Month: March 2019

A. Bertram Chandler Award Nominations 2019 Open

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The Australian Science Fiction Foundation seeks nominations for the 2019 A. Bertram Chandler Award

To nominate someone whom you believe has made a significant contribution to Australian science fiction and/or Australian fandom, write or email to the ASFF, P.O. Box 215 Forest Hill Vic 3131, or send email to the Awards Administrator.

The nomination needs to detail the nominee’s achievements and why you consider the nominee worthy of the 2019 Award.

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2018 Sara Douglass Book Series Award shortlist

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After consideration of more than fifty book series entered, totalling over 150 works, the judges of the 2018 Sara Douglass Book Series Award are delighted to announce the finalists for this period.

  • Blackthorn & Grim [Dreamer’s Pool (2014), Tower of Thorns (2015), Den of Wolves (2016)], Juliet Marillier (Pan Macmillan Australia)
  • Captive Prince [Captive Prince (2014), Prince’s Gambit (2014), Kings Rising (2016)], C S Pacat (Penguin Random House)
  • Electric Empire [The Diabolical Miss Hyde (2015), The Devious Dr Jekyll (2015), The Dastardly Miss Lizzie (2017)], Viola Carr (HarperCollins Publishers)
  • The Fire Sermon [The Fire Sermon (2015), The Map of Bones (2016), The Forever Ship (2017)], Francesca Haig (HarperCollins Publishers)
  • Zeroes [Zeroes (2015), Swarm (2016), Nexus (2017)], Deborah Biancotti, Margo Lanagan & Scott Westerfeld (Allen & Unwin)

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