The iconic Ditmar Awards are nominated and voted by the Australasian speculative fiction community. The list of eligible works for 2023 can be found here.
I’m excited to have a lovely variety of nominated works. If you’ve read and enjoyed any of my work and you’re in the Australasian region, a vote would make my little black heart very happy.
Please vote for your favourite Australasian authors, cover artists, illustrators and fans by midnight 13 June!
◦ BEST NOVELETTE OR NOVELLA
◦ “Black Fox & Bitterbind” (Tracks 1), Leanbh Pearson, in Black Fox & Bitterbind, Quill Lore.
◦ “Ragnarök: A Witch’s Curse”, Leanbh Pearson, in Ragnarök: A Witch’s Curse, Quill Lore.
◦ BEST SHORT STORY
◦ “A Heart of Ice”, Leanbh Pearson, in Dark Fairytales (Quick Bites Chapbook 2), Quill Lore.
◦ “An Unnatural Woman”, Leanbh Pearson, in Nightmare Fuel, May 16, 2023.
◦ “Deals of the Crossroads”, Leanbh Pearson, in Dark Halloween (Quick Bites Chapbook 5), Quill Lore.
◦ “The Carnival Girl”, Leanbh Pearson, in Midnight Echo 18.
◦ “The Curse of Shalott”, Leanbh Pearson, in Dark Myth (Quick Bites Chapbook 6), Quill Lore.
◦ “The Dragon of ShadowTor”, Leanbh Pearson, in It’s a Kind of Magic, Specul8 Publishing.
◦ “The Fates’ Device”, Leanbh Pearson, in Dark Myth (Quick Bites Chapbook 6), Quill Lore.
◦ “The Red Dance”, Leanbh Pearson, in Dark Fairytales (Quick Bites Chapbook 2), Quill Lore
◦ “The Right One”, Leanbh Pearson in Nightmare Fuel, February 18, 2023.
◦ “The Spreading Rot”, Leanbh Pearson, in Dark Halloween (Quick Bites Chapbook 5), Quill Lore.
◦ “We Are the Dark”, Leanbh Pearson, in Nightmare Fuel, November 12, 2023.
◦ BEST COLLECTION
◦ Dark Christmas (Quick Bites Chapbook 1), Leanbh Pearson, Quill Lore.
◦ Dark Fairytales (Quick Bites Chapbook 2), Leanbh Pearson, Quill Lore.
◦ Dark Gothic (Quick Bites Chapbook 3), Leanbh Pearson, Quill Lore.
◦ Dark Folklore (Quick Bites Chapbook 4), Leanbh Pearson, Quill Lore.
◦ Dark Halloween (Quick Bites Chapbook 5), Leanbh Pearson, Quill Lore.
◦ Dark Myth (Quick Bites Chapbook 6), Leanbh Pearson, Quill Lore.
◦ BEST ARTWORK
◦ Cover art, Leanbh Pearson, for Dark Christmas(Quick Bites Chapbook 1), Quill Lore.
◦ Cover art, Leanbh Pearson, for Dark Fairytales(Quick Bites Chapbook 2), Quill Lore.
◦ Cover art, Leanbh Pearson, for Dark Gothic(Quick Bites Chapbook 3), Quill Lore.
◦ cover art, Leanbh Pearson, Dark Folklore(Quick Bites Chapbook 4), Quill Lore.
◦ cover art, Leanbh Pearson, Dark Halloween(Quick Bites Chapbook 5), Quill Lore.
◦ cover art, Leanbh Pearson, Dark Myth (Quick Bites Chapbook 6), Quill Lore.
◦ cover art, Leanbh Pearson for Black Fox & Bitterbind, Quill Lore.
BEST NEW TALENT
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