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writers". The Convenors' Award, awarded at the discretion of the convenors, recognises "a particular achievement in speculative fiction or related areas" that cannot otherwise be judged for the Aurealis Awards, usually because it does not fit into any of the Aurealis categories. Works nominated for
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the Convenor's Award for Excellence can be non-fiction, artwork, film, television, electronic or multimedia work. The work can be speculative fiction, or a speculative fiction related work "which brings credit or attention to the speculative fiction genres".
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Between 2004 and 2012 the award was known as the Peter McNamara Award for Excellence, in honour of the publisher, editor and original convenor of the awards, who died in 2004. It was renamed in 2012 to avoid confusion with the
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To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year.
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In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the work's eligibility; the ceremonies are always held the following year. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature" article.
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Watermarks: Science Fiction, Mitigation and the Mosaic Novel Structure in Australian Climate Fiction
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Never Afters: Female Friendship and Collaboration in Contemporary Re-visioned Fairy Tales by Women
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The 21st Century Catastrophe: Hyper-capitalism and Severe Climate Change in Science Fiction
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and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian
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David Ashton, Petra Elliott, Ben McKenzie, John Richards and Lee Zachariah
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Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985
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The Rebirth of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower
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Genre Worlds: Australian Popular Fiction in the 21st Century
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Announcing the Winners of the 2016 Aurealis Awards!
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Index

Aurealis Awards
Chimaera Publications
science fiction
fantasy
horror
Peter McNamara Achievement Award
Ditmar Awards
Australian National Science Fiction Convention
1998
Shaun Tan
1999
Terry Dowling
2000
Paul Collins
Meredith Costain
2000
Shaun Tan
2001
Emily Rodda
Marc McBride
2001
Emily Rodda
Marc McBride
2001
2002
Robbie Matthews
2003
Nick Stathopoulos
2004
Cat Sparks

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