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This article lists works and people eligible for the Australian SF ("Ditmar") Awards for 2019 in each of the eligible categories. (The list is neither exhaustive nor necessarily accurate. Errors may be corrected and omissions added at any time.)

Introduction

The Ditmar Award is awarded subject to official rules, relevant sections of which are listed in each category below. Note also the following:

3.1 Timeliness: Works are eligible if they were first published or released anywhere in the world in an edition dated in the calendar year immediately preceding the year the award is held, or dated after the opening of nominations for the year immediately preceding the year the award is held if that is earlier than the start of that year (but after the close of that year).

3.2 Australianness: Nominees are eligible if they were Australian citizens or residents in the year their nominated work was released.

3.3 Eligibility of committee members: The awards will be administered by a sub-committee of the Standing Committee of the Business Meeting of the National Australian Science Fiction Convention, and the members of the sub-committee will not be eligible for an award and may neither nominate nor vote in the awards. The Standing Committee shall rule on issues of conflict of interest.


Best Novel

3.4 Novel: A Novel is any work of sf/f/h of more than 40,000 words.


  • A Butt of Heads (Robot vs Dragons 2), Simon Haynes, Bowman Press.
  • A Curse of Ash & Embers (Tales of the Blackbone Witches), Jo Spurrier, HarperCollins.
  • A Different Boy, Paul Jennings, Allen & Unwin.
  • A Dream Passage, J.D.E. Savill, Scruffy Wuffy.
  • A Pair of Nuts on the Throne (Robot vs Dragons 3), Simon Haynes, Bowman Press.
  • A Planet's Ransom, Carlie Simonsen, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • A Portion of Dragon and Chips (Robot vs Dragons 1), Simon Haynes, Bowman Press.
  • A Superior Spectre, Angela Meyer, Ventura Press.
  • After the Lights Go Out, Lili Wilkinson, Allen & Unwin.
  • Alpha Minor (Harriet Walsh 2), Simon Haynes, Bowman Press.
  • An Impossible Dragon, Celia Colquhoun-King, Salamanda Publishing.
  • Angels & Vixens, Kim Petersen, Whispering Ink Press.
  • Ashes of Chadanar (The Chadanar Cycle 3), Mirren Hogan.
  • Aunt Enid: Protector Extraordinaire, Karen J. Carlisle, Kraken Publishing.
  • Beneath the Surface, Rebecca Langham, NineStar Press.
  • Benevolent Passion (Heaven's Heart 2), Amanda Pillar, Maatkare Books.
  • Binding Blood, Daniel de Lorne, Escape Publishing.
  • Blood of Heirs, Alicia Wanstall-Burke.
  • Bone Arrow, Alannah K. Pearson, Alannah K. Pearson.
  • Boy Swallows Universe, Trent Dalton, HarperCollins Australia.
  • Break Your Chains (The Freedom Finders 1), Allen & Unwin.
  • Breakaway (Verdant String 1), Michelle Diener, Eclipse.
  • Breakeven (Verdant String 2), Michelle Diener, Eclipse.
  • Bride of the Dark, Heidi Wessman Kneale.
  • Broad Plain Darkening, Clare Rhoden, Odyssey Books.
  • Catching Teller Crow, Ambelin Kwaymullina and Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Allen & Unwin.
  • City of Lies (Poison Wars 1), Sam Hawke, Tom Doherty Associates.
  • Columbine's Tale (Tales of Tarya 2), Rachel Nightingale, Odyssey Books.
  • Contrition, Deborah Sheldon, IFWG Publishing Australia (Melbourne).
  • Croma Venture (The Spiral Wars 5), Joel Shepherd.
  • Curia Noctis: Krell V Bulin, Ben Bryant.
  • Cursed, Keri Arthur, KA Publishing.
  • Daughter of Shadows (The Chadanar Cycle 1), Mirren Hogan.
  • Deadly Passion (Heaven's Heart 1), Amanda Pillar, Maatkare Books.
  • Deception (Dark Matter 2), Teri Terry, Orchard Books.
  • Demon Hunters 6: Feud, Avril Sabine, Broken Gate Publishing.
  • Devouring Dark, Alan Baxter, Grey Matter Press.
  • Divine Prey (Noramgaell Saga 1), Chris Andrews.
  • Double Trouble (Hal Spacejock 8), Simon Haynes, Bowman Press.
  • Dragon Blood Chronicles 2: Betrayed, Avril Sabine, Broken Gate Publishing.
  • Dragonblood (The Reasoner Trilogy 3), Mirren Hogan.
  • Dragonhaze (The Reasoner Trilogy 1), Mirren Hogan.
  • Dragonstorm (The Reasoner Trilogy 2), Mirren Hogan.
  • Dyschronia. Jennifer Mills, Pan Macmillan Australia.
  • Duel at Araluen (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger 3), John Flanagan, Penguin Random House Australia.
  • Earth Bound, Avril Sabine, Broken Gate Publishing.
  • Earth Quarantined (Earth Quarantined Trilogy 1), D.L. Richardson, D.L. Richardson.
  • Echoes of Understorey (Titan's Forest 2), Thoraiya Dyer, Tom Doherty Associates.
  • Edge of Time (Lifespan of Starlight 3), Thalia Kalipsakis, Hardie Grant Egmont.
  • Emergence, Marita Smith, Harbour Publishing House.
  • Eternal Refuge (The Refuge Trilogy 3), Anabelle McInnes, Escape Publishing.
  • Eve of Eridu, Alanah Andrews, Michael Terence Publishing.
  • Faerie Apocalypse, Jason Franks, IFWG Publishing Australia (Melbourne).
  • Fallen Empire (Ironstone Saga 1), Keith McArdle.
  • Flames, Robbie Arnott, Text Publishing.
  • Fleshers (Newport City 1), Alison Croggon and Daniel Keene, Newport Street Books.
  • Florida Station (Broken Cosmos 1), Ian Kennedy.
  • God of the Dark, Heidi Wessman Kneale.
  • Graevale (The Medoran Chronicles 4), Lynette Noni, Pantera Press.
  • Green Jay and Crow, D.J. Daniels, Abaddon Books.
  • Guardians of the Round Table 1: Dexterity Fail, Avril Sabine, Storm Petersen, and Rhys Petersen, Broken Gate Publishing.
  • Guardians of the Round Table 2: Goblin Boots, Avril Sabine, Storm Petersen, and Rhys Petersen, Broken Gate Publishing.
  • Guardians of the Round Table 3: Singed Feathers, Avril Sabine, Storm Petersen, and Rhys Petersen, Broken Gate Publishing.
  • Hidden City, Alan Baxter, Gryphonwood Press.
  • His Name Was Walter, Emily Rodda, HarperCollins.
  • Hitler's Zeitmaschine, Brian Farber, Brian Farber.
  • Hive, A.J. Betts, Pan Macmillan Australia.
  • House of the Dark, Heidi Wessman Kneale.
  • Ice Wolves (Elementals 1), Amie Kaufman, HarperCollins.
  • Impostors, Scott Westerfeld, Allen & Unwin.
  • In Numina (A Story of Togas, Daggers, and Magic 2), Assaph Mehr, Purple Toga Publications.
  • Incantation, Mirren Hogan and Stephanie Barr, Carter and Bradley Publishing (via Rite to Reign: A Limited Edition Urban Fantasy Collection).
  • Inheritance, Carole Wilkinson, Black Dog Books.
  • Ironheart, Jodi McAlister, Penguin Random House Australia.
  • Jane Doe and the Cradle of All Worlds, Jeremy Lachlan, Hardie Grant Egmont.
  • Keeper of the Way, Patricia Leslie, Odyssey Books.
  • Lady Helen and the Dark Days Deceit, Alison Goodman, Angus & Robertson.
  • Let Sleeping Dragons Lie, Garth Nix and Sean Williams, Allen & Unwin.
  • LIFEL1K3, Jay Kristoff, Alfred A. Knopf.
  • Lightning Tracks, A.A. Kinsela, Plainspeak Publishing.
  • Lost, Val Clark, Moshpit Publishing.
  • Martian Flight (Broken Cosmos 2), Ian Kennedy.
  • Max Damage (Hal Spacejock 9), Simon Haynes, Bowman Press.
  • Mercy Point, Anna Snoekstra, HarperCollins.
  • Messenger, K.S. Nikakis, SOV Media (Australia).
  • Moonfall (Dragon Wine 6), Donna Maree Hanson, Donna Maree Hanson.
  • Neptune's War (Broken Cosmos 3), Ian Kennedy.
  • Neverland, Margot McGovern, Penguin Random House Australia.
  • Not On The Cards, Cage Dunn, Cage Dunn.
  • Obsidio (The Illuminae Files 3), Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, Allen & Unwin.
  • Ottilie Colter and the Narroway Hunt, Rhiannon Wiliams, Hardie Grant Egmont.
  • Pack Bound, Leisl Leighton, Escape Publishing.
  • Palace of Fires 1: Initiate, Bill Bennett, Penguin Random House Australia.
  • Palace of Fires 2: Unholy, Bill Bennett, Penguin Random House Australia.
  • Peace Force (Harriet Walsh 1), Simon Haynes, Bowman Press.
  • Plague War 1: Outbreak, Alister Hodge, Severed Press.
  • Plague War 2: Pandemic, Alister Hodge, Severed Press.
  • Plague War 3: Retribution, Alister Hodge, Severed Press.
  • Plato Crater, Carleton Chinner, Carleton Chinner.
  • Rapture, Jeremy Stanford, Tale Publishing.
  • Realms of the Fae 4: An Unexpected Betrayal, Avril Sabine, Broken Gate Publishing.
  • Rebellion (Divided Elements 2), Mikhaeyla Kopievsky, Kyrija.
  • Reign of Mist (The Obermere Chronicles 2), Helen Scheuerer, Writer's Edit Press.
  • Restoration (Verity Fassbinder 3), Angela Slatter, Quercus Editions.
  • Rosie's Rangers 4: Accursed, Avril Sabine, Broken Gate Publishing.
  • Ruby Heart (Cry Havoc 1), Donna Maree Hanson, Donna Maree Hanson.
  • Satellite Attack, Dion Perry, Austin Macauley.
  • Scales of Empire (Dragon Empire Trilogy 1), Kylie Chan, HarperCollins.
  • Scarab 1: Falling Through Time, Helen Allan, Hell West Press.
  • Scarab 2: Fighting Time, Helen Allan, Hell West Press.
  • Scarab 3: The Chains of Time, Helen Allan, Hell West Press.
  • Secret Guardians (The Rogues 2), Lian Tanner, Allen & Unwin.
  • Serpent's Wake: A Tale for the Bitten, L.E. Daniels, Interactive Publications.
  • Shadow of the Exile, Mitchell Hogan, 47North.
  • Shadows Bane (A Ruadhán Sidhe Novel 2), Aiki Flinthart, Computing Advantages & Training.
  • Shadows Fate (A Ruadhán Sidhe Novel 3), Aiki Flinthart, Computing Advantages & Training.
  • Shadows Wake (A Ruadhán Sidhe Novel 1), Aiki Flinthart, Computing Advantages & Training.
  • Shine Mountain, Julie Hunt, Allen & Unwin.
  • Sierra Bravo (Harriet Walsh 3), Simon Haynes, Bowman Press.
  • Skyfire (Dragon Wine 5), Donna Maree Hanson, Donna Maree Hanson.
  • Small Spaces, Sarah Epstein, Walker Books Australia.
  • Social Media Central (Tayler 1), Kevin Klehr, NineStar Press.
  • Society Against Vampires (Assassins of the Dead 3), Avril Sabine, Broken Gate Publishing.
  • Son of Solace (The Chadanar Cycle 2), Mirren Hogan.
  • Songwoman, Ilka Tampke, Text Publising.
  • Sons of Steel, G.L. Keady, Filament Publishing.
  • Stars Uncharted, S.K. Dunstall, Penguin Random House.
  • Stone Guardians and the Rise of Eden, Jem McCusker, Grey Finch Publishing.
  • Stone Girl, Eleni Hale, Penguin Random House Australia.
  • Stratification, Ilsa Evans, Harbour Publishing House.
  • Sympath (The Sentinels of Eden 3), Carolyn Denman, Odyssey Books.
  • Tarin of the Mammoths 3: Cave Bear Mountain, Jo Sandhu, Penguin Random House Australia.
  • The 19th Bladesman (The Shadow Sword Series 1), S.J. Hartland, Dark Blade Publishing.
  • The Andromeda Effect (Stellar Flash 2), Neil A. Hogan, Maldek House.
  • The Beast’s Heart, Leife Shallcross, Hodder & Stoughton.
  • The Boy from Earth, Darrell Pitt, Text Publishing.
  • The Buried Ark, James Bradley, Pan Macmillan Australia.
  • The Bus on Thursday, Shirley Barrett, Allen & Unwin.
  • The Butterfly Stone (The Stones of Power 1), Laurie Bell, Wyvern's Peak Publishing.
  • The Cycle of Harm, M.H. Snowy, Pygaso Productions.
  • The Endsister, Penni Russon, Allen & Unwin.
  • The Extremely Weird Thing that Happened in Huggable Falls, Adam Cece, Text Publishing.
  • The Fallen Sun, David R. Grigg, Rightword Enterprises.
  • The Forked Path (The Wraith Cycle 2), T.R. Thompson, Odyssey Books.
  • The Fortress, S.A. Jones, Echo Publishing.
  • The Fray, Emily Dale, Harbour Publishing House.
  • The Game Bird, Aidan R. Walsh.
  • The Girl Who Fell (The Chess Raven Chronicles 1), Violet Grace, Black Inc.
  • The Last Sea God (The Bone War Trilogy 1), Ashley Capes, Close-up Books.
  • The Melded Child, Jane Routley, Bernarra Press.
  • The Mulberry Tree, Allison Rushby, Walker Books Australia.
  • The Orchard Underground, Mat Larkin, Hardie Grant Egmont.
  • The Path of the Lost, Beau Kondos, KoHR MEDIA.
  • The Phoenix of Kiymako (The Book of Never 6), Ashley Capes, Close-Up Books.
  • The Riven Stars, Stephen Renneberg.
  • The Second Cure, Margaret Morgan, Penguin Random House Australia.
  • The Shadow (The Guardians of Time 4), Marianne Curley, MTC Services.
  • The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars, Jaclyn Moriarty, Allen & Unwin.
  • The Subjugate, Amanda Bridgeman, Angry Robot.
  • The Suit: Post Equilibrium, Jason Pearson, Jason Pearson.
  • The Trytth Chronicles, Goldie Alexander, Five Senses Education.
  • The Unbelievably Scary Thing that Happened in Huggable Falls, Adam Cece, Text Publishing.
  • The Way Home (Ashes of Olympus 1), Julian Barr, Odyssey Books.
  • The White Room, Mirren Hogan, Burning Willow Press.
  • The Witch Who Courted Death, Maria Lewis, Little, Brown Book Group.
  • The Years of the Wolf, Craig Cormick, IFWG Publishing Australia (Melbourne).
  • This Present Past, Traci Harding, HarperCollins.
  • Tide of Stone. Kaaron Warren, Omnium Gatherum.
  • Time Warper, Cheree Peters, Ford Street Publishing.
  • Today's Spacemage (The Spacemage Chronicle 2), Timothy Ellis.
  • Tomorrow's Spacemage (The Spacemage Chronicle 3), Timothy Ellis.
  • Under Your Wings, Tiffany Tsao, Penguin Random House Australia.
  • Undying, Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, Allen & Unwin.
  • Unreal Time, Martii Maclean, Kooky Cat Books.
  • Warriors of Vhast 3: Clearing the Web, Cary J. Lenehan, IFWG Publishing Australia (Melbourne).
  • We Are Omega, Justin Woolley, Lonely Robot Books.
  • We Ride the Storm (The Reborn Empire 1), Devin Madson, Cloudburst Books.
  • What the Woods Keep, Katya de Becerra, Allen & Unwin.
  • When Worlds Collide (Sanctuary 3), Amy Laurens, Inkprint Press.
  • Whimsy and Woe 2: The Final Act, Rebecca McRitchie, HarperCollins.
  • Whisper, Lynette Noni, Pantera Press.
  • Willow Bloom and the Dream Keepers, E.V. Farrell, Hookline Books.
  • Winterhued, E.H. Alger, Elizabeth Alger.
  • Wintering, Krissy Kneen, Text Publishing.
  • Wraith, Shane and Alex Smithers, Magabala Books.
  • Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor 2), Jessica Townsend, Hachette Australia.
  • Yesterday's Spacemage (The Spacemage Chronicle 1), Timothy Ellis.

Best Novella or Novelette

3.5 Novella or Novelette: A Novella or Novelette is any work of sf/f/h of 7,500 to 40,000 words.


  • "#WhiteWitch", Shauna O'Meara, in Dimension6 14.
  • "A Being With Two Bodies", Anne Breen, in Mad Scientist Journal, Autumn 2018.
  • "A Fish Out of Water", Brad McNaughton, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 73.
  • "A Matter of Light", Angela Slatter, in Gaslight Gothic: Strange Tales of Sherlock Holmes, Hades Publications.
  • "Albion", Simon Haynes, in Albion, Bowman Press.
  • "And the Ship Sails On", Cat Sparks, in Aurum, Ticonderoga Publications.
  • "Andromeda Ascends", Matthew R. Davis, in Beneath the Waves: Tales from the Deep, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Beautiful", Juliet Marillier, in Aurum, Ticonderoga Publications.
  • "Cabaret of Monsters", Tansy Rayner Roberts, in Cabaret of Monsters, The Creature Court.
  • "Circus Runner", Steve Dilon, in The Beard and Other Weirdness, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Crisis Apparition", Kaaron Warren, in A Primer to Kaaron Warren (Exploring Dark Short Fiction 2), Dark Moon Books.
  • "Curtis Creed and the Lore of the Ocean", Rebecca Fraser, in Curtis Creed and the Lore of the Ocean, IFWG Publishing Australia (Melbourne).
  • "Dear Tiger: Don't Look Back" (The Tiger Letters 3), Carlie Simonsen, in Dear Tiger: Don't Look Back, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Dear Tiger: Help Me Find My Sisters" (The Tiger Letters 5), Carlie Simonsen, in Dear Tiger: Help Me Find My Sisters, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Dear Tiger: I Don't Think I'm Human Any More" (The Tiger Letters 2), Carlie Simonsen, in Dear Tiger: I Don't Think I'm Human Anymore, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Dear Tiger: I Really Like Your Lab" (The Tiger Letters 3), Carlie Simonsen, in Dear Tiger: I Like Your Lab, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Dear Tiger: Let's Go A-Hunting" (The Tiger Letters 4), Carlie Simonsen, in Dear Tiger: Let's Go A-Hunting, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Down the Ashford Line", Chris Mason, in Beyond the Infinite: Tales from the Outer Reaches.
  • "Easy Like Arsenic", Ephiny Gale, in Dimension6 15.
  • "Finding Aurora", Rebecca Langham, in Finding Aurora, NineStar Press.
  • "Forgive Me Marti", Avril Sabine, in Plea of the Damned 5: Forgive Me Marti, Broken Gate Publishing.
  • "Granny Finds a Gas Mask", Carlie Simonsen, in Granny Finds a Gas Mask, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Halloween is Not a Verb", Tansy Rayner Roberts, in Halloween is Not a Verb.
  • "I Almost Went to the Library Last Night", Joanne Anderton, in Aurum, Ticonderoga Publications.
  • "Icefall", Stephanie Gunn, in Icefall, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "Ikiryō", Brian Craddock, in The Dalziel Files, Broken Puppet Books.
  • "In Full Flight", Carlie Simonsen, in In Full Flight, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Kõpura Rising", David Kuraria, in Cthulhu: Land of the Long White Cloud, IFWG Publishing International.
  • "Lady Brilliana", Lucy Sussex, in Aurum, Ticonderoga Publications.
  • "Let Sleeping Princes Lie", Tansy Rayner Roberts, in Let Sleeping Princes Lie (Castle Charming 3), Sheep Might Fly.
  • "Manifest Recall", Alan Baxter, in Manifest Recall, Grey Matter Press.
  • "Mothers", C.M. Simpson, in The Expanding Universe 4, LMBPN Publishing.
  • "Merry Happy Valkyrie", Tansy Rayner Roberts, in Merry Happy Valkyrie, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "Olivia Stone and the Dread of the Dreamers", Jeffery E Doherty, in Olivia Stone and the Dread of the Dreamers, IFWG Publishing Australia (Melbourne).
  • "Perfect World", George Ivanoff, in Other Worlds 1: Perfect World, Random House Australia.
  • "Pinion", Stephanie Gunn, in Aurum, Ticonderoga Publications.
  • "Rainforest Rescue", Karen Tyrell, in Song Bird 3: Rainforest Rescue, Digital Future Press.
  • "Rocky & the Raptors" (Otherworld Adventures 6), C.M. Simpson, in Rocky & the Raptors, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Satan Repentant", Michael Aiken, in Satan Repentant, UWA Publishing.
  • "Shatterglass", Susan Wardle, in Aurum, Ticonderoga Publications.
  • "Singles' Day", Samantha Murray, in Interzone 277.
  • "Sleeping Dogs", Kirstyn McDermott, in Cthulhu Deep Down Under 2, IFWG Publishing Australia.
  • "Static Ruin", Corey J. White, in Static Ruin, Tom Doherty Associates.
  • "Such is Life", Scott G. Gibson, in Temporal Fractures, Specul8 Publishing.
  • "Survival", Rachel Watts, in Survival, Rachel Watts.
  • "Tea & Sympathetic Magic", Tansy Rayner Roberts, in Tea & Sympathetic Magic.
  • "The Adventures of Catvinkle", Elliot Perlman, in The Adventures of Catvinkle, Penguin Random House.
  • "The Apprentice", Adam Bennett in "Witches vs Wizards", Zombie Pirate Publishing.
  • "The Beard", Steve Dillon, in The Beard and Other Weirdness, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "The Black Diamond of the Elephant God", Steven Paulsen, in Shadows on the Wall: dark and weird stories, IFWG Publishing Australia.
  • "The Black Sea", Chris Mason, in Beneath the Waves: Tales from the Deep, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "The Bloody Rag", Matthew R. Davis, in Behind the Mask: Tales from the Id, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "The Dalai Sanction", Dennis Callegari, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 72.
  • "The Depredides Dance", C.M. Simpson, in The Depredides Dance, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "The Divinity of Akobi", Brian Craddock, in Behind the Mask: Tales from the Id, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "The Dragon's Child", Janeen Webb, in The Dragon's Child, PS Publishing.
  • "The Dressmaker and the Colonel's Coat", David Versace, in Mnemo's Memory and Other Fantastic Tales.
  • "The Fisherman and the Cormorant", Therese Doherty, in Heroines, New Perennial Press.
  • "The Legend of Gentleman John", T.J. Nichols, in The Legend of Gentleman John, Dreamspinner Press.
  • "The Life and Crime of Dr Minnie Isaacs (PhD)", Maureen Flynn, in Temporal Fractures, Specul8 Publishing.
  • "The Lighthose at Pelican Rock", Stephen Hart, in The Lighthouse at Pelican Rock, Christmas Press.
  • "The Lion Gods", Karen Lee Field, in The Lion Gods (Land of Miu 3).
  • "The Merlin Girl", D.J. Elton, in The Merlin Girl: Merlin and Me, Balboa Press.
  • "The Moon Collector", D.K. Mok, in Under the Full Moon's Light, Owl Hollow Press.
  • "The Queen's Game", C.M. Simpson, in The Queen's Game, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "The Reclaimers", Mark Webb, in Dimension6 13. ([1])
  • "The Relic of the Blue Dragon", Rebecca Lim, in The Relic of the Blue Dragon (Children of the Dragon 1), Allen & Unwin.
  • "The Shaming", David Coleman, in Dimension6 15.
  • "The Staff in the Stone", Garth Nix, in The Book of Magic, HarperCollins.
  • "The Starling Requiem", Jodi Cleghorn, in The Starling Requiem.
  • "The Weirdness of Bliss", Steve Dillon, in The Beard and Other Weirdness, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "This Guy's the Limit", Simon Petrie, in Murder on the Zenith Express: the Gordon Mamon collection, Simon Petrie.
  • "This Side of the Wall", Michael Gardner, in Metaphorosis Magazine, January 19, 2018.
  • "Thylacines", Deborah Sheldon, in Thylacines, Severed Press.
  • "Time and Tide", Robert Hood, in Cthulhu Deep Down Under 2, IFWG Publishing Australia.
  • "Triquetra", Kirstyn McDermott, in Triquetra, Tom Doherty Associates. (Also published in Tor.com, September 5, 2018.)
  • "Void Black Shadow", Corey J. White, in Void Black Shadow, Tom Doherty Associates.
  • "Water for Antiques", Robert N. Stephenson, in Dimension6 13.
  • "What Happens on Axis 58...", C.M. Simpson, in What Happens on Axis 58..., C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Where Else but Waverran", C.M. Simpson, in Where Else but Waverran, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "With This Needle I Thee Thread", Angela Rega, in Aurum, Ticonderoga Publications.
  • "Zodiac", Mark Barnes, in Dimension6 15.

Best Short Story

3.6 Short Story: A Short Story is any work of sf/f/h less than 7,500 words.


  • "2084", Dirk Strasser, in Aurealis 110.
  • "7th Sky", Mehreen Ahmed, in Spillwords Press, June 17, 2018.
  • "A Blood Pact", Robert N. Stephenson, in The Fifth Di..., March 2018.
  • "A Case of Seeing", Eugen Bacon, in Dying & Other Stories, Fiction4All.
  • "A Cat Amongst...", Louise Zedda-Sampson, in AntipodeanSF 243.
  • "A Code for Hope and Silence", Claire McKenna, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 73.
  • "A Fair Wind Off Baracoa", Robert Porteous, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "A Fairy Tale", Susan Cornford, in AntipodeanSF 241.
  • "A Feathered Heart", Morgan Tonkin.
  • "A Figure in the Haze", Rebecca Boyle, in Aurealis 114.
  • "A Fire Across the World", David Versace, in On Spec 108.
  • "A Hand Full Of Sand Can Save Your Life", Laurie Bell, in AntipodeanSF 238.
  • "A House Returned", Noel Osualdini, in Trickster's Treats 2, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "A Man Full of Shadows", Eugen M. Bacon, in Dying & Other Stories, Fiction4All.
  • "A Man Totally Alone", Robert Hood, in The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories, Skyhorse Publishing.
  • "A Moment's Peace", David Versace, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "A New Beginning", Susan Cornford, in Corner Bar Magazine, Volume 3 Number 7.
  • "A Nursery Rhyme", Eugen Bacon, in Dying & Other Stories, Fiction4All.
  • "A Pale Lure", Eugen Bacon, in Dying & Other Stories, Fiction4All.
  • "A Perfect Plan", Gary Estcourt, in AntipodeanSF 243.
  • "A Pet is For Life", Geneve Flynn, in Behind the Mask: Tales from the Id, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "A Question Of Identity", Grace Maslin, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "A Risk of Malice", Devin Madson, in Grimdark Magazine 17.
  • "A Robot Like Me", Lee Cope, in Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "A Second Chance", Sue Clennell, in AntipodeanSF 234.
  • "A Short Tail", Michael T. Schaper, in AntipodeanSF 238.
  • "A Stillness in the Water", Clint Lowe, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 70.
  • "A Tale Of Pod", Kim Rose, in AntipodeanSF 242.
  • "A Tale Of The Marriage Of Gawain", Amy Brown, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "A Verdant Heart", Melanie Rees, in Little Blue Marble, February 7, 2018.
  • "A Widow’s Worth", Louise Pieper, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "A Wild Thing Shall Never Be Broken", Paul Alex Gray, in Scrutiny: A Journal of Magical Realism.
  • "Ace Zone", Eugen Bacon, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "Aeaea On the Seas", Hester J. Rook, in Making Monsters, Futurefire.net Publishing.
  • "Alien Judgement", David K. Scholes, in Farther Stars Than These, April 12, 2018.
  • "Anchor Point", Angus Yeates, in The Never Never Land, CSFG Publishing.
  • "And In Her Eyes The City Drowned", Kyla Lee Ward, in Weirdbook #39, Wildside Press.
  • "Ansell und Greta", Trudi Canavan, in Von Fuchsgeistern und Wunderlampen, Drachenmond Verlag.
  • "Answers", Kathryn Hore, in Beautiful Lies, Painful Truths 2, Left Hand Publishers.
  • "Any Death Will Do". Lazarus Gray, in Breach 9.
  • "Any Job in a Haze", Chris Andrews, in Any Job in a Haze.
  • "Arguing With People On The Internet", E.H. Mann, in Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "Army Men", Juliet Marillier, in Of Gods and Globes.
  • "Artificial Love", Robert N. Stephenson, in Breach 6.
  • "As Long As We Both Shall Live and After, Too", Ephiny Gale, in Hashtag Queer 2, Qommunity Media.
  • "Ashes to Ashes", Tara Calaby, in Breath & Shadow Winter 2018.
  • "At Last", Susan Cornford, in Corner Bar Magazine, Volume 3 Number 7.
  • "Baby, Cold Outside", David Stevens, in Breach 8.
  • "Bacon Butter Flash", Ishmael A. Soledad, in AntipodeanSF 242.
  • "Bates' Invention", Eugen Bacon, in Dying & Other Stories, Fiction4All.
  • "Belted About", Kevin J. Phyland, in AntipodeanSF 237.
  • "Birds of a Feather", Susan Cornford, in Fewer Than 500, November 18, 2018.
  • "Bloodletting", Melanie Rees, in Unnerving Magazine 16.
  • "Breakdown", David Versace, in Mnemo's Memory and Other Fantastic Tales.
  • "Breathing Space", Tim Cadman, in AntipodeanSF 243.
  • "Bright Shores", Rosaleen Love, in Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "Broadcast", Kathryn Flaherty, in AntipodeanSF 235.
  • "Brown Eyes", Gerry Huntman, in Bards and Sages Quarterly, July 2018.
  • "Bugles Bred & Bugles Born", Rebecca Dale, in Beginnings: Australian Speculative Fiction Anthology 1, Deadset Press.
  • "Bus Trip", Stephen Herczeg, in Beginnings: Australian Speculative Fiction Anthology 1, Deadset Press.
  • "By Kindle Light", Jessica Nelson-Tyers, in AntipodeanSF 235.
  • "Car on Fire Near Alice Springs", P.R. Dean, in Aurealis 110.
  • "Cassini Falling", Cat Sparks, in Continuum 14: Conjugation (convention program book).
  • "Castle, Bridegroom, Bear", M. James Richards, in AntipodeanSF 236.
  • "Catfish", Geneve Flynn, in Unnerving Magazine 8.
  • "Charm or Die", Tansy Rayner Roberts.
  • "Child of the Emptyness", Amanda J. Spedding, in Grimdark Magazine 17.
  • "Cleanaway 3000: The Machine that Makes your Regrets Disappear", Alannah Andrews.
  • "Coffee With God", Col Hellmuth, in AntipodeanSF 245.
  • "Compost Juice", Donna Maree Hanson, in Through These Eyes, Donna Maree Hanson.
  • "Critters", Kevin J. Phyland, in AntipodeanSF 239.
  • "Crossing Mercury", Kevin J Phyland, in AntipodeanSF 245.
  • "Crying Demon", Alan Baxter, in Suspended in Dusk 2, Grey Matter Press.
  • "Dancing West to East", Simon Petrie and Edwina Harvey, in Te Kōrero Ahi Kā, SpecFicNZ.
  • "Dangers of Prospecting in the Australian Bush", Susan Cornford, in Theme of Absence, July 20, 2018.
  • "Dark Moon", Kathryn Hore, in Transcendant, Transmundane Press.
  • "Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground", Stephen Herczeg, in Beyond the Infinite: Tales from the Outer Reaches, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Darkstar", Ishmael Soledad, in AntipodeanSF 244.
  • "Date Night", Kevin J. Phyland, in AntipodeanSF 243.
  • "Dear Sister", Michelle Goldsmith, in Seizure (website), November 4, 2018.
  • "Death Watch", Damian Perry, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 72.
  • "Destiny's Queen", C.M. Simpson, in Destiny's Queen, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Digital Gods", Pascal Inard, in AntipodeanSF 235.
  • "Disposable World", David Scholes, in AntipodeanSF 235.
  • "Don't Pack Hope", Emma Osborne, in Nightmare Magazine 67.
  • "Dragon Treasure", Morgan Tonkin, in Fantastic Tales.
  • "Dragonfly", Claire Fitzpatrick, in Phuket Tattoo, Zombie Pirate Publishing.
  • "Dragons on Drugs", Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan, in Wild Thoughts (website), C.A. Broadribb.
  • "Dreams of the Serpent", C.M. Simpson, in Dreams of the Serpent, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "DSMV 295-90", Kathryn Hore, in Aurealis 110.
  • "Duende", J.M. Donellan, in Aurealis 107.
  • "Dying", Eugen Bacon, in Dying & Other Stories, Fiction4All.
  • "Each an Anchor for the Other", Suzanne J. Willis, in E is for Evil, Poise and Pen Publishing.
  • "Earworm Armageddon", Narrelle M Harris in "Wavelengths", JayHenge Publishing.
  • "Eight Minutes of Usable Daylight", Peter M. Ball, in Eight Minutes of Usable Daylight, Brain Jar Press.
  • "Eight-Step Kōan", Anya Ow, in Sword and Sonnet, Ate Bit Bear.
  • "E-mageddon", C. A. Clark, in AntipodeanSF 235.
  • "Emallgration", Brianna Bullen, in AntipodeanSF 235.
  • "Entombed", Deborah Sheldon, in AntipodeanSF 243.
  • "Erebor", Simon Petrie, in Wide Brown Land: stories of Titan, Peggy Bright Books.
  • "Fail", Sarah Napier, in Aurealis 114.
  • "Fairies At The Bottom Of The Garden", Louise Burch, in AntipodeanSF 244.
  • "Fata Morgana", Cat Sparks, in Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "Felidae", Else Fitzgerald, in Newcastle Short Story Award Anthology 2018, Hunter Writers Centre.
  • "Find You in Green", Else Fitzgerald, Melbourne Knowledge Week Stories, August 14, 2018.
  • "Five-Second Button", Eugen Bacon, in AntipodeanSF 243.
  • "Five Tales of the Rose Palace", Ephiny Gale, in The Future Fire 46.
  • "Fixed in Time", Steven Paulsen, in Shadows on the Wall: dark and weird stories, IFWG Publishing Australia.
  • "Flames", Adam Bennett, in Full Metal Horror, Zombie Pirate Publishing.
  • "Flathead out One Day", Ben Walter, in Meanjin Quarterly, Spring 2018.
  • "For Weirdless Days and Weary Nights", Deborah Sheldon, in Breach 8.
  • "Forager", Christine Gladstone, in AntipodeanSF 234.
  • "Fragile Y", Rose Michael.
  • "Fragments of Others", Suzanne J. Willis, in Reading 5 X 5, Metaphorosis Books.
  • "Freckle Face", Kris Ashton, in AntipodeanSF 241.
  • "FUEL", Sean Mulroy, in AntipodeanSF 238.
  • "Garage Sale of Lost and Unwanted Things", Ferne Merrylees, in Breach 8.
  • "Gardening Through the Danse Macabre", Maureen Flynn, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "Girls Who Read Austen", Tansy Rayner Roberts.
  • "Glitter and Leaf Litter", Rae White, in Capricious 9.
  • "Goldilock", Simon Petrie, in Wide Brown Land: stories of Titan, Peggy Bright Books.
  • "Great Aunt Mavis' Not Quite Forgotten Spells", Paul Alex Gray, in Empyreome, October 2018.
  • "Gunfire, Gas and Ruin", Pamela Jeffs, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 72.
  • "Hair and Teeth", Deborah Sheldon, in Aurealis 113.
  • "Harold the Hero and the Talking Sword", Steven Paulsen and Jack Dann, in Shadows on the Wall: dark and weird stories, IFWG Publishing Australia.
  • "Harper & the Unicorn", C.M. Simpson, in Harper & the Unicorn, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Harper's Choice", C.M. Simpson, in Harper's Choice, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Heart Emoji at the End of the World", Shauna O'Meara, in On The Premises Magazine October edition.
  • "Heartless", Lana Lea, in Breach 6.
  • "Heartwood, Sapwood, Spring", Suzanne J. Willis, in Sword and Sonnet, Ate Bit Bear.
  • "Hell is a Witch", Pamela Jeffs, in AntipodeanSF 237.
  • "Help Us", Wendy Campbell, in AntipodeanSF 238.
  • "Her Grief in My Halls", Alan Baxter, in Te Kōrero Ahi Kā, SpecFicNZ.
  • "Hit and Rot", Jessica Nelson-Tyers, in Breach 8.
  • "Hit Parade", Kevin J. Phyland, AntipodeanSF 240.
  • "Hivuninga Island", Brian Craddock, in Beneath the Waves: Tales from the Deep, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Home Team", Imogen Cassidy, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 242.
  • "Honor Thy Mother", Angela Slatter, in Hark! The Herald Angels Scream, Anchor.
  • "Hugh's Friend", Mark Towse, in AntipodeanSF 245.
  • "Ice, Forever", Col Cort, in AntipodeanSF 234.
  • "Immortality, Coiled", David Coleman, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "In My Father's Footsteps", Donna Maree Hanson, in Through These Eyes, Donna Maree Hanson.
  • "Infiltration", Estelle Owen, in AntipodeanSF 240.
  • "Inkskinned", Jeremy Szal, in Shades Within Us, Laksa Media Group.
  • "Island, Ocean", Lauren E. Mitchell, in Capricious 9.
  • "Jackie", Natalie J.E. Potts, in AntipodeanSF 245.
  • "Junkyard Kraken", D.K. Mok, in Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "Kim Blaine, Blood Broker". Hannah C. van Didden, in Breach 6.
  • "Kitting Up", David Scholes, in 365 tomorrows, October 12, 2018.
  • "Knitting Day", Jen White, in Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "Knowledge Cube", David K. Scholes, in Farther Stars Than These, July 12, 2018.
  • "Light in the Dark", Robert N. Stephenson, in Jouth 1.
  • "Lilly of the Locust Fields", Melanie Crouch, in Hope Shines, Simon & Schuster Australia.
  • "Liquorice", Chris Mason, in Trickster's Treats 2, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Lost Ones", Jac Colvin, in sub-Q (website).
  • "Lost Property", H.K. Stubbs, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "Love Thee Better", Kaaron Warren, in Creatures: The Legend of Frankenstein, Rebellion Publishing.
  • "Machine Language", Anya Ow, in Aurealis 108.
  • "Mars Hence", Ishmael Soledad, in AntipodeanSF 240.
  • "Masquerades", Marty Young, in Cthulhu: Land of the Long White Cloud, IFWG Publishing International.
  • "Meatworks", Peter Kirk, in Breach 6.
  • "Mechanical Garden", Claire Fitzpatrick, in Aphelion, December 2018.
  • "Meeting With A Misanthrope", Bart Meehan, in AntipodeanSF 238.
  • "Melbourne Calling", Silvia Brown, in Cthulhu Deep Down Under 2, IFWG Publishing Australia.
  • "Memory's Vampire", C.M. Simpson, in Memory's Vampire, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Metamorphosis", Pamela Jeffs, in Red Hour and Other Strange Tales, Four Ink Press.
  • "Mickey Spillane Lies Bleeding", Kevin J. Phyland, in AntipodeanSF 235.
  • "Miracle Cure", David Stevens, in Liquid Imagination, August 28, 2018.
  • "Miscalculations", Imogen Cassidy, in AntipodeanSF 244.
  • "Missy", Morgan Tonkin, in Fantastic Tales.
  • "Mostro", Adam Bennett, in Full Metal Horror, Zombie Pirate Publishing.
  • "Mouse", Chris Mason, in Behind the Mask: Tales from the Id, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Mr Lupin's Hat Trick", David Versace, in Mnemo's Memory and Other Fantastic Tales.
  • "Much Needed Boost", David Scholes, in AntipodeanSF 245.
  • "My Name is John Carter (Part 7)", James Hutchings, in Cirsova 10.
  • "My Window", Mark Tremble, in AntipodeanSF 235.
  • "Myth and Man", Narrelle M Harris in "Grant Me the Carving of My Name", Marchant Ventures.
  • "Nature's Ways...", Steve Dillon, in Trickster's Treats 2, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Never Falls Far", Rebecca Fraser, in Trickster's Treats 2, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Never Interact with theLocals", Susan Cornford, in 365 tomorrows, July 28, 2018.
  • "New Berth", Elizabeth Fitzgerald, in Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "Night Neither Dark, Nor Yet Stormy", Garth Nix, in The Big Issue 568.
  • "Non-Event Horizon", Kevin J. Phyland, in AntipodeanSF 236.
  • "Non-Zero", Lynette Frey, in AntipodeanSF 238.
  • "Nyctophobia", Steve Dillon, in The Beard and Other Weirdness, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Ocarina", Elizabeth Flux, in The Big Issue 568.
  • "Old City", Trent Jamieson, in AntipodeanSF 244.
  • "On the Consequences of Clinically-Inhibited Maturation in the Common Sydney Octopus", Simon Petrie and Edwina Harvey, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "On the Long, Lonesome Trail", Susan Cornford, in Corner Bar Magazine, Volume 3 Number 7.
  • "One and Two", Emma Osborne, in Kaleidotrope, Autumn 2018.
  • "One Last Battle", Timothy Ellis, in The Expanding Universe 4, LMBPN Publishing.
  • "Opium for Ezra", T.R. Napper, in Interzone 274.
  • "Ouroboros", Joshua Kemp, in Breach 6.
  • "Painted Ocean", Lynette Aspey, in Aurealis 109.
  • "Painting The Future", Robin Hillard, in AntipodeanSF 245.
  • "Paper Kingdoms", C.J. Lawrence, in The Arcanist, April 27, 2018.
  • "Phlashback", Simon Petrie, in Wide Brown Land: stories of Titan, Peggy Bright Books.
  • "Pipe Dream", Adam Bennett, in "Full Metal Horror", Zombie Pirate Publishing.
  • "Placenta", Simon Petrie, in Wide Brown Land: stories of Titan, Peggy Bright Books.
  • "Poets In Pockets", Jan Napier, in AntipodeanSF 242.
  • "Programmed", Tee Linden, in AntipodeanSF 237.
  • "Promises, Promises", Chris Andrews, in Promises, Promises.
  • "Purrfect Criminal,' Tansy Rayner Roberts, in Welcome to Pacific City (SFFWorld.com)
  • "Qantas Flight 2314", David K. Scholes, in 365 tomorrows, July 27, 2018.
  • "Reckoning", Emilie Collyer, in Dimension6 13.
  • "Red Hour", Pamela Jeffs, in Red Hour and Other Strange Tales, Four Ink Press.
  • "REFUGEE CRISIS! WILL YOU HELP A TARKAZOID EXILE?", Sean Mulroy, in Breach 6.
  • "Regulated Planet", David K. Scholes, in Farther Stars Than These, May 24, 2018.
  • "Reluctant Liaison", C.M. Simpson, in Reluctant Liaison, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Remembrance", Melanie Rees, in nature, futures, November 7, 2018.
  • "Respawn", Paul Alex Gray, in Bewildering Stories, 744.
  • "River's Edge", C.M. Simpson, in River's Edge, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "Road Rage", Melanie Rees, in Kasma Magazine.
  • "Roof o Green", Ishmael A. Soledad, in AntipodeanSF 237.
  • "Salvage Rights", Kevin J. Phyland, in AntipodeanSF 241.
  • "Satisfaction", Nicholas Sheppard, in AntipodeanSF 236.
  • "Say Uncle", Matthew R. Davis, in Trickster's Treats 2, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Scarab", Claire Fitzpatrick, in Breach 7.
  • "Screams Mean Fear Or Pain", Kyra Thomsen, in AntipodeanSF 240.
  • "Selena Ops", Tony Steven Williams, in AntipodeanSF 234.
  • "Senseless", Kevin J. Phyland, in AntipodeanSF 238.
  • "Serum 66", Laurie Bell, in AntipodeanSF 240.
  • "Shadow Harvest", Melanie Rees, in Terra! Tara! Terror!, Third Flatiron Publishing.
  • "She Has No Toys", Lachlan Walter, in The Fifth Di..., March 2018.
  • "Sick Cats in Small Spaces", Kaaron Warren, in A World of Horror, Dark Moon Press.
  • "Silverware", Simon Petrie, in AntipodeanSF 244.
  • "Sim Star", Paul Alex Gray, in The Arcanist, April 2018.
  • "Simulacrum of Hope", Alan Baxter, in Strange Aeons Magazine #23.
  • "Sleepers", Sophie Yorkston, in Deep Magic, Fall 2018.
  • "Slippage", Else Fitzgerald, in The Suburban Review 10.
  • "Slither", Jason Nahrung, in Cthulhu Deep Down Under 2, IFWG Publishing Australia.
  • "Snatchers", Eugen M. Bacon, in AntipodeanSF 235.
  • "Socks Soaked with Time", Melanie Rees, in LampLight, March 2018.
  • "Soldier Angel", Pamela Jeffs, in Red Hour and Other Strange Tales, Four Ink Press.
  • "Some Call Me The Shepherd", Robert N. Stephenson, in The Fifth Di..., December 2018.
  • "Stardust", Charlotte Sophia, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "Stay Tuned", Susan Cornford, in 50-Word Stories, May 7, 2018.
  • "Sticks and Bones", Andrew Cull, in Trickster's Treats 2.
  • "Stupid Robot", Col Hellmuth, in AntipodeanSF 239.
  • "Sub-Urban", Alfie Simpson, in Breach 7.
  • "Surfing on Neptune", Eugen Bacon, in Breach 5.
  • "Swan Girls", Angela Slatter, in Corpselight (paperback), Quercus Editions.
  • "Teeth and Teeth and Teeth", Ashlee Scheuerman, in Lost Films, Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing.
  • "Terminating Train", D.A. Cairns, in AntipodeanSF 240.
  • "The Absorption Method", Fiona Hardy, in Gargouille 8.
  • "The Adventures of Hilda the Witch", Laura van der Breggen, in The Adventures of Hilda the Witch, Little Steps Publishing.
  • "The Apothecary’s Apprentice", Isobel Johnstone, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "The Art of Broken Things", Joanne Anderton, in Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "The Astronaut", Jen White, in Aurealis 108.
  • "The Best Heist Yet", Cassandra Page, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "The Bomb Chaser", Tara Calaby, in Daily Science Fiction, June 19, 2018.
  • "The Boy Who Knew Infinity", David Whitaker, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 71.
  • "The Brexit", David K. Scholes, in Farther Stars Than These, June 14, 2018.
  • "The Bucket List", Jackie Hosking, in AntipodeanSF 234.
  • "The Candy Man", Mark Towse, in The Horror Zine, August 2018.
  • "The Circus Act", Ferne Merrylees, in AntipodeanSF 239.
  • "The Clever Nature of Wool", Robert N. Stephenson, in Alien Dimensions 16.
  • "The Dead O'er Hills", Steve Dilon, in The Beard and Other Weirdness, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "The Dwellers Within", Stephen Herczeg, in Behind the Mask: Tales from the Id, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "The Eagle", Claire Fitzpatrick, in Disturbed Digest, June 2018.
  • "The Egg and the Cat", Miles Hurt, in Aurealis 111.
  • "The Empty Quarter", Jai Baidell, in Aurealis 115.
  • "The Eternal Masquerade", Zoey Xolton, in Midnight Masquerade, Fantasia Divinity.
  • "The Extra Chamber of my Heart", Aislinn Batstone, in Heroines, New Perennial Press.
  • "The Fallen", Pamela Jeffs, in Red Hour and Other Strange Tales, Four Ink Press.
  • "The Ferrymen", Lucy Mackey, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 70.
  • "The Final Squeeze", Zena Shapter, in AntipodeanSF 245.
  • "The Fire", Chris Gladstone, in AntipodeanSF 245.
  • "The Fledgling", Geneve Flynn, in Tales to Terrify 329.
  • "The Fragments of Others", Suzanne J. Willis, in Reading 5 X 5, Metaphorosis Books.
  • "The Further Shore", J. Ashley Smith, in Bourbon Penn 15.
  • "The Ghost and the Immortal", Pamela Jeffs, in Red Hour and Other Strange Tales, Four Ink Press.
  • "The Giant's Servant", Trent Jamieson, in Dimension6 14.
  • "The Girl Who Killed Gods", Matthew R. Davis, in Mad Scientist Journal, Autumn 2018.
  • "The Gods of the Gaps", David Stevens, in Three-Lobed Burning Eye 29.
  • "The Goose Hair of One Thousand Miles", Stephanie Lai, in Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "The Graft Mage", William Broom, in Aurealis 111.
  • "The Greatest Leader", Aidan Doyle, in The Cackle of Cthulhu, Baen Publishing Enterprises.
  • "The Half Life Of Humans", Kevn J. Phyland, in AntipodeanSF 234.
  • "The Halloween Bride", Dominique Davidson, in Trickster's Treats 2, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "The Heart of Owl Abbas", Kathleen Jennings, in Tor.com.
  • "The House", Stephen Herczeg, in Trickster's Treats 2, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "The House of Jack's Girls", Lee Battersby, in PseudoPod 616.
  • "The Jacaranda House", Claire Fitzpatrick, in Teleport Magazine, November 7, 2018.
  • "The Killblaine Legacy", Tom Dullemond, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "The Land of Enchantment", Morgan Tonkin, in Fantastic Tales.
  • "The Last Magicians of Sad Hill", C.H. Pearce, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "The Last Monster You Shall Slay", Paul Alex Gray, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 70.
  • "The Larval Stage", Kris Ashton, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 70.
  • "The Magic Mirror", Brad McNaughton, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 73.
  • "The Mantle of Flesh", Ashlee Scheuerman, in A World of Horror, Dark Moon Press.
  • "The Marred Queen", Terence MacManus, in Aurealis 109.
  • "The Master", Kim Rose, in AntipodeanSF 235.
  • "The Memory Tree", Pamela Jeffs, in Red Hour and Other Strange Tales, Four Ink Press.
  • "The Middle of the Night", Rebecca Fraser, in Breach 9.
  • "The Mintfresh Disaster", Kim Rose, in AntipodeanSF 237.
  • "The Mnemosynian Trap", Mike Adamson, in Alien Dimensions 15.
  • "The Ninth Expedition", Adrik Kemp, in City in the Ice, Alban Lake Publishing.
  • "The Offering", Michael Gardner, in Aurealis 112.
  • "The One Who Walks The Permanent Way", Claire McKenna, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "The Other Foot", Margo Lanagan, in Sword and Sonnet, Ate Bit Bear.
  • "The Outsiders", Ed Errington, in AntipodeanSF 240.
  • "The Pedlar", Rebecca Fraser, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "The Pendant Lens", Sean McMullen, in Analog, September/October 2018.
  • "The Plant Room", Alfie Simpson, in Breach 5.
  • "The Poetry of Fire", Pamela Jeffs, in Red Hour and Other Strange Tales, Four Ink Press.
  • "The Pull of the Erath", Imogen Cassidy, in The Colored Lens 27.
  • "The Queue", Ishmael Soledad, in AntipodeanSF 235.
  • "The Red Goddess", Melanie Rees, in Factor Four Magazine, September 30, 2018.
  • "The Revivalist", Kaaron Warren, in Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "The River Deep", Pamela Jeffs, in Red Hour and Other Strange Tales, Four Ink Press.
  • "The Sea-Maker of Darmid Bay", Shauna O'Meara, in Interzone 277.
  • "The Secret Contraption", Robert N. Stephenson, in The Fifth Di..., September 2018.
  • "The Secret Death of Lane Islington", Ephiny Gale, in Next Curious Thing, Foxgrove Press.
  • "The Shadow Over Tarehu Cove", Tracie McBride, in Cthulhu: Land of the Long White Cloud, IFWG Publishing International.
  • "The Sixes, the Wisdom, and the Wasp", E.J. Delaney, in Escape Pod 612.
  • "The Skin", Eugen M. Bacon, in AntipodeanSF 242.
  • "The Songster & the Pirates", C.M. Simpson, in The Songster & the Pirates, C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • "The Spider and the Stars", D.K. Mok, in Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers, World Weaver Press.
  • "The Spoils", Clive McAlpin, in Aurealis 115.
  • "The Teacup", Austin P. Sheehan, in Beginnings: Australian Speculative Fiction Anthology 1, Deadset Press.
  • "The Thirty-First Element", Simon Petrie, in 80,000 Totally Secure Passwords That No Hacker Would Ever Guess, Simon Petrie.
  • "The Town Hall", Claire Fitzpatrick, in Breach 5.
  • "The Tryal Attract", Terry Dowling, in The Devil and the Deep, Skyhorse Publishing.
  • "The Unfortunate Origins of Jimmy Havoc", Maria Lewis, in Tales from Kayfabia: The Unfortunate Origins of Jimmy Havoc.
  • "The Washer Woman's Favourite". Maureen Flynn, in Beginnings: Australian Speculative Fiction Anthology 1, Deadset Press.
  • "The Wine Cellar", Steven Paulsen, in Shadows on the Wall: dark and weird stories, IFWG Publishing Australia.
  • "The Zoo of All Things", Geneve Flynn, in Enter the Rebirth, TANSTAAFL Press.
  • "They Come", Ana Shopova, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 70.
  • "Thumbs Up for Bob's Apples", Matthew R. Davis and Steve Dillon, in Trickster's Treats 2, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Tidefall", Meryl Stenhouse, in Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • "Tinker's Curse", Garry Dean, in AntipodeanSF 240.
  • "Titanrise", Adrik Kemp, in Galileo's Theme Park, Third Flatiron Publishing.
  • "To Drown in Silver", Hester J. Rook, in Aurealis 116.
  • "To Rain Upon One City", Rivqa Rafael, in Resist Fascism, Crossed Genres Publications.
  • "To the Stars", Matthew R. Ward, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 70.
  • "Toothpaste", Rue Karney, in Hinnom Magazine 5.
  • "Traces", Joanne Anderton, in Aurealis 107.
  • "Trick or Treat", Scott G. Gibson, in Behold the Nightmare, Specul8 Publishing,
  • "Trojan Thoughts", Chris McGrane, in A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • "T'Snik", Max Young, in AntipodeanSF 234.
  • "Twisted Labyrinth", Sam M. Phillips, in Breach 8.
  • "Under the Influence", Ruth Gilbert, in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 71.
  • "Unstrap Your Feet", Emma Osborne, in GlitterShip 60.
  • "Upstairs", David Scholes, in AntipodeanSF 236.
  • "Utility", Jack Nicholls, in Compelling Science Fiction 12.
  • "Waiting for the other shoe to", Tee Linden, in Breach 7.
  • "Waking Io", Pamela Jeffs, in Red Hour and Other Strange Tales, Four Ink Press.
  • "Walking on Titan", Mike Adamson, in Aurealis 116.
  • "Walking the Wall of Papered Peaces", Penny Stirling, in Capricious 9.
  • "Wanderlust", D. Eugen Bacon & Don E. Harpe, in AntipodeanSF 234.
  • "Waters Strangely Clear", Alan Baxter, in What October Brings, Celaeno Press.
  • "We Are All Superman", Ben Walter, in Overland 231.
  • "Welcome Home", Antony Ferguson, in Trickster's Treats 2, Things in the Well Publications.
  • "Welcome to the Jungle Bar", Garth Nix, in Second Round: A Return to the Ur-Bar, Zombies Need Brains.
  • "Whats App", Edwina Harvey, in AntipodeanSF 241.
  • "When We Fall, We Forget", Angela Slatter, in Phantoms, Titan Books.
  • "Winged, With Sharp Teeth", Peter M. Ball, in Winged, With Sharp Teeth, Brain Jar Press.
  • "Word Weaver", Robert N. Stephenson, in Aurora Wolf, volume 9, issue 12.
  • "Wormholes and the Woman with the Fake Tan", Brad McNaughton, in Aurealis 113.
  • "Worst House in the Street", Angela J. Maher, in Trickster's Treats 2, Things in the Well Publications.

Best Collected Work

3.7 Collected Work: A collected work is a sf/f/h collection or anthology, magazine or journal, ezine or webzine which must pay contributors in other than contributor copies and incidentals, or the editor/s of which declare the work to be professional. At least one edition of a collected work must have been issued in the eligible calendar year.


  • 300 Degree Days and other stories, by Deborah Sheldon, Oscillate Wildly Press.
  • 80,000 Totally Secure Passwords that no hacker would ever guess by Simon Petrie, Simon Petrie.
  • A Hand of Knaves, Leife Shallcross and Chris Large, CSFG Publishing.
  • A Primer to Kaaron Warren (Exploring Dark Short Fiction 2), Dark Moon Books.
  • And Then... 2, Ruth Wykes and Kylie Fox, Clan Destine Press.
  • Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 70, Eugen M. Bacon, Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Incorporated.
  • Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 72, Samantha Ryder and Eugen M. Bacon, Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Incorporated.
  • Andromeda Spaceways Magazine 73, Tom Dullemond, Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Incorporated.
  • Andromeda Spaceways Magazine: 2017's Best Stories, The ASM Team, Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Incorporated.
  • AntipodeanSF, Ion Newcombe.
  • Aurealis 107, Stephen Higgins, Chimaera Publications.
  • Aurealis 108, Stephen Higgins, Chimaera Publications.
  • Aurealis 109, Stephen Higgins, Chimaera Publications.
  • Aurealis 110, Michael Pryor, Chimaera Publications.
  • Aurealis 111, Michael Pryor, Chimaera Publications.
  • Aurealis 112, Michael Pryor, Chimaera Publications.
  • Aurealis 113, Dirk Strasser, Chimaera Publications.
  • Aurealis 114, Dirk Strasser, Chimaera Publications.
  • Aurealis 115, Dirk Strasser, Chimaera Publications.
  • Aurealis 116, Dirk Strasser, Chimaera Publications.
  • Aurum, Russell B. Farr, Ticonderoga Publications.
  • Beginnings: Australian Speculative Fiction Anthology 1, Alanah Andrews, Austin P. Sheehan, and Jocelyn Spark, Deadset Press.
  • Behold the Nightmare, Specul8 Publishing.
  • Behind the Mask: Tales from the Id, Steve Dillon, Things in the Well Publications
  • Beneath the Ferny Tree - A Horror Collection, David Schembri, Close Up Books.
  • Beneath the Waves: Tales from the Deep, Steve Dillon, Things in the Well Publications.
  • Beyond: A Short Story Collection by Alanah Andrews.
  • Beyond the Infinite: Tales from the Outer Reaches, Things in the Well Publications.
  • Bones by Andrew Cull, Vermillion2One Press.
  • Cthulhu: Land of the Long White Cloud, Steve Proposch, Christopher Sequeira, and Bryce Stevens, IFWG Publishing International.
  • Cthulhu Deep Down Under 2, Steve Proposch, Christopher Sequeira, and Bryce Stevens, IFWG Publishing Australia.
  • Dimension6, Keith Stevenson, coeur de lion publishing.
  • Dimension6 Annual Collection 2018, Keith Stevenson, coeur de lion publishing.
  • Dying & Other Stories, Eugen Bacon, Fiction4All.
  • Fairytales for Feisty Girls by Susannah McFarlane, Allen & Unwin.
  • Fantastic Tales, Morgan Tonkin.
  • Fantasy Short Stories Anthology Series 1, Neil A. Hogan, Maldek House.
  • Full Metal Horror, Adam Bennett and Sam M. Phillips, Zombie Pirate Publishing.
  • Mnemo's Memory and Other Fantastic Tales, David Versace.
  • Mother of Invention, Rivqa Rafael and Tansy Rayner Roberts, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • Mountains of the Mind by Gillian Polack, Shooting Star.
  • Movemind: Speculative Short Stories by Robert New, Tale Publishing.
  • Murder on the Zenith Express: the Gordon Mamon collection by Simon Petrie, Simon Petrie.
  • Next Curious Thing, Ephiny Gale, Foxgrove Press.
  • Not Quite the End of the World Just Yet by Peter M. Ball, Brain Jar Press.
  • Phantom Limbs by Margo Lanagan, PS Publishing.
  • Planet Bastard 1, Brandon Young, Migrator Entertainment.
  • Red Hour and Other Strange Tales by Pamela Jeffs, Four Ink Press.
  • Retro Sci-Fi Tales, Darren Koziol.
  • Shadows on the Wall: dark and weird stories by Steven Paulsen, IFWG Publishing Australia.
  • Shakespeare Now! Anthology by Goldie Alexander, Five Senses Education.
  • Sword and Sonnet, edited by Aidan Doyle, Rachael K. Jones and E. Catherine Tobler, Ate Bit Bear.
  • Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan, Allen & Unwin.
  • Temporal Fractures, Specul8 Publishing.
  • The Adventurous Princess and other feminist fairy tales by Erin-Claire Barrow.
  • The Beard and Other Weirdness by Steve Dillon.
  • The Dalziel Files, Brian Craddock, Broken Puppet Books.
  • The Early Experiments by Peter M. Ball, Brain Jar Press.
  • The Road to Neozon, Anna Tambour, Obsidian Sky Books.
  • The Worlds of SF, F & H 3, Robert N. Stephenson, Altair Australia.
  • Through These Eyes, Donna Maree Hanson, Donna Maree Hanson.
  • Train Wreck and Other Stories, Noel Osualdini, Things in the Well Publications.
  • Trickster's Treats 2, Steve Dillon, Things in the Well Publications.
  • Twisted Moon, Hester J. Rook, P. Edda, Liz Duck-Chong, and Selene Maris.
  • Wide Brown Land: stories of Titan by Simon Petrie, edited by Edwina Harvey, Peggy Bright Books.
  • Witches vs Wizards, Adam Bennett and Sam M. Phillips, Zombie Pirate Publishing.

Best Artwork

3.8 Artwork: An artwork is a single work or series of related works of art in any medium other than text.


  • illustration, Peter Allert, for Aurealis 109.
  • illustration, Peter Allert, for Aurealis 112.
  • illustration, Peter Allert, for Aurealis 116.
  • illustration, John Banitsiotis, for Aurealis 108.
  • illustration, John Banitsiotis, for Aurealis 112.
  • illustration, Matt Bissett-Johnson, for Aurealis 108.
  • illustration, Matt Bissett-Johnson, for Aurealis 110.
  • illustration, Matt Bissett-Johnson, for Aurealis 115.
  • cover art, Greg Bridges, for The Dragon's Child, PS Publishing.
  • internal illustrations, Rovina Cai, for Beneath the Sugar Sky, Tom Doherty Associates.
  • illustrations, Kelly Canby, for The Slightly Alarming Tale of the Whispering Wars, Allen & Unwin.
  • illustration, Leah Clementson, for Aurealis 109.
  • illustration, Leah Clementson, for Aurealis 111.
  • cover and internal illustrations, Kathy Creamer, for Princess Hayley's Comet, Christmas Press.
  • illustrations, Kathy Creamer, for The Lighthouse at Pelican Rock, Christmas Press.
  • cover art, Steve Dillon, for Behind the Mask - Tales from the Id, Things in the Well Publications
  • cover art, Steve Dillon, for The Beard and Other Weirdness, Things in the Well Publications
  • cover art, Steve Dillon, for Trickster's Treats 2, Things in the Well Publications
  • illustration, Hannah Dunn, for Aurealis 107.
  • illustration, Hannah Dunn, for Aurealis 111.
  • Gastronauts, James Foley, Fremantle Press.
  • illustration, Dion Hamill, for Aurealis 110.
  • illustration, Kate Harrison, for Aurealis 109.
  • cover art, Kathleen Jennings, for covers of the new Cabaret of Monsters novella and the reissued Creature Court trilogy by Tansy Rayner Roberts.
  • cover art, Kathleen Jennings, for Mountains of the Mind, Shooting Star.
  • illustration, Carol Kewley, for Aurealis 114.
  • illustrations, Sonia Kretschmer, for Whimsy and Woe 2: The Final Act, HarperCollins.
  • illustration, Kim Lennard, for Aurealis 112.
  • illustrations, Fiona Levings, for The Adventures of Hilda the Witch, Little Steps Publishing.
  • cover art, Likhain, for Mother of Invention, Twelfth Planet Press.
  • cover and internal illustrations, Shauna O'Meara, for Wide Brown Land: stories of Titan, Peggy Bright Books. (same illustrations as in version published by Simon Petrie)
  • cover and internal illustrations, Shauna O'Meara, for A Hand of Knaves, CSFG Publishing.
  • cover illustration, Shauna O'Meara, for Kaleidotrope, Summer edition.
  • internal illustrations, Shauna O'Meara, for Murder in the Mail, Odyssey Books.
  • cover art, Shauna O'Meara, for Murder on the Zenith Express: the Gordon Mamon collection, Simon Petrie.
  • cover art, Lewis P. Morley, for 80,000 Totally Secure Passwords That No Hacker Would Ever Guess, Simon Petrie.
  • cover art (inside doorway), Les Petersen, for Divine Prey (The Noramgaell Saga 1).
  • illustration, Andrew Plant, for Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine 72.
  • illustration, Andrew Saltmarsh, for Aurealis 107.
  • illustration, Andrew Saltmarsh, for Aurealis 110.
  • illustrations, Andrew Saltmarsh, for Aurealis 114.
  • illustrations, Andrew Saltmarsh, for Aurealis 116.
  • Cover Art, internal illustrations, David Schembri, for Beneath the Ferny Tree, Close Up Books.
  • Triumviratus, Shane W. Smith, Deeper Meanings Publishing.
  • illustration, James Spence, for Aurealis 110.
  • illustration, James Spence, for Aurealis 113.
  • Cicada, Shaun Tan, Hachette Australia.
  • frontispiece, Shaun Tan, for Shadows on the Wall: dark and weird stories, IFWG Publishing Australia.
  • illustration, Lynette Watters, for Aurealis 107.
  • illustration, Lynette Watters, for Aurealis 113.
  • illustration, Lynette Watters, for Aurealis 115.
  • illustrations, Annie White, for Beware the Deep Dark Forest, Walker Books Australia.
  • illustrations, Matt Wolf, for The Way Home, Odyssey Books.

Best Fan Writer

3.9 Fan Writer and Fan Artist: These awards are made to writers or artists for a work or body of work first published, released, or made available for public viewing in the eligible calendar year. The writer or artist must have received no payment other than contributor copies and other incidentals (coffee mug, t-shirt, poster, etc.)

  • An Example Australian Writer, for (body of work, including) Example work(s), in Containing Publication(s), Publisher(s) (Location(s)). (Example link to more information)

  • Liz Barr, for writing in squiddishly. ([2])
  • Leigh Edmonds, for writing in iOTA.
  • Bruce Gillespie, for writing in SF Commentary.

Best Fan Artist

3.9 Fan Writer and Fan Artist: These awards are made to writers or artists for a work or body of work first published, released, or made available for public viewing in the eligible calendar year. The writer or artist must have received no payment other than contributor copies and other incidentals (coffee mug, t-shirt, poster, etc.)

  • An Example Australian Artist, for (body of work, including) Example work(s), in Containing Publication(s), Publisher(s) (Location(s)). (Example link to more information)

  • Stephen Campbell, for cover art, in SF Commentary 97.
  • Carol Kewley, for "Utopian Cat", in SF Commentary 96.

Best Fan Publication in any Medium

3.10 Fan Publication in any Medium: This award is for a work or group of related works in any medium first published, released, or made available for public viewing in the eligible calendar year. The writer or artist must have received no payment. Eligible works include, but are not limited to, a periodical, journal, fanzine, ezine or webzine.


  • Dark Matter Zine, edited by Nalini Haynes.
  • Earl Grey Editing, edited by Elizabeth Fitzgerald.
  • Ethel the Aardvark, Melbourne Science Fiction Club.
  • Galactic Suburbia, Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts.
  • iOTA, Leigh Edmonds.
  • Pratchat, Elizabeth Flux and Ben McKenzie, Splendid Chaps Productions.
  • SF Commentary, Bruce Gillespie.
  • The Angriest, Grant Watson.
  • The Martian Drive-In Podcast, Terry Frost.
  • The Wild Goose, edited by Roman Orszanski and Adam Jenkins (wild-goose.net).
  • Verity!, Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and Tansy Rayner Roberts.
  • Viewing Clutter, George Ivanoff.

Best New Talent

3.11 New Talent: This award recognises excellence of achievement in any field of the genre by an individual who has never been nominated for a national or international award, or has only been nominated for a national or international award in one or both of the two calendar years prior to the year for which they are a Best New Talent nominee. National or international awards include but are not limited to: Australian SF ("Ditmar"), Aurealis, Hugo and Nebula Awards. Once nominated, an individual may only be nominated once more, in the year following the first nomination.


  • Eugen Bacon, writing and editing
  • Kat Clay, writing
  • Steve Dillon, writing, editing, publishing (Things in the Well Publications)
  • Elizabeth Fitzgerald, writing, editing and reviewing
  • Sam Hawke, writing
  • Pamela Jeffs, writing
  • Bren MacDibble (also writing as Cally Black), writing
  • Margaret Morgan, writing
  • Matthew Morrison, writing
  • Leife Shallcross, writing and editing

William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review

3.12 William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review: William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review is for the writing or editing of a work or a group of related works of criticism or review pertaining to the genres of science fiction, fantasy, or horror.


  • Eugen Bacon, for "What is AfroSF?", in Aurealis 111.
  • Nalini Haynes, for "Building resilience into ‘outsider’ teenagers via young adult literature", at Critical Health and Education Studies 2018 Conference. ([3])
  • Nalini Haynes, for "Drugs, Cyborgs and the Call of the Wild", at Smiths Alternative ([4])
  • Nalini Haynes, for "Fearsome freaks: how the dominant discourse disenfranchises people with albinism", at the In Sickness and In Health 2018 Conference. ([5])
  • Nalini Haynes, for "Partially-sighted Cyborgs: debunking myths, exposing the truth", at the 4S2018 conference ([6])
  • Nalini Haynes, for "The true Aryan does not have albinism", in PhDpeeps. ([7])
  • Travis Johnson, for reviews, in Celluloid and Whiskey. ([8])
  • Shauna O'Meara, for review of Eternal, in Australian Comics Journal, March 1, 2018.
  • Ian Mond, for reviews in Locus: The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Field, July-December 2018.
  • Tansy Rayner Roberts, for Gentlewomen of the Press, Sheep Might Fly. ([9])
  • Cat Sparks, for "The 21st Century Catastrophe: Hyper-capitalism and Severe Climate Change in Science Fiction" PhD exegesis. ([10])
  • Grant Watson, for reviews, in FictionMachine. ([11])