Announcing the 2018 Aurealis Awards Judging Panels
Every year, we are fortunate that people from all over Australia volunteer their time and expertise to judge for the Aurealis Awards. They are amazing, they work extremely hard, and each year bring you the best of the best Australian spec fic has to offer. There were a record number of applications for judging positions this year, giving us the opportunity to share the load more widely and draw in a range of new experiences to our panels. Please welcome this year’s wonderful teams!CHILDREN'S PANELMiffy Farquharson (panel convenor)Kerry ArmstrongLiz BarrMim CraseSharon SmithYA NOVEL PANELCaitlin Chisholm (panel convenor)Alexa ShawAndrew FineganElizabeth FitzgeraldMichael BarrettYA SHORT STORY PANELLinda Sengsourinho (panel convenor)Anna HepworthCaitlin WardleElspeth LamorteHeidi KnealeFANTASY NOVEL PANELPRK (panel convenor)Kimberly ChandlerJake KalagoLaura BirchNathan PhillipsSCIENCE FICTION NOVEL PANELCathie Tasker (panel convenor)Astrid EdwardsDianne De BellisLorraine CormackSimon PetrieHORROR NOVEL / NOVELLA PANELHeather Iveson (panel convenor)Christine Yunn-Yu SunCraig HildebrandEugen BaconHayley BaxterFANTASY NOVELLA PANELMark Fazackerley (panel convenor)E E MontgomeryJennifer RowlandRachel NightingaleStuart DunstanFANTASY SHORT STORY PANELRob Porteous (panel convenor)Earl LivingsGeorgina BallantinePaige BelfieldPaula BoerSCIENCE FICTION NOVELLA PANELGene Melzack (panel convenor)Chloe TownsonChris LampardNatalie HaighZohal ArbabzadaSCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY PANELZara Baxter (panel convenor)Brie HawthorneFergus McCartanJoanna KasperLindsey HodderHORROR SHORT STORY PANELEmma Kate (panel convenor)Glenn GeorgeHolly HarperMichael GreyTom WoodwardANTHOLOGIES / COLLECTIONS PANELCarol Ryles (panel convenor)Deb GatesDorothy-Jane DanielsIon NewcombeJessica HarvieILLUSTRATED WORK / GRAPHIC NOVEL PANELLynne Green (panel convenor)Jess HowardJustin RandallShel SweeneyTR NapperSARA DOUGLASS BOOK SERIES AWARDKatharine StubbsStephanie GunnTehani CroftWe will be posting their bios on the Judges page of the website very soon, so you can get to know them a little better.