Continuum Convention discussion

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Aurealis Awards:

BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK OR GRAPHIC NOVEL
Savage Bitch by Steve Carter and Antoinette Rydyr (Scar Studios)
Mr Unpronounceable Adventures by Tim Molloy (Milk Shadow Books)
Out of the Box - Part 1 by Jackie Ryan (self published)
Peaceful Tomorrows, Volume 2, Graphic Novel by Shane W Smith (Zetabella Publishing)
The Deep: The Vanishing Island by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer (Gestalt Publishing)

WINNERS:(Tie)
Out of the Box - Part 1 by Jackie Ryan (self published)
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The Deep: The Vanishing Island by Tom Taylor and James Brouwer (Gestalt Publishing)

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BEST CHILDREN’S BOOK
The Cloud Road by Isobelle Carmody (Penguin Group Australia)
Refuge by Jackie French (Harper Collins)
Song for a Scarlet Runner by Julie Hunt (Allen & Unwin)
The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie by Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin)
Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia)
Ice Breaker by Lian Tanner (Allen & Unwin)

WINNER:
The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie by Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin)

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BEST YOUNG ADULT SHORT FICTION
Mah Song by Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, FableCroft Publishing)
By Bone-light by Juliet Marillier (Prickle Moon, Ticonderoga Publications)
Morning Star by D.K. Mok (One Small Step: An Anthology of Discoveries, FableCroft Publishing)
The Year of Ancient Ghosts by Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Ticonderoga Publications)

WINNER: By Bone-light by Juliet Marillier (Prickle Moon, Ticonderoga Publications)

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BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL
The Big Dry by Tony Davies (Harper Collins)
Hunting by Andrea K. Host (self published)
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
The Sky So Heavy by Claire Zorn (University of Queensland Press)

WINNERS:(Tie)
These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
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Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near (Random House Australia)

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BEST HORROR SHORT FICTION
Fencelines by Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, FableCroft Publishing)
The Sleepover by Terry Dowling (Exotic Gothic 5 Volume 1, PS Publishing)
The Home for Broken Dolls by Kirstyn McDermott (Caution: contains small parts, Twelfth Planet Press)
The Human Moth by Kaaron Warren (The Grimscribe's Puppets, Miskatonic Press)
The Year of Ancient Ghosts by Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Ticonderoga Publications)

WINNER:
The Year of Ancient Ghosts by Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Ticonderoga Publications)

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BEST HORROR NOVEL
The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby (Angry Robot Books)
The First Bird: Omnibus Edition by Greig Beck (Momentum)
Path of night by Dirk Flinthart (FableCroft Publishing)
Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near (Random House Australia)

WINNER: Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near (Random House Australia)

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BEST FANTASY SHORT FICTION
The Last Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff (Thomas Dunne Books)
The Touch of the Taniwha by Tracie McBride (Fish, Dagan Books)
Cold, Cold War by Ian McHugh (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Scott H Andrews)
Short Circuit by Kirstie Olley (Oomph: A Little Super Goes a Long Way, Crossed Genres)
The Year of Ancient Ghosts by Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Ticonderoga
Publications)

WINNER:
The Last Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff (Thomas Dunne Books)

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BEST SCIENCE FICTION SHORT FICTION
The Last Tiger by Joanne Anderton (Daily Science Fiction)
Mah Song by Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, FableCroft
Publishing)
Seven Days in Paris by Thoraiya Dyer (Asymmetry, Twelfth Planet Press)
Version 4.3.0.1 by Lucy Stone (Andromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #57)
Air, Water and the Grove by Kaaron Warren (The Lowest Heaven, Pandemonium Press)

WINNER: Air, Water and the Grove by Kaaron Warren (The Lowest Heaven, Pandemonium Press)

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BEST SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
Lexicon by Max Barry (Hachette)
Trucksong by Andrew Macrae (Twelfth Planet Press)
Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists by Jane Rawson (Transit Lounge)
True Path by Graham Storrs (Momentum)
Rupetta by Nike Sulway (Tartarus Press)

WINNER:
Lexicon by Max Barry (Hachette)

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BEST ANTHOLOGY
The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012 by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene (Eds), (Ticonderoga Publications)
One Small Step: An Anthology of Discoveries by Tehani Wessely (Ed) (FableCroft Publishing)
Dreaming of Djinn by Liz Grzyb (Ed) (Ticonderoga Publications)
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year by Jonathan Strahan (Ed) (Night Shade Books)
Focus 2012: highlights of Australia short fiction by Tehani Wessely (Ed) (FableCroft Publishing)

WINNERS:(Tie)
The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012 by Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene (Eds), (Ticonderoga Publications)
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One Small Step: An Anthology of Discoveries by Tehani Wessely (Ed) (FableCroft Publishing)

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BEST COLLECTION
The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories by Joanne Anderton (FableCroft Publishing)
Asymmetry by Thoraiya Dyer (Twelfth Planet Press)
Caution: contains small parts by Kirstyn McDermott (Twelfth Planet Press)
The Bride Price by Cat Sparks (Ticonderoga Publications)
The Year of Ancient Ghosts by Kim Wilkins (Ticonderoga Publications)

WINNER: The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories by Joanne Anderton (FableCroft Publishing)