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2015 Aurealis Awards are open for entries

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Tehani

2015 Aurealis Awards overseers, the Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF), announces that the 2015 Aurealis Awards are now open for entries. The Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier awards for Speculative Fiction, are for works of speculative fiction written by an … Continue reading →

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Entries open (and coming soon)

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Tehani

Entries are now open for the Sara Douglass Book Series Award, which close on August 31, 2015. Nominations are also open for the Convenors’ Award for Excellence (closing December). Please consider the information regarding both these Awards before making your entries, noting … Continue reading →

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Announcing the 2015 Aurealis Awards judging panels

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Tehani

Every year, we are fortunate that people from all over Australia volunteer their time and expertise to judge for the Aurealis Awards. They are amazing, they work extremely hard, and each year bring you the best of the best Australian … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Sara Douglass Book Series Award

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Tehani

It is our very great pleasure to announce the introduction of the Sara Douglass Book Series Award. BACKGROUND With the blessing of the executor of Sara Douglass’s estate, the Aurealis Awards is very pleased to introduce the Sara Douglass Book … Continue reading →

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We welcome our new Aurealis Awards overlords!

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Tehani

We would like to formally welcome the Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF) as our new overlords for the next three years! The Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF) is a non profit, community based organisation that aims to promote … Continue reading →

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Aurealis Awards call for 2015 Judges

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Tehani

Applications are now open for the 2015 Aurealis Awards judging panels.  Please read the following information carefully before submitting your application as we cannot make exceptions to the requirements. We are seeking expressions of interest from people who would like to judge … Continue reading →

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And the winners are…

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Tehani

Congratulations to all the winners awarded at the glitzy ceremony in Canberra last night. It was a wonderful event, organised by Awards convenor extraordinaire Nicole Murphy and hosted by the amazing Margo Lanagan. While we announced the results on Twitter … Continue reading →

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Mid-90s come to life!

Posted on March 30, 2015 by aaconvenor

Here’s the fantastic logo for this year designed by the talented Amanda Rainey. Wait until you see the cover of the awards book! Oh, and by the way, you need to be there to see the cover. Get your tickets … Continue reading →

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ANNOUNCEMENT: 2014 Aurealis Awards Shortlist

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Tehani

2014 Aurealis Awards finalists announced Conflux Inc., organisers of the 2014 Aurealis Awards, are delighted to announce the finalists for the 2014 Aurealis Awards. Judging Coordinator, Tehani Wessely, said that with over 750 entries across the twelve categories, the judges … Continue reading →

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Tickets on sale today

Posted on January 11, 2015 by aaconvenor

Tickets to the 2014 Aurealis Awards Ceremony now on sale! The ceremony will take place 11 April 2015 at University House, Canberra, Australia, starting at 7pm. If you buy your ticket before 11 March 2015, it costs just $40. Otherwise, the … Continue reading →

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