2024 Aurealis Awards for speculative fiction

The winners of the Aurealis Awards, celebrating the best Australian speculative fiction, have been announced.

BEST CHILDREN’S FICTION

Andromache Between Worlds, Gabriel Bergmoser (HarperCollins Publishers)

The Bother with the Bonkillyknock Beast, Karen Foxlee & Freda Chiu (ill.) (Allen & Unwin)

The Apprentice Witnesser, Bren MacDibble (Allen & Unwin) WINNER

Landovel, Emily Rodda (Allen & Unwin)

The Midwatch, Judith Rossell (Hardie Grant Children’s Publishing)

Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria, L M Wilkinson & Lavanya Naidu (ill.) (Albert Street Books)

BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL

Plagued Lands, Nikki Brooke (Crow Knight Film & Publishing Realm)

Aisle Nine, Ian X Cho (HarperCollins Publishers)

They Watch From Below, Katya de Becerra (Page Street YA)

Liar’s Test, Ambelin Kwaymullina (Text Publishing)

Anomaly, Emma Lord (Affirm Press) WINNER

Deep is the Fen, Lili Wilkinson (Allen & Unwin)

For information about the other categories go to Aurealis Awards.