Tin Duck Award
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The Tin Duck Awards are the Western Australian science fiction achievement award. They are given out annually at Swancon and voted on by members of the convention.
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History
1997
Best Non-Professional Writing
WINNER: Cathy Cupitt, "Reverent Comic Subversion in The Hobbit", Piffle and Other Trivia #26.
1999
Best Non-Professional Production in Any Medium
WINNER: Cathy Cupitt, The Rhizome Factor #1-2.
2000
Best Non-Professional Writing
WINNER: Cathy Cupitt, writing in The Rhizome Factor #3-4.
Best Non-Professional Production in Any Medium
WINNER: Cathy Cupitt, The Rhizome Factor #3-4.
2001
2002
2003
Best WA Professional Writer
WINNER: Stephen Dedman
Best WA Non-Professional Writer
WINNER: Shay Telfer
Best WA Professional Production in any Medium
Best WA Non-Professional Production in Any Medium
WINNER: Borderlands: That Which Scares Us (convention), convened by Grant Watson, Simon Oxwell & Anna Hepworth.
Best WA Visual Artwork
WINNER: Davina Watson, "Muppet Quilt".
Best WA Professional Written Work, Non-Fiction
WINNER: Cathy Cupitt, "Space Opera's Relationship to Science Fiction".
Best WA Non-Professional Written Work, Non-Fiction
WINNER: Emma Hawkes, "What Scares Us In Harry Potter Novels: Class".
2004
2005
Professional Fiction
WINNER: Stephen Dedman, "The Facts in Dr Van Helsing's Case", ASIM 11
Lee Battersby, "Tales of Nireym", Orb 6
K.A. Bedford, Orbital Burn
Shane Jiraiya Cummings, "Sobek's Tears", Aurealis 33 – 35
Simon Haynes, Hal Spacejock: Just Desserts
Dave Luckett, "By The Sweat of Your Brow", Borderlands 3
Adam Weiland, "A Life in Art", Shadowed Realms
Fan Fiction
WINNER: Cathy Cupit, "Falling Stars" (www.livejournal/users/cupidsbow)
Lily Chrywenstrom, "The Snow Queen", Gynaezine 2
Liz Grzyb, "Cabbages & Singing Candlesticks", Fables & Reflections 6
Non-Fiction
WINNER: Gina Goddard, "Loving the Vampire", Gynaezine 2
Michael McAvan, "Men and Wolves: Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time and the New Age Men's Movement", Borderlands 3
Grant Watson, "Bad Film Diaries", Borderlands 3
Professional Production
WINNER: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine 11
Borderlands 3
Shadowed Realms
Fan Production
WINNER: Gynaezine 2
Fables & Reflections 6
Swancon XXX Launch Video
Art
WINNER: Sarah Xu, "Emotions", Gynaezine 2
Troy Kealley, ‘The Snow Queen’, Gynaezine 2 Colin Sharpe, Illustration for "Unreal City", Borderlands 3
Alicia Smith, ‘Skein Dogs’, Fables & Reflections 6
Alicia Smith, Mythmeet (Colour Version)
Tiki Swain, Cover Art, Gynaezine 2
2006
The 2006 Tin Duck Awards were given out during Renaissance: Swancon 2006. The physical award was made of engraved perspex supported by two metal sphere. The engraving contained an illustration of an astronaut duck drawn by Kaneda Cruz.
Professional Long Work
Blade of Fortriu, Juliet Marillier
The Truth About Magic, Dave T Luckett
Professional Short Work
"Bad Film Diaries", Grant Watson, Borderlands 4
"Coup De Grace", Stephen Dedman, Borderlands 4
"Hear No Evil", Shane Jiraiya Cummings, Borderlands 4
"Hooked", Martin Livings, Borderlands 5
"How Green was their Love", Tess Williams, Borderlands 4
"Hush", Lyn Battersby, Shadowbox
"I Can Make You Famous", Lee Battersby, Shadowbox
"Ian", Shane Jiraiya Cummings, Ticonderoga Online 5
"Pater Familias", Lee Battersby, Shadowed Realms 3
"Solid Rock", Cathy Cupitt, Borderlands 4
"The Memory of Breathing", Lyn Battersby, ASIM #17
"The Seasonal Collector", Jo-Ann Whalley, Borderlands 4
"Watch", Stephen Dedman, Never Seen By Waking Eyes
Professional ArtWork
"Coup De Grace", illustration, Colin Sharpe, Borderlands 4
Cover, Sarah Xu, Borderlands 4
Horror series, Ruby Cadaver, Swancon 2005 art show
Make your own pet, print, Shaun Tan, Swancon 2005 art show
The Big Picture Book, Brian Choo
Professional Production (any medium)
Borderlands Issue 4, Borderlands Publications Inc.
Borderlands Issue 5, Borderlands Publications Inc.
Shadow Box, e-anthology, edited by Shane Jiraiya Cummings & Angela Challis
Shadowed Realms, edited by Angela Challis
Ticonderoga Online, edited by Russell B Farr, Liz Grzyb, Lyn Battersby
Unpaid or Fan Written work
Blue (text), Bec Handcock
Chaosmanor, Elaine Kemp
Unpaid or Fan Art Work
Blue, Bec Handcock, Swancon 2005 art show
CD sculpture, Stephanie Bateman-Graham, Swancon 2005 art show
Changing Skins series, Sarah Xu, Swancon 2005 art show
Dragon quilting, Calum Watson, Swancon 2005 art show
Gynaecon T-shirts, Sarah Xu
Nothing Better: A short presentation on why I have to leave, Bec
Handcock, Swancon 2005 art show
Photograph of Carreg Cellen, Elaine Kemp, Swancon 2005 art show
Reflective Moods, Sarah Xu, Swancon 2005 art show
Stamp artworks, Emma Hawkes, Swancon 2005 art show
The view from Glastonbury Tor, Elaine Kemp, Swancon 2005 art show
Unpaid or Fan Production (any medium)
"A Brief History of Friendship" by Cathy Cupitt (http://cupidsbow.livejournal.com/185371.html#cutid1)
Consensual A Trois, edited by Dedman, Kemp, Cupitt
Fandomedia 2005, Ju, the professional lap cat
GenghisCon 2005, The GenghisCon committee
Gynaezine 3, Emma Hawkes, Gina Goddard
HorrorScope, edited by Shane Jiraiya Cummings et. al.
Swancon 2005, Swancon XXX committee
The Simono Restrospective, Simon Oxwell, Swancon 2005
2007
The 2007 Tin Duck Awards were given out during Inconceivable: Swancon 32. The physical award was made of engraved perspex supported by two metal sphere. The engraving contained an illustration of an astronaut duck drawn by Kaneda Cruz.
Best WA Professional Long Written Work
WINNER: Carnies, Martin Livings
Through Soft Air, Lee Battersby (runner up)
Best WA Professional Short Work
WINNER: ‘Mary Bennett Gets a Life’, Sue Isle, Borderlands Issue 7
‘Dwar7es’, Martin Livings, Ticonderoga Online Issue 9 (runner up)
Best WA Professional Art Work
WINNER: The Arrival, Shaun Tan
Illustration for ‘The Garden Shed Pact’, Tina Lorenz, Borderlands Issue 7 (runner up)
Best WA Professional Publication (any medium)
WINNER: Borderlands, Simon Oxwell et. al.
Ticonderoga Online, Russell B. Farr, Lyn Battersby and Liz Grzyb (runner up)
Best WA Unpaid or Fan Written Work
WINNER: ‘Bad Film Diaries’, Grant Watson, Borderlands Issues 6 and 8
The Recovering Geek – a twelve step process, (flippy book) Rebecca Handcock, Jeanette & Christopher Phillips (runner up)
Best WA Unpaid or Fan Art Work
WINNER: But is it art?, Emma Hawkes, Swancon 2006 Art Show
Best WA Unpaid or Fan Production (any media)
WINNER (TIE): ASif! Review Website, Alisa Krasnostein
WINNER (TIE): Fandomedia 2006, Ju Whitehead
2008
Best WA Professional Long Work
WINNER: Simon Haynes, Hal Spacejock: Just Desserts
Juliet Marillier, Cybele’s Secrets
Bevan McGuiness, The Awakening
Briony Stewart, Kumiko and the Dragon
Anthony Eaton, Skyfall
Best WA Professional Short Work
WINNER: “The Sun People,” by Sue Isle (Shiny #2)
Stephen Dedman, "Sufficiently Advanced"
Laney Cairo, "Tiger Tiger"
AM Muffaz, "Dead Lovers"
Cathy Cupitt, "The Joy of Close Reading"
Sonia Marcon, "Phantom Limbs"
Lee Battersby, "Father Muerte and the Joy of Warfare"
Laney Cairo, "Angel to a Cowboy"
Marc McBride, "World of Monsters"
Jenny Schwartz, "The Working Dead of Heehaw’s Australia"
Lee Battersby, "The Time Eater"
Shane Jiraiya Cummings, "Yamabushi Kaidan and the Smoke Dragon"
AM Muffaz, "Calamansi"
Lee Battersby, "Beached"
Lyn Battersby, "Born of Woman"
Martin Livings, "There Was Darkness"
Shane Jiraiya Cummings, "The Cutting Room"
Sue Isle, "Stranger and Sojourner"
Carol Ryles, "Escaping Konakona"
Best WA Professional Production
WINNER: The New Space Opera, edited by Jonathan Strahan & Gardner Dozois (HarperCollins)
Best WA Fan Production
WINNER: ASiF!, edited by Alisa Krasnostein
Best WA Fan Written Work
WINNER (TIE): Alisa Krasnostein, Not If You Were The Last Short Story On Earth
WINNER (TIE): Sarah Parker, Blog Like It's The End Of The World
Best WA Professional Artwork
WINNER: Sarah Xu, Borderlands #9 Cover
Edward J. Grug III, Henry & Gil vs the Infinity Engine #1
Alicia Smith, Body of work 2007
Marc McBride, World of Monsters
Colin Sharpe, Illustration for "Fate of Words", Borderlands #9
Sarah Xu, Illustration for "Mara", Borderlands #9
Best WA Fan Art
WINNER (TIE): John Parker
WINNER (TIE): Sarah Xu
2009
The 2009 Tin Duck Awards were given out during Contact: Swancon 2009. The physical award was made of engraved glass bearing the WASFF and Swancon 2009 logos and an illustration of an astronaut duck orbiting the Earth by Andy Phillips.
