Aurealis Award for best children's fiction

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".[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 corresponding 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]

Aurealis Award for best children's fiction
The Aurealis Award design is often placed on the winning book's cover as a promotional tool.[1]
Awarded forExcellence in children's speculative fiction
CountryAustralia
Presented byChimaera Publications,
Continuum Foundation
First awarded2013 (merging two previous categories)
Currently held byBren MacDibble
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.[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] Ties can occur if the panel decides both entries show equal merit, however they are encouraged to choose a single winner.[6] The judges may declare a "no award" if there is unanimous agreement that none of the nominees are worthy.[6] The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award's management team.[7]

This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best children's fiction category which replaces the following two previous categories for children's fiction:

In 2013, this award was known as the Aurealis Award for best children's book.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the work'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. If the work was originally published in a book with other stories rather than by itself or in a magazine, the book title is included after the publisher's name.

  *   Winners and joint winners
  *   Nominees on the shortlist

Year Author(s) Work(s) Publisher Ref
2013Kirsty Murray*The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzieAllen & Unwin[8][9]
2013Isobelle CarmodyKingdom of the Lost, book 2: Cloud RoadPenguin Books Australia[8]
2013Jackie FrenchRefugeHarperCollins[8]
2013Julie HuntSong for a scarlet runnerAllen & Unwin[8]
2013Shaun TanRules of SummerHachette Australia[8]
2013Lian TannerIcebreaker: The Hidden 1Allen & Unwin[8]
2014Carole Wilkinson*Shadow Sister: Dragonkeeper 5Black Dog Books[10]
2014John FlanaganSlaves of Socorro: Brotherband 4Random House Australia[11]
2014Karen FoxleeOphelia and the Marvellous BoyHot Key Books[11]
2014Norman Jorgensen & James FoleyThe Last Viking ReturnsFremantle Press[11]
2014Judith RossellWithering-by-SeaABC Books[11]
2014Lian TannerSunker's DeepAllen & Unwin[11]
2015Meg McKinlay*A Single StoneWalker Books Australia[12]
2015Angelica BanksA Week Without TuesdayAllen & Unwin[13]
2015Jack HeathThe Cut-OutAllen & Unwin[13]
2015Meg McKinlayBella and the Wandering HouseFremantle Press[13]
2015A. L. TaitThe Mapmaker Chronicles: Prisoner of the Black HawkHachette Australia[13]
2016Kim Kane*When the Lyrebird CallsAllen & Unwin[14][15]
2016Angelica BanksBlueberry Pancakes ForeverAllen & Unwin[14]
2016Lee BattersbyMagritWalker Books Australia[14]
2016Caleb CrispSomebody Stop Ivy PocketBloomsbury[14]
2016Mick ElliottThe TurnersHachette Australia[14]
2016Emily RoddaThe Hungry IsleOmnibus Books[14]
2017Jessica Townsend*NevermoorHachette Australia[16][17]
2017Bren MacDibbleHow to BeeAllen & Unwin[16]
2017Jaclyn MoriartyThe Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte MettlestoneAllen & Unwin[16]
2017Emily RoddaThe Shop at Hoopers BendHarperCollins Australia[16]
2017Jo SandhuThe ExilePenguin Random House Australia[16]
2017Lian TannerAccidental HeroesAllen & Unwin[16]
2018Penni Russon*The EndsisterAllen & Unwin[18][19]
2018Rebecca LimThe Relic of the Blue DragonAllen & Unwin[18]
2018Jaclyn MoriartyThe Slightly Alarming Tales of the Whispering WarsAllen & Unwin[18]
2018Lian TannerSecret GuardiansAllen & Unwin[18]
2018Gabrielle WangTing Ting the GhosthunterPenguin Random House Australia[18]
2018Rhiannon WilliamsOttilie Cotter and the Narroway HuntHardie Grant Egmont[18]
2019Bren MacDibbleThe Dog RunnerAllen & Unwin[20][21]
2019Amie KaufmanScorch DragonsHarperCollins[20]
2019Rebecca LimRace for the Red DragonAllen & Unwin[20]
2019Rebecca McRitchie, (Sharon O'Connor, illustrator)Jinxed! the Curious Curse of Cora BellHarperCollins[20]
2019Emily Rodda, (Marc McBride, illustrator)The GlimmeScholastic[20]
2019Heather WaughThe Lost Stone of SkyCityFremantle Press[20]

References
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  2. "Aurealis Awards – About Us". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  3. "Aurealis Awards – Rules and Conditions". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  4. Nahrung, Jason (2 February 2007). "Horror a hit". The Courier-Mail. Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
  5. Koval, Ramona (presenter) (5 February 2009). Spotlight on speculative fiction writers (mp3) (Radio broadcast). ABC Radio and Regional Content. Event occurs at 1:18–2:16.
  6. "Guidelines for Judges". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  7. "Aurealis Awards – FAQ". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
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  10. "And the winners are..." Conflux. 12 April 2015.
  11. 2014 Aurealis Awards finalists announced, Conflux, retrieved 8 March 2015
  12. The Winners of the 2015 Aurealis Awards, WASFF, 25 March 2016, retrieved 25 March 2016
  13. ANNOUNCEMENT: 2015 Aurealis Awards Shortlists, WASFF, 17 February 2016, retrieved 14 March 2016
  14. 2016 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement, WASFF, 20 February 2017, retrieved 22 February 2017
  15. Announcing the Winners of the 2016 Aurealis Awards!, WASFF, 14 April 2017, retrieved 22 April 2017
  16. 2017 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement!, WASFF, 15 February 2018, retrieved 12 March 2018
  17. aurealis awards WINNER, WASFF, 31 March 2018, retrieved 1 April 2018
  18. 2018 Aurealis Awards shortlist announcement!, Continuum Foundation, 20 February 2019, retrieved 25 April 2019
  19. 2018 Aurealis Awards Winners, Continuum Foundation, 5 May 2019, retrieved 5 May 2019
  20. "Aurealis Awards 2019 finalists announced". Books+Publishing. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  21. "Aurealis Awards 2019 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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