Past Judges
While listening to the wonderful interviews Alex Pierce has been conducting with many of our past judges and Awards organisers over at the Aurealis Awards: Behind the Curtain podcast, we realised that we never published the full* list of past judges we compiled a couple of years ago, and we thought we should rectify that omission!
Here, in the 30th year of the Awards, is the most complete list we could collate.
*While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, we were at the mercy of some old second-hand accounts and the Internet Archive to populate many of the early years. Many thanks to Alisa Krasnostein for her contributions to filling in some gaps.
Please let us know if you have data that could help ensure the most complete record or with corrections on name spellings etc!
1995
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Martin Livings
Graham South
Jonathan Strahan
FANTASYPANEL
Bill Congreve
Martin Livings
Sean Williams
HORRORPANEL
Leigh Blackmore
Bill Congreve
Steve Proposch
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
Pam MacIntyre
Sean McMullen
Lucy Sussex
1996
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Van Ikin
Alan Stewart
Michael Tolley
FANTASY PANEL
Gayle Lovett
Peter McNamara
Peter Nicholls
HORRORPANEL
Chris A Masters
Steve Proposch
Rod Williams
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
Race Matthews
Sean Mc Mullen
Jenny Pausacker
1997
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Bill Congreve
Peter McNamara
Jonathan Strahan
FANTASY PANEL
Van Ikin
Gayle Lovett
Peter McNamara
HORROR PANEL
Kirstyn McDermott
Bryce Stevens
Stephanie Tall
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
Judith Craze
Johanna Knowles
Peter Nicholls
1998
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Justine Larbalestier
Graham South
Jonathan Strahan
FANTASY PANEL
Jenny Blackford
Van Ikin
Norman Talbot
HORROR PANEL
Marian Foster
Sylvia Kelso
Tony Shilletoe
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
Bruce Gillespie
Rosaleen Love
Sean Williams
1999
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Van Ikin
Justine Larbalestier
Helen Merrick
Peter Nicholls
FANTASY PANEL
Jenny Blackford
Marian Foster
Norman Talbot
HORROR PANEL
Sylvia Kelso
Steve Paulsen
Peter Richter
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
Dianne de Bellis
Jonathan Strahan
Sean Williams
2000
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Dianne de Bellis
Paul Voermans
Van Ikin
FANTASY PANEL
Helen Patrice
Marian Foster
Peter McNamara
HORROR PANEL
Richard Harland
Russell B Farr
Sophie Masson
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
John Cohen
Marianne Jablon
Pam McIntyre
Rosaleen Love
2001
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Dianne De Bellis
Marian Foster
Steven Higgins
Peter McNamara
FANTASY PANEL
Peter McNamara
Helen Patrice
Ben Payne
Robert N Stephenson
HORROR PANEL
Sylvia Kelso
Rowena Cory Lindquist
Sophie Masson
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
Denise Lines
Sophie Masson
Marianne Jablon
Richard Harland
CHILDREN'SPANEL
Marianne de Pierres
Linsay Knight
Keith Stevenson
2002
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Rowena Cory Lindquist (Convenor)
Justin Ackroyd
Russell Farr
FANTASY PANEL
Ben Payne (Convenor)
Rob Bleckly
Denise Lines
Marian Foster
HORROR PANEL
Dianne de Bellis (Convenor)
Rob Stephenson
Kim Wilkins
Marianne De Pierres
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
Keith Stevenson (Convenor only)
Helen Patrice
Mike Slusher
John Cohen
Ursula Dubosarsky
CHILDREN'SPANEL
Sophie Masson (Convenor)
Wendy Shepherd
Linsay Knight2003
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Rob Hood (Convenor)
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Ben Payne
Maxine McArthur
FANTASY PANEL
Rowena Cory Daniels (Convenor)
Dirk Strasser
Bill Congreve
Jason Bleckly
HORROR PANEL
Dianne De Bellis (Convenor)
Michael Pryor
Helen Patrice
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
Katherine Phelps (Convenor)
Mike Slusher
Alice Mills
CHILDREN'SPANEL
Sophie Masson (Convenor)
Wendy James
Kristal Yee
2004
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Ben Payne (Convenor)
Nigel Read
Tansy Rayner Roberts
FANTASYPANEL
Dianne de Bellis (Convenor)
Sue Isle
Lilla Smee
HORROR PANEL
James Cain (Convenor)
Darrell Pitt
Mary (Marty??) Young
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
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CHILDREN'SPANEL
Wendy James (Convenor)
Kristal Yee
Kaye Mill
2005
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Alisa Krasnostein (Convenor)
Sue Isle
Robert Stephenson
FANTASY PANEL
Tansy Rayner Roberts (Convenor)
Lilla Smee
Damian Warman
HORROR PANEL
Cat Sparks (Convenor)
Stephanie Gunn
Chuck McKenzie
Sean Williams
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
Dianne de Bellis (Convenor)
Katherine Phelps
Gillian Pollack
CHILDREN'SPANEL
Anna Hepworth (Convenor)
Heidi Kneale
Alice Mills
Cynthia Rohner
2006
SCIENCE FICTIONPANEL
Keith Stevenson (Convenor)
Lilla Smee
Ian Irvine
FANTASY NOVEL PANEL
Dianne de Bellis (Convenor)
Zara Baxter
Paul Haines
FANTASY SHORT STORYPANEL
Dianne de Bellis (Convenor)
Rob Bleckly
Damien Warman
HORROR PANEL
Benjamin Szumskyj (Convenor)
Marty Young
Sylvia Kelson
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
John Cohen (Convenor)
Ben Payne
Marianne Jablon
CHILDREN'S PANEL
Katherine Phelps (Convenor)
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Alice Mills
2007
SF NOVELPANEL
Stephen Burgess
Ian Nichols (Convenor)
Daniella Tidman
Carol Wical
SF SHORT STORYPANEL
Jon Doyle
Helen Merrick (Convenor)
Robert Stoner
Jervina Dorney
FANTASY NOVELPANEL
Sharron Campbell
Tehani Wessely (Convenor)
Kira Sampson
Lynne Green
FANTASY SHORT STORYPANEL
Michelle Marquardt
Bill Congreve (Convenor)
Joseph B Hewitt IV
Deonie Fiford
HORROR PANEL
Anna Hepworth
Shane Jiraiya Cummings (Convenor)
Siall Waterbright
Dr Toni Johnson-Woods
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
Dianne de Bellis
Angela Slatter (Convenor)
Alex Adsett
Karen Miller
Gillian Polack
CHILDREN'SPANEL
Emily Philip
Katherine Phelps (Convenor)
Mim Crase
Cynthia Rohner
2008
SF NOVELPANEL
Emily Philip
Lindy Cameron (Convenor)
Peter Eisler
Kathryn Linge
Simon Petrie
SF SHORT STORYPANEL
Beau Taylor
Helen Merrick (Convenor)
Dr Glenn Davies
Maxine McArthur
Chris McDonough
FANTASY NOVELPANEL
Cathie Tasker
Tehani Wessely (Convenor)
Helena Bond
Justin Deligiorgakis
Kira Sampson
FANTASY SHORT STORYPANEL
Amy Williamson
Jervina Dorney (Convenor)
Natalie Costa Bir
Lynne Green
Adrian Stagg
HORROR PANEL
Ian Nichols
Justin Ackroyd (Convenor)
Dianne De Bellis
Dr Toni Johnson-Woods
Jason Nahrung
YOUNG ADULTPANEL
Kim Westwood
Alex Adsett (Convenor)
Anna Hepworth
Karen Miller
Alexandra Mitchell
CHILDREN'SPANEL
Holly Harper
Mim Crase (Convenor)
John Blahusiak
John Catania
Robyn Emerson
ANTHOLOGY / COLLECTIONPANEL
Van Ikin
Keith Stevenson (Convenor)
Sarah Darmody
Marianne De Pierres
Anita Gibson
ILLUSTRATED BOOK / GRAPHIC NOVELPANEL
Cynthia Tait
Joseph B. Hewitt IV (Convenor)
Andrew Buchanan
Sharron Campbell
Peter Stoakes
2009
SF NOVELPANEL
Ben Payne
Dr Helen Merrick (Convenor)
Stephen Burgess
Justin Coughlan
Abigail Nathan
SF SHORT STORYPANEL
Kira Sampson
Robert Hoge (Convenor)
Michelle Brown
Glen Davies
Sharon Dunne
FANTASY NOVELPANEL
Cathie Tasker
Alex Adsett (Convenor)
Chris Anderson
Sarah Fairhall
Anita Gibson
FANTASY SHORT STORYPANEL
Zoe Walton
Helena Bond (Convenor)
Dr Brad Jackel
Zoë Velonis
HORROR NOVEL & HORROR SHORT STORYPANEL
Rowena Specht-Whyte
Diane De Bellis (Convenor)
Kimberly Chandler
Joe Marsden
Jason Reed
YA NOVEL & YA SHORT STORYPANEL
Tehani Wessely
Mim Crase (Convenor)
Miffy Farquharson
Kathryn Linge
Alex Mitchell
CHILDREN'SPANEL
Alix Rohner
John Blahusiak (Convenor)
Lynne Green
Kerry Neary
Katia Nizic
ANTHOLOGY / COLLECTIONPANEL
Cat Sparks
Jervina Dorney (Convenor)
Dr Toni Johnson-Woods
Simon Petrie
Gail Pritchard
ILLUSTRATED BOOK / GRAPHIC NOVELPANEL
Cynthia Tait
Sharron Campbell (Convenor)
Katherine Phelps
Alisa Krasnostein
Peter Stoakes
2010
SF NOVEL PANEL
Alisa Krasnostein
Stuart Mayne (Convenor)
Sean Williams
SF SHORT FICTIONPANEL
Rob Riel
Bill Congreve (Convenor)
Kathryn Linge
FANTASY NOVELPANEL
Angela Handley
Peter Hickman (Convenor)
Rowena Specht-Whyte
FANTASY SHORT FICTIONPANEL
Simon Petrie
Tehani Wessely (Convenor)
Natalie Maddalena
HORROR NOVEL & HORROR SHORT FICTIONPANEL
Nyssa Pascoe
Chuck McKenzie (Convenor)
Mark Smith-Briggs
YA NOVEL & YA SHORT FICTIONPANEL
Helen Patrice
Miffy Farquharson (Convenor)
Elise Jones
CHILDREN'S FICTION & ILLUSTRATED/PICTURE BOOKPANEL
Sarah Mayor Cox
Tansy Rayner Roberts (Convenor)
Edwina Harvey
ANTHOLOGY / COLLECTIONPANEL
Garry Wyatt
Robert Hoge (Convenor)
Jason Nahrung
ILLUSTRATED BOOK / GRAPHIC NOVELPANEL
Lee Battersby
Grant Watson (Convenor)
Liz Argall
2011
SF NOVELPANEL
Alex Adsett (Convenor)
Jim Ivins
Gillian Polack
SF SHORT FICTIONPANEL
Marian Foster
Rob Riel (Convenor)
John Richards
FANTASY NOVELPANEL
Lorraine Cormack (Convenor)
Emma Kate
Natalie Maddalena
FANTASY SHORT FICTIONPANEL
Simon Petrie
Ben Payne (Convenor)
Natalie Maddalena
HORROR NOVEL & HORROR SHORT FICTIONPANEL
Kirstyn McDermott (Convenor)
Stephanie Gunn
Matthew Chrulew
YA NOVEL & YA SHORT FICTIONPANEL
Kathryn Linge (Convenor)
Kate Eltham
Tye Cattanach
CHILDREN'S FICTION & ILLUSTRATED/PICTURE BOOKPANEL
Lyn Battersby
Miffy Farquarson (Convenor)
Jennifer Hegedus
BEST ANTHOLOGY / COLLECTIONPANEL
Amin Chelnabi
Jason Nahrung (Convenor)
Katherine Stubbs
BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK / GRAPHIC NOVELPANEL
Andrew Buchanan
Deborah Biancotti (Convenor)
Zoe Wadsworth
2012
SF NOVEL PANEL
Alexandra Pierce
Alex Adsett (Convenor)
Lorraine Cormack
SF SHORT FICTION PANEL
Cat Sparks
Ben Payne (Convenor)
DJ Daniels
FANTASY NOVELPANEL
Cathie Tasker
Helen Merrick (Convenor)
Joe Marsden
FANTASY SHORT FICTIONPANEL
Tania Walker
Kathryn Linge (Convenor)
Peter Hickman
HORROR NOVEL & HORROR SHORT FICTIONPANEL
Rob Riel
Stephanie Gunn (Convenor)
Emma Kate
YA NOVEL & YA SHORT FICTIONPANEL
Gillian Polack
Lyn Battersby (Convenor)
Lynne Lumsden Green
CHILDREN'S FICTION & ILLUSTRATED/PICTURE BOOKPANEL
Tim McEwen
Jennifer Hegedus (Convenor)
Joy Lawn
ANTHOLOGY / COLLECTIONPANEL
Sarah Hazelton
Katharine Stubbs (Convenor)
Matthew Chrulew
ILLUSTRATED BOOK / GRAPHIC NOVELPANEL
Kaaron Warren
Deborah Biancotti (Convenor)
Andrew Finch
2013
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL PANEL
Helen Merrick (Convenor)
Alex Pierce
Keith Stevenson
Lorraine Cormack
SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY PANEL
Jason Nahrung (Convenor)
Tania Walker
Sally Newham
Zara Baxter
FANTASY NOVEL PANEL
Katharine Stubbs (Convenor)
PR Khangure
Bethwyn Walker
Cathie Tasker
FANTASY SHORT STORY PANEL
Simon Petrie (Convenor)
Natalie Maddalena
Sandra Wigzell
Shaheen Shehnaz Iqbal
HORROR PANEL
Emma Kate (Convenor)
Mary Elizabeth Burroughs
Kimberly Chandler
Bill Congreve
YA PANEL
Stephanie Gunn (Convenor)
Katie Fielding
Gillian Polack
Amanda King
CHILDREN'S PANEL
Lyn Battersby (Convenor)
Joy Lawn
Kerry Neary (did not complete)
Sarah Mayor Cox
ANTHOLOGIES/COLLECTIONS PANEL
Kathryn Linge (Convenor)
David McDonald
Rob Riel
Sarah JH Fletcher
ILLUSTRATED WORK PANEL
Alex Adsett (Convenor)
Bryce Hearse
Donna Hanson
Andy Buchanan
2014
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL PANEL
Miffy Farquharson (Convenor)
PRK
Emma Kate
Emmet O'Cuana
SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY PANEL
Rob Riel (Convenor)
Cathie Tasker
Shauna O'Meara
Daniel Keioskie
FANTASY NOVEL PANEL
Katharine Stubbs (Convenor)
Gillian Polack
Bethwyn Walker
Lorraine Cormack
FANTASY SHORT STORY PANEL
Sean Wright
Deb Gates
Helen Petrovic
Rowena Specht-Whyte
HORROR PANEL
Zara Baxter (Convenor)
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
Adrik Kemp
Maree Kimberley
YA PANEL
Stephanie Gunn (Convenor)
Joy Lawn
Katie Fielding
Helen Merrick
CHILDREN'S PANEL
Sarah JH Fletcher (Convenor)
Sarah Mayor Cox
Jordi Kerr
Sue Bursztynski
ANTHOLOGIES/COLLECTIONS PANEL
Kathryn Linge (Convenor)
Sandra Wigzell
Natalie Maddalena
Jamie Marriage
ILLUSTRATED WORK PANEL
Robert Hood (Convenor)
Alan Baxter
Tania Walker
Lee Battersby
2015
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL PANEL
Stephanie Gunn (Convenor)
Rob Porteous
Shane Charles
Trisha Suhr
SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY PANEL
Jonathan Strahan
Ben Payne
Alex Pierce (Convenor)
Rivqa Rafael
FANTASY NOVEL PANEL
Russell Kirkpatrick (Convenor)
Stuart Dunstan
Maureen Flynn
Emma Kate
FANTASY SHORT STORY PANEL
Karen Simpson Nikakis (Convenor)
Adrik Kemp
Deb Gates
Fergus McCartan
HORROR PANEL
Talitha Kalago
Maree Kimberley
Blake Liddell
Cathie Tasker (Convenor)
YA PANEL
Miffy Farquharson (Convenor)
Lorraine Cormack
Grace Nye
CHILDREN'S PANEL
Helen Merrick
Lyn Battersby (Convenor)
Alethea Kinsela
ANTHOLOGIES/COLLECTIONS PANEL
Anna Hepworth
Gene Melzack
Zara Baxter (Convenor)
Rob Riel
ILLUSTRATED WORK PANEL
Bethwyn Walker (Convenor)
Amy Maynard
Robert Hood
Heather Iveson
SARA DOUGLASS SERIES BOOKS
PRK
Katharine Stubbs
Belle McQuattie
2016
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL PANEL
PRK (Convenor)
Talitha Mitchell
Laura Birch
Rob Porteous
SCIENCE FICTION NOVELLA/SHORT STORY PANEL
Rivqa Rafael (Convenor)
Ben Payne
Rose Hartley
Mark Fazackerley
FANTASY NOVEL PANEL
Stephanie Gunn (Convenor)
Lorraine Cormack
Belle McQuattie
Shane Charles
FANTASY NOVELLA/SHORT STORY PANEL
Gene Melzack (Convenor)
Astrid Edwards
Rob Riel
Kristy Mika
HORROR NOVEL PANEL
Kirstyn McDermott (Convenor)
Lisa Hannett
Matthew R. Davis
Julia Svaganovic
HORROR NOVELLA/SHORT STORY PANEL
Robert Hood (Convenor)
Ashlee Scheuerman
Sharon Smith
Matthew Summers
YA PANEL
Miffy Farquharson (Convenor)
Lyn Battersby
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Kirsten Reim
CHILDREN'S PANEL
Nicole Murphy (Convenor)
Lily Stojcevski
Amelia Birve
Caitlin Chisholm
ANTHOLOGIES/COLLECTIONS PANEL
Cathie Tasker (Convenor)
Michelle Goldsmith
Ion Newcombe
Chris Lampard
ILLUSTRATED WORK PANEL
Heather Iveson (Convenor)
Fergus McCartan
Jess Howard
Cassandra White
2017
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL PANEL
Stephanie Gunn (Convenor)
Chris Lampard
Carol Ryles
Nola Cavallaro
SCIENCE FICTION NOVELLA / SHORT STORY PANEL
Gene Melzack (Convenor)
Anna Hepworth
Fergus McCartan
Imogen Cassidy
Mark Fazackerley
FANTASY NOVEL PANEL
Russell Kirkpatrick (Convenor)
Astrid Edwards
Deb Gates
Yvonne L Barrett
Ali MacGregor
FANTASY NOVELLA / SHORT STORY PANEL
Rob Porteous (Convenor)
Andrei Seleznev
Maureen Flynn
Paula Boer
Shel Sweeney
HORROR NOVEL / NOVELLA PANEL
Matthew R. Davis (Convenor)
Paige Belfield
Christine Yunn-Yu Sun
Tom Woodward
HORROR SHORT STORY PANEL
Emma Kate (Convenor)
Talitha Kalago
Durand Welsh
Holly Harper
YA PANEL
Belle McQuattie (Convenor)
Kirsten Reim
Laura Birch
Nicole Gosling
Jessica Harvie
CHILDREN'S PANEL
Miffy Farquharson (Convenor)
Caitlin Chisholm
Sharon Smith
Kerry Armstrong
ANTHOLOGIES/COLLECTIONS PANEL
Cathie Tasker (Convenor)
Jenna O'Connell
Abigail Nathan
Lorraine Cormack
ILLUSTRATED WORK PANEL
Lyn Battersby (Convenor)
Jacqueline Wheadon
Emilly McLeay
Cassandra White
Kimberley Gaal
2018
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL PANEL
Cathie Tasker (Convenor)
Astrid Edwards
Dianne De Bellis
Lorraine Cormack
SCIENCE FICTION NOVELLA PANEL
Gene Melzack (Convenor)
Chloe Townson
Chris Lampard
Natalie Haigh
Zohal Arbabzada
SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY PANEL
Zara Baxter (Convenor)
Edie-Brie (Brie) Hawthorne
Fergus McCartan
Joanna Kasper
Lindsey Hodder
FANTASY NOVEL PANEL
PRK (Convenor)
Kimberly Chandler
Jake Corvus
Nathan Phillips
FANTASY NOVELLA PANEL
Mark Fazackerley (Convenor)
Elaine Cobb
Jennifer Rowland
Rachel Le Rossignol
Stuart Dunstan
FANTASY SHORT STORY PANEL
Rob Porteous (Convenor)
Earl Livings
Georgina Ballantine
Paige Belfield
Paula Boer
HORROR NOVEL / NOVELLA PANEL
Heather Iveson (Convenor)
Christine Yunn-Yu Sun
Craig Hildebrand
Eugen Bacon
HORROR SHORT STORY PANEL
Emma Kate (Convenor)
Glenn George
Holly Harper
Michael Grey
Tom Woodward
YA NOVEL PANEL
Caitlin Chisholm (Convenor)
Alexa Shaw
Andrew Finegan
Elizabeth Fitzgerald
Michael Barrett
YA SHORT STORY PANEL
Linda Sengsourinho (Convenor)
Anna Hepworth
Caitlin Wardle
Elspeth Lamorte
Heidi Kneale
CHILDREN'S PANEL
Miffy Farquharson (Convenor)
Kerry Armstrong
Liz Barr
Mim Crase
Sharon Smith
ANTHOLOGIES / COLLECTIONS PANEL
Carol Ryles (Convenor)
Deb Gates
Dorothy-Jane Daniels
Ion Newcombe
Jessica Harvie
ILLUSTRATED WORK / GRAPHIC NOVEL PANEL
Lynne Green (Convenor)
Jess Howard
Justin Randall
Shel Sweeney
TR Napper
SARA DOUGLASS BOOK SERIES AWARD
Katharine Stubbs
Stephanie Gunn
Tehani Croft
Jaunita Landéesse
2019
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL PANEL
Lorraine Cormack
Edie-Brie (Brie) Hawthorne
Jessica Gately
Robert O'Connor
Cathie Tasker (Convenor)
SCIENCE FICTION NOVELLA PANEL
Georgina Ballantine
Mark Fazackerley (Convenor)
Natalie Haigh
Dr David Reiter
SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY PANEL
Paula Boer
Sam Kiss
Annette McQuarrie
Rob Porteous (Convenor)
Thomas Wilson
FANTASY NOVEL PANEL
Deb Gates
Stephanie Gunn (Convenor)
PRK
Elspeth LaMorte
Chloe Townson
FANTASY NOVELLA PANEL
Christine Armstrong
Rachel Cramp
Rick Keuning
Jennifer Rowland
Linda Sengsourinho (Convenor)
FANTASY SHORT STORY PANEL
Jess Drake
Heidi Kneale
Fergus McCartan (Convenor)
Marian Stone
Lynda Young
HORROR PANEL
Blake Curran
Dianne De Bellis (Convenor)
Sonia Menso
Nathan Phillips
Christine Yunn-Yu Sun
YA PANEL
Mim Crase
Miffy Farquharson (Convenor)
Nicole Gosling
Karen Seeneevassen
Alexa Shaw
CHILDREN'S PANEL
Liz Barr (Convenor)
Andrew Finegan
Mia Macrossan
Nicole Murphy
Sharon Smith
ANTHOLOGIES / COLLECTIONS PANEL
Eugen Bacon
Tehani Croft
Belle McQuattie (Convenor)
Tansy Rayner Roberts
ILLUSTRATED WORK / GRAPHIC NOVEL PANEL
Anna Hepworth
Heather Iveson (Convenor)
Joanna Kasper
T R Napper
2020
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL PANEL
Emma Jane Phillips
Jess Gately
Natalie Haigh
Stephanie Gunn (Convenor)
Tansy Roberts
SCIENCE FICTION NOVELLA PANEL
Cathie Tasker (Convenor)
Darren Nash
Lynda Young
Mark Phillips
Sarah Cabot
SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY PANEL
Christine Yunn-Yu Sun
Elizabeth Luchjenbroers
Mark Lingane
Tamantha Smith
Thomas Wilson (Convenor)
FANTASY NOVEL PANEL
Beth Mason
Linda Sengsourinho (Convenor)
Lorraine Cormack
Nathan Phillips
Paula Boer
FANTASY NOVELLA PANEL
Alexa Shaw
Amy Laurens
Edie-Brie (Brie) Hawthorne
Mark Fazackerley (Convenor)
Shannon Kelly
FANTASY SHORT STORY PANEL
Annette McQuarrie
David Reiter
Heidi Kneale (Convenor)
Melody Beier
Rick Keuning
HORROR PANEL
Dianne De Bellis (Convenor)
Hillary Albertson
Jan-Andrew Henderson
Karen Seeneevassen
Sofia Casanova
YA NOVEL PANEL
Bron Swasbrick
Justine Barker
Maureen Flynn
Miffy Farquharson (Convenor)
YA SHORT STORY PANEL
Bianca Maybe
Christine Armstrong
Deb Gates
Ellie Macavei
Rachel Aitken (Convenor)
CHILDREN'S PANEL
Caylee Tierney
Eugen Bacon (Convenor)
Kate Lomas Glendenning
Mia Macrossan
Nicole Gosling
ANTHOLOGIES / COLLECTIONS PANEL
Andrew Finegan
David Versace
Jemimah Brewster
Rob Porteous (Convenor)
Tehani Croft
ILLUSTRATED WORK / GRAPHIC NOVEL PANEL
Benjamin Corby
Iurgi Urrutia
Joanna Kasper (Convenor)
Kaaron Warren
Rachel Cramp
2021
SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL PANEL
Anna Hepworth
Dianne De Bellis (Convenor)
Dorothy-Jane Daniels
Patrick Keuning
SCIENCE FICTION NOVELLA PANEL
Christine Yunn-Yu Sun
Mark Fazackerley (Convenor)
Natalie Haigh
Rebecca Sutherland
SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY PANEL
David James
Emilie Morscheck
Louise Nice
Mark Phillips
Paula Boer (Convenor)
FANTASY NOVEL PANEL
Bronwyn Swasbrick
Cathie Tasker (Convenor)
Caylee Tierney
Deb Gates
Rachel Aitken
FANTASY NOVELLA PANEL
David Brine
Lynda Young
Melody Beier (Convenor)
Ruth Lawlor
Shannon Kelly
FANTASY SHORT STORY PANEL
Cary Lenehan
Ella Kurz
Jan-Andrew Henderson (Convenor)
Karen Seeneevassen
Paula Duggan
HORROR NOVEL / NOVELLA PANEL
Alannah Pearson
Allister Smith
Benjamin Corby
Emma Cutting
Mark Lingane (Convenor)
HORROR SHORT STORY PANEL
Blake Curran
Bryn Smith
Caitlin Chisholm (Convenor)
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