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".[1] 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;[2] 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.[3]

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

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.[1] 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.[4]

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.[1] The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award's management team.[5]

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
1995 Greg Egan*DistressMillennium[6]
Sean McMullenMirrorsun RisingAphelion Publications[6]
Kate OrmanSet PieceVirgin Books[6]
Sean Williams & Shane DixThe Unknown SoldierAphelion Publications[6]
1996 Sean Williams*Metal FatigueHarperCollins[7]
Simon BrownPrivateerHarperCollins[7]
Tess WilliamsMap of PowerArrow Books[7]
1997 Damien Broderick*The White AbacusAvon Eos[8]
Damien Broderick & Rory BarnesZonesMoonstone[8]
Simon BrownWinterHarperCollins[8]
Greg EganDiasporaMillennium[8]
Richard HarlandThe Dark EdgePan Macmillan[8]
1998 Sean McMullen*The Centurion's EmpireTor Books[9]
Alison GoodmanSinging the Dogstar BluesHarperCollins[9]
John MarsdenThe Night Is for HuntingPan Macmillan[9]
Kate OrmanThe New Adventures: Walking to BabylonVirgin Books[9]
Sean WilliamsThe Resurrected ManVoyager Books[9]
1999 Greg Egan*TeranesiaGollancz[10]
Jonathan Blum & Kate OrmanDoctor Who: Unnatural HistoryBBC Books[10]
Damien Broderick & Rory BarnesThe Book of RevelationHarperCollins[10]
Andrew MastersonThe Letter GirlPicador[10]
Sally Rogers-DavidsonSpare PartsPenguin Books[10]
2000 Sean McMullen*The Miocene ArrowTor Books[11]
James BradleyThe Deep FieldSceptre[11]
Sean Williams & Shane DixThe Dying LightVoyager Books[11]
Tess WilliamsSea as MirrorVoyager Books[11]
2001 Sean Williams & Shane Dix*The Dark ImbalanceVoyager Books[12]
Peter McAllisterCosmonautPenguin Books[12]
Sean McMullenEyes of the CalculorTor Books[12]
Joel ShepherdCrossoverVoyager Books[12]
2002 Damien Broderick*TranscensionTor Books[13]
Michelle MarquardtBlue SilenceBantam Books[13]
Sean Williams & Shane DixEchoes of EarthVoyager Books[13]
2003 Jonathan Blum & Kate Orman*Fallen GodsTelos Publishing[14]
Jay CaselbergWyrmholeRoc Books[14]
Ian IrvineTerminator GeneSimon & Schuster[14]
Kate OrmanBlue BoxBBC Worldwide[14]
Sean Williams & Shane DixOrphans of EarthVoyager Books[14]
2004 Maxine McArthur*Less Than HumanWarner Aspect[15]
K. A. BedfordOrbital BurnEdge Publishing[15]
Jack DannThe RebelFlamingo[15]
Marianne de PierresNylon AngelOrbit Books[15]
Sean Williams & Shane DixHeirs of EarthVoyager Books[15]
2005 K. A. Bedford*EclipseEdge Publishing[16]
John BirminghamDesignated TargetsPan Macmillan[16]
Marianne de PierresCrash DeluxeOrbit Books[16]
Sean Williams & Shane DixAscentVoyager Books[16]
2006 Damien Broderick*K-MachinesAvalon Publishing Group[17]
K. A. BedfordHydrogen SteelEdge Publishing[17]
Andrew McGahanUndergroundAllen & Unwin[17]
Sean Williams & Shane DixDescentVoyager Books[17]
2007 David Kowalski*The Company of the DeadPan Macmillan[18]
Marianne de PierresDark SpaceOrbit Books[18]
Jack HeathRemote ControlPan Macmillan[18]
Sean WilliamsSaturn ReturnsOrbit Books[18]
2008 K. A. Bedford*Time Machines Repaired While-U-WaitEdge Publishing[19]
Marianne de PierresChaos SpaceOrbit Books[19]
Simon HaynesHal Spacejock: No Free LunchFremantle Press[19]
Kim WestwoodThe Daughters of MoabHarperVoyager[19]
Sean WilliamsEarth AscendantOrbit Books[19]
2009 Andrew McGahan*Wonders of a Godless WorldAllen & Unwin[20]
Sean WilliamsThe Grand ConjunctionOrbit Books[20]
2010 Marianne de Pierres*Transformation SpaceOrbit Books[21]
Sara CreasySong of ScarabaeusEOS Books[22]
Marianne de PierresMirror SpaceOrbit Books[22]
2011 Kim Westwood*The Courier's New BicycleHarperVoyager[23]
Max BarryMachine ManScribe Publications[24]
Sara CreasyChildren of ScarabaeusHarperVoyager[24]
Peter DockerThe WaterboysFremantle Press[24]
Meg MundellBlack GlassScribe Publications[24]
2012 Daniel O'Malley*The RookHarperCollins[25]
Jo AndertonSuitedAngry Robot Books[26]
Nina D'AleoThe Last CityMomentum[26]
Andrea K. HöstAnd All the StarsAndrea K. Hosth[26]
Ambelin KwaymullinaThe Interrogation of Ashala WolfWalker Books[26]
Garth NixA Confusion of PrincesAllen & Unwin[26]
2013 Max Barry*LexiconHachette[27][28]
Andrew MacraeTrucksongTwelfth Planet Press[27]
Jane RawsonA Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade ListsTransit Lounge[27]
Graham StorrsTrue PathMomentum[27]
Nike SulwayRupettaTartarus Press[27]
2014 Marianne de Pierres*PeacemakerAngry Robot[29]
Amanda BridgemanAurora: MeridianMomentum[30]
LynCNil By MouthSatalyte Publishing[30]
Nina D'AleoThe White ListMomentum[30]
Amie Kaufman & Meagan SpoonerTheir Shattered WorldAllen & Unwin[30]
Graham StorrsForesightMomentum[30]
2015 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff*IlluminaeAllen & Unwin[31]
Evelyn BlackwellCrossed(self-published)[32]
James BradleyCladePenguin[32]
Amie Kaufman and Meagan SpoonerTheir Fractured LightAllen & Unwin[32]
Joel ShepherdRenegadeKindle Direct[32]
Sean WilliamsTwinmaker: FallAllen & Unwin[32]
2016 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff*Gemima: The Illuminae Files 2Allen & Unwin[33]
Jane AbbottWatershedPenguin Random House[34]
S. K. DunstallConfluenceAce Books[34]
D. K. MokSquid's Grief(self-published)[34]
Daniel O'MalleyStilettoHarperCollins Publishers[34]
Rebekah TurnerThreaderHarlequin Australia[34]
2017 Jane Rawson*From the WreckTransit Lounge[35][36]
Sally AbbottClosing DownHachette Australia[35]
Claire G. ColemanTerra NulliusHachette Australia[35]
Daniel FindlayYear of the OrphanPenguin Random House Australia[35]
Krissy KneenAn Uncertain GraceText Publishing[35]
Cat SparksLotus BlueSkyhorse[35]
2018 Jay Kristoff*Lifel1k3Allen & Unwin[37][38]
Kylie ChanScales of EmpireHarperCollins Publishers[37]
Amie Kaufman & Jay KristoffObsidioAllen & Unwin[37]
Angela MeyerA Superior SpectreVentura Press[37]
Jennifer MillsDyschroniaPicador Australia[37]
Margaret MorganThe Second CurePenguin Random House Australia[37]
2019 Amie Kaufman* & Jay Kristoff*Aurora RisingAllen & Unwin [39][40]
Sarah HopkinsThe SubjectsText Publishing[39]
Meg MundellThe TrespassersUniversity of Queensland Press [39]
Gillian PolackThe Year of the Fruit Cake IFWG[39]
Alice RobinsonThe Glad ShoutAffirm [39]
Rohan WilsonDaughter of Bad TimesAllen & Unwin [39]
2020 Laura Jean McKay* The Animals in That Country Scribe [41][42]
Corey J. White* Repo Virtual Tor.com Publishing [41][43]
James Bradley Ghost Species Penguin/Hamish Hamilton [41]
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Aurora Burning Allen & Unwin [41]
Donna Mazza Fauna Allen & Unwin [41]
Kate Mildenhall The Mother Fault Simon & Schuster [41]
2021 Kathryn Barker* Waking Romeo Allen & Unwin [44][45][46]
Max Barry The 22 Murders of Madison May Hachette Australia [44][46]
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 [47]
Rhett Davis Hovering Hachette [47]
Kathryn Hore The Stranger Allen & Unwin
Steve Toltz Here Goes Nothing Hamish Hamilton
Georgina Young Bootstrap Text

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
2003 Paul CollinsThe EarthbornTor Books[48]
2007 Rose MichaelThe Asking GameTransit Lounge[48]

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

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