The Ditmar awards are a fan voted award for works of SF by Australian residents. The award candidates were nominated by members of the Continuum, Conflux or Swancon conventions from 2022-2026. Congratulations to the winners and nominees.
Winners
Best Novel
Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings (Picador Australia)
Best Novella or Novelette
‘The Hidden God’ by T.R. Napper
(Asimov’s March/April. Ed. Sheila Williams)
Best Short Story
‘Bitter Skin’ by Kaaron Warren (Night and Day, Saga. Ed. Ellen Datlow)
Best Collected Work
This Dark Architect and Other Grim Tales
by Pamela Jeffs (Four Ink Press)
Best Fan Publication in Any Medium
Aurealis Awards: Behind the Curtain by Alexandra Pierce
Best Fan Writer
Ian Mond, reviews on Substack
Best Fan Artist
Brave New Wardrobe by Kaaron Warren, Conflux 19 art show
Best Professional Artwork
Honeyeater internal art by Kathleen Jennings
Best New Talent
Jeff Clulow
William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review
Story Thinking and the Real-world Applications of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writing by Kim Wilkins, Helen Marshall and Lisa Bennett (Bloomsbury Publishing)
The full list of all nominees is available at Swancon50
The Adelaide Fan Review 