The winners of the 2005 Aurealis Awards have been announced.The awards ceremony was held in Brisbane on Saturady February 25th. The awards are presented for best long and short Australian fiction in the fields of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Young Adult and Children's literature.
Peter McNamara Convenors Award
Grant Stone
Science Fiction Novel
Eclipse, KA Bedford
Science Fiction Short Story
"Slow and Ache", Trent Jamieson
Fantasy Novel
Blade of Fortriu: Book 2 The Bridei Chronicles, Juliet Marillier
Fantasy Short Story
"Once Giants Roamed the Earth", Rosaleen Love and "The Greater Death of Saito Saku", Richard Harland
Horror Novel
No award
Horror Short Story
"Pater Familias", Lee Battersby
Young Adult Novel
Alyzon Whitestarr, Isobelle Carmody
Young Adult Short Story
"Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case", Garth Nix
Children Long Fiction
Drowned Wednesday, Garth Nix
Children Short Story
"Piccolo & Annabel 2: The Disastrous Party", Stephen Axelson
Golden Aurealis Novel
Alyzon Whitestarr, Isobelle Carmody
Golden Aurealis Short Story
"Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case", Garth Nix
