The Australasian Horror Writers Association announced the winners of the Australasian Shadows Awards on October 3.
The juried award is given in eight categories for the finest in horror and dark fiction published by an Australasian within the calendar year.
Eligible genres/sub-genres include horror, dark fiction, dark fantasy, and paranormal fiction.
Poetry
- Katya de Becerra – Anatomy of a Haunting
Collected Work
- Jeff Clulow – The Leper’s Garden
Edited Work
- Lee Murray & Dave Jeffery – This Way Lies Madness
Graphic Novels/Comics
- No award will be presented in this category in 2025
Rocky Wood Award for Non-Fiction and Criticism
- Louise Zedda-Sampson – The Horror of Australia’s Literary Censorship
Short Fiction
- Geneve Flynn – “If I am to Earn my Tether”
Paul Haines Award for Long Fiction
- G. Slatter – The Cold House
