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Aurealis Award for best children's fiction (told primarily through pictures)
Presented by Chimaera Publications,
Conflux Inc
Country Australia
First awarded 2001

The Aurealis Awards are special prizes given each year in Australia. They celebrate amazing books in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. These awards recognize Australian writers who create exciting stories. To be considered, a book must be published by an Australian writer between January 1 and December 31 of a given year. The winners are announced the following year.

The Aurealis Awards started in 1995 as a small gathering. Now, it's a big two-day event with over 200 people! Over the years, the awards have grown to include many different categories. These include awards for novels, short fiction, graphic novels, and children's books. Publishers like HarperCollins and Orbit support these awards, showing how important they are in the world of books.

A group of judges decides the winners. They look at all the nominated books and create a shorter list of finalists. Sometimes, if two books are equally good, they might both win! The judges are chosen by the Award's management team.

This article focuses on the award for children's fiction that is mostly told through pictures. This award has changed its name a few times. It started in 2001 as "best children's short fiction." In 2008, it became "best children's illustrated work/picture book." Then, in 2010, it was renamed "best children's fiction (told primarily through pictures)."

This award has now joined with the award for children's fiction told mostly through words. They are now both part of the Aurealis Award for best children's book.

Since 2001, some books have also received "honourable mentions" or were "highly commended." Out of 20 winners, Kim Gamble is the only person to have won this award twice. Anna Fienberg has been nominated the most times, with six nominations. Barbara Fienberg has been a finalist four times without winning.

Aurealis Award for Best Children's Short Fiction

Winners and Nominees (2001–2007)

This table shows the winners and nominees for the "Best Children's Short Fiction" award. The years listed are when the books were published. The awards ceremony always happens the next year.

  *   Winners and joint winners
  *   Nominees on the shortlist

Year Author(s) Short story Publisher or publication Ref
2001 French, JackieJackie French* Café on Callisto Koala
Caraher, KimKim Caraher Zip Zap Random House Australia
Carmichael, ClaireClaire Carmichael Saving Aunt Alice Random House Australia
Harris, ChristineChristine Harris Hairy Legs Random House Australia
2002 Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg* & Kim Gamble* Tashi and the Haunted House Allen & Unwin
Denton, TerryTerry Denton The Golden Udder Allen & Unwin
D'Ath, JustinJustin D'Ath The Two Natalies Reel Trouble, Spinouts Sapphire (Longman)
Chapman, AndrewAndrew Chapman In the Blink of an Eye Reel Trouble, Spinouts Sapphire (Longman)
Crew, GaryGary Crew & McBride, MarcMarc McBride Old Ridley Hodder
2003 Prior, Natalie JaneNatalie Jane Prior* Lily Quench and the Lighthouse of Skellig Mor Hodder Headline Australia
Ball, DuncanDuncan Ball Emily Eyefinger and the Balloon Bandits HarperCollins
Hawke, RoseanneRoseanne Hawke Wolfchild Lothian
Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg & Barbara Fienberg Tashi and the Royal Tombs Allen & Unwin
Prior, Natalie JaneNatalie Jane Prior* Lily Quench and the Magicians' Pyramid Hodder Headline Australia
2004 Crew, GaryGary Crew* & Steven Wollman* Beneath the Surface Hodder
Axelsen, StephenStephen Axelsen The Very Messy Inspection Random House
Ball, DuncanDuncan Ball Emily Eyefinger and the Ghost Ship HarperCollins
Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg & Barbara Fienberg There Once Was a Boy Named Tashi Allen & Unwin
Rogers, GregoryGregory Rogers The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard Allen & Unwin
2005 Axelsen, StephenStephen Axelsen* Piccolo & Annabel 2: The Disastrous Party Random House Australia
Alexander, GoldieGoldie Alexander The Space Gypsies The School Magazine 7
Axelsen, StephenStephen Axelsen Piccolo & Annabel 3: The Stinky Cheese Gypsies Random House Australia
Crew, GaryGary Crew & Jeremy Geddes The Mystery of Eilean Mor Lothian
2006 Godwin, JaneJane Godwin* The True Story of Mary Who Wanted to Stand on Her Head Allen & Unwin
Wild, MargaretMargaret Wild* & Anne Spudvilas* Woolvs in the Sitee Penguin
Kelleher, VictorVictor Kelleher & Stephen Michael King The Magic Violin Penguin
2007 McBride, MarcMarc McBride* World of Monsters Scholastic Australia
Stewart, BrionyBriony Stewart* Kumiko and the Dragon UQP
Edwards, LukeLuke Edwards Ock Von Fiend Omnibus Books
Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg & Barbara Fienberg Tashi and the Mixed Up Monster Allen & Unwin

Honourable Mentions and Highly Commended Short Stories

This table lists books that received special mentions. The years are when the books were published.

  *   Highly commended
  *   Honourable mentions

Year Author Work Publisher Ref
2001 Collins, PaulPaul Collins Movie World HarperCollins (Longman)
Whitmore, AndrewAndrew Whitmore The Ark of Dreams, Ark of DreamsArk of Dreams The Ark of Dreams Black Dog Books
2004 Marsden, JohnJohn Marsden* A Roomful of Magic, Roomful of MagicRoomful of Magic A Roomful of Magic Pan Macmillan

I Publisher names in parentheses show the specific part of the publishing company that released the book.

Aurealis Award for Best Children's Illustrated Work/Picture Book

Winners and Nominees (2008–2009)

This table shows the winners and nominees for the "Best Children's Illustrated Work/Picture Book" award. The years listed are when the books were published.

  *   Winners and joint winners
  *   Nominees on the shortlist

Year Author(s) Illustrator(s) Work Publisher Ref
2008 Harland, RichardRichard Harland* Peterson, LauraLaura Peterson* Escape!, Under Siege, Race to the Ruins, The Heavy Crown (The Wolf Kingdom series) Omnibus Books
Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg & Barbara Fienberg Gamble, KimKim Gamble Tashi and the Phoenix Allen & Unwin
Irvine, IanIan Irvine Cornish, DavidDavid Cornish Thorn Castle, Giant's Lair, Black Crypt, Wizardry Crag (The Sorcerer's Tower series) Omnibus Books
Morgan, SallySally Morgan with Ezekiel, Ambelin and Blaze Kwaymullina Hill, AdamAdam Hill Curly and the Fent Random House Australia
Tulloch, RichardRichard Tulloch Denton, TerryTerry Denton Twisted Tales Random House Australia
2009 Freeman, PamelaPamela Freeman* Gamble, KimKim Gamble* Victor's Challenge Walker Books Australia
Base, GraemeGraeme Base Base, Graeme Enigma Penguin (Viking)
Fienberg, AnnaAnna Fienberg Gamble, KimKim Gamble Tashi and the Golem Allen & Unwin
McGuiness, DanDan McGuiness McGuiness, Dan Pilot and Huxley Omnibus Books
Rogers, GregoryGregory Rogers Rogers, Gregory The Hero of Little Street Allen & Unwin

I Publisher names in parentheses show the specific part of the publishing company that released the book.

Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction (told primarily through pictures)

Winners and Nominees (2010 Onwards)

This table shows the winners and nominees for the "Best Children's Fiction (told primarily through pictures)" award. The years listed are when the books were published.

  *   Winners and joint winners
  *   Nominees on the shortlist

Year Writer(s) Illustrator(s) Work Publisher Ref
2010 Hartnett, SonyaSonya Hartnett* Masciullo, LuciaLucia Masciullo* The Boy and the Toy Viking Press
Carmody, IsobelleIsobelle Carmody Spudvilas, AnneAnne Spudvilas Night School Viking Press
Davies, LukeLuke Davies Kiuru, InariInari Kiuru Magpie ABC Books
Hunt, JulieJulie Hunt & Sue Moss Chapman, GayeGaye Chapman Precious Little Allen & Unwin
Richardson, DavidDavid Richardson Hunt, StevenSteven Hunt The Cloudchasers ABC Books
2011 Cheng, ChristopherChristopher Cheng* Davis, SarahSarah Davis* Sounds Spooky Random House
Blabey, AaronAaron Blabey Blabey, AaronAaron Blabey The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon Viking Press
Jorgensen, NormanNorman Jorgensen Foley, JamesJames Foley The Last Viking Fremantle Press
Taylor, TomTom Taylor Brouwer, JamesJames Brouwer The Deep: Here Be Dragons Gestalt Publishing
Wild, MargaretMargaret Wild Yeo, AndrewAndrew Yeo Vampyre Walker Books
2012 Base, GraemeGraeme Base* Base, GraemeGraeme Base Little Elephants Viking Penguin
Crew, GaryGary Crew Watkins, RossRoss Watkins The Little Boy Who Grew into a Tree Penguin Group Australia
Crew, GaryGary Crew Scheer, DenDen Scheer In the Beech Forest Ford Street Publishing
Wilson, MarkMark Wilson Wilson, MarkMark Wilson Inside the World of Tom Roberts Lothian Children's Books
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