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Australian Shadows Awards 2012

Jason Fischer — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:46:22 +0000

Hot on the heels of the Aurealis shortlists, the results are now out for the 2012 Australian Shadows Awards shortlists.

http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=325

Be still, my rotten undead heart, but my story “Pigroot Flat” has made the grade! I join several talented folks as a finalist in the Short Fiction category. There are some great results here, and added points to the AHWA for putting on a great online awards ceremony (and for milking the suspense just shy of a lynch mob breaking out). Well done to everybody involved in Aussie horror fiction and everyone fortunate enough to nab a finalist berth…and now for three weeks of being on tenterhooks.

2011 Australian Shadows Awards

Jason Fischer — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 02:25:54 +0000

The list of winners and honourable mentions for the 2011 Australian Shadows Awards has been released into the wild.

http://australianhorror.com/index.php?view=304

And colour me tickled pink, we’ve nabbed an Honourable Mention for our editing work on Midnight Echo #6! Huge congrats to Russ Farr for winning with Dead Red Heart, and of course these congrats are extended to all winners and HMs. Special kudos go to our authors Joanne Anderton and Andrew J McKiernan, who also got individual HMs for their Midnight Echo stories.

And massive high-fives to my co-editors, David Conyers and David Kernot well done, chaps!

Australian Shadows Award, and some good news from Tangent Online

Jason Fischer — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:56:05 +0000

The shortlist for the 2010 Australian Shadows Award has just been released, and can be read here:

http://australianhorror.com/index.php?view=256

Basically this is the Aussie version of the Stoker, and has been recognising our growing pool of horror writing talent for quite a few years now. This is the second year that the Shadows have broken entries into three categories: Long Fiction, Edited Publication, and Short Fiction. Previously everything was lumped into one category, and not only has this move resulted in clarity for the awards given, but has suceeded in generating some really strong shortlists.

The added bonus this year is that several awesome folks can be found across the board, meaning that no matter who wins in *any of the categories*, I will most likely be cheering on a buddy or colleague. I’m so pleased for all these folks, and won’t write out a laundry list – you know who you are

In other news, ascendant Adelaidean Lisa Hannett has just scored herself a mention in Tangent Online’s Recommended Reading List for 2010.

http://www.tangentonline.com/news-mainmenu-158/1523-tangent-online-recommended-reading-list-2010

There may be other peeps on here but I was up late and my eyes are playing silly buggers. Well done, Lisa!