The 2002 Ditmar Awards Nominees

The Ditmar Awards (Australian Science Fiction Achievement Awards) are named after Martin James Ditmar (Dick) Jenssen, a founding member of the Melbourne Science Fiction Club, and began in 1969. Martin financially supported the award until about 1975. Further Details on the website at http://home.vicnet.net.au/~converge/ditmar.html.

Novel
   Sean McMullen- Eyes of the Calculor (Tor)
   Garth Nix- Lirael (Allen & Unwin)
   Kate Orman- The Year of the Intelligent Tigers (BBC)


Short Fiction
   Jack Dann- The Diamond Pit (Jubilee - HarperCollins)
   Robert Hood- Rotten Times (Aurealis 27/28)
   Rick Kennett & Paul Collins - Whispers (Stalking Midnight - Cosmos Books)
   Sean McMullen- Tower of Wings (Analog)
   Lucy Sussex- Absolute Uncertainty (F&SF, Spril 2001)
   Kyla Ward- The Boneyard (Gothic.Net, September 2001)


Collection
   Damien Broderick - Earth is But a Star (UWA Press)
   Paul Collins - Stalking Midnight (Cosmos Books)
   Jack Dann - Jubliee (HarperCollins)
   Sarah Endicott - Orb #2


Fan Artist
   Miriam English
   Dick Jenssen
   Cat Sparks


Fan Production - Fanzine
   Lily Chrywenstrom - Fables and Recollections
   Bill Wright - Interstellar Ram Jet Scoop
   Geoff & Miriam - Diverse Universe
   Geoff & Miriam - Solar Spectrum
   Bruce Gillespie - SF Commentary


Fan Production - Other
   Geoff & Miriam - Spaced Out Website (www.vicnet.net.au/~spaceout/)
   David Carroll & Kyla Ward - Tabula-Rasa (www.tabula-rasa.info)
   Stephen Dedman, Cathy Cupitt & Elaine Kemp - Consensual
   Anthony Mitchell - Mitch? 2 Tarts of the New Millenium
   Garth Thomas - JB Resurrection


Professional Acheivement
   Robert Hood - Shades (Young Adult Series) (HarperCollins)
   Meredith Costain & Paul Collins - for Editing
   Dirk Strasser & Stephen Higgins - for Editing


New Talent
   Cat Sparks