2009 Aurealis Awards Winners

The Aurealis Awards for 2009 were released on the weekend in Brisbane, with some surprising results:

Best science fiction novel:

* Andrew McGahan - Wonders of a Godless World, Allen & Unwin

Best science fiction short story:

* Peter M. Ball - 'Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens', Apex Magazine May 2009

Best fantasy novel:

* Trudi Canavan - Magician's Apprentice, Orbit 

Best fantasy short story - Joint winners:

* Christopher Green - ‘Father’s Kill’, Beneath Ceaseless Skies #24

* Ian McHugh - 'Once a Month, On a Sunday’, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #40, Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Co-operative Ltd

Best horror novel:
* Honey Brown - Red Queen, Penguin Australia

Best horror short story - Joint winners:
* Paul Haines - 'Wives', X6, Coeur de Lion Publishing
* Paul Haines - 'Slice of Life - A Spot of Liver', Slice of Life, The Mayne Press

Best anthology:
* Jonathan Strahan (editor) - Eclipse 3, Night Shade Books

Best collection:
* Greg Egan - Oceanic, Gollancz

Best illustrated book/graphic novel:
* Nathan Jurevicius - Scarygirl, Allen & Unwin

Best young adult novel:
* Scott Westerfeld - Leviathan Trilogy: Book One, Penguin 

Best young adult short story:
* Cat Sparks - ‘Seventeen’, Masques, CSFG

Best children's (8-12 years) novel:
* Gabrielle Wang - A Ghost in My Suitcase, Puffin Books

Best children's (8-12 years) short fiction/illustrated work/picture book:
* Pamela Freeman (author), Kim Gamble (illustrator) - Victor's Challenge, Walker Books Australia

Quite a few winners there I'm not familiar with, but overall not a bad year. Jonathan Strahan was well deserved and good to see McGahan and Paul Haines in there. Scott Westerfeld has been getting some positive reviews of his steampunk YA novel, Leviathan, which I'm looking forward to picking up.