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The finalists for the 2007 Aurealis Awards can be found at

http://www.aurealisawards.com/Finalists.htm

Congratulations to all who are shortlisted.

Cya
Dan

Good to see The Company of the Dead up there.

And the winners are....

http://aurealisawards.com/Winners.htm

Just in case the page gets re-used, pasted below is a copy of them. Congratulations to all the winners.

Cya
Dan


2007 WINNERS

GOLDEN AUREALIS

Novel:
David Kowalski, The Company of the Dead

Short Story:
Cat Sparks, ‘Hollywood Roadkill’, On Spec, #69

best science fiction novel
David Kowalski, The Company of the Dead

best science fiction short story
Cat Sparks, ‘Hollywood Roadkill’, On Spec, #69

best fantasy novel
Lian Hearn, Heaven’s Net is Wide, Tales of the Otori The First Book,

best fantasy short story
Garth Nix, ‘Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz go to War Again’, Jim Baen’s Universe, April 2007

best horror novel
Susan Parisi, Blood of Dreams

best horror short story
Anna Tambour, ‘The Jeweller of Second-Hand Roe’, Subterranean, #7

best young adult novel
Anthony Eaton, Skyfall

best young adult short story
Deborah Biancotti, ‘A Scar for Leida’, Fantastic Wonder Stories,

best children’s (8-12 years) long fiction
Kate Forsyth, The Silver Horse, The Chain of Charms 2, Pan Macmillan
Kate Forsyth, The Herb of Grace, The Chain of Charms 3, Pan Macmillan
Kate Forsyth, The Cat’s Eye Shell, The Chain of Charms 4, Pan Macmillan
Kate Forsyth, The Lightning Bolt, The Chain of Charms 5, Pan Macmillan
Kate Forsyth, The Butterfly in Amber, The Chain of Charms 6, Pan Macmillan

best children’s (8-12 years) short fiction (tied)
Marc McBride, World of Monsters, Scholastic Australia
and
Briony Stewart, Kumiko and the Dragon, UQP


Peter McNamara Convenors' Award for Excellence
Terry Dowling, Rynemonn, Coeur de Lion Publications

Congratulations to all the winners, especially to David Kowalski, being new in the field and whose novel was a favourite of mine. Well done.

Through the grapevine we have received this message...

Cya
Dan

Hi guys, if you want to see what happens at an awards night, Cat Sparks took these pics at this year's Aurealis presentation. Thanks to Cat (and congratulations for the wins!) for allowing us to link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42956650@N00/sets/72157603803993191/

Cya
Dan