Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

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Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel
Awarded forExcellence in science fiction novels
CountryAustralia
Presented byChimaera Publications,
Continuum Foundation
First awarded1995
Currently held byT. R. Napper
WebsiteOfficial 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".[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]

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.[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 science fiction novel category, as well as novels that have received honourable mentions. Since 2003, honourable mentions have been awarded intermittently. Damien Broderick and Jay Kristoff have won the award three times, while five have won it twice – K. A. Bedford, Greg Egan, Amie Kaufman, Sean McMullen, and Sean Williams. Williams holds the record for most nominations with 14. Rory Barnes, James Bradley, Simon Brown, Sara Creasy, Nina D'Aleo, Joel Shepherd, Meagan Spooner, Graham Storrs, and Tess Williams share the record for most nominations without winning, each having been nominated twice.

Winners and nominees[edit]

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(s) Novel Publisher Ref
1995 Greg Egan* Distress Millennium [7]
Sean McMullen Mirrorsun Rising Aphelion Publications [7]
Kate Orman Set Piece Virgin Books [7]
Sean Williams & Shane Dix The Unknown Soldier Aphelion Publications [7]
1996 Sean Williams* Metal Fatigue HarperCollins [8]
Simon Brown Privateer HarperCollins [8]
Tess Williams Map of Power Arrow Books [8]
1997 Damien Broderick* The White Abacus Avon Eos [9]
Damien Broderick & Rory Barnes Zones Moonstone [9]
Simon Brown Winter HarperCollins [9]
Greg Egan Diaspora Millennium [9]
Richard Harland The Dark Edge Pan Macmillan [9]
1998 Sean McMullen* The Centurion's Empire Tor Books [10]
Alison Goodman Singing the Dogstar Blues HarperCollins [10]
John Marsden The Night Is for Hunting Pan Macmillan [10]
Kate Orman The New Adventures: Walking to Babylon Virgin Books [10]
Sean Williams The Resurrected Man Voyager Books [10]
1999 Greg Egan* Teranesia Gollancz [11]
Jonathan Blum & Kate Orman Doctor Who: Unnatural History BBC Books [11]
Damien Broderick & Rory Barnes The Book of Revelation HarperCollins [11]
Andrew Masterson The Letter Girl Picador [11]
Sally Rogers-Davidson Spare Parts Penguin Books [11]
2000 Sean McMullen* The Miocene Arrow Tor Books [12]
James Bradley The Deep Field Sceptre [12]
Sean Williams & Shane Dix The Dying Light Voyager Books [12]
Tess Williams Sea as Mirror Voyager Books [12]
2001 Sean Williams & Shane Dix* The Dark Imbalance Voyager Books [13]
Peter McAllister Cosmonaut Penguin Books [13]
Sean McMullen Eyes of the Calculor Tor Books [13]
Joel Shepherd Crossover Voyager Books [13]
2002 Damien Broderick* Transcension Tor Books [14]
Michelle Marquardt Blue Silence Bantam Books [14]
Sean Williams & Shane Dix Echoes of Earth Voyager Books [14]
2003 Jonathan Blum & Kate Orman* Fallen Gods Telos Publishing [15]
Jay Caselberg Wyrmhole Roc Books [15]
Ian Irvine Terminator Gene Simon & Schuster [15]
Kate Orman Blue Box BBC Worldwide [15]
Sean Williams & Shane Dix Orphans of Earth Voyager Books [15]
2004 Maxine McArthur* Less Than Human Warner Aspect [16]
K. A. Bedford Orbital Burn Edge Publishing [16]
Jack Dann The Rebel Flamingo [16]
Marianne de Pierres Nylon Angel Orbit Books [16]
Sean Williams & Shane Dix Heirs of Earth Voyager Books [16]
2005 K. A. Bedford* Eclipse Edge Publishing [17]
John Birmingham Designated Targets Pan Macmillan [17]
Marianne de Pierres Crash Deluxe Orbit Books [17]
Sean Williams & Shane Dix Ascent Voyager Books [17]
2006 Damien Broderick* K-Machines Avalon Publishing Group [18]
K. A. Bedford Hydrogen Steel Edge Publishing [18]
Andrew McGahan Underground Allen & Unwin [18]
Sean Williams & Shane Dix Descent Voyager Books [18]
2007 David Kowalski* The Company of the Dead Pan Macmillan [19]
Marianne de Pierres Dark Space Orbit Books [19]
Jack Heath Remote Control Pan Macmillan [19]
Sean Williams Saturn Returns Orbit Books [19]
2008 K. A. Bedford* Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait Edge Publishing [20]
Marianne de Pierres Chaos Space Orbit Books [20]
Simon Haynes Hal Spacejock: No Free Lunch Fremantle Press [20]
Kim Westwood The Daughters of Moab HarperVoyager [20]
Sean Williams Earth Ascendant Orbit Books [20]
2009 Andrew McGahan* Wonders of a Godless World Allen & Unwin [21]
Sean Williams The Grand Conjunction Orbit Books [21]
2010 Marianne de Pierres* Transformation Space Orbit Books [22]
Sara Creasy Song of Scarabaeus EOS Books [23]
Marianne de Pierres Mirror Space Orbit Books [23]
2011 Kim Westwood* The Courier's New Bicycle HarperVoyager [24]
Max Barry Machine Man Scribe Publications [25]
Sara Creasy Children of Scarabaeus HarperVoyager [25]
Peter Docker The Waterboys Fremantle Press [25]
Meg Mundell Black Glass Scribe Publications [25]
2012 Daniel O'Malley* The Rook HarperCollins [26]
Jo Anderton Suited Angry Robot Books [27]
Nina D'Aleo The Last City Momentum [27]
Andrea K. Höst And All the Stars Andrea K. Hosth [27]
Ambelin Kwaymullina The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf Walker Books [27]
Garth Nix A Confusion of Princes Allen & Unwin [27]
2013 Max Barry* Lexicon Hachette [28][29]
Andrew Macrae Trucksong Twelfth Planet Press [28]
Jane Rawson A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists Transit Lounge [28]
Graham Storrs True Path Momentum [28]
Nike Sulway Rupetta Tartarus Press [28]
2014 Marianne de Pierres* Peacemaker Angry Robot [30]
Amanda Bridgeman Aurora: Meridian Momentum [31]
LynC Nil By Mouth Satalyte Publishing [31]
Nina D'Aleo The White List Momentum [31]
Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner Their Shattered World Allen & Unwin [31]
Graham Storrs Foresight Momentum [31]
2015 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff* Illuminae Allen & Unwin [32]
Evelyn Blackwell Crossed (self-published) [33]
James Bradley Clade Penguin [33]
Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner Their Fractured Light Allen & Unwin [33]
Joel Shepherd Renegade Kindle Direct [33]
Sean Williams Twinmaker: Fall Allen & Unwin [33]
2016 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff* Gemima: The Illuminae Files 2 Allen & Unwin [34]
Jane Abbott Watershed Penguin Random House [35]
S. K. Dunstall Confluence Ace Books [35]
D. K. Mok Squid's Grief (self-published) [35]
Daniel O'Malley Stiletto HarperCollins Publishers [35]
Rebekah Turner Threader Harlequin Australia [35]
2017 Jane Rawson* From the Wreck Transit Lounge [36][37]
Sally Abbott Closing Down Hachette Australia [36]
Claire G. Coleman Terra Nullius Hachette Australia [36]
Daniel Findlay Year of the Orphan Penguin Random House Australia [36]
Krissy Kneen An Uncertain Grace Text Publishing [36]
Cat Sparks Lotus Blue Skyhorse [36]
2018 Jay Kristoff* Lifel1k3 Allen & Unwin [38][39]
Kylie Chan Scales of Empire HarperCollins Publishers [38]
Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Obsidio Allen & Unwin [38]
Angela Meyer A Superior Spectre Ventura Press [38]
Jennifer Mills Dyschronia Picador Australia [38]
Margaret Morgan The Second Cure Penguin Random House Australia [38]
2019 Amie Kaufman* & Jay Kristoff* Aurora Rising Allen & Unwin [40][41]
Sarah Hopkins The Subjects Text Publishing [40]
Meg Mundell The Trespassers University of Queensland Press [40]
Gillian Polack The Year of the Fruit Cake IFWG [40]
Alice Robinson The Glad Shout Affirm [40]
Rohan Wilson Daughter of Bad Times Allen & Unwin [40]
2020 Laura Jean McKay* The Animals in That Country Scribe [42][43]
Corey J. White* Repo Virtual Tor.com Publishing [42][44]
James Bradley Ghost Species Penguin/Hamish Hamilton [42]
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Aurora Burning Allen & Unwin [42]
Donna Mazza Fauna Allen & Unwin [42]
Kate Mildenhall The Mother Fault Simon & Schuster [42]
2021 Kathryn Barker* Waking Romeo Allen & Unwin [45][46][47]
Max Barry The 22 Murders of Madison May Hachette Australia [45][47]
Rebecca Bowyer Stealing Time Story Addict Publishing
Jason Fischer Papa Lucy & The Boneman Outland Entertainment
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Aurora’s End Allen & Unwin
Claire McKenna Deepwater King HarperCollins Publishers
2022 T. R. Napper* 36 Streets Titan [48]
Rhett Davis Hovering Hachette [48]
Kathryn Hore The Stranger Allen & Unwin
Steve Toltz Here Goes Nothing Hamish Hamilton
Georgina Young Bootstrap Text

Honourable mentions[edit]

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.

Year Author Novel Publisher Ref
2003 Paul Collins The Earthborn Tor Books [49]
2007 Rose Michael The Asking Game Transit Lounge [49]

See also[edit]

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

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External links[edit]

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