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Go to Aurealis interviews and read interviews with top Australian and international SF authors such as Damien Broderick and Aurealis "old girl" Trudi Canavan. Coming in March is an interview with internatinally renowned Hard SF author Alastair Reynolds.

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The 2006 Aurealis Award winners were announced at a ceremony in Brisbane on the 27th of January. All of us involved with Aurealis magazine and Chimaera Publications heartily congratulate award winners and all who entered their work into the Aurealis Awards.

The winners for 2006 are:
Science Fiction novel
K-Machines by Damien Broderick (Avalon)

Science Fiction short story
"The Seventh Letter" by Sean Williams (Bulletin Summer Reading Edition)

Fantasy novel
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier (Pan Macmillan)

Fantasy short story
"A Fine Magic" by Margo Lanagan (Eidolon 1)

Horror novel [tie]
The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott (ABC Books)
Prismatic by Edwina Grey (Lothian)

Horror short story
"Dead of Winter" by Stephen Dedman (Weird Tales)

Young Adult novel
Monster Blood Tattoo by DM Cornish (Omnibus

Young Adult short story
The Arrival by Shaun Tan (Lothian)

Childrens novel
Melissa, Queen of Evil by Mardi McConnochie (Pan Macmillan)

Childrens short story [tie]
"The True Story of Mary Who Wanted to Stand on Her Head" by Jane Godwin (Allen & Unwin)
"Woolvs in the Sitee" by Margaret Wild & Anne Spudvilas (Penguin)

Golden Aurealis novel
The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliott (ABC Books)

Golden Aurealis short story
The Arrival by Shaun Tan (Lothian)

Peter McNamara Convenors Award
Bill Congreve