of Queensland Press)
Best Illustrated Book/Graphic Novel
Burger Force, Jackie Ryan (self-published)
T
he Deep Vol. 2: The Vanishing Island, Tom Taylor and James Brouwer (Gestalt Publishing)
Nominees
Savage Bitch, Steve Carter and Antoinette Rydyr (Scar Studios)
Mr Unpronounceable Adventures, Tim Molloy (Milk Shadow Books)
Peaceful Tomorrows Volume Two, Shane W Smith (Zetabella Publishing)
Best Science Fiction Short Story
“Air, Water and the Grove”, Kaaron Warren (The Lowest Heaven, Pandemonium Press)
Nominees
“The Last Tiger”, Joanne Anderton (Daily Science Fiction)
“Mah Song”, Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, FableCroft Publishing)
“Seven Days in Paris”, Thoraiya Dyer (Asymmetry, Twelfth Planet Press)
“Version 4.3.0.1”, Lucy Stone (Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #57)
Best Science Fiction Novel
Lexicon, Max Barry (Hachette)
Nominees
Trucksong, Andrew Macrae (Twelfth Planet Press)
A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists, Jane Rawson (Transit Lounge)
True Path, Graham Storrs (Momentum)
Rupetta, Nike Sulway (Tartarus Press)
Peter McNamara Convenors’ Award
Jonathan Strahan
Australian Shadows Awards
Novel
809 Jacob Street, Marty Young (Black Beacon)
Nominees
Undead Kelly, Timothy Bowden (Severed Press)
Topsiders, Scott Tyson (Legume Man Books)
Long Fiction
“The Unwanted Women of Surrey”, Kaaron Warren (Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells, Tor)
Nominees
“Soul Killer”, Robert Hood (Zombies Vs Robots: Diplomacy, IDW Publishing)
“The Home for Broken Dolls”, Kirstyn McDermott (Caution: Contains Small Parts (Twelfth Planet Press)
Collection
The Bone Chime Song and other stories, Jo Anderton (FableCroft Publishing).
Edited Publication
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