Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel

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Aurealis Award for best young adult novel
Awarded forExcellence in young adult speculative fiction novels
CountryAustralia
Presented byChimaera Publications,
Continuum Foundation
StatusActive
First awarded1995
Currently held byKathryn Barker
WebsiteOfficial site

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works 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 added weight to the honour of the award.[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] Ties can occur if the panel decides that both entries show equal merit, however they are encouraged to choose a single winner.[6] The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award's management team.[7]

This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best young-adult novel category, as well as novels that have been highly commended. Four people have won the award twice – Isobelle Carmody, Garth Nix, Scott Westerfeld, and most recently Kathryn Barker. Nix and Westerfeld hold the record for most nominations with nine, and Rory Barnes has the most nominations without winning, having been a losing finalist five times.

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

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Garth Nix has been a finalist on nine occasions, winning in 1995 and 2003.
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Kerry Greenwood has won once in 1996 and received a high commendation in 2005.
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Damien Broderick has been a short-list nominee twice with his collaborations with Rory Barnes.
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Richard Harland has been a finalist once in 2000.
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Scott Westerfeld has received the most nominations with nine and has been a winner on two of those occasions.
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Sean Williams has been a finalist twice, most recently in 2009.
Year Author(s) Novel Publisher Ref
1995 Brian Caswell* Deucalion UQP [8]
Garth Nix* Sabriel Moonstone
Isobelle Carmody Ashling Viking Press [8]
Catherine Jinks Witch Bank Puffin Books
John Marsden The Third Day, The Frost Pan Macmillan
1996 Hilary Bell* Mirror, Mirror Hodder Headline [9]
Kerry Greenwood* The Broken Wheel Moonstone
Sara Douglass Beyond the Hanging Wall Voyager Books [9]
Victor Kelleher Firedancer Penguin Books
Michael Pryor The Mask of Caliban Hodder Headline
1997 Isobelle Carmody* Greylands Puffin Books [10]
Catherine Jinks* Eye to Eye Puffin Books
Patricia Bernard The Outcast Moonstone [10]
Damien Broderick & Rory Barnes Zones Moonstone
Garth Nix Shade's Children Allen & Unwin
1998 Alison Goodman* Singing the Dogstar Blues HarperCollins [11]
Rory Barnes Horsehead Boy HarperCollins [11]
Melissa Lucashenko Killing Darcy UQP
Dave Luckett A Dark Winter Omnibus Books
John Marsden The Night Is for Hunting Pan Macmillan
1999 Dave Luckett* A Dark Victory Omnibus Books [12]
Rory Barnes Horsehead Man HarperCollins [12]
Damien Broderick & Rory Barnes Stuck in Fast Forward HarperCollins
Victor Kelleher Into the Dark Viking Press
Victor Kelleher The Ivory Trail Viking Press
2000 Sonya Hartnett* Thursday's Child Penguin Books [13]
Rory Barnes Horsehead Soup HarperCollins [13]
Richard Harland Ferren and the Angel Penguin Books
Christine Harris Omega Random House
Sophie Masson The Green Prince Hodder Headline
2001 Louise Katz* The Other Face of Janus Angus & Robertson [14]
Anna Fienberg The Witch in the Lake Allen & Unwin [14]
Garth Nix Lirael Allen & Unwin
Cameron Rogers The Music of Razors Penguin Books
Gillian Rubinstein Terra-Farma Viking Press
2002 Sophie Masson* The Hand of Glory Hodder Headline [15]
Kate Forsyth The Starthorn Tree Pan Books [15]
David McRobbie Mum, Me, the 19th C Angus & Robertson
Natalie Jane Prior Fireworks and Darkness Angus & Robertson
2003 Garth Nix* Abhorsen Allen & Unwin [16]
Carole Wilkinson* Dragonkeeper Black Dog Books
Janeen Webb The Silken Road to Samarkand HarperCollins [16]
2004 Scott Westerfeld* The Secret Hour Eos [17]
Jackie French Flesh and Blood HarperCollins [17]
Penni Russon Undine Random House
Matt Zurbo Hot Nights, Cool Dragons Allen & Unwin
2005 Isobelle Carmody* Alyzon Whitestarr Penguin Books [18]
Anthony Eaton Nightpeople UQP [18]
Justine Larbalestier Magic or Madness Penguin Books
Scott Westerfeld Peeps Penguin Books
Scott Westerfeld Uglies Simon & Schuster
2006 D. M. Cornish* Foundling Omnibus Books [19]
Amanda Holohan The King's Fool ABC Books [19]
Justine Larbalestier Magic Lessons Penguin Books
Juliet Marillier Wildwood Dancing Pan Macmillan
Scott Westerfeld The Last Days Penguin Books
2007 Anthony Eaton* Skyfall UQP [20]
Kate Constable Taste of Lightning Allen & Unwin [20]
Juliet Marillier Cybele's Secret Pan Macmillan
Michael Pryor Heart of Gold Random House
Scott Westerfeld Extras Simon Pulse
2008 Melina Marchetta* Finnikin of the Rock Viking Press [21]
Isobelle Carmody The Stone Key Viking Press [21]
D. M. Cornish Lamplighter Omnibus Books
Alison Goodman The Two Pearls of Wisdom HarperCollins
Sean Williams The Changeling Angus & Robertson
2009 Scott Westerfeld* Leviathan Penguin Books [22]
Kate Forsyth The Puzzle Ring Pan Macmillan [22]
Cassandra Golds The Museum of Mary Child Puffin Books
Glenda Millard A Small Free Kiss in the Dark Allen & Unwin
Sean Williams The Scarecrow HarperCollins
2010 Karen Healey* Guardian of the Dead Allen & Unwin [23][24]
Ananda Braxton-Smith Merrow Black Dog Books [23]
Sonya Hartnett The Midnight Zoo Penguin Books
Doug MacLeod The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher Penguin Books
Scott Westerfeld Behemoth Penguin Books
2011 Penni Russon* Only Ever Always Allen & Unwin [25][26]
Em Bailey Shift Hardie Grant Egmont [25]
Ananda Braxton-Smith Secrets of Carrick: Tantony Black Dog Books
Karen Healey The Shattering Allen & Unwin
Meg Mundell Black Glass Scribe Publications
2012 Kaz Delaney* (tie) Dead, Actually Allen & Unwin [27][28]
Margo Lanagan* (tie) Sea Hearts Allen & Unwin
Andrea K. Höst And All the Stars Andrea K. Hosth [27]
Ambelin Kwaymullina The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf Walker Books
Louis Nowra Into That Forest Allen & Unwin
2013 Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner* (tie) These Broken Stars Allen & Unwin [29][30]
Allyse Near* (tie) Fairytales for Wilde Girls Random House Australia
Tony Davies The Big Dry HarperCollins [29]
Andrea K. Höst Hunting Andrea K. Hösth
Claire Zorn The Sky So Heavy University of Queensland Press
2014 Jaclyn Moriarty* The Cracks in the Kingdom Pan Macmillan Australia [31][32]
Rebecca Lim The Astrologer's Daughter Text Publishing [31]
Lynnette Lounsbury Afterworld Allen & Unwin
Garth Nix Clariel Allen & Unwin
Nova Weetman The Haunting of Lily Frost UQP
Scott Westerfeld Afterworlds Penguin Books Australia
2015 Kathryn Barker* In the Skin of a Monster Allen & Unwin [33][34]
Alison Goodman Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club HarperCollins [33]
Francesca Haig The Fire Sermon HarperVoyager
Trent Jamieson Day Boy Text Publishing
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Illuminae Allen & Unwin
Skye Melki-Wagner Hush Penguin Random House Australia
2016 Alison Goodman* Lady Helen and the Dark Days Pact HarperCollins Publishers [35][36]
Jane Abbott Elegy Penguin Random House Australia [35]
Alison Croggon The Bone Queen Penguin Books Australia
Emily Gale The Other Side of Summer Penguin Random House Australia
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Gemima: The Illuminae Files 2 Allen & Unwin
Garth Nix Goldenhand Allen & Unwin
2017 Cally Black* In the Dark Spaces Hardie Grant Egmont [37][38]
Alison Evans Ida Bonnier Publishing Australia [37]
Garth Nix Frogkisser! Allen & Unwin
Emily Suvada This Mortal Coil Puffin UK
Marlee Jane Ward Psynode Seizure
Paula Weston The Undercurrent Text Publishing
2018 Ambelin Kwaymullina & Ezekiel Kwaymullina* Catching Teller Crow Allen & Unwin [39][40]
Sarah Epstein Small Spaces Walker Books Australia [39]
Jay Kristoff Lifel1k3 Allen & Unwin
Emily Rodda His Name Was Walter HarperCollins Publishers
Jo Spurier A Curse of Ash and Ember HarperCollins Publishers
Scott Westerfeld Impostors Allen & Unwin
2019 Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff Aurora Rising Allen & Unwin [41][42]
P. M. Freestone The Darkest Bloom Scholastic [41]
Lisa Fuller Ghost Bird University of Queensland Press
Jay Kristoff Dev1at3 Allen & Unwin
Juliet Marillier The Harp of Kings Macmillan
K. S. Nikakis I Heard the Wolf Call My Name SOV Media
2020 Lili Wilkinson The Erasure Initiative Allen & Unwin [43][44]
Asphyxia Future Girl Allen & Unwin [43]
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Aurora Burning Allen & Unwin
Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner The Other Side of the Sky Allen & Unwin
Jay Kristoff Truel1f3 Allen & Unwin
Garth Nix The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Allen & Unwin
2021 Kathryn Barker Waking Romeo Allen & Unwin [45]
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Aurora's End Allen & Unwin [45]
Maree Kimberley Dirt Circus League Text
Cameron Nunn Echo in the Memory Walker Books Australia
Gabrielle Williams It's Not You, It's Me Allen & Unwin
Garth Nix Terciel & Elinor Allen & Unwin
2022 Sarah Epstein Night Lights Fourteen Press [46]
Nikky Lee The Rarkyn's Familiar Parliament House Press
Vanessa Len Only a Monster Allen & Unwin
Ann Liang If You Could See the Sun HQ Fiction
Kate Murray We Who Hunt the Hollow Hardie Grant

Most nominations (as of the 2022 ceremony celebrating 2021 nominees):

Double wins (as of the 2022 ceremony celebrating 2021 nominees):

High commendations[edit]

The high commendations are announced alongside the list of finalists for their respected year of eligibility.[47] 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
2005 Kerry Greenwood The Rat and the Raven Lothian Books [48]
Penni Russon Breathe Random House [48]
Scott Westerfeld Pretties Simon & Schuster [48]

See also[edit]

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

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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