Convergence 2002: The 41st Australian National Science Fiction Convention

June 7 - 10, 2002

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    • The Ditmar Awards

    The Ditmar Awards (Australian Science Fiction Achievement Awards) are named after Martin James Ditmar (Dick) Jenssen, a founding member of the Melbourne Science Fiction Club, and began in 1969. Martin financially supported the award until about 1975.

    The Nominees

    BEST AUSTRALIAN NOVEL (25 nominees 50 nominations)

    a.. Lirael Garth Nix (Allen & Unwin)
    b.. Eyes of the Calculor Sean McMullen (Tor)
    c.. The Year of the Intelligent Tigers Kate Orman (BBC)

    BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT FICTION (20 nominees 54 nominations)

    a.. "Whispers" Rick Kennett & Paul Collins Stalking Midnight (Cosmos Books)
    b.. "The Boneyard" Kyla Ward Gothic.Net September 2001
    c.. "Absolute Uncertainty" Lucy Sussex F&SF April 2001
    d.. "Rotten Times" Robert Hood Aurealis 27/28
    e.. "The Diamond Pit" Jack Dann Jubilee (Harper Collins)
    f.. "Tower of Wings" Sean McMullen Analog

    BEST AUSTRALIAN COLLECTED WORK (9 nominees 30 nominations)

    a.. Stalking Midnight Paul Collins (Cosmos Books)
    b.. Jubilee Jack Dann (Harper Collins)
    c.. Orb #2 Sarah Endacott
    d.. Earth is But a Star Damien Broderick (UWA Press)

    BEST FAN WRITER (15 nominees 23 nominations)

    a.. Geoff Allshorn
    b.. Deb Biancotti
    c.. Bill Wright
    d.. Bruce Gillespie

    BEST FAN ARTIST (10 nominees 30 nominations)

    a.. Dick Jenssen
    b.. Cat Sparks
    c.. Miriam English

    BEST AUSTRALIAN FAN PRODUCTION - Fanzine (21 nominees 42 nominations)

    a.. Fables and Reflections Lily Chrywenstrom
    b.. Interstellar Ram Jet Scoop Bill Wright
    c.. Diverse Universe Geoff & Miriam
    d.. Solar Spectrum Geoff & Miriam
    e.. SF Commentary Bruce Gillespie

    BEST AUSTRALIAN FAN PRODUCTION - Other (10 nominees 30 nominations)

    a.. Spaced Out Website (www.vicnet.net.au/~spaceout/) Geoff & Miriam
    b.. Tabula-Rasa (www.tabula-rasa.info) David Carroll & Kyla Ward
    c.. Consensual Stephen Dedman, Cathy Cupitt & Elaine Kemp
    d.. Mitch? 2 Tarts of the New Millennium Anthony Mitchell
    e.. JB Resurrection Garth Thomas

    BEST AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT (8 nominees 19 nominations)

    a.. Robert Hood for the Young Adult Series Shades Hodder Headline
    b.. Meredith Costain & Paul Collins for editing
    c.. Dirk Strasser & Stephen Higgins for editing and production of Aurealis over so many years

    BEST NEW TALENT ( 2 nominees 10 nominations)

    a.. Cat Sparks

    A history of past Ditmar Award winners can be found at Marc Ortielb's excellent SF in Australia site. You can download the rules for the Ditmar Awards from here.