The Australian Shadows horror fiction award. Winners. Shortlists

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The Australian Shadows is an annual award presented by the The Australian Horror Writers Association, (AHWA) and judged on the overall effect - the skill, delivery, and lasting resonance - of a work of horror fiction written or edited by an Australian and published either in Australia or overseas.

A shortlist of works comprising short stories, novels, collections and/or anthologies is selected by a panel of three judges and presented to that year's Guest Judge for selection of the winner. The shortlisted entries will are announced in March/April of each year following judging.

2007 Winner

"Toother" by Terry Dowling

(Published in Eclipse 1, edited by Jonathan Strahan, Night Shade Books)

A specialist in the short form, Terry Dowling has had more than 100 short stories published. He is the author of the collections Basic Black: Tales of Appropriate Fear, Blackwater Days, An Intimate Knowledge of the Night, Antique Futures, Rynosseros, and Rynemonn. Dowling has also written several computer games and edited anthologies. His Australian Shadows Award win adds to an impressive awards resume, including wins in the International Horror Guild Awards, Ditmar Awards, and Aurealis Awards.

2007 Shortlist

Matthew Chrulew, "Between the Memories", Aurealis #38/39

David Conyers, "Subtle Invasion", The Black Book of Horror (Mortbury Press)

Winner: Terry Dowling, "Toother", Eclipse 1 (Night Shade Books)

Rick Kennett, "The Dark and What It Said", ASIM #28

Martin Livings, "There Was Darkness", Fantastic Wonder Stories (Ticonderoga Publications)

Jason Nahrung, The Darkness Within, Hachette Livre

Honourable Mentions

David Conyers & John Sunseri, The Spiraling Worm, Chaosium

Kaaron Warren, "Cooling the Crows", In Bad Dreams (Eneit Press)

Marty Young, "The Wildflowers", Fantastic Wonder Stories (Ticonderoga Publications)

2006 Winner

Will Elliott - The Pilo Family Circus

2005 Winner

Lee Battersby - Father Muerte and the Rain