Posted in Ditmar Awards, Results on September 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
As per Cheryl & Kevin’s live coverage on ConReporter.com yesterday, here are the 2010 Ditmar Award winners.
Best Novel: Slights, Kaaron Warren (Angry Robot Books)
Best Novella or Novelette: “Wives” Paul Haines (X6/Couer de Lion)
Best Short Story: “Seventeen” Cat Sparks (Masques, CSFG)
Best Collected Work: Slice Of Life, Paul Haines, edited by Geoffrey Maloney (The Mayne Press)
Best Artwork: [...]
Posted in Ditmar Awards on August 3rd, 2010 Comments Off
The nominees for this year’s Ditmar Awards (the Australian fan-voted awards) have been released. The full lists are available here. The Best Novel list is as follows:
Leviathan, Scott Westerfeld (Penguin)
Liar, Justine Larbalestier (Bloomsbury)
World Shaker, Richard Harland (Allen & Unwin)
Slights, Kaaron Warren (Angry Robot Books)
Life Through Cellophane, Gillian Polack (Eneit Press)
The Ditmar award ceremony will be [...]
Posted in Ditmar Awards on May 4th, 2010 Comments Off
This year’s Australian NatCon, held in conjunction with Aussiecon 4, will be a lighthearted affair. As you might guess from the name, Dudcon, they are not taking themselves very seriously. They will, of course, present the Ditmar Awards, but alongside that they have resurrected a legendary Australian fan award: Best Fannish Cat.
According to their website, [...]
Posted in Ditmar Awards on June 6th, 2009 5 Comments »
Technology willing I will be bringing you the Ditmar Awards live from Adelaide as they happen. If all else fails I will at least Tweet them.
Ditmar Awards Live 2009
Posted in Ditmar Awards on June 5th, 2009 Comments Off
According to the program, the Ditmar Awards ceremony will take place at 8:30pm on Sunday. (That’s Adelaide time, which is half an hour behind Sydney/Melbourne time.) I was told yesterday that there isn’t any wi-fi in the hotel – all of the Internet access in guest rooms is wired. I will check this out today. [...]
Posted in Ditmar Awards on May 9th, 2009 Comments Off
The nominees for this year’s Ditmar Awards (Australian fan-voted awards) have been announced. You can find the full list here. The novel nominees are:
Fivefold, Nathan Burrage
Hal Spacejock: No Free Lunch, Simon Haynes
Tender Morsels, Margo Lanagan
How to Ditch Your Fairy, Justine Larbalestier
Daughter of Moab, Kim Westwood
Earth Ascendant, Sean Wiliams
The winners will be announced at this year’s [...]
Posted in Ditmar Awards, Tin Duck Awards on March 24th, 2008 2 Comments »
We know that the Ditmars and Tin Ducks have been awarded, because Jonathan says he has won some, but we haven’t seen a formal announcement anywhere. Can anyone help?
Update: The ever-so-wonderful Chris Roberson Allison Baker has found the Ditmar and Tin Duck winners here.
Posted in British Science Fiction Association Awards, Ditmar Awards, Hugo Awards, IAFA Awards, Philip K. Dick Award on March 20th, 2008 Comments Off
The forthcoming weekend is a busy time for award announcements. Saturday should see the presentation of the Ditmar Awards, BSFA Awards, Philip K Dick Award and IAFA Awards. We are also expecting the Hugo Award nominees to be announced sometime over the weekend. Because the award ceremonies are being held all over the world, announcements [...]
Posted in Ditmar Awards, Nebula Awards, Recommendations on February 27th, 2008 Comments Off
Hold off that Hugo ballot for an hour or so. The folks at Night Shade Books have posted online copies of the two stories from Jonathan Strahan’s Eclipse 1 that made it on the Nebula and Ditmar final ballots. You can read them here.
Posted in Ditmar Awards on February 17th, 2008 Comments Off
The nominee lists for this year’s Ditmar Awards have been announced. You can find the lists here. As usual, congratulations to all concerned.
Posted in Ditmar Awards on February 6th, 2008 Comments Off
Jonathan reminds us that Friday is the deadline for voting in the Ditmars. Unlike in Australian elections, voting is not compulsory, but hopefully lots of people will vote anyway.
