Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel

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]

Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel
The Aurealis Award design is often placed on the winning book's cover as a promotional tool.[1]
Awarded forExcellence in science fiction novels
CountryAustralia
Presented byChimaera Publications,
Continuum Foundation
First awarded1995
Currently held byAmie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
WebsiteOfficial site

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

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
1995Greg Egan*DistressMillennium[7]
1995Sean McMullenMirrorsun RisingAphelion Publications[7]
1995Kate OrmanSet PieceVirgin Books[7]
1995Sean Williams & Shane DixThe Unknown SoldierAphelion Publications[7]
1996Sean Williams*Metal FatigueHarperCollins[8]
1996Simon BrownPrivateerHarperCollins[8]
1996Tess WilliamsMap of PowerArrow Books[8]
1997Damien Broderick*The White AbacusAvon Eos[9]
1997Damien Broderick & Rory BarnesZonesMoonstone[9]
1997Simon BrownWinterHarperCollins[9]
1997Greg EganDiasporaMillennium[9]
1997Richard HarlandThe Dark EdgePan Macmillan[9]
1998Sean McMullen*The Centurion's EmpireTor Books[10]
1998Alison GoodmanSinging the Dogstar BluesHarperCollins[10]
1998John MarsdenThe Night Is for HuntingPan Macmillan[10]
1998Kate OrmanThe New Adventures: Walking to BabylonVirgin Books[10]
1998Sean WilliamsThe Resurrected ManVoyager Books[10]
1999Greg Egan*TeranesiaGollancz[11]
1999Jonathan Blum & Kate OrmanDoctor Who: Unnatural HistoryBBC Books[11]
1999Damien Broderick & Rory BarnesThe Book of RevelationHarperCollins[11]
1999Andrew MastersonThe Letter GirlPicador[11]
1999Sally Rogers-DavidsonSpare PartsPenguin Books[11]
2000Sean McMullen*The Miocene ArrowTor Books[12]
2000James BradleyThe Deep FieldSceptre[12]
2000Sean Williams & Shane DixThe Dying LightVoyager Books[12]
2000Tess WilliamsSea as MirrorVoyager Books[12]
2001Sean Williams & Shane Dix*The Dark ImbalanceVoyager Books[13]
2001Peter McAllisterCosmonautPenguin Books[13]
2001Sean McMullenEyes of the CalculorTor Books[13]
2001Joel ShepherdCrossoverVoyager Books[13]
2002Damien Broderick*TranscensionTor Books[14]
2002Michelle MarquardtBlue SilenceBantam Books[14]
2002Sean Williams & Shane DixEchoes of EarthVoyager Books[14]
2003Jonathan Blum & Kate Orman*Fallen GodsTelos Publishing[15]
2003Jay CaselbergWyrmholeRoc Books[15]
2003Ian IrvineTerminator GeneSimon & Schuster[15]
2003Kate OrmanBlue BoxBBC Worldwide[15]
2003Sean Williams & Shane DixOrphans of EarthVoyager Books[15]
2004Maxine McArthur*Less Than HumanWarner Aspect[16]
2004K. A. BedfordOrbital BurnEdge Publishing[16]
2004Jack DannThe RebelFlamingo[16]
2004Marianne de PierresNylon AngelOrbit Books[16]
2004Sean Williams & Shane DixHeirs of EarthVoyager Books[16]
2005K. A. Bedford*EclipseEdge Publishing[17]
2005John BirminghamDesignated TargetsPan Macmillan[17]
2005Marianne de PierresCrash DeluxeOrbit Books[17]
2005Sean Williams & Shane DixAscentVoyager Books[17]
2006Damien Broderick*K-MachinesAvalon Publishing Group[18]
2006K. A. BedfordHydrogen SteelEdge Publishing[18]
2006Andrew McGahanUndergroundAllen & Unwin[18]
2006Sean Williams & Shane DixDescentVoyager Books[18]
2007David Kowalski*The Company of the DeadPan Macmillan[19]
2007Marianne de PierresDark SpaceOrbit Books[19]
2007Jack HeathRemote ControlPan Macmillan[19]
2007Sean WilliamsSaturn ReturnsOrbit Books[19]
2008K. A. Bedford*Time Machines Repaired While-U-WaitEdge Publishing[20]
2008Marianne de PierresChaos SpaceOrbit Books[20]
2008Kim WestwoodThe Daughters of MoabHarperVoyager[20]
2008Sean WilliamsEarth AscendantOrbit Books[20]
2008Simon HaynesHal Spacejock: No Free LunchFremantle Press[20]
2009Andrew McGahan*Wonders of a Godless WorldAllen & Unwin[21]
2009Sean WilliamsThe Grand ConjunctionOrbit Books[21]
2010Marianne de Pierres*Transformation SpaceOrbit Books[22]
2010Sara CreasySong of ScarabaeusEOS Books[23]
2010Marianne de PierresMirror SpaceOrbit Books[23]
2011Kim Westwood*The Courier's New BicycleHarperVoyager[24]
2011Max BarryMachine ManScribe Publications[25]
2011Sara CreasyChildren of ScarabaeusHarperVoyager[25]
2011Peter DockerThe WaterboysFremantle Press[25]
2011Meg MundellBlack GlassScribe Publications[25]
2012Daniel O'Malley*The RookHarperCollins[26]
2012Jo AndertonSuitedAngry Robot Books[27]
2012Nina D'AleoThe Last CityMomentum[27]
2012Andrea K. HöstAnd All the StarsAndrea K. Hosth[27]
2012Ambelin KwaymullinaThe Interrogation of Ashala WolfWalker Books[27]
2012Garth NixA Confusion of PrincesAllen & Unwin[27]
2013Max Barry*LexiconHachette[28][29]
2013Andrew MacraeTrucksongTwelfth Planet Press[28]
2013Jane RawsonA Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade ListsTransit Lounge[28]
2013Graham StorrsTrue PathMomentum[28]
2013Nike SulwayRupettaTartarus Press[28]
2014Marianne de Pierres*PeacemakerAngry Robot[30]
2014Amanda BridgemanAurora: MeridianMomentum[31]
2014LynCNil By MouthSatalyte Publishing[31]
2014Nina D'AleoThe White ListMomentum[31]
2014Amie Kaufman & Meagan SpoonerTheir Shattered WorldAllen & Unwin[31]
2014Graham StorrsForesightMomentum[31]
2015Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff*IlluminaeAllen & Unwin[32]
2015Evelyn BlackwellCrossed(self-published)[33]
2015James BradleyCladePenguin[33]
2015Amie Kaufman and Meagan SpoonerTheir Fractured LightAllen & Unwin[33]
2015Joel ShepherdRenegadeKindle Direct[33]
2015Sean WilliamsTwinmaker: FallAllen & Unwin[33]
2016Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff*Gemima: The Illuminae Files 2Allen & Unwin[34]
2016Jane AbbottWatershedPenguin Random House[35]
2016S. K. DunstallConfluenceAce Books[35]
2016D. K. MokSquid's Grief(self-published)[35]
2016Daniel O'MalleyStilettoHarperCollins Publishers[35]
2016Rebekah TurnerThreaderHarlequin Australia[35]
2017Jane Rawson*From the WreckTransit Lounge[36][37]
2017Sally AbbottClosing DownHachette Australia[36]
2017Claire G. ColemanTerra NulliusHachette Australia[36]
2017Daniel FindlayYear of the OrphanPenguin Random House Australia[36]
2017Krissy KneenAn Uncertain GraceText Publishing[36]
2017Cat SparksLotus BlueSkyhorse[36]
2018Jay Kristoff*Lifel1k3Allen & Unwin[38][39]
2018Kylie ChanScales of EmpireHarperCollins Publishers[38]
2018Amie Kaufman & Jay KristoffObsidioAllen & Unwin[38]
2018Jennifer MillsDyschroniaPicador Australia[38]
2018Angela MeyerA Superior SpectreVentura Press[38]
2018Margaret MorganThe Second CurePenguin Random House Australia[38]
2019Amie Kaufman & Jay KristoffAurora RisingAllen & Unwin [40][41]
2019Sarah HopkinsThe SubjectsText Publishing[40]
2019Meg MundellThe TrespassersUniversity of Queensland Press [40]
2019Alice RobinsonThe Glad ShoutAffirm [40]
2019Rohan WilsonDaughter of Bad TimesAllen & Unwin [40]

Honourable mentions

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
2003Paul CollinsThe EarthbornTor Books[42]
2007Rose MichaelThe Asking GameTransit Lounge[42]

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

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