Book your spot on Humanitix - GenreCon 2026 – Aurealis Awards Presentation Night hosted by Queensland Writers Centre. Thomas Dixon Centre, 406 Montague Rd, West End QLD 4101, Australia. Saturday 21st ...

We congratulate the Aurealis Awards finalists for 2025! The 2025 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier speculative fiction award, attracted more than 775 entries across 14 categories, including reco…

Book your spot on Humanitix - GenreCon 2026 – Aurealis Awards Presentation Night hosted by Queensland Writers Centre. Thomas Dixon Centre, 406 Montague Rd, West End QLD 4101, Australia. Saturday 21st ...

General GovernanceEntriesWorks published late in the yearCategoriesThe Convenors’ Award for ExcellenceThe Sara Douglass Book Series AwardFor an entryRegarding co-authored, edited or illustrated wor…

Book your spot on Humanitix - GenreCon 2026 – Aurealis Awards Presentation Night hosted by Queensland Writers Centre. Thomas Dixon Centre, 406 Montague Rd, West End QLD 4101, Australia. Saturday 21st ...

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Five days left to access early entry fee pricing!All works published January to September 2025 must be entered by 30 September to be eligible for the regular entry fee.The fee increase applies to t…

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Aurealis Awards are now open for immediate entry. The 2025 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier awards for speculative fiction, are for works created by a…

We live in an ever-evolving world, and this year the Aurealis Awards have some changes occuring to help us stay abreast of things and able to continue to deliver Australia’s premier speculati…

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Each year we make the eligible nominations received for the annual Convenors’ Award for Excellence public. There are several reasons for this: There is no shortlist announced, so it feels right to …

A series of interviews with key people behind the organisation and judging of the Aurealis Awards, in honour of its 30th birthday in 2025. Produced by Alexandra Pierce. Music intro/outro: ”Equatori...

An interview with Marianne de Pierres, who has undertaken a few roles for the Aurealis Awards.

An episode with Keith Stevenson, who has taken on many roles over the years behind the scenes of the Aurealis Awards.

An interview with Lorraine Cormack, long-time judge for the Aurealis Awards.

Interviews with Nathan Burrage and Susan Wardle, who were key organisers when the Aurealis Awards went to Sydney.

An interview with Ron Serdiuk, a key organiser when the Awards went to Queensland.

An interview with Van Ikin, one of the early judges for the Aurealis Awards.

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Aurealis Awards entries closed December 15, 2024.  Nominations for the Convenors’ Award for Excellence are now open and will close December 31, 2024. Please read the rules for this special aw…

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This page lists entries received and is updated at regular intervals throughout the entry period. For Entry Forms, please visit the Entry Forms page. Entries for the Aurealis Awards opened in Augus…

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