Aurealis Award / Science Fiction

The Aurealis Award for Science Fiction has been presented to Australian authors in the Short Story and Novel subcategories each year since the Aurealis Awards were first presented . Every year a jury of volunteers decides on the award.

The finalists of the respective years and sub-categories are listed. The winner always comes first.

1996-1999

1996 Novel Greg Egan: Distress Sean McMullen : Mirrorsun Rising Kate Orman : Set Piece Sean Williams , Shane Dix : The Unknown Soldier Short story Greg Egan : Luminous Stephan Dedman : From Whom All Blessings Flow Sean Williams: Map of the Mines of Barnath Greg Egan: Mister Volition Greg Egan: Wang's Carpets jury Martin Livings - Graham South - Jonathan Strahan

1997 Novel Sean Williams: Metal Fatigue Tess Williams : Map of Power Simon Brown : Privateer Short story Leann Frahm : Borderline Geoffrey Maloney : The Embargo Traders Terry Dowling : His Own, The Star Alphecca Terry Dowling: The Ichneumon and the Dormeuse Simon Brown: The Mark of Thetis jury Van Ikin - Alan Stewart - Michael J. Tolley

1998 Novel Damien Broderick : The White Abacus Richard Harland : The Dark Edge Greg Egan: Diaspora Simon Brown: Winter Damien Broderick, Rory Barnes : Zones Short story Janeen Webb , Jack Then : Niagara Falling Russell Blackford : Lucent Carbon Lucy Sussex : Merlusine Greg Egan: Reasons to be Cheerful Damien Broderick: Schrödinger's Dog jury Bill Congreve - Peter McNamara - Jonathan Strahan

1999 Novel Sean McMullen: The Centurion's Empire Kate Orman: The New Adventures: Walking to Babylon John Marsden : The Night Is for Hunting Sean Williams: The Resurrected Man Alison Goodmann : Singing the Dogstar Blues Short story David J. Lake : The Truth About Weena Michael Pryor : Australian Visions Greg Egan: Oceanic Rosaleen Love : Real Men Stephen Dedman: Transit jury Justine Larbalestier - Graham South - Jonathan Strahan

2000-2007

2000 Novel Greg Egan: Teranesia Damien Broderick, Rory Barnes : The Book of Revelation Jonathon Blum, Kate Orman: Doctor Who: Unnatural History Andrew Masterton : The Letter Girl Sally Rogers-Davidson : Spare Parts Short story Chris Lawson : Written in Blood Kate Orman: The Bicycle Net Chris Lawson: Chinese Rooms Lucy Sussex: The Queen of Erewhon Terry Dowling: The View in Nancy's Window jury Van Ikin - Justine Larbalestier - Helen Merrick - Peter Nicholls	2001 Novel Sean McMullen: The Miocene Arrow James Bradley : The Deep Field Sean Williams, Shane Dix: Evergence 2: The Dying Light Tess Williams: Sea as Mirror Short story Damien Broderick: Infinite Monkey Stephen Dedman: The Devotee Sean Williams: The Land Itself Adam Browne : Schrödinger's Catamaran Margo Lanagan : White Time jury Diane DeBellis - Van Ikin - Paul Voermans
2002 Novel Sean Williams, Shane Dix: The Dark Imbalance Peter McAllister : Cosmonaut Joel Shepherd : Crossover Sean McMullen: Eyes of the Calculor Short story Adam Browne: The Weatherboard Spaceship Lucy Sussex: Absolute Uncertainty Jack Then: The Diamond Pit Dirk Strasser : The Skerricks of Truth Michael Barry (writer) : The Trojan Rocks jury Diane DeBellis - Marian Foster - Stephen Higgins - Peter McNamara	2003 Novel Damien Broderick: Transcension Michelle Marquardt : Blue Silence Sean Williams, Shane Dix: Echoes of Earth Short story Sean McMullen: Walk to the Full Moon Geoffrey Maloney: The Imperfect Instantaneous People Mover Shane M. Brown : Late Returns Shane M. Brown: Lucy Lucy Chris McMahon : Within Twilight jury Justin Ackroyd - Russell Farr - Rowena Cory Lindquist
2004 Novel Jonathan Blum, Kate Orman: Fallen Gods Kate Orman: Blue Box Sean Williams, Shane Dix: Orphans of Earth Ian Irvine : Terminator Gene Jay Caselberg : Wyrmhole Short story Brendan Duffy : Louder Echo Stephen Dedman: Acquired Tastes Sue Isle : Amy's Stars Martin Livings : Sigmund Freud and the Feral Freeway Kaaron Warren : State of Oblivion	2005 Novel Maxine McArthur : Less Than Human Sean Williams, Shane Dix: Heirs of Earth Marianne de Pierres : Nylon Angel KA Bedford : Orbital Burn Jack Then : The Rebel Short story Brendan Duffy: Come to Daddy Barbara Robson : Absolution Geoffrey Maloney: Bush of Ghosts Stephen Dedman: Desiree Cat Sparks : Home by the Sea
2006 Novel KA Bedford: Eclipse Marianne de Pierres: Crash Deluxe John Birmingham : Designated Targets Sean Williams, Shane Dix: Geodesica: Ascent Short story Trent Jamieson : Slow and Ache Rjurik Davidson : The Interminable Suffering of Mysterious Mr. Wu Lyn Triffitt : The Memory of Breathing Leann Frahm : Skein Dogs Kim Westwood : Terning tha Weel	2007 Novel Damien Broderick: K-Machines Sean Williams, Shane Dix: Geodesica: Descent KA Bedford: Hydrogen Steel Andrew McGahan : Underground Short story Sean Williams: The Seventh Letter David Conyers : Aftermath Lee Buttersby : Dark Ages Stephen Dedman: Down to the Tethys Sea