Aurealis Award for Best Collection

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers".[1] To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year;[2] 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.[3]

Aurealis Award for best collection
Awarded forExcellence in speculative fiction collections
CountryAustralia
Presented byChimaera Publications,
Continuum Foundation
First awarded2008
Currently held byAlan Baxter
WebsiteOfficial site

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.[1] 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.[4]

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.[1] The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award's management team.[5]

The award for best collection was first awarded in 2008 along with two other categories; best anthology and best illustrated book or graphic novel to replace the discontinued Golden Aurealis awards.[1][5]

This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best collection category. As of the 2021 awards, and August of 2022, Angela Slatter holds the record for most wins, having won four times. Slatter also holds the record for most nominations, having been nominated ten times.

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.

  *   Winners and joint winners
  *   Nominees on the shortlist

Year Author & Editor Collection Publisher Ref
2008 Sean Williams* & Russell B. Farr* (editor)Magic Dirt: The Best of Sean WilliamsTiconderoga Publications[6]
Robert HoodCreeping in Reptile FleshAltair Australia Books[6]
2009 Greg Egan*[I]OceanicGollancz[7]
Deborah Biancotti & Alisa Krasnostein (editor)A Book of EndingsTwelfth Planet Press[7]
Paul Haines & Geoffrey Maloney (editor)Slice of LifeThe Mayne Press[7]
Robbie Matthews & Donna Hanson (editor)Johnny Phillips Werewolf DetectiveAustralian Speculative Fiction[7]
2010 Angela Slatter*The Girl With No HandsTiconderoga Publications[8]
Rjurik DavidsonThe Library of Forgotten BooksPS Publishing[9]
Bob FranklinUnder StonesAffirm Press[9]
Angela SlatterSourdough and Other StoriesTartarus Press[9]
Kaaron WarrenDead Sea FruitTiconderoga Publications[9]
2011 Lisa L. Hannett*Bluegrass SymphonyTiconderoga Publications[10]
Deborah BiancottiBad PowerTwelfth Planet Press[11]
Paul HainesLast Days of Kali YugaBrimstone Press[11]
Sue IsleNightsidersTwelfth Planet Press[11]
Tansy Rayner RobertsLove and RomanpunkTwelfth Planet Press[11]
2012 K. J. Bishop*That Book Your Mad Ancestor WroteK. J. Bishop[12]
Isobelle CarmodyMetro WindsAllen & Unwin[13]
Lisa L. Hannett & Angela SlatterMidnight and MoonshineTiconderoga Publications[13]
Martin LivingsLiving With the DeadDark Prints Press[13]
Kaaron WarrenThrough Splintered WallsTwelfth Planet Press[13]
2013 Joanne Anderton*The Bone Chime Song and Other StoriesFableCroft Publishing[14][15]
Thoraiya DyerAsymmetryTwelfth Planet Press[14]
Kirstyn McDermottCaution: Contains Small PartsTwelfth Planet Press[14]
Cat SparksThe Bride PriceTiconderoga Publications[14]
Kim WilkinsThe Year of Ancient GhostsTiconderoga Publications[14]
2014 Lisa L. Hannett* & Angela Slatter*The Female FactoryTwelfth Planet Press[16]
Rosaleen LoveSecret LivesTwelfth Planet Press[17]
Ian McHughAngel DustTiconderoga Publications[17]
Simon PetrieDifficult Second Album: more stories of Xenobiology, Space Elevators, and Bats Out of HellPeggy Bright Books[17]
Angela SlatterThe Bitterwood Bible and Other RecountingsTartarus Press[17]
Angela SlatterBlack-Winged AngelsTiconderoga Publications[17]
2015 Garth Nix*To Hold the BridgeAllen & Unwin[18]
Shane Jiraiya CummingsThe Abandonment of Grace and Everything AfterBrimstone Press[19]
Dirk FlinthartStriking FireFableCroft Publishing[19]
Deborah KalinCherry Crow ChildrenTwelfth Planet Press[19]
Carole NomarhasThe Fading(self-published)[19]
Anna TambourThe Finest Ass in the UniverseTiconderoga Publications[19]
2016 Angela Slatter*A Feast of SorrowsPrime[20][21]
Alan BaxterCrow ShineTiconderoga Publications[20]
Jack DannConcentrationPS Publishing[20]
Angela SlatterWinter ChildrenPS Publishing[20]
2017 Kate Forsyth* & Kim Wilkins*The Silver WellTiconderoga Publications[22][23]
Peter M. BallThe Birdcage Heart & Other Strange TalesBrain Jar Press[22]
Donna Maree HansonBeneath the Floating City(self-published)[22]
Margo LanaganSinging My Sister Down and Other StoriesAllen & Unwin[22]
Tansy Rayner RobertsPlease Look After This Angel & Other Winged Stories(self-published)[22]
Deborah SheldonPerfect Little Stitches and Other StoriesIFWG Publishing[22]
2018 Shaun Tan*Tales from The Inner CityAllen & Unwin[24][25]
Peter M. BallNot Quite the End of the WorldBrain Jar Press[24]
Margo LanaganPhantom LimbsPS Publishing[24]
Kaaron WarrenExploring Dark Short Fiction 2: A Primer to Kaaron WarrenDark Moon Books[24]
2019 J. S. Breukelaar*Collision: StoriesMeerkat Press[26][27]
Aiki FlinthartBlackbirds SingCAT Press[26]
Narrelle M. HarrisScar Tissue and Other StoriesClan Destine Press[26]
Pamela JeffsFive DragonsFour Ink Press[26]
Margo LanaganStray BatsSmall Beer Press[26]
Charlie NashMen and Machines I: Space Operas and Special OpsFlying Nun Publications[26]
2020 Angela Slatter* The Heart is a Mirror for Sinners and Other Stories PS Publishing [28][29]
Lisa L. HannettSongs for Dark SeasonsTiconderoga Publications [28]
Juliet Marillier Mother Thorn and Other Tales of Courage and Kindness Serenity Press [28]
Tansy Rayner Roberts Castle Charming (self-published) [28]
Tansy Rayner Roberts Unreal Alchemy (self-published) [28]
Cat Sparks Dark Harvest NewCon Press [28]
2021 Alan Baxter* The Gulp (self-published) [30][31][32]
Eugen Bacon Danged Black Thing Transit Lounge [30][32]
Sean Williams Little Labyrinths: Collection Microfictions Brain Jar Press
Angela Slatter The Tallow-Wife & Other Tales Tartarus Press
Pamela Jeffs The Terralight Collection Four Ink Press
2022 Joanne Anderton The Art of Broken Things Trepidatio Publishing [33]
Alan Baxter The Fall: Tales From The Gulp 2 13th Dragon Books
Else Fitzgerald Everything Feels Like the End of the World Allen & Unwin
Chris Flynn Here be Leviathans University of Queensland Press
Kirstyn McDermott Hard Places Trepidatio Publishing
Tansy Rayner Roberts Team Queen self-published

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Egan declined to accept the award for Oceanic.[34]

See also
  • Ditmar Award, an Australian science fiction award established in 1969

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