This month on The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, turn their attention to the 2015 Aurealis Awards which were announced in late March 2016. Sadly, there was no shortlist for the Best Horror Novel this year, although the category was won by Trent Jamieson's most excellent Day Boy, a book which was previously discussed on this podcast. There is much lamenting and some gnashing of teeth as Kirstyn and Ian spend a little time talking about Australia horror fiction and the ramifications of juried awards like the Aurealis failing to produce a shortlist. You can read the judges' report for the Best Horror Novel category, along with reports for all the others, in the Aurealis Awards program booklet.
The two books up for discussion this month are both Aurealis Award winners: In the Skin of a Monster by Kathryn Barker which won Best Young Adult Novel [24:50] and A Single Stone by Meg McKinlay [56:00] which took home the award for Best Children's Fiction.
If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please come back at 1:29:20 for final remarks, including information for Patreon supporters about how to nominate and vote for the upcoming Patron's Choice episode.
Next month, Kirstyn and Ian will endeavour to fill a couple of large holes in their literary lives by finally getting around to reading novels by two beloved and critically acclaimed authors who have somehow slipped by them. Don't worry, they are currently hanging their heads in shame.
Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!
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Episode 85: The Cost of Living | Dissolve
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Episode 84: The Employees | Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch
Episode 83: All the Fabulous Beasts | Cat Person and Other Stories
Episode 82: The Animals in That Country | Sorrowland
Episode 81: The Space Between Worlds | Mrs Death Misses Death
Episode 80: Memorial | The Mermaid of Black Conch
Episode 79: All the Murmuring Bones | Smart Ovens for Lonely People
Episode 78: Mammoth | Boy Swallows Universe
Episode 77: Finna | The Wandering
Episode 76: Beowulf | The Mere Wife
Episode 75: Growing Things | Let's Play White
Episode 74: Folk | The Liar's Dictionary
Episode 73: Mexican Gothic | The Only Good Indians
Episode 72: Weather | Hold
Episode 71: Flight Behavior | The Overstory
Episode 70: Skin | The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break
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Episode 68: How to Bee | In the Dark Spaces
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