2020 Ditmar Preliminary Ballot
The preliminary ballot for the 2020 Ditmar Awards for Australian SF has been announced:
Best Novel
- Claiming T-Mo, Eugen Bacon (Meerkat)
- The Year of the Fruit Cake, Gillian Polack (IFWG)
Best Short Fiction
- Into Bones Like Oil, Kaaron Warren (Meerkat Shorts)
- “Whom My Soul Loves”, Rivqa Rafael (Strange Horizons 11/11/19)
Best Collected Work
- Collision, J.S. Breukelaar (Meerkat)
Best Fan Publication in Any Medium
- Be the Serpent
- SF Commentary
Best Fan Writer
- Elizabeth Fitzgerald for reviews in Skiffy and Fanty
- Bruce Gillespie for writing in SF Commentary and ANZAPA articles
Best New Talent
- Freya Marske
William Atheling, Jr. Award for Criticism or Review
- Writing Speculative Fiction, Eugen Bacon (Red Globe)
- FictionMachine reviews, Grant Watson
There were insufficient nominations for the Best Artwork and Best Fan Artist categories. Winners will be announced at Swancon 2021 on April 26, 2021 at the Duxton Hotel in Perth, Australia.
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