The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers".
[2] The awards have attracted the attention of publishers by setting down a benchmark in science fiction and fantasy.
The continued sponsorship by publishers such as HarperCollins and Orbit has identified the award as an honour to be taken seriously.
[2] The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award's management team.
[6] This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best anthology category.