Judges 2026

Below are the full panels for the 2026 Aurealis Awards. We are grateful to host such a talented group of writers, editors, academics, and enthusiasts, who have generously volunteered their time to judge this year’s entries.

If you would like to judge for next year’s awards, keep an eye on the Pen & Pixel newsletter, as well as the Aurealis Awards Instagram for updates!

  • Brett Coster

    Roanna McClelland

    Mia Macrossan

    Marlee Jane Ward

    Lorraine Cormack

  • Sharmila Jayasinghe

    Kev Thornhill

    Rachel Lowes

    Rob O'Connor

    Paul Cormack

  • Yunn-Yu Sun

    Ben Richardson

    Paige Belfield

    C. H. Pearce

    Imogen Cassidy

  • Bron Swasbrick

    Andrew Finegan

    Perry Beilharz-Smythe

    Emilie Morscheck

    Adeline Teoh

  • Cathie Tasker

    Sam House

    Ben Maloney

    NG Hartland 

    Tee Linden

  • Irene Limberis Davy 

    Anna R Hepworth

    Audrey Menz

    Sarah Swarbrick

    Shaun K. Stephen

  • Fiona Bell

    Rachel Clark

    Jess Neal

    Emily Fox

    Kate Orman

  • Ben Langdon

    Jamie Ramjan

    Olivia Flynn

    Lynda Young

    Meahd Farnaby

  • Arden Baker

    Casper Dee

    Katya Dugec

    Vicki Sweedman 

    Beth Barrass

  • Ross Healy

    Georgina Ballantine

    Catherine Wolff

    Jeff Clulow 

  • Jan-Andrew Henderson

    Nathan Phillips

    Miguel Rodrigues

    Louise Zedda-Sampson

    Stephen Dedman

  • Alan Baxter

    Harrie Blake

    Jeremy Neal

    Amanda Bridgeman

    Eden Fu

  • Eugen Bacon

    Jemma Green

    Deb Gates

    Amanda Ali

    Sarah Lemcke