2010 Aurealis Awards

Congratulations to the winners of 2010 Aurealis Awards held in Sydney last Saturday night.

The winners are:

• Best Science Fiction Novel: Transformation Space, Marianne de Pierres
• Best Science Fiction Short Story: “The Heart of a Mouse”, K.J. Bishop
• Best Fantasy Novel: Power and Majesty, Tansy Rayner Roberts
• Best Fantasy Short Story (tie): “The February Dragon”, LL Hannett & Angela Slatter; “Yowie”, Thoraiya Dyer
• Best Horror Novel: Madigan Mine, Kirstyn McDermott
• Best Horror Short Story: “The Fear”, Richard Harland
• Best Anthology: Wings of Fire, Edited by Jonathan Strahan and Marianne S. Jablon
• Best Collection: The Girl With No Hands, Angela Slatter
• Best Illustrated Book / Graphic Novel: Changing Ways: Book 1, Justin Randall
• Best Young Adult Novel: Guardian of the Dead, Karen Healey
• Best Young Adult Short Story: “A Thousand Flowers”, Margo Lanagan
• Best Children’s Fiction (told primarily through pictures): The Boy and the Toy, Sonya Hartnett (writer) & Lucia Masciullo (illustrator)
• Best Children’s Fiction (told primarily through words): The Keepers, Lian Tanner


Thanks also to the organisers of this years awards, Specfaction, for all their hard work. And to HarperVoyager who sponsored the evening.