[citation needed] The award was originally given out in the following divisions: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult.

The Young Adult and Children's categories cover books in all three speculative fiction genres.

The awards became administered by Fantastic Queensland, a volunteer group that promotes Australian speculative fiction.

[citation needed] After six years of being the administrator, Fantastic Queensland ended their partnership with Chimaera Publications.

[2] Later in 2010 SpecFaction NSW announced that they reached a deal with HarperVoyager to be the exclusive sponsor for the 2010 Awards which would be held in May 2011.

[4] In May 2015 it was announced that the Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF) would be overseeing the awards for the next three years.

[8] In earlier years the eligibility period was 1 November to 31 October, rather than the current 1 January to 31 December.