Australian Shadows Award
| Australian Shadows Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in horror fiction |
| Presented by | Australian Horror Writers Association |
| Location | Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| First awarded | 2005 |
| Official website | Australianhorror.com |
The Australian Shadows Award is an annual literary award established by the Australian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) in 2005 to honour the best published work of horror fiction written or edited by an Australian. The award was sponsored by Altair Australia Books in its first two years, through the donation of two statuettes created by dark fantasy artist Brom (supplied by The Franklin Mint).
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[edit] History
Works are judged on their overall effect within the horror genre based on the author's skill, delivery, and the work's lasting resonance. Each year, a director is appointed by the AHWA to administer the award. Finalists are generally announced in March and winners in April/May of each year.
For its first four years, the Australian Shadows Award evaluated novels, anthologies, and short stories against each other in a single category. In 2009, the award was expanded into three categories: Short Fiction, Long Fiction, and Edited Publication. A panel of three judges determine each year's shortlists and a guest judge in each category selects the winner from the respective shortlists. A cash prize of $250 Australian, plus a trophy and a certificate, are provided to the winner in each category.
In 2011, the categories of the award will expand to include Best Horror Novella and Best Horror Collection. The award does not yet have a specific category for poetry or criticism.
[edit] Judges history
2005
- Guest judge: Kim Wilkins
- Award Director: Marty Young
2006
- Judging panel: David Schembri, Miranda Siemienowicz, Mark Smith-Briggs
- Guest judge: Robert Hood
- Award Director: Marty Young
2007
- Judging panel: Shane Jiraiya Cummings, Gary Kemble, Mark Smith-Briggs
- Guest judge: Richard Harland
- Award Director: Kirstyn McDermott
2008
- Judging panel: Shane Jiraiya Cummings, Brett McBean, Chuck McKenzie
- Guest judge: Sarah Endacott
- Award Director: Kirstyn McDermott
2009
- Judging panel: Craig Bezant, Stephanie Gunn, Chuck McKenzie
- Guest judges: Bill Congreve (Short Fiction), James Doig (Edited Publication), Martin Livings (Long Fiction)
- Award Director: Shane Jiraiya Cummings
2010
- Judging panel: Craig Bezant, Stephanie Gunn, Jeff Ritchie
- Guest judges: Kaaron Warren (Short Fiction), Rocky Wood (Edited Publication), Chuck McKenzie (Long Fiction)
- Award Director: Shane Jiraiya Cummings
[edit] Winners history
In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the book's eligibility; the awards announcements 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 short story 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
[edit] 2005–2008
[edit] 2009–present
[edit] Long Fiction
| Year | Author(s) | Long fiction | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kaaron Warren* | Slights | Angry Robot | [9] |
| 2009 | Deborah Biancotti | A Book of Endings | Twelfth Planet Press | [10] |
| 2009 | Honey Brown | Red Queen | Penguin Australia | [10] |
| 2009 | Paul Haines | "Wives" | Coeur de Lion Publishing (X6) | [10] |
| 2009 | Stephen M. Irwin | The Dead Path | Hachette Australia | [10] |
| 2010 | Bob Franklin | Under Stones | Affirm Press | [11] |
| 2010 | Peter M. Ball | Bleed | Twelfth Planet Press | [12] |
| 2010 | Karen Healy | Guardian of the Dead | Allen & Unwin | [12] |
| 2010 | Kirstyn McDermott | Madigan Mine | Picador Australia | [12] |
| 2010 | Angela Slatter | The Girl With No Hands | Ticonderoga Publications | [12] |
[edit] Edited Publication
| Year | Editor(s) | Work | Publisher | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jennifer Brozek & Amanda Pillar* | Grants Pass | Morrigan Books | [9] |
| 2009 | Stephen Clark | Festive Fear | Tasmaniac Publications | [10] |
| 2009 | Stuart Mayne | Aurealis #42 | Chimaera Publications | [10] |
| 2010 | Angela Challis & Marty Young | Macabre: A Journey through Australia's Darkest Fears | Brimstone Press | [11] |
| 2010 | Lee Battersby | Midnight Echo #4 | Australian Horror Writers Association | [12] |
| 2010 | Liz Grzyb | Scary Kisses | Ticonderoga Publications | [12] |
| 2010 | Amanda Pillar & Pete Kempshall | Scenes From The Second Storey | Morrigan Books | [12] |
| 2010 | Brenton Tomlinson | Dark Pages 1 | Blade Red Press | [12] |
[edit] Short Fiction
| Year | Author(s) | Short story | Publisher or publication | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Deborah Biancotti* | "Six Suicides" | Twelfth Planet Press (A Book of Endings) | [9][10] |
| 2009 | Felicity Dowker | "The Emancipated Dance" | Midnight Echo #2 | [10] |
| 2009 | Jason Fischer | "Busking" | Midnight Echo #3 | [10] |
| 2009 | Andrew J. McKiernan | "The Message" | Midnight Echo #2 | [10] |
| 2009 | Kaaron Warren | "The Gaze Dogs of Nine Waterfalls" | Ash-Tree Press (Exotic Gothic 3) | [10][13] |
| 2010 | Kirstyn McDermott | "She Said" | Morrigan Books (Scenes from the Second Storey) | [11] |
| 2010 | Felicity Dowker | "Bread and Circuses" | Ticonderoga Publications (Scary Kisses) | [12] |
| 2010 | Angela Slatter | "Brisneyland by Night" | Twelfth Planet Press (Sprawl) | [12][14] |
| 2010 | Andrew J. McKiernan | "All The Clowns In Clowntown" | Brimstone Press (Macabre: A Journey through Australia's Darkest Fears) | [12] |
| 2010 | David Conyers | "Dream Machine" | Morrigan Books (Scenes from the Second Storey) | [12] |
[edit] Honourable mentions
| Year | Author(s) | Work | Publisher or publication | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | K. J. Bishop | "Silk and Pearls" | Shadowed Realms #9 | [4] |
| 2006 | Simon Brown | "The Cup of Nestor" | Ticonderoga Publications (Troy) | [4] |
| 2006 | Terry Dowling | Basic Black: Tales of Appropriate Fear | Cemetery Dance Publications | [4] |
| 2006 | Brett McBean | The Mother | Lothian Books | [4] |
| 2007 | David Conyers & John Sunseri | The Spiraling Worm | Chaosium | [6] |
| 2007 | Kaaron Warren | "Cooling the Crows" | Eneit Press (In Bad Dreams) | [6] |
| 2007 | Marty Young | "The Wildflowers" | Ticonderoga Publications (Fantastic Wonder Stories) | [6] |
[edit] References
- General
- 2009 Australian Shadows Award: Finalists (Accessed 16 May 2010).
- "News: Australian Shadows Award Expands". HorrorScope (Accessed 12 September 2009).
- "News: Australian Shadows finalists". HorrorScope (Accessed 14 February 2009).
- Kemble, Gary. (17 March 2007). "Elliott wins Australian Shadows award". ABC online news (Articulate).
- Kemble, Gary. (13 March 2009). "Lee Battersby Snares 2nd Australian Shadows Award" ABC News (Articulate). (Accessed 21 March 2009).
- Siemienowicz, Miranda (16 March 2007). "News: Australian Shadows winner announced". HorrorScope
- Specific
- ^ "2005 Winner". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=41. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ a b c d e "2005 Shortlist". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=40. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "2006 Winner". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=100. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "2006 Shortlist". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=42. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "2007 Australian Shadows Awards: The Winner". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=124. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "2007 Australian Shadows Award: The Shortlist". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=118. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "2008 Australian Shadows Awards: The Winner". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=153. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ a b c d "2008 Australian Shadows Award: The Shortlist". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=151. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ a b c "2009 Australian Shadows Award: Winners". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=196. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2009 Australian Shadows Award: Finalists". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-01-20. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=195. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ a b c "2010 Australian Shadows Awards: Winners". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-04-17. http://australianhorror.com/index.php?view=262. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "2010 Australian Shadows Awards: Finalists". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=256. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ "Exotic Gothic 3: Strange Visitations". WorldCat. http://www.worldcat.org/title/exotic-gothic-3-strange-visitations/oclc/656548360&referer=brief_results. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ^ "Sprawl". Twelfth Planet Press. Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. http://www.twelfthplanetpress.com/sprawl. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
