Aurealis Award for best children's fiction (told primarily through words)

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Aurealis Award for best children's fiction (told primarily through words)
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Awarded for Excellence in children's speculative fiction told primarily through words
Country Australia
Presented by Chimaera Publications,
Conflux Inc
First awarded 2001
Currently held by John Flanagan
Official website Official site

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and Conflux Inc 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 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 (told primarily through words) category, as well as works that have received honourable mentions or have been highly commended. The best children's fiction (told primarily through words) award was created in 2001, as best children's long fiction, along with an award for children's short fiction.[2] In 2008 the award was renamed "best children's novel" and in 2010 was renamed again to "best children's fiction (told primarily through words)".[8][9] Since 2001, honourable mentions and high commendations have been awarded intermittently. Of the 11 winners, three people have won the award twice – Garth Nix, Lian Tanner and Gabrielle Wang. John Flanagan holds the record for most nominations with five.

This award has been merged with that for best children's fiction (told primarily through pictures) into an award for best children's book.

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. 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

Year Author(s) Work(s) Publisher Ref
2001 Sally Odgers* Candle Iron Angus & Robertson [10]
2001 Kirsty Murray Market Blues Allen & Unwin [10]
2001 Michael Stephens Blat Magic Angus & Robertson [10]
2002 Gabrielle Wang* In the Garden of Empress Cassia Puffin Books [11]
2002 Justin D’Ath Astrid Spark, Fixologist Allen & Unwin [11]
2002 Catherine Jinks Eglantine Allen & Unwin [11]
2002 Dave Luckett Rhianna and the Dogs of Iron Scholastic [11]
2002 Natalie Jane Prior Lily Quench and the Treasure of Mote Ely Hodder Headline [11]
2003 Garth Nix* Mister Monday Allen & Unwin [12]
2003 Deborah Abela Max Remy Superspy: The Hollywood Mission Random House [13]
2003 Catherine Jinks Eustace Allen & Unwin [13]
2003 James Valentine Jumpman Rule 2 Random House [13]
2003 Carole Wilkinson Dragonkeeper Black Dog Books [13]
2004 Colin Thompson* How to Live Forever Random House [14]
2004 John Flanagan The Ruins of Gorlan Random House [14]
2004 Cassandra Golds Claire de Lune Penguin Books [14]
2004 Sophie Masson Snow, Fire, Sword Random House [14]
2004 Gabrielle Wang The Pearl of Tiger Bay Penguin Books [14]
2005 Garth Nix* Drowned Wednesday Allen & Unwin [15]
2005 Isobelle Carmody Little Fur Penguin Books [15]
2005 Morris Gleitzman Worm Story Penguin Books [15]
2005 Richard Harland Sassycat: The Night of the Dead Omnibus Books [15]
2006 Mardi McConnochie* Melissa, Queen of Evil Pan Macmillan [16]
2006 Isobelle Carmody A Fox Called Sorrow Viking Press [12]
2006 John Flanagan Oakleaf Bearers Random House [16]
2006 Nury Vittachi Twilight in the Land of Nowhen Allen & Unwin [16]
2006 Kim Wilkins The Sunken Kingdom Quartet Omnibus Books [12]
2007 Kate Forsyth* The Silver Horse, The Herb of Grace, The Cat’s Eye Shell, The Lightning Bolt, The Butterfly in Amber Pan Macmillan [12]
2007 Isobelle Carmody A Mystery of Wolves Penguin Books [17]
2007 Emily Rodda The Key to Rondo Omnibus Books [17]
2007 Carole Wilkinson Dragon Moon Black Dog Books [17]
2008 Emily Rodda* The Wizard of Rondo Omnibus Books [8]
2008 Simon Higgins Moonshadow Random House [8]
2008 Sophie Masson Thomas Trew and the Island of Ghosts Hodder Children's [8]
2008 Carole Wilkinson Dragon Dawn Black Dog Books [8]
2008 Sean Williams The Changeling and The Dust Devils Angus & Robertson [8]
2009 Gabrielle Wang* A Ghost in My Suitcase Puffin Books [18]
2009 Deborah Abela The Remarkable Secret of Aurelie Bonhoffen Random House [18]
2009 Kate Constable Cicada Summer Allen & Unwin [18]
2009 Jen Storer Tensy Farlow and the Home for Mislaid Children Viking Press [18]
2010 Lian Tanner The Keepers Allen & Unwin [19]
2010 Deborah Abela Grimsdon Random House [9]
2010 John Flanagan Halt's Peril Random House [9]
2010 Stephen M. Giles The Vultures of Somerset Pan Macmillan [9]
2010 Jen Storer & Gus Gordon Haggis McGregor and the Night of the Skull Moon Penguin Books [9]
2011 Lian Tanner* City of Lies Allen & Unwin [20]
2011 John Flanagan The Outcasts Random House [21]
2011 Catherine Jinks The Paradise Trap Allen & Unwin [21]
2011 Thalia Kalkapsakis "It Began With a Tingle" Allen & Unwin (Headspinners) [21]
2011 Andrew McGahan The Coming of the Whirlpool Allen & Unwin [21]
2012 John Flanagan* Brotherband: The Hunters Random House Australia [22]
2012 Pamela Freeman Princess Betony and the Unicorn Walker Books [23]
2012 Emily Rodda The Silver Door Scholastic [23]
2012 Leah Swann Irina the Wolf Queen Xoum Publishing [23]

Honourable mentions and highly commended novels

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 grey background have been noted as highly commended; those with a white background have received honourable mentions.

  *   Highly commended
  *   Honourable mentions

Year Author Novel Publisher Ref
2001 Janeen Webb Sailing to Atlantis Angus & Robertson [18]
2004 James Moloney Tunnel of Ferdinand HarperCollins [18]
2005 Carole Wilkinson Garden of the Purple Dragon Black Dog Books [18]
2005 John Flanagan The Icebound Land Random House [18]
2007 Alexandra Adornetto The Shadow Thief HarperCollins [18]

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