Well, the Aurealis Award Shortlist is out. I've put it behind a cut because the formating in the email I received has made it a bitch to read (not to mention long). Anyhow, I had a plan to snag the short fiction from the three adult sections and do a critique through here, in a local sort of blog stunt. That would require me, however, getting the stories sent to me, though I'll probably not need the online ones, so it means hassle authors or editors for them to email me. I've no idea how that'll go down, given the ever so popular nature of this blog.
Still, it shouldn't be a problem, I don't think. The real question, however, is how many of you want to read critiques of this stuff? Usually, opinions don't make of a difference to what I blog about, but I'm a bit 'eh' on it, so if you guys have got no interest, we'll let it go.
(If you've no livejournal account and can't fill in the poll, just leave a comment or email me.)
2005 Aurealis Awards Finalists’ Shortlists
SCIENCE FICTION
Science Fiction Novels Finalists
John Birmingham
Designated Targets
Macmillan
KA Bedford
Eclipse
Edge
Marianne de Pierres
Crash Deluxe
Orbit
Sean Williams and Shane Dix
Geodesica: Ascent 1
Harper Collins
Science Fiction Short Stories Finalists
Rjurik Davidson
“The Interminable Sufferings of Mysterious Mr Woo”
Aurealis #33, 34, 35
Leanne Frahm
“Skein Dogs”
Fables and Reflections
Trent Jamieson
“Slow and Ache”
Aurealis #36
Lynn Triffit
“The Memory of Breathing”
ASIM #17
Kim Westwood
“Terning tha Weel”
Aurealis #36
Science Fiction Short Story Highly Commended
Tess Williams
“How Green Was Their Love”
Borderlands 4
FANTASY
Fantasy Novel Finalists
Sara Douglass
Darkwitch Rising: The Troy Game Book 3
Harper Collins
Anthony Eaton
Nightpeople
UQP
Sonya Hartnett
Surrender
Penguin
Juliet Marillier
Blade of Fortriu: Book II The Bridei Chronicles
Pan Macmillan Australia
Karen Miller
The Innocent Mage: Kingmaker Kingbreaker Book I
Harper Collins
Fantasy Novel Highly Commended
Trudi Canavan
Priestess of the White
Harper Collins
Fantasy Short Story Finalists
Adam Browne
“Heart of Saturday Night”
Lenox Avenue Ezine www.lexonavemag.com Issue #4
Terry Dartnell
“Ones and Zeros”
Neverary, Issue 8
Dirk Flinthart
“The Red Priest's Homecoming”
ASIM, Issue 17
Richard Harland
“The Greater Death of Saito Saku”
Daikaiju!
Rosaleen Love
“Once Giants Roamed the Earth”
The Traveling Tide and Daikaiju!
HORROR
Horror Novel Finalists
Nil nominated
Horror Novel Highly Commended
JC Burke
Nine Letters Long
Random House
Horror Short Story Finalists
Lee Battersby
“Paterfamilias”
Shadowed Realms #3
Chuck McKenzie
“Eight-Beat Bar”
Aurealis #33, 34,35
Paul Haines
“Doof, Doof, Doof”
Dark Animus #7
James Cain
“The Ride”
Dark Krypt May/June 05
Cat Sparks
“Macciato Lane”
Tinconderoga Online
Horror Short Stories Highly Commended
Peter Barber
“Dust”
Aurealis #33, 34,35
YOUNG ADULT
Young Adult Novel Finalists
Anthony Eaton
Nightpeople
UQP
Justine Larbalestier
Magic or Madness
Penguin
Scott Westerfeld
Peeps
Penguin
Scott Westerfeld:
Uglies
Simon & Schuster
Young Adult Novel Highly Commended
Kerry Greenwoood
The Rat and the Raven
Lothian
Penni Russon
Breathe
Random House
Scott Westerfeld
Pretties
Simon & Schuster
Young Adult Short Story Finalists
Dirk Flinthart
“The Red Priest's Homecoming”
ASIM, Issue 17
Garth Nix
“Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case”
Across the Wall
CHILDREN’S
Children’s Long Fiction Finalists
Isobel Carmody
Little Fur: The Legend Of Little Fur
Penguin
Morris Gleitzman
Worm Story
Penguin
Richard Harland
Sassycat: The Night of the Dead
Omnibus Books
Garth Nix
Drowned Wednesday
Allen and Unwin
Children’s Long Fiction Highly Commended
Carole Wilkinson
Garden Of The Purple Dragon
Black Dog Books
John Flanagan
The Icebound Land (Ranger's Apprentice 3)
Random House
Children’s Short Fiction Finalists
Goldie Alexander
“The Space Gypsies"
The School Magazine # 7
Stephen Axelsen
"Piccolo & Annabel 2: The Disastrous Party"
Random House
Stephen Axelsen
"Piccolo & Annabel 3:The Stinky Cheese Gypsies"
Random House
Gary Crew & Jeremy Geddes
"The Mystery of Eilean Mor"
Lothian
Still, it shouldn't be a problem, I don't think. The real question, however, is how many of you want to read critiques of this stuff? Usually, opinions don't make of a difference to what I blog about, but I'm a bit 'eh' on it, so if you guys have got no interest, we'll let it go.
Do You Want to Read Critiques of Aurealis Award Finalists?
Yes.
16(76.2%)
No.
2(9.5%)
What the Fuck Do I Care?
2(9.5%)
Aren't There More Interesting Things to Blog About?
1(4.8%)
(If you've no livejournal account and can't fill in the poll, just leave a comment or email me.)
2005 Aurealis Awards Finalists’ Shortlists
SCIENCE FICTION
Science Fiction Novels Finalists
John Birmingham
Designated Targets
Macmillan
KA Bedford
Eclipse
Edge
Marianne de Pierres
Crash Deluxe
Orbit
Sean Williams and Shane Dix
Geodesica: Ascent 1
Harper Collins
Science Fiction Short Stories Finalists
Rjurik Davidson
“The Interminable Sufferings of Mysterious Mr Woo”
Aurealis #33, 34, 35
Leanne Frahm
“Skein Dogs”
Fables and Reflections
Trent Jamieson
“Slow and Ache”
Aurealis #36
Lynn Triffit
“The Memory of Breathing”
ASIM #17
Kim Westwood
“Terning tha Weel”
Aurealis #36
Science Fiction Short Story Highly Commended
Tess Williams
“How Green Was Their Love”
Borderlands 4
FANTASY
Fantasy Novel Finalists
Sara Douglass
Darkwitch Rising: The Troy Game Book 3
Harper Collins
Anthony Eaton
Nightpeople
UQP
Sonya Hartnett
Surrender
Penguin
Juliet Marillier
Blade of Fortriu: Book II The Bridei Chronicles
Pan Macmillan Australia
Karen Miller
The Innocent Mage: Kingmaker Kingbreaker Book I
Harper Collins
Fantasy Novel Highly Commended
Trudi Canavan
Priestess of the White
Harper Collins
Fantasy Short Story Finalists
Adam Browne
“Heart of Saturday Night”
Lenox Avenue Ezine www.lexonavemag.com Issue #4
Terry Dartnell
“Ones and Zeros”
Neverary, Issue 8
Dirk Flinthart
“The Red Priest's Homecoming”
ASIM, Issue 17
Richard Harland
“The Greater Death of Saito Saku”
Daikaiju!
Rosaleen Love
“Once Giants Roamed the Earth”
The Traveling Tide and Daikaiju!
HORROR
Horror Novel Finalists
Nil nominated
Horror Novel Highly Commended
JC Burke
Nine Letters Long
Random House
Horror Short Story Finalists
Lee Battersby
“Paterfamilias”
Shadowed Realms #3
Chuck McKenzie
“Eight-Beat Bar”
Aurealis #33, 34,35
Paul Haines
“Doof, Doof, Doof”
Dark Animus #7
James Cain
“The Ride”
Dark Krypt May/June 05
Cat Sparks
“Macciato Lane”
Tinconderoga Online
Horror Short Stories Highly Commended
Peter Barber
“Dust”
Aurealis #33, 34,35
YOUNG ADULT
Young Adult Novel Finalists
Anthony Eaton
Nightpeople
UQP
Justine Larbalestier
Magic or Madness
Penguin
Scott Westerfeld
Peeps
Penguin
Scott Westerfeld:
Uglies
Simon & Schuster
Young Adult Novel Highly Commended
Kerry Greenwoood
The Rat and the Raven
Lothian
Penni Russon
Breathe
Random House
Scott Westerfeld
Pretties
Simon & Schuster
Young Adult Short Story Finalists
Dirk Flinthart
“The Red Priest's Homecoming”
ASIM, Issue 17
Garth Nix
“Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case”
Across the Wall
CHILDREN’S
Children’s Long Fiction Finalists
Isobel Carmody
Little Fur: The Legend Of Little Fur
Penguin
Morris Gleitzman
Worm Story
Penguin
Richard Harland
Sassycat: The Night of the Dead
Omnibus Books
Garth Nix
Drowned Wednesday
Allen and Unwin
Children’s Long Fiction Highly Commended
Carole Wilkinson
Garden Of The Purple Dragon
Black Dog Books
John Flanagan
The Icebound Land (Ranger's Apprentice 3)
Random House
Children’s Short Fiction Finalists
Goldie Alexander
“The Space Gypsies"
The School Magazine # 7
Stephen Axelsen
"Piccolo & Annabel 2: The Disastrous Party"
Random House
Stephen Axelsen
"Piccolo & Annabel 3:The Stinky Cheese Gypsies"
Random House
Gary Crew & Jeremy Geddes
"The Mystery of Eilean Mor"
Lothian
Comments
Would love to see the critique.
it's a very unsurprising selection, i thought.
i'll fix up shane's name.
if you're talking about the honourable mentions, fuck that noise. they're useless. five finalists and five people who could have been finalists. it's stupid.
:)