Congratulations to all those included in the 2014 Ditmar Awards shortlist.
Thanks to the awesome people at Continuum, this post now has links to shortlisted works!
The Ditmar Awards are Australia’s people’s choice awards for science fiction and fantasy. Here are some useful links in case you’re interested:
- 2014 Ditmar Ballot
- Ditmar Awards on Continuum’s website including information on who can vote
- Ditmar rules
- to vote you need at least a ‘supporting membership’ of Continuum X or the national convention in 2013; information on purchasing memberships is here
The ballot includes a “No Award” option in each category:
Best Novel
- Ink Black Magic, Tansy Rayner Roberts (FableCroft Publishing)
- Fragments of a Broken Land: Valarl Undead, Robert Hood (Wildside Press)
- The Beckoning, Paul Collins (Damnation Books)
- Trucksong, Andrew Macrae (Twelfth Planet Press)
- The Only Game in the Galaxy (The Maximus Black Files 3), Paul Collins (Ford Street Publishing)
Best Novella or Novelette
- “Prickle Moon”, Juliet Marillier, in Prickle Moon (Ticonderoga Publications)
- “The Year of Ancient Ghosts”, Kim Wilkins, in The Year of Ancient Ghosts(Ticonderoga Publications)
- “By Bone-Light”, Juliet Marillier, in Prickle Moon (Ticonderoga Publications)
- “The Home for Broken Dolls”, Kirstyn McDermott, in Caution: Contains Small Parts (Twelfth Planet Press)
- “What Amanda Wants”, Kirstyn McDermott, in Caution: Contains Small Parts (Twelfth Planet Press)
Best Short Story
- “Mah Song”, Joanne Anderton, in The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories (FableCroft Publishing)
- “Air, Water and the Grove”, Kaaron Warren, in The Lowest Heaven (Jurassic London)
- “Seven Days in Paris”, Thoraiya Dyer, in Asymmetry (Twelfth Planet Press)
- “Scarp”, Cat Sparks, in The Bride Price (Ticonderoga Publications)
- “Not the Worst of Sins”, Alan Baxter, in Beneath Ceaseless Skies 133 (Firkin Press)
- “Cold White Daughter”, Tansy Rayner Roberts, in One Small Step (FableCroft Publishing)
Best Collected Work
- The Back of the Back of Beyond, Edwina Harvey, edited by Simon Petrie (Peggy Bright Books)
- Asymmetry, Thoraiya Dyer, edited by Alisa Krasnostein (Twelfth Planet Press)
- Caution: Contains Small Parts, Kirstyn McDermott, edited by Alisa Krasnostein (Twelfth Planet Press)
- The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories, Joanne Anderton, edited by Tehani Wesseley (FableCroft Publishing)
- The Bride Price, Cat Sparks, edited by Russell B. Farr (Ticonderoga Publications)
Best Artwork
- Cover art, Eleanor Clarke, for The Back of the Back of Beyond by Edwina Harvey (Peggy Bright Books)
- Illustrations, Kathleen Jennings, for Eclipse Online (Nightshade Books)
- Cover art, Shauna O’Meara, for Next edited by Simon Petrie and Rob Porteous (CSFG Publishing)
- Cover art, Cat Sparks, for The Bride Price by Cat Sparks (Ticonderoga Publications)
- Rules of Summer, Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia)
- Cover art, Pia Ravenari, for Prickle Moon by Juliet Marillier (Ticonderoga Publications)
Best Fan Writer
- Tsana Dolichva, for body of work, including reviews and interviews in Tsana’s Reads and Reviews
- Sean Wright, for body of work, including reviews in Adventures of a Bookonaut
- Grant Watson, for body of work, including reviews in The Angriest
- Foz Meadows, for body of work, including reviews in Shattersnipe: Malcontent & Rainbows
- Alexandra Pierce, for body of work, including reviews in Randomly Yours, Alex
- Tansy Rayner Roberts, for body of work, including essays and reviews at www.tansyrr.com
Best Fan Artist
- Nalini Haynes, for body of work, including “Defender of the Faith”, “The Suck Fairy“, “Doctor Who vampire” and “The Last Cyberman” in Dark Matter
- Kathleen Jennings, for body of work, including “Illustration Friday“
- Dick Jenssen, for body of work, including cover art for Interstellar Ramjet Scoop and SF Commentary
Best Fan Publication in Any Medium
- Dark Matter Zine, Nalini Haynes
- SF Commentary, Bruce Gillespie
- The Writer and the Critic, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond
- Galactic Chat Podcast, Sean Wright, Alex Pierce, Helen Stubbs, David McDonald, and Mark Webb
- The Coode Street Podcast, Gary K. Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan
- Galactic Suburbia, Alisa Krasnostein, Alex Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts
Best New Talent
William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review
- Reviews in Randomly Yours, Alex, Alexandra Pierce
- “Things Invisible: Human and Ab-Human in Two of Hodgson’s Carnacki stories”, Leigh Blackmore, in Sargasso: The Journal of William Hope Hodgson Studies #1 edited by Sam Gafford (Ulthar Press)
- Galactic Suburbia Episode 87: Saga Spoilerific Book Club, Alisa Krasnostein, Alex Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts
- The Reviewing New Who series, David McDonald, Tansy Rayner Roberts, and Tehani Wessely
- “A Puppet’s Parody of Joy: Dolls, Puppets and Mannikins as Diabolical Other”, Leigh Blackmore, in Ramsey Campbell: Critical Essays on the Master of Modern Horror edited by Gary William Crawford (Scarecrow Press)
- “That was then, this is now: how my perceptions have changed“, George Ivanoff, in Doctor Who and Race edited by Lindy Orthia (Intellect Books)
The awards will be presented at the 2014 Australian National SF Convention, Continuum 10 in Melbourne on the weekend of June 7-8.
Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the 2014 Ditmar Awards.
And a huge THANK YOU to everyone who nominated Dark Matter Zine and Nalini Haynes.
