Aurealis Award for best anthology
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The Aurealis Award design is often placed on the winning book's cover as a promotional tool.[1]
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Awarded for | Excellence in speculative fiction anthologies |
Country | Australia |
Presented by | Chimaera Publications, SpecFaction NSW |
First awarded | 2008 |
Currently held by | Jonathan Strahan |
Official website | Official site |
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW 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 current 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]
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 fiction told primarily through words, children's fiction told primarily through pictures, 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 anthology category. The award for best anthology was first awarded in 2008 along with two other categories; best collection and best illustrated book or graphic novel to replace the discontinued Golden Aurealis awards.[2][6] Jonathan Strahan is the only person to have won the award multiple times, with four wins. Strahan holds the record for most nominations with thirteen, and Amanda Pillar has the most nominations without winning, having been a losing finalists three times.
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
See also
- Ditmar Award, an Australian science fiction award established in 1969
References
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External links
- Use dmy dates from November 2011
- Use Australian English from November 2011
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Pages using infobox award with undocumented parameters
- Articles with hCards
- Lists of speculative fiction-related award winners and nominees
- Australian science fiction awards
- Aurealis Awards