Avustralya’nın bilimkurgu, korku ve fantastik dallarındaki en başarılı yazarlarına verilen Aurealis Ödülleri’nin 2013 yılı adayları belli oldu.
Ödül, Avustralyalı korku, bilimkurgu ve fantastik yazarlarından bu ödülde finalist olmuş ya da ödülü kazanmış olanların Avustralya’nın bu yönünü güçlendirmesini amaçlamaktadır.
2013 adayları ise şöyle:
En İyi Bilimkurgu Romanı
- Lexicon, Max Barry (Hachette)
- Trucksong, Andrew Macrae (Twelfth Planet)
- A Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists, Jane Rawson (Transit Lounge)
- True Path, Graham Storrs (Momentum)
- Rupetta, Nike Sulway (Tartarus)
En İyi Bilmkurgu Öyküsü (Kısa)
- “The Last Tiger”, Joanne Anderton (Daily Science Fiction 5/17/13)
- “Mah Song”, Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories)
- “Seven Days in Paris”, Thoraiya Dyer (Asymmetry)
- “Version 4.3.0.1”, Lucy Stone (Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #57)
- “Air, Water and the Grove”, Kaaron Warren (The Lowest Heaven)
En İyi Fantastik Roman
- Lexicon, Max Barry (Hachette Australia)
- A Crucible of Souls, Mitchell Hogan (self-published)
- These Broken Stars, Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
- Newt’s Emerald, Garth Nix (Jill Grinberg Literary Management)
- Ink Black Magic, Tansy Rayner Roberts (FableCroft)
En İyi Fantastik Öykü (Kısa)
- The Last Stormdancer, Jay Kristoff (Thomas Dunne)
- “The Touch of the Taniwha”, Tracie McBride (Fish)
- “Cold, Cold War”, Ian McHugh (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 6/13/13)
- “Short Circuit”, Kirstie Olley (Oomph: A Little Super Goes a Long Way)
- “The Year of Ancient Ghosts”, Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts)
En İyi Korku Romanı
- The Marching Dead, Lee Battersby (Angry Robot)
- The First Bird, Greig Beck (Momentum)
- Path of Night, Dirk Flinthart (FableCroft)
- Fairytales for Wilde Girls, Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
En İyi Korku Öyküsü (Kısa)
- “Fencelines”, Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories)
- “The Sleepover”, Terry Dowling (Exotic Gothic 5)
- “The Home for Broken Dolls”, Kirstyn McDermott (Caution: Contains Small Parts)
- “The Human Moth”, Kaaron Warren (The Grimscribe’s Puppets)
- “The Year of Ancient Ghosts”, Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts)
En İyi Genç-Yetişkin Romanı
- The Big Dry, Tony Davies (Harper Collins)
- Hunting, Andrea Host (self-published)
- These Broken Stars, Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
- Fairytales for Wilde Girls, Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
- The Sky So Heavy, Claire Zorn (University of Queensland Press)
En İyi Genç-Yetişkin Öyküsü (Kısa)
- “Mah Song”, Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories)
- “By Bone-Light”, Juliet Marillier (Prickle Moon)
- “Morning Star”, D.K. Mok (One Small Step)
- “The Year of Ancient Ghosts”, Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts)
En İyi Derleme
- The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, Joanne Anderton (FableCroft)
- Asymmetry, Thoraiya Dyer (Twelfth Planet)
- Caution: Contains Small Parts, Kirstyn McDermott (Twelfth Planet)
- The Bride Price, Cat Sparks (Ticonderoga)
- The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Kim Wilkins (Ticonderoga)
En İyi Antoloji
- The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012, Liz Grzyb & Talie Helene, eds. (Ticonderoga)
- One Small Step: An Anthology Of Discoveries, Tehani Wessely, ed. (FableCroft)
- Dreaming Of Djinn, Liz Grzyb, ed. (Ticonderoga)
- The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Of The Year: Volume Seven, Jonathan Strahan, ed. (Night Shade)
- Focus 2012: Highlights of Australian Short Fiction, Tehani Wessely, ed. (FableCroft)
En İyi Çocuk Kurgusu
- 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)
- The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie, Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin)
- Rules of Summer, Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia)
- Ice Breaker: The Hidden 1, Lian Tanner (Allen & Unwin)
En İyi İllüstranyon Kitabı/Grafik Roman
- Savage Bitch, Steve Carter & Antoinette Rydyr (Scar Studios)
- Mr Unpronounceable Adventures, Tim Molloy (Milk Shadow)
- Burger Force, Jackie Ryan (self-published)
- Peaceful Tomorrows Volume Two, Shane W Smith (Zetabella)
- The Deep Vol. 2: The Vanishing Island, Tom Taylor & James Brouwer (Gestalt)
Ödül sahipleri 5 Nisan 2014 tarihinde Canberra’da bulunan Avustralya Ulusal Üniversitesi’nin Büyük Salon’unda düzenlenecek yıllık Aurealis Ödülleri töreninde açıklanacak.