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Australia’s premier speculative fiction literature awards.
https://aurealisawards.org
Nominations for the Convenors' Award for Excellence close on December 31, 2025. This is a special Award for particular achievement in speculative fiction or related areas in the year for work that is not otherwise eligible in any of the existing categories for the
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Rules
General GovernanceEntriesWorks published late in the yearCategoriesThe Convenors’ Award for ExcellenceThe Sara Douglass Book Series AwardFor an entryRegarding co-authored, edited or illustrated wor…
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Tickets are now available to the Aurealis Awards ceremony, taking place as part of GenreCon at the beautiful Thomas Dixon Centre, 406 Montague Road, West End, Brisbane on Saturday 21 Februry, 2026!
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GenreCon 2026 – Aurealis Awards Presentation Night
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 ...
https://events.humanitix.com/genrecon-2026-aurealis-awards-presentation-night
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Today's the last day to enter the 2025 Aurealis Awards! Don't forget this includes all works scheduled for December publication.
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Just a few days left to get your 2025 Aurealis Awards entries in! The Aurealis Awards close to 2025 entries this Sunday, November 30. Check out the updated entries list and make sure you get all your eligible work entered before the deadline!
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Just three weeks left to get ALL your 2025 entries in for the Aurealis Awards - INCLUDING those scheduled for December publication! Check out the updated Entries list and enter on our website:
aurealisawards.org/entries/
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Aurealis Awards entries close on November 30, 2025 - this is by necessity a couple of weeks earlier than in past years to facilitate our exciting Awards Ceremony at GenreCon on the weekend of 20-22nd February!
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The first deadline for the year is fast approaching - just five days left to access early entry fee pricing for long form works, including novels, graphic novels, anthologies and collections.
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EARLY ENTRY REMINDER: Aurealis Awards
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…
https://aurealisawards.org/2025/09/25/early-entry-reminder-aurealis-awards/
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The 2025 Aurealis Awards are open for entry!
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2025 Aurealis Awards are open for entry
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…
https://aurealisawards.org/2025/08/10/2025-aurealis-awards-are-open-for-entry/
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Changes afoot for the
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Aurealis Awards 2025 – Changes implemented this year
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…
https://aurealisawards.org/2025/08/01/aurealis-awards-2025-changes-implemented-this-year/
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Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Aurealis Awards, presented at an online ceremony this afternoon!
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This year's Aurealis Awards ceremony will take place online at 4:00pm (AEST) TODAY, Sunday 4 May, 2025. If you would like to be in the room where it happens, we encourage finalists, friends, family and fans to join the fun in the Zoom Meeting:
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Showcasing the 2024 Convenors' Award for Excellence nominations
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2024 Convenors’ Award for Excellence Nominations
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 …
https://aurealisawards.org/2025/04/14/2024-convenors-award-for-excellence-nominations/
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10 months ago
Let me remind you about this
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podcast! If you want to know about the behind the scenes history from the last 30 years, I've got you covered.
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Aurealis Awards: Behind the Curtain | aurealisawards
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...
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New
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podcast episode! This time, it's Marianne de Pierre - author, Awards host, etc - reflecting on the awards... Listen here or in your app:
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Episode 7: Marianne de Pierres
An interview with Marianne de Pierres, who has undertaken a few roles for the Aurealis Awards.
https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-w7655-17f7029
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Interview with long-time
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organiser and judge Keith Stevenson is now live:
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Episode 6: Keith Stevenson
An episode with Keith Stevenson, who has taken on many roles over the years behind the scenes of the Aurealis Awards.
https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-zvben-17f700d
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New episode in the
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Behind the Curtain series: Lorraine Cormack, who has judged for 14 straight years...
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Episode 5: Lorraine Cormack
An interview with Lorraine Cormack, long-time judge for the Aurealis Awards.
https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ytnvk-17f6fdb
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11 months ago
Up now: interviews with Nathan Burrage and Susan Wardle, organisers of the Aurealis Awards when they travelled to Sydney:
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Episode 4: Nathan Burrage and Susan Wardle
Interviews with Nathan Burrage and Susan Wardle, who were key organisers when the Aurealis Awards went to Sydney.
https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-jdwyg-17b7fe2
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Episode 3 of the Aurealis Awards podcast, Behind the Curtain, is now live! Featuring an interview with Ron Serdiuk, one of the key organisers when the Awards went to Queensland.
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Episode 3: Ron Serdiuk | Aurealis Awards: Behind the Curtain
An interview with Ron Serdiuk, a key organiser when the Awards went to Queensland.
https://aurealisawards.podbean.com/e/episode-3-ron-serdiuk/
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The second episode of the
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Episode 2: Van Ikin | Aurealis Awards: Behind the Curtain
An interview with Van Ikin, one of the early judges for the Aurealis Awards.
https://aurealisawards.podbean.com/e/episode-2-van-ikin/
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Check this out! The very excellent Alexandra Pierce has published the first episode of our 30th anniversary celebratory podcast "Aurealis Awards: Behind the Curtain".
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Last deadline for the year - nominations for the Convenors' Award for Excellence close tomorrow, December 31 2024!
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Entry forms
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…
https://aurealisawards.org/entry-forms/
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This is it, the final countdown! We've just posted the last "entries update" file before Sunday's entry deadline - you have just four days left (including today) to get your 2024 Australian-created works in before the cutoff on December 15!
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Only one week left to get your entries in for the 2024 Aurealis Awards! Check out the current list of entries and make sure your Australian-created work is in the mix!
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Entries
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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Entries for the 2024 Aurealis Awards close on Sunday 15 December, 2024. Don't miss your opportunity to enter eligible Australian speculative fiction work!
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Just over a month left to get your 2024 Aurealis Awards entries in! It’s a big year so far with nearly 600 submissions already 😱 Details for what’s eligible and how to enter on our website:
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Aurealis Awards
Australia's premier speculative fiction awards
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