Inky Awards Long Lists

Melbourne in winter. The sky is grey. The temperature has risen three whole degrees since the overnight low. There is rain on the radar.* 

So, inside the House, the winter woollies are getting a good work out and we are huddled around our heaters. But do not despair, we Onions are not nearly as gloomy as the weather. We are positively glowing with delight because the Inky Long List has been announced and we have NEWS to TRUMPET!

Long-listed for the Gold Inky (Australian titles)

 

Sea Hearts by Margo Lanagan

 

The Coming of the Whirlpool by Andrew McGahan 

 

Long Listed for the Silver Inky (International titles)

Storm by Brigid Kemmerer

Many HOORAYS for Margo!

Many HOORAYS for Andrew!

Many HOORAYS for Brigid!

We congratulate all the authors on the Gold & Silver Long Lists, and now we shall quietly cross all of our fingers and all of our toes for the Short List announcement on 27 August.

*We even saw one of Inky's relatives all rugged up when we braved the cold outdoors to fetch some hot coffee.

A Spot of Inky

The shortlist for the Inkys was announced today and what a pretty shortlist it is.*

These ones are especially dear to our hearts:

Silver Inky
Going Bovine by Libba Bray

Gold Inky
Liar by Justine Larbalestier

Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey

Congratulations, Libba and Justine and Karen!

You can see the shortlist in all its glory on the Read Alert website.
And if you are between 12 and 20, go forth and vote!

We don't have our own celebratory cake today (woe woe woe), so here is one someone else prepared earlier:

*Editor strokes shortlist fondly and gazes at it, starry-eyed.*

Inkys Inkys Inkys! Oi Oi Oi!

The Inkys longlist has been announced.

And what a lovely list it is. Lots to get excited about. Lots to sink your teeth into (in a totally non-vampiric kind of way).

The list of all the longlisted books is up here.

And we're especially pleased to see these beauties holding court among them:

Silver Inky

The 10PM Question by Kate de Goldi




'Tuesday the fourteenth of February began badly for Frankie Parsons. There was no milk for his Just Right. There was no Go-Cat for The Fat Controller, so The Fat Controller stood under the table meowing while Frankie ate his toast.'





Gold Inky

My Candlelight Novel by Joanne Horniman





'This is my story. It will be about birth & death and love & sex. I will make it something after my own heart, tender and dark, a little candlelight novel, started this late summer night...'






Screw Loose by Chris Wheat




'I can catch tennis balls in my mouth. Matilda
She's kinda cute but if she bites, try rubbing her tummy. Craig R
Sure, I threw up on his bedroom floor, but we're still an item. Joshua Y'







Worldshaker by Richard Harland



'I loved Worldshaker! A claustrophobic setting of rivets, iron and
steam, rustling silks and stiff collars and even stiffer manners; dark, twisting, bustling, brilliant. I was very, very glum when it came to an end.' D.M. Cornish