The winners of the 2006 Ditmar Awards (for Australian sf and fantasy) were
announced in Brisbane over the weekend.
Best Novel
Geodesica: Ascent by Sean Williams & Shane Dix
Best Novella or Novelette
"The Grinding House" by Kaaron Warren
Best Short Story
"Fresh Young Widow" by Kaaron Warren
Best Collected Work
Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales ed. Robert Hood & Robin Pen
Best Professional Artwork
Cover to Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview by Nick Stathopoulos
Best Fan Writer
Shane Jiraiya Cummings for Horrorscope
Best Fan Artist
Shane Parker for Conflux Poster Art
Best Fan Production
Australian SF Bullsheet, ed. Edwina Harvey & Ted Scribner
Best Fanzine
"Ticonderoga Online", ed. Russell B Farr, Liz Gryzb, Lyn Battersby
William Atheling Jr. Award
"Divided Kingdom: King Kong vs Godzilla" by Robert Hood
Best New Talent
Rjurik Davidson
Best Professional Achievement
Robert Dobson, Robert Hoge, Kate Eltham, Heather Gammage for Clarion South 2005