Nathan Burrage, co-convenor of the awards, said that with approximately 600 entries across the thirteen categories, the judges had a big task.
"The winners represent the best of Australian fantasy, horror and science fiction writing in 2010 as judged by a panel of their peers. This year's winners join the likes of Sara Douglass, Garth Nix, Isobelle Carmody, Trudi Canavan, Shaun Tan and Sean Williams all of whom are former Aurealis Award winners."
“I’d like to extend my thanks to our sponsors and all the judges for their time and professionalism.”
2010 Aurealis Award Winners...
· The Keepers, Lian Tanner, Allen & Unwin
CHILDREN'S FICTION (told primarily through pictures)
· The Boy and the Toy, Sonya Hartnett (writer) & Lucia Masciullo (illustrator), Penguin Viking
YOUNG ADULT Short Story
· A Thousand Flowers, Margo Lanagan, Zombies and Unicorns, Allen & Unwin
YOUNG ADULT Novel
· Guardian of the Dead, Karen Healey, Allen & Unwin
BEST Illustrated Book/ Graphic Novel
· Changing Ways Book 1, Justin Randall, Gestalt Publishing
BEST COLLECTION
· The Girl With No Hands, Angela Slatter, Ticonderoga Publications
BEST ANTHOLOGY
· Wings of Fire, edited by Jonathan Strahan and Marianne S. Jablon, Night Shade Books
HORROR Short Fiction
· The Fear, Richard Harland, Macabre: A Journey Through Australia’s Darkest Fears, Brimstone Press
HORROR Novel
· Madigan Mine, Kirstyn McDermott, Pan Macmillan
FANTASY Short Story (joint winners)
· The February Dragon, LL Hannett & Angela Slatter, Scary Kisses, Ticonderoga Publications
· Yowie, Thoraiya Dyer, Sprawl, Twelfth Planet Press
FANTASY Novel
· Power and Majesty, Tansy Rayner Roberts, HarperVoyager (HarperCollins)
SCIENCE FICTION Short Story
· The Heart of a Mouse, K.J. Bishop, Subterranean Online (Winter 2010)
SCIENCE FICTION Novel
· Transformation Space, Marianne de Pierres, Orbit (Hachette)
