Tag Archives: aurealis awards
The FableCroft Drive-by: Tehani Wessely
Tehani Wessely is the driving force behind new indie press, FableCroft. She has edited for Twelfth Planet Press and was a founding member of ASIM (Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine). She’s been an Aurealis Awards judge, writes reviews
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There is an auction happening, with stuff that is cool
SpecFaction NSW Inc, the group that took over running the Aurealis Awards from the awesome Fantastic Qld, is running an auction on eBay. The media release is below:
Signed Speculative Fiction on Sale!
Some of the biggest names in Australian speculative fiction have cleared out their cupboards and the contents are being sold on Ebay!
Where else can you buy an original print from
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The Morning Drive-by Most Definite: Trent Jamieson
Trent Jamieson is nice … a little too nice … don’t be fooled. Behind that innocent, mild, butter-wouldn’t-melt-in-his-mouth face, he’s really … actually, he’s really nice. And his Death Works trilogy, beginning with Death Most Definite, is coming out under the auspices of Orbit in August. He’s published a
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Drive-by from the Campbell: Lezli Robyn
Yes! Lezli is our Aussie nom-nom-nominee for the Campbell Award for Best New Writer! Fingers crossed for AussieCon 4! Her qualifying story is Idle Roomer, written with the legendary Mike Resnick for Clarkesworld. She was an Aurealis Awards finalist in
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Drive-by: Kathleen Jennings
Kathleen Jennings won the inaugural Kris Hemsbury Encouragement Award at this year’s Aurealis Awards. She writes, she illustrates, and she bakes – all these things she does superbly. And she is Queen of the Pikelets. She did beautiful illustrations for my Worlds Next Door story (FableCroft Press) and the below will give you some idea of her talent:
Aurealis Awards
Where has that time gone? The AAs are open for nominations again – go here for details and to use the online nom-nom-nom form. Play nicely, don’t argue with the judges or abuse the committee and keep in mind it’s not about the winning.
We’re All Strangers Here: Deborah Biancotti and Baggage
Deborah Biancotti has done the world a favour by writing. She’s won Aurealis Awards and Ditmars. Her short story collection, A Book of Endings (Twelfth Planet Press), has garnered attention both in Oz and overseas, and has bagged awards and recommendations ad infinitum (Look! Here’s a list http://deborahbiancotti.net/the/press/book_of_endings.htm), and been named on Guru of the Weird, Jeff VanderMeer’s Locus Online
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Aurealis Awards are moving to …
Sydney.
Why, yes, I did resist the urge to do a Juan Antonio Samaranch on that.
After 15 years the Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier awards for Speculative Fiction, finally make it to Sydney. Chimaera Publications, the publishers of Aurealis magazine and owner of the Aurealis Awards and book imprint, have reached agreement for SpecFaction NSW Inc to administer the Awards for 2010.
The
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AAs!
A fabulous night had by all! List of winners here http://www.aurealisawards.com/finalists_winners.htm
Congrats to all :-). Special huzzah to Peter M Ball for ‘Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens’ in Apex Magazine May 2009. There was Snoppy Dancing. 🙂
