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
Longlist 2025 Book Links Award for Children’s Historical Fiction
The aim of this award is to increase the understanding and appreciation of history by children. These seven titles are outstanding works of historical fiction for children, demonstrating literary merit, historical accuracy, and appeal to young readers. Topics range widely but
Meet the author of Anomaly: Emma Lord
Emma loves all things sci-fi, fantasy and horror, but has a particular soft spot for reading and writing YA. Her debut YA novel Anomaly was published by Affirm Press in 2024 after an early draft was selected for the Varuna and Affirm Press
2024 ARA HISTORICAL NOVEL PRIZE CYA LONGLISTS ANNOUNCED!
CYA LONGLIST The longlisted titles for the 2024 ARA Historical Novel Prize – Children and Young Adult Category are: Secret Sparrowby Jackie French (HarperCollins Publishers) The Detective’s Guide to Paris by Nicki Greenberg (Affirm Press) Two Sparrowhawks in a Lonely Sky by Rebecca Lim (Allen & Unwin) Spies
