The 2020 Australian Shadows Awards opened for submissions at 12.01am Monday 1st February 2021 and will close to submissions at midnight Wednesday 31st March, 2021.
Full submission and eligibility details can be found here.
The Australian Shadows Awards celebrate the finest in horror and dark fiction published by an Australasian within the calendar year. Works are judged on the overall effect of a work—the skill, delivery, and lasting resonance.
Entries are open across eight categories, including: the Paul Haines Award for Long Fiction (novelettes and novellas) in honour of the New Zealand/Australian author Paul Haines; The Rocky Wood Award for Non-fiction and Criticism named after former HWA president and AHWA member Rocky Wood; short fiction; novels, collected works; edited works; poetry and graphic novels/comics (for works written by an Australian or New Zealand writer).
Previous winners have included Greg McLean, Aaron Sterns, Lee Battersby, Terry Dowling, Paul Haines, Alan Baxter, Brett McBean, Kirstyn McDermott, Bob Franklin, Kaaron Warren, Will Elliott, Deborah Biancotti and Amanda Spedding.
The winners of the 2019 Awards were announced on June 6th 2020. The full list of winners and finalists can be found here.
The judges for the 2020 Australian Shadows Awards are:
SHORT FICTION
Convenor – Paul Sheldon
Paul Mannering
Chris Jacobs
NON-FICTION TITLE
Convenor – Rebecca Fraser
Tracie McBride
Al Hodge
GRAPHIC NOVEL TITLE
Convenor – Eugen Bacon
Bernie Rutkay
Jason Franks
POETRY TITLE
Convenor – Kathryn Hore
Lee Murray
Kyla Lee Ward
NOVEL
Convenor – Joanne Anderton
Paul Sheldon
Cem Bilici
LONG FICTION
Convenor – Al Hodge
Joanne Anderton
Paul Mannering
COLLECTED WORKS
Convenor – Louise Zedda-Sampson
Lynette Watters
Alannah Pearson
EDITED WORKS
Convenor – Dominique Davidson
Lynette Watters
Bernie Rutkay
Huge thanks to all the judges for their time and dedication!
