- Short Name: Shadows Award Type Record # 68
- Full Name: Australian Shadows Award
- Awarded For: Best published works of horror fiction written or edited by an Australian/New Zealand/Oceania resident in the previous calendar year
- Awarded By: Australasian Horror Writers Association
- Poll: No
- Covers more than just SF: No
- Webpages: WordPress
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Note: Established in 2005. "From 2005 to 2008, the Australian Shadows Award evaluated novels, anthologies, and short stories against each other in a single category. In 2009, the award was expanded into three categories: Short Fiction, Long Fiction, and Edited Publication. From 2011, the award was restructured to consist of five categories: Novel; Long Fiction (novellas and novelettes); Short Fiction (short stories); Collection (single author collections); and Edited Publication (anthologies and magazine issues). In 2013, the 'Long Fiction' award category was renamed 'Paul Haines Award for Long Fiction' in honour of New Zealand/Australian author Paul Haines."
Award Years
| 2000's: | - | - | - | - | - | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 2010's: | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | - |
Categories
| Display Order | Category | Wins | All awards and nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Fiction (2009-2010) | 3 | 11 |
| 1 | Novel (2011-) | 8 | 35 |
| 1 | Novels, anthologies, and short stories (2005-2008) | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | Long Fiction (2011-) | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | Short Fiction (2009-2010) | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Edited Publication (2009-2010) | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Short Fiction (2011-) | 7 | 49 |
| 4 | Collection (2011-) | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Edited Publication (2011-) | 8 | 28 |
| 550 | Poetry | 1 | 5 |
| 600 | Graphic Novel | 1 | 2 |
| 700 | The Rocky Wood Award for Non-Fiction and Criticism | 1 | 6 |