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!
Episode 47: 'Satin Island' and 'Lament for the Afterlife'
Episode 46: 'Day Boy' and 'Viper Wine'
Episode 45: 'The Godless' and 'The Book of the Unnamed Midwife'
Episode 44: 'The King of Attolia' and 'Growing Rich'
Episode 43: 'The Well' and 'Clade'
Episode 42: 'The Bitterwood Bible' and 'How to Be Both'
Episode 41: 'Hild' and 'Station Eleven'
Episode 40: 'Dust Devil on a Quiet Street' and 'We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves'
Episode 39: 'We See A Different Frontier' and 'Long Hidden'
Episode 38: 'The Lives of Tao' and 'The Curse of Chalion'
Episode 37: 'Lexicon' and 'Fairytales for Wilde Girls'
Episode 36: 'Love is the Law' and 'The Bloody Chamber'
Episode 35: 'Bearded Women' and 'Ancillary Justice'
Episode 34: 'A Tale for the Time Being' and 'Gone Girl'
Episode 33: 'NOS4A2' and 'Sister Mine'
Episode 32: 'Every Day' and 'The Woman Upstairs'
Episode 31: 'Life After Life' and 'The Testament of Jessie Lamb'
Episode 30: 'Hair Side, Flesh Side' and 'Light'
Episode 29: 'A Madness of Angels' and 'Saga'
Episode 28: 'Feed' and 'Some Kind of Fairy Tale'
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