The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2013
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Baby Teeth: Bite Sized Tales of Terror, Dan Rabarts and Lee Murray eds (Paper Road Press)
Nominees
Midnight Echo 9, Geoff Brown ed. (AHWA)
A Killer Among Demons, Craig Bezant ed. (Dark Prints Press)
Star Quake 1, Sophie Yorkston ed. (IFWG Publishing)
Short Fiction
“Caterpillars”, Debbie Cowens (Baby Teeth: Bite Sized Tales of Terror, Paper Road Press)
Nominees
“Nip, Tuck, Zip, Pluck”, John Paul Fitch (Diabolique, no publisher details)
“Fence Lines”, Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and other stories, FableCroft Publishing)
“The Nest”, C.S. McMullen (Nightmare: September 2013)
“The Dead Way”, J.C. Hart (Baby Teeth: Bite Sized Tales of Terror, Paper Road Press)
Sir Julius Vogel Awards
Best Novel
Heartwood, Freya Robertson (Angry Robot)
Nominees
Journey of Shadows, Sam J. Charlton (self published)
A Cold Day in Hell, Sharon Hannaford (self published)
Night’s Favour, Richard Parry (self published)
Chrystal Venom, Steve Wheeler (HarperVoyager)
The Wind City, Summer Wigmore (Steam Press)
Best Youth Novel
Raven Flight, Juliet Marillier (Pan Macmillan)
Nominees
Talisman of Vim, Robert Wainwright (Makaro Press)
Pratibhashali (The Talented), Sanjay Joshi (Silver Leaf)
Fountain of Forever, K.D. Berry (Bluewood)
When We Wake, Karen Healey (Little Brown)
Wizard’s Guide to Wellington, A.J. Ponder (Coombe House)
Best Novella / Novelette
“Cave Fever”, Lee Murray (Regeneration, Random Static)
Nominees
“Wings, Fangs and Shadows”, Cindy Hargreaves (self published)
“In a World Full of Birds”, I. K. Paterson-Harkness (Regeneration: New Zealand Speculative Fiction 2, Random Static)
“This Other World”, Anna Caro (Crossed Genres)
“At the Bay of Cthulu”, Matt and Debbie Cowens
Best Short Story
“By Bone-Light” by Juliet Marillier (Prickle Moon, Ticonderoga Publications)
Nominees
“Waking the Taniwha”, Dan Rabarts (Wiley Writers website)
“Ahi Ka, Eileen Mueller and Alicia Ponder (NorthWrite 2013 website)
“All that Glitters”, Dan Rabarts (Ministry Protocol – Thrilling Tales of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurances, Imagine That Studios)
“Love Hurts”, Jan Goldie (Baby Teeth: Bite Sized Tales of Terror, Paper Road Press)
“Lockdown”, Piper Mejia (Baby Teeth: Bite Sized Tales of Terror, Paper Road Press)
Best Collected Work
Baby Teeth: Bite Sized Tales of Terror, Dan Rabarts and Lee Murray eds (Paper Road Press)
Nominees
Beyond This Age, Lee Murray and Piper Mejia eds (Oceanbook)
Twisty Christmas Tales, Eileen Mueller, Alicia Ponder and Peter Friend (Phantom Feather)
Regeneration: New Zealand Speculative Fiction 2, Anna Caro and Juliet Buchanan eds (Random Static)
Prickle Moon, Juliet Marillier (Ticonderoga Publications)
Best Professional Artwork
Cover art, Emma Weakley, Regeneration: New Zealand Speculative Fiction 2 (Random Static)
Nominee
Cover art, Samara Kirkham, Beyond This Age (Oceanbook)
Best Professional Production/Publication
Wearable Art (Craig Potton Publishing)
Nominees
The Hobbit: Unexpected Journey, Chronicles: Creatures and Characters, Daniel Falconer (HarperCollins)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Chronicles: Art and Design, Daniel Falconer (HarperCollins)
Best Dramatic Presentation
The Almighty Johnsons Series 3, Mark Besley, prod. James Griffin and Rachel Lang, creators (South Pacific))
Nominee
Eternity, Simon Bennett, written, dir, prod. Alex Galvin (Eternity Productions)
About The Editors
Liz Grzyb was born in the middle of a thunderstorm in Perth, Western Australia. She is the award-winning editor of acclaimed paranormal romance anthologies Scary Kisses and More Scary Kisses, the Orientalist pantomime Dreaming of Djinn, steampunk romance Kisses by Clockwork, co-editor of the paranormal noir Damnation and Dames and The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror series from Ticonderoga Publications. Liz is often to be found sipping champagne and debating the fate of the Oxford comma.
Talie Helene is a musician and writer, from Melbourne, Australia. She writes poetry, fiction, and songs. Talie is horror editor for the anthology The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror (Ticonderoga Publications); she was news editor for the Australian Horror Writers’ Association for four years (2006–2010). She is a member of the SuperNova writers’ group. Talie has a background in music journalism, various music industry roles and fine art event management. She performs as a singer/songwriter, and has performed with many artists including The Tenth Stage, Wendy Rule, Saba Persian Orchestra, and Eden. For the latest updates, visit www.taliehelene.com
Also Edited By Liz Grzyb
Scary Kisses
More Scary Kisses
Damnation and Dames (with Amanda Pillar)
Dreaming of Djinn
Kisses by Clockwork
Hear Me Roar
Also Edited By Liz Grzyb & Talie Helene
The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy & Horror 2010
The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy & Horror 2011
The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy & Horror 2012
The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy & Horror 2014
Thank You
The editors would like to thank Lee Battersby, Deborah Biancotti, Trudi Canavan, Robert G. Cook, Rowena Cory Daniells, Terry Dowling, Thoraiya Dyer, Russell B. Farr, Marion Halligan, Dmetri Kakmi, David Kernot, Margo Lanagan, S.G. Larner, Martin Livings, Kirstyn McDermott, Claire McKenna, C.S. McMullen, Juliet Marillier, David Thomas Moore, Faith Mudge, Ryan O’Neill, Angela Rega, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Nicky Rowlands, Carol Ryles, Angela Slatter, Anna Tambour, Kaaron Warren, and Janeen Webb.
Liz would like to thank Talie Helene, Helen Grzyb, Angela Challis, Shane Cummings, Amanda Pillar, Tom Bicknell, Kate Dunbar-Smith, Kate Williams, Andrew Williams, Debbie Wilson, Jacinta Rosielle, Ambre Hillier, Michael Hillier, Tasmar Dixon, Kylie Dainton, Mel Barbarat, Mel Donald, Phil Ward, Angela Rega, Annie Backshall, Alan Baxter, Carol Ryles, Anthony Panegyres, Jay Caselberg, Chuck McKenzie, Ruza Foster, Lina Piscitelli, Jacintha Bell, Nikki Irwin, Andrea Orlowsky, Anna Frankie Bertolini, Hilary Donraadt, Angie Irwin, Kim Astle, Rachel Randall, Jane Hebiton, and of course the Department of Fabulous.
Talie would like to thank Liz Grzyb, Russell B. Farr, Adam Calaitzis, Charmaine Calaitzis, Julia Svaganovic, Kirstyn McDermott, Jason Nahrung, Leigh Irwin, Josephine Wilson, Samantha Escarbe, Stacey Palfreyman, Felicity Dowker, David Trzcinski, Rocky Wood, Jack Dann, David Conyers, Deborah Crabtree, Satima Flavell, Lezli Robyn, Oliver Holm, Chuck Chainey-McKenzie, Sean Bowley-Kramer, Wendy Rule, Ellen Gregory, Claire McKenna, Michelle Goldsmith, Sarah Endacott, Jamie Reuel, Lucy Sussex, Julian Warner, the SuperNova Writers crew, Martin Livings, Mariangelina Macaronne, Paddy O’Reilly, Helen Stubbs, Jessica Steele, Sonia Tamarri, Deborah Tamarri, Cynthia Tamarri, Fiona Trembath, Nalini Haynes, Dean John Anderson, Alison Goodman, Karen McKenzie, Narelle Harris, Janette Dalgliesh, Geoff Brown, Andrez Bergen, Craig Bezant, Linda Brucesmith, Jenny Blackford, Alan Baxter, Jodi Cleghorn, Jason Franks, Jason Fischer, Robert D. Grixti, Richard Harland, Catriona Sparks, Robert Hood, Trent Jamieson, Earl Livings, Gillian Polack, Yaritji Green, Sharyn Lilley, David Schembri, Mark Smith-Briggs, Guy Salvidge, Kyla Lee Ward, Marty Young, Lee Battersby, Deborah Biancotti, Terry Dowling, Thoraiya Dyer, Marion Halligan, Dmetri Kakmi, David Kernot, Margo Lanagan, Stacey Larner, Catherine McMullen, David Thomas Moore, Ryan O’Neill, Tan
sy Rayner Roberts, Angela Slatter, Anna Tambour, Kaaron Warren, Janeen Webb, Robert Cook, Jay Caselberg, Stephen Ormsby, Danel Olson, Alisa Krasnostein, Jonathan Strahan, Tehani Wessely, Jared Shurin, Angela Meyer, and Shelley Slater.
Acknowledgements
“Disciple of the Torrent”, copyright © Lee Battersby 2013. First published in Tales of Australia: Great Southern Land, edited by Stephen C. Ormsby and Carol Bond, Satalyte Publishing.
“All the Lost Ones”, copyright © Deborah Biancotti 2013. First published in Exotic Gothic 5 Vol I, edited by Danel Olson, PS Publishing.
“Camp Follower”, copyright © Trudi Canavan 2013. First published in Fearsome Journeys: The New Solaris Book of Fantasy, edited by Jonathan Strahan, Solaris.
“Glasskin”, copyright © Robert Cook 2013. First published in Review of Australian Fiction Vol 5 #6, edited by Matthew Lamb.
“The Ways of the Wyrding Women”, copyright © Rowena Cory Daniells 2013. First published in One Small Step, edited by Tehani Wessely, Fablecroft.
“The Sleepover”, copyright © Terry Dowling 2013. First published in Exotic Gothic 5 Vol II, edited by Danel Olson, PS Publishing.
“After Hours”, copyright © Thoraiya Dyer 2013. First published in Asymmetry, Twelfth Planet Press.
“A Castle in Toorak”, copyright © Marion Halligan 2013. First published in Griffith Review #42: Once Upon a Time in Oz, edited by Julianne Schultz AM FAHA and Carmel Bird.
“The Boy by the Gate”, copyright © Dmetri Kakmi 2013. First published in The New Gothic, edited by Beth K. Lewis, Stoneskin Press.
“Harry’s Dead Poodle”, copyright © David Kernot 2013. First published in Cover of Darkness Magazine
“Black Swan Event”, copyright © Margo Lanagan 2013. First published in Griffith Review #42: Once Upon a Time in Oz, edited by Julianne Schultz AM FAHA and Carmel Bird.
“Poppies”, copyright © S.G. Larner 2013. First published in Aurealis #65, edited by Michael Pryor, Chimaera Publications.
“La Mort d’un Roturer”, copyright © Martin Livings 2013. First published in This is How You Die, edited by Ryan North, Matthew Bernardo and David Malki, Grand Central Publishing.
“Caution: Contains Small Parts”, copyright © Kirstyn McDermott 2013. First published in Caution: Contains Small Parts, Twelfth Planet Press.
“The Ninety Two”, copyright © Claire McKenna 2013. First published in Next, edited by Simon Petrie and Robert Porteous, CSFG.
“The Nest”, copyright © C.S. McMullen 2013. First published in Nightmare Magazine #12, edited by John Joseph Adams.
“By Bone-Light “, copyright © Juliet Marillier 2013. First published in Prickle Moon, Ticonderoga Publications.
“Old Souls”, copyright © David Thomas Moore 2013. First published in The Book of the Dead, edited by Jared Shurin, Jurassic London.
“The Oblivion Box”, copyright © Faith Mudge 2013. First published in Dreaming of Djinn, edited by Liz Grzyb, Ticonderoga Publications.
“Sticks and Stones”, copyright © Ryan O’Neill 2013. First published in The Great Unknown, edited by Angela Meyer, Spineless Wonders.
“Almost Beautiful”, copyright © Angela Rega 2013. First published in Next, edited by Simon Petrie and Robert Porteous, CSFG.
“The Raven and Her Victory”, copyright © Tansy Rayner Roberts 2013. First published in Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe, edited by Steve Berman, Lethe Press.
“On the Wall”, copyright © Nicky Rowlands 2013. First published in Next, edited by Simon Petrie and Robert Porteous, CSFG.
“The Silence of Clockwork”, copyright © Carol Ryles 2013. First published in Conflux 9 Convention Programme, edited by Kim Gaal.
“Flight”, copyright © Angela Slatter 2013. First published in Once Upon a Time: New Fairy Tales, edited by Paula Guran, Prime Books.
“Bowfin Island”, copyright © Anna Tambour 2013. First published in Caledonian Dreamin’ Strange Fiction of Scottish Descent, edited by Hal Duncan and Chris Kelso, Eibon Vale Press.
“Born and Bread”, copyright © Kaaron Warren 2013. First published in Once Upon a Time: New Fairy Tales, edited by Paula Guran, Prime Books.
“Hell is Where the Heart is”, copyright © Janeen Webb 2013. First published in Next, edited by Simon Petrie and Robert Porteous, CSFG.
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