The Aurealis Awards shortlist was announced today.
And my what a pretty shortlist it is.*
Kids' fiction (primarily through words)
The Keepers 1: Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigczelwE0yrVxjro0BgaeEkT6G_H1IoNKgeuq3BZxbtSr9QiCcZB8nrAgX4TOilyce1U7FGMZsqxk_tYJLSwCUIuM1x_uzkTGK5Z-rg3UkF63XNQuvdKYU8Rnkd2Zj5uJzRzhcYOQq9PM/s200/The+Keepers+Museum+of+Thieves.jpg)
Kids' fiction (primarily through pictures)
Precious Little by Julie Hunt, Sue Moss and Gaye Chapman
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLD0AWhbxQhWR7M_Y16hu6gsEnMkaRqX-EGYfEYSkWYPnnJsVbvlfEYZBoqcrYeNOVxYxQohMJYKzKsNwcGsZxBe9GHjnScNzMoNAstjm4611sUYxdH1Z-tiXK8gE1LgDoh0tR8E6Oc-E/s200/precious+Little.jpg)
Best illustrated book/graphic novel
Hamlet by Nicki Greenberg
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFHvHoNpugOu6mGhsh8Izmq3lV38ZFF9xw82v-YVvh81RSgkqw6JePfP8n50klpcE8dgabnUcd8kL6HDSW8UxiAkFTDxJk5rtr9HXFfd7HnaRsyiVnLmJANDGkjsUrAMhBxJiLQZzODw/s200/Hamlet.jpg)
Five Wounds by Jonathan Walker and Dan Hallett
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnbGiH3rFBEowsAGFQGD7GP0sFJB-TZH4WFwUeV5Y2UpnTAIF1VbdpMscrqr2YeYpqGjnIhHFd1cYDrL-ws-PA4PYm35vcivMqcDGtHpPN1-CtXub8r191wVBjOtvES3vxt88HybvR_s/s200/Five+Wounds.jpg)
Best YA short story
'A Thousand Flowers' by Margo Lanagan
from Zombies vs Unicorns Justine Larbalestier and Holly Black (eds)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nLFcKpSZLMEQVczPqXtL9ivITHPmRJxnP1q5qkXGFmSHGwigxLMS9ZpwKonN3MkbllPbkWmBR53n2HUimnMUFDmKCydY3BHZiEJ_EE_qku2amX8czQy6Zb_j2LJHDqQwtu_KZjUYXRA/s200/Zombies+v+Unicorns.jpg)
Best YA novel
Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjQHo81kttq-8K8jKS2kzAK2kT_v_vCe7rPWIDp8xNYuTbAqW4s2rAhoCy0wv3-pOJo25WjljRqRPN1uR0m3gxUVNvRglzLMJhhkOxRi9DJz69dOjUF_uLj6eZKErioZ0fMtry-t9XSM/s200/Guardian+of+the+Dead.jpg)
WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Guardian of the Dead is a Young Adult Fiction Finalist in the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards - only the most prestigious awards in all of New Zealand!
BUT DON'T STOP THERE!
Guardian of the Dead is also a finalist for the Australian Shadow Awards presented by the Australian Horror Writers Association
Huge congratulations, to Karen - and to Lian, Julia, Sue, Gaye, Nicki, Jonathan, Dan and Margo!
Woo hoo!!
*Editors bat their eyelashes becomingly in the direction of the shortlist*
1 comment:
Thank you, Onions! Love youse all! Margo.
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