Don’t forget that all entered work must be received by the panel judges by (or preferably before!) December 31. Electronic submissions are encouraged for all panels.
Remember that if you are sending hard copy, post can be a bit slow at this time of year, so please get those submissions sent ASAP!
If you are not sure who to send your entries to, or what formats are required, please don’t hesitate to contact the judging co-ordinators.
There are just over 24 hours left to get your entries in for the 2015 Aurealis Awards. Categories include Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Novels and Short Stories, Children’s Work, Young Adult (novel and short), Anthologies, Collections and Illustrated Work. See the Rules and the FAQ for more information, or email aajudges@gmail.com for more information.
All Australian speculative work first published in 2015 is eligible for entry – don’t miss out, ENTER HERE!
Only TWO (2) working days left until entries close for the 2015 Aurealis Awards on December 7. Time is running out! Talk to your publisher, prepare your files, and make sure your work is considered – we’re working hard behind the scenes to try to get all Australian 2015 work in, but we’d hate to miss anything!
Remember, entry is free for all short story categories and Children’s work, and submission of electronic files for entries is encouraged in all categories (although print is still welcome).
Check out our current list of entries and let us know of any work you think should be there, or make your entry here!
Only SEVEN (7) days until entries close for the 2015 Aurealis Awards on December 7 and this week is a fantastic time to get organised! Talk to your publisher, prepare your files, and make sure your work is considered – we’re working hard behind the scenes to try to get all Australian 2015 work in, but we’d hate to miss anything!
Remember, entry is free for all short story categories and Children’s work, and submission of electronic files for entries is encouraged (although print is still welcome).
Check out our current list of entries and let us know of any work you think should be there, or make your entry here!
Please be aware that the closing date for the 2015 Aurealis Awards is just two weeks away!
Entries for ALL 2015-published work must be made by December 7, 2015 – this includes any work that will be published throughout December.
We work very hard to be as inclusive as possible in the Awards, and would love to see all eligible publications entered. Thank you to those of you who have already made your entries – our judges are appreciative!
If you have any concerns or queries about the entry process, please do not hesitate to contact us.
A current list of entries (sorted by author first name) is available at the website, along with more information about the entry process.
We look forward to seeing your entries!
It is our very great pleasure to announce a partnership with the team at Contact, the 55th Australian Natcon, to host the 2016 Aurealis Awards.
The Aurealis Awards will be held on the evening of Friday 25 March, 2016 (yes, Good Friday), at the Hotel Jen Brisbane, 159 Roma Street, Brisbane.
Details regarding ticketing and further information about the ceremony time will be forthcoming in the coming months. However, if you are interested in attending the Aurealis Awards announcement, we encourage you to consider looking into flights and accommodation early, given the holiday period! There are several options for accommodation surrounding the Hotel Jen, and details can be found at the Contact website.
The Contact convention covers the full Easter long weekend, 25–28 March 2016, and will be a fantastic event for friends of the Aurealis Awards to attend, with an excellent guest lineup already announced. Find out more at the website.
Keep an eye out for further announcements with more information about the Aurealis Awards ceremony. We look forward to seeing you frocked up and having fun at the event!
Entries are welcomed for the Convenors’ Award for Excellence, which close December 31 2015.
The Convenors’ Award for Excellence is awarded at the discretion of the convenors for a particular achievement in speculative fiction or related areas in that year that cannot otherwise by judged for the Aurealis Awards.
This award can be given to a work of non-fiction, artwork, film, television, electronic or multimedia work, or one that brings credit or attention to the speculative fiction genres.
The award was originally known as the Convenors’ Award for Excellence and was renamed in 2002 after Peter McNamara (d 2004), publisher, editor and the original Aurealis Awards convenor, shortly after he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. In 2014, the award guidelines were revised and it was renamed to its original form to avoid confusion with the Peter McNamara Achievement Award presented annually at the National Science Fiction convention.
Entries for the Convenors’ Award for Excellence must be submitted to the Aurealis Awards co-ordinator using the entry form provided by midnight EST, 31 December 2015.
The closing date for the 2015 Aurealis Awards is fast approaching! Entries for ALL 2015-published work must be made by December 7, 2015 – this includes any work that will be published throughout December (copies of the work may be sent when available, but the entry must be made by the deadline).
It’s just over 36 hours until entries close for the inaugural SARA DOUGLASS BOOK SERIES AWARD.
Entry is free and we strongly encourage electronic submission of entries, which close at midnight 31 August, 2015 (actual books must be received by 30 September).
We have made every effort to contact eligible authors and their publishers but at this point, we still believe there are eligible works not yet entered. Check the current entry list to see if YOURS is one of them!
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