Se han anunciado los finalistas de los premios Aurealis, los premios australianos de la ficción especulativa. Son los siguientes:
MEJOR LIBRO ILUSTRADO O NOVELA GRÁFICA
- “Savage Bitch” de Steve Carter y Antoinette Rydyr (Scar Studios)
- “Mr Unpronounceable Adventures” de Tim Molloy (Milk Shadow Books)
- “Burger Force” de Jackie Ryan (autopublicado)
- “Peaceful Tomorrows Volume Two” de Shane W Smith (Zetabella Publishing)
- “The Deep Vol. 2: The Vanishing Island” de Tom Taylor y James Brouwer (Gestalt Publishing)
MEJOR LIBRO INFANTIL
- “Kingdom of the Lost, libro 2: Cloud Road” de Isobelle Carmody (Penguin Group Australia)
- “Refuge” de Jackie French (Harper Collins)
- “Song for a scarlet runner” de Julie Hunt (Allen & Unwin)
- “The four seasons of Lucy McKenzie” de Kirsty Murray (Allen & Unwin)
- “Rules of Summer” de Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia)
- “Ice Breaker: The Hidden 1” de Lian Tanner (Allen & Unwin)
MEJOR FICCIÓN CORTA JUVENIL
- “Mah Song” de Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, FableCroft Publishing)
- “De Bone-¬light” de Juliet Marillier (Prickle Moon, Ticonderoga Publications)
- “Morning Star” de D.K. Mok (One Small Step, an anthology of discoveries, FableCroft Publishing)
- “The Year of Ancient Ghosts” de Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Ticonderoga Publications)
MEJOR NOVELA JUVENIL
- “The Big Dry” de Tony Davies (Harper Collins)
- “Hunting” de Andrea Host (autopublicado)
- “These Broken Stars” de Amie Kaufman y Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
- “Fairytales for Wilde Girls” de Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
- “The Sky So Heavy” de Claire Zorn (University of Queensland Press)
MEJOR FICCIÓN CORTA TERROR
- “Fencelines” de Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, FableCroft Publishing)
- “The Sleepover” de Terry Dowling (Exotic Gothic 5, PS Publishing)
- “The Home for Broken Dolls” de Kirstyn McDermott (Caution: Contains Small Parts, Twelfth Planet Press)
- “The Human Moth” de Kaaron Warren (The Grimscribe’s Puppets, Miskatonic Press)
- “The Year of Ancient Ghosts” de Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Ticonderoga Publications)
MEJOR NOVELA TERROR
- “The Marching Dead” de Lee Battersde (Angry Robot Books)
- “The First Bird” de Greig Beck (Momentum)
- “Path of Night” de Dirk Flinthart (FableCroft Publishing)
- “Fairytales for Wilde Girls” de Allyse Near (Random House Australia)
MEJOR FICCIÓN CORTA FANTASÍA
- “The Last Stormdancer” de Jay Kristoff (Thomas Dunne Books)
- “The Touch of the Taniwha” de Tracie McBride (Fish, Dagan Books)
- “Cold, Cold War” de Ian McHugh (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Scott H Andrews)
- “Short Circuit” de Kirstie Olley (Oomph: a little super goes a long way, Crossed Genres)
- “The Year of Ancient Ghosts” de Kim Wilkins (The Year of Ancient Ghosts, Ticonderoga Publications)
MEJOR NOVELA FANTASÍA
- “Lexicon” de Max Barry (Hachette Australia)
- “A Crucible of Souls” de Mitchell Hogan (autopublicado)
- “These Broken Stars” de Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (Allen & Unwin)
- “Newt’s Emerald” de Garth Nix (Jill Grinberg Literary Management)
- “Ink Black Magic” de Tansy Rayner Roberts (FableCroft Publishing)
MEJOR FICCIÓN CORTA CIENCIA FICCIÓN
- “The Last Tiger” de Joanne Anderton (Daily Science Fiction)
- “Mah Song” de Joanne Anderton (The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, FableCroft Publishing)
- “Seven Days in Paris” de Thoraiya Dyer (Asymmetry, Twelfth Planet Press)
- “Version 4.3.0.1” de Lucy Stone (Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #57)
- “Air, Water and the Grove” de Kaaron Warren (The Lowest Heaven, Pandemonium Press)
MEJOR NOVELA CIENCIA FICCIÓN
- “Lexicon” de Max Barry (Hachette)
- “Trucksong” de Andrew Macrae (Twelfth Planet Press)
- “A Wrong Turn At The Office Of Unmade Lists” de Jane Rawson (Transit Lounge)
- “True Path” de Graham Storrs (Momentum)
- “Rupetta” de Nike Sulway (Tartarus Press)
MEJOR ANTOLOGÍA
- “The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012” de Liz Grzyb y Talie Helene (Eds), (Ticonderoga Publications)
- “One Small Step, An Anthology Of Discoveries” de Tehani Wessely (Ed) (FableCroft Publishing)
- “Dreaming Of Djinn” de Liz Grzyb (Ed) (Ticonderoga Publications)
- “The Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Of The Year: Volume Seven” de Jonathan Strahan (Ed) (Night Shade Books)
- “Focus 2012: Highlights Of Australian Short Fiction” de Tehani Wessely (Ed) (FableCroft Publishing)
MEJOR COLECCIÓN
- “The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories” de Joanne Anderton (FableCroft Publishing)
- “Asymmetry” de Thoraiya Dyer (Twelfth Planet Press)
- “Caution: Contains Small Parts” de Kirstyn McDermott (Twelfth Planet Press)
- “The Bride Price” de Cat Sparks (Ticonderoga Publications)
- “The Year of Ancient Ghosts” de Kim Wilkins (Ticonderoga Publications)
¡Enhorabuena a los (muchisimos) finalistas!