Our Awards

2018

Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler edited by Alexandra Pierce and Mimi Mondal

      • Winner of Locus Award ‘Non Fiction’
      • Nominated for Hugo Award ‘Best Related Work’
      • Nominated for British Fantasy Award ‘Best Non Fiction’
      • Nominated for William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review

Mother of Invention edited by Rivqa Rafael and Tansy Rayner Roberts

      • “Reflecting on Indigenous Worlds, Indigenous Futurisms and Artificial Intelligence” by Ambelin Kwaymullina – Winner of William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review

2017

Defying Doomsday edited by Tsana Dolichva and Holly Kench

      • Winner of Ditmar Award (Collected Work)
      • ‘Did We Break The End of the World?’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts – Winner of Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)
      • Nominated for Aurealis Award (Anthology)
      • ‘Did We Break The End of the World?’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts – Nominated for Aurealis Award (SF Novella)
      • ‘Did We Break The End of the World?’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts – Nominated for Aurealis Award (YA Short Story)
      • ‘Tea Party’ by Lauren E Mitchell – Finalist for Norma K Hemming Award (Short Fiction)
      • ‘Two Somebodies Go Hunting’ by Rivqa Rafael – Finalist for Norma K Hemming Award (Short Fiction)
      • ‘Did We Break The End of the World?’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts – Finalist for Norma K Hemming Award (Short Fiction)
      • Finalist for Norma K Hemming Award (Long Work)

Year’s Best YA Speculative Fiction 2015 edited by Julia Rios and Alisa Krasnostein

      • Winner of Aurealis Award (Anthology)

2016

Letters to Tiptree edited by Alexandra Pierce and Alisa Krasnostein

      • Winner of Locus Award (Non Fiction)
      • Winner of Aurealis Convenors’ Award for Excellence
      • Winner of British Fantasy Award (Nonfiction)
      • Winner of William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review
      • Nominated for World Fantasy Award (Special Award, Non Professional)
      • Nominated for British SF Association Award (Nonfiction)
      • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Collected Work)

Special Mention: Alfie Award (Nonfiction)

Cherry Crow Children by Deborah Kalin

      • ‘The Briskwater Mare’ – Nominated for Shirley Jackson Award (Novelette)
      • ‘The Miseducation of Mara Lys’ – Winner Aurealis Award (Horror Novella)
      • ‘The Miseducation of Mara Lys’ – Winner Aurealis Award (YA short story)
      • ‘The Cherry Crow Children of Haverny Wood’ – Nominated Aurealis Award (Horror Novella)
      • ‘Wages of Honey’ – Nominated for Aurealis Award
      • ‘The Briskwater Mare’ – Nominated Aurealis Award (Horror Short Story)
      • Nominated for Aurealis Award (Collection)
      • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Collected Work)
      • ‘The Cherry Crow Children of Haverny Wood’ – Nominated Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)
      • ‘The Miseducation of Mara Lys’ – Nominated Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)
      • ‘Wages of Honey’ – Nominated Ditmar Award (Novella or novelette)

2015

Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Julia Rios

      • Honor List of James Tiptree Jnr Award
      • Winner of Aurealis Award (Anthology)
      • Winner of Ditmar Award (Collected Work)
      • ‘The Truth About Owls’ by Amal El-Mohtar – Winner of Locus Award (Short Story)
      • ‘Vanilla’ by Dirk Flinthart – Winner of Aurealis Award (YA Short Story)
      • ‘Happy Go Lucky’ by Garth Nix – Nominated for Aurealis Award (SF Short Story)
      • ‘Signature’ by Faith Mudge – Nominated for Aurealis Award (YA Short Story)
      • ‘Cookie Cutter Superhero’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts – Nominated for WSFA Small Press Award
      • ‘Cookie Cutter Superhero’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Short Story)

Female Factory by Angela Slatter and Lisa L. Hannett

      • Winner of Aurealis Award (Collection)
      • ‘The Female Factory’ – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)

2014

Caution: Contains Small Parts (Twelve Planets Vol 8) by Kirstyn McDermott

      • ‘The Home For Broken Dolls’ – Winner of Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)
      • ‘What Amanda Wants’ – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)
      • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Collected Work)

Asymmetry (Twelve Planets Vol 7) by Thoraiya Dyer

      • ‘Seven Days in Paris’ – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Short Story)
      • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Collected Work)

Trucksong by Andrew Macrae

      • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Novel)

 

 

2013

Through Splintered Walls (Twelve Planets Vol 6) by Kaaron Warren

      • ‘Sky’ – Winner of Shirley Jackson Award (Novella)
      • ‘Sky’ – Nominated for World Fantasy Award (Novella)
      • ‘Sky’ – Winner Aurealis Award (Horror Short Story)
      • ‘Sky’ – Winner Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)
      • Winner of Ditmar Award (Collection)
      • ‘Sky’ – Winner Australian Shadow Award (Long Fiction)
      • Winner Australian Shadow Award (Collection)
      • Canberra Critics Circle Fiction Award
      • Nominated for Aurealis Award (Collection)
      • ‘Creek’ – Nominated for Australian Shadow Award (Short Story)
      • ‘Mountain’ – Nominated for Australian Shadow Award (Short Story)
      • ‘Road’ –Nominated for Australian Shadow Award (Short Story)

Cracklescape (Twelve Planets Vol ) by Margo Lanagan

      • ‘Significant Dust’ – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)
      • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Collection)

Salvage by Jason Nahrung

      • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Novel)

 

 

2012

Nightsiders (Twelve Planets Vol 1) by Sue Isle

      • ‘Nation of the Night’ – Winner of Aurealis Award (YA Short Story)
      • Longlisted for James Tiptree Jnr Award
      • Nominated for Aurealis Award (Collection)
      • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Collected Work)

Love and Romanpunk (Twelve Planets Vol 2) by Tansy Rayner Roberts

      • ‘The Patrician’ – Winner Washington SF Association (WSFA) Small Press Award
      • ‘The Patrician’ – Winner Ditmar Award (Short Story)
      • Nominated for Aurealis Award (Collection)
      • ‘The Patrician’ – Nominated Aurealis Award (YA Short Story)
      • ‘Julia Agrippina’s Secret Women Bestiary’ – Nominated Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)
      • Nominated Ditmar Award (Collected Work)

Thief of Lives (Twelve Planets Vol 3) by Lucy Sussex

      • ‘Alchemy’ – Nominated Ditmar Award (Short Story)

Bad Power (Twelve Planets Vol 4) by Deborah Biancotti

      • Nominated for Aurealis Award (Collection)
      • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Collection)
      • ‘Bad Power’ – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Short Story)

2011

Sprawl edited by Alisa Krasnostein

      • Winner of Ditmar Award (Collected Work)
      • ‘Yowie’ by Thoraiya Dyer – Winner of Aurealis Award (Fantasy Short Story)
      • ‘All the Love in the World’ by Cat Sparks – Winner of Ditmar Award (Short Story)
      • Nominated for Aurealis Award (Anthology)
      • ‘Relentless Adaptations’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts – Nominated for Aurealis Award (SF Short Story)
      • ‘Her Gallant Needs’ by Paul Haines – Nominated for Aurealis Award (Horror Short Story)
      • ‘Her Gallant Needs’ by Paul Haines – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)
      • ‘One Saturday Night with Angel’ by Peter M Ball – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Short Story)
      • ‘Brisneyland by Night’ by Angela Slatter – Nominated for Australian Shadows Award (Short Fiction)

Company Articles of Edward Teach/Angælien Apocalypse by Thoraiya Dyer/Matthew Chrulew

      • Company Articles of Edward Teach – Winner of Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)
      • Angælien Apocalypse – Nominated for Aurealis Award (SF Short Story)
      • Cover by Dion Hamill – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Artwork)

 

2010

A Book of Endings by Deborah Biancotti

      • Finalist for William L Crawford IAFA Fantasy Award
      • ‘Six Suicides’ – Winner of Australian Shadows Award (Short Fiction)
      • Nominated for Aurealis Award (Collection)
      • Nominated for Ditmar Award – (Collected Work)
      • Nominated for Australian Shadows Award (Long Fiction)
      • ‘Six Suicides’ – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Short Story)

New Ceres Nights edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Tehani Wessely

      • Nominated for Aurealis Award (Anthology)
      • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Collected Work)
      • ‘Prosperine When it Sizzles’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Short Story)
      • ‘Tontine Mary’ by Kaaron Warren – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Short Story)
      • ‘The Piece of Ice in Ms Windermere’s Heart’ by Angela Slatter – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Short Story)
      • Cover artwork by Dion Hamill – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Artwork)

Siren Beat by Tansy Rayner Roberts/ Roadkill by Robert Shearman 

      • Siren Beat – Winner of Washington SF Association (WSFA) Small Press Award
      • Siren Beat – Nominated for Aurealis Award (Fantasy Short Story)
      • Siren Beat – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)

2009

2012 edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Ben Payne

      • ‘Fleshy’ by Tansy Rayner Roberts – Nominated for Aurealis Award (SF Short Story)
      • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Collected Work)
      • Cover by Cat Sparks – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Artwork)
      • ‘Soft Viscosity’ by David Conyers – Nominated for Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)

Angel Rising by Dirk Flinthart

    • Nominated for Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette)