Congratulations to the winners and shortlisted nominees of the 2026 Tin Ducks and Ditmar awards. The winners are:
Tin Ducks
Best WA Long Written Work
The Amber Owl – Juliet Marillier – New Dawn Publishing
Best WA Short Written Work
Whispers – by Martin Livings – in Samhain Screams, published by Black Beacon Press
Best WA Art Work
Swancon 49 Logo Design – Bec Handcock – Swancon 49
Best WA Production
Lace and Steel – Pauli Kidd – YouTube
Best WA Game
Heihō The Art of War – Pauli Kid – Hellion & Company
Ditmar Winners
Best Novel
Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings (Picador Australia)
Best Novella or Novelette
‘The Hidden God’ by T.R. Napper (Asimov’s March/April. Ed. Sheila Williams)
Best Short Story
‘Bitter Skin’ by Kaaron Warren (Night and Day, Saga. Ed. Ellen Datlow)
Best Collected Work
This Dark Architect and Other Grim Tales by Pamela Jeffs (Four Ink Press)
Best Fan Publication in Any Medium
Aurealis Awards: Behind the Curtain by Alexandra Pierce
Best Fan Writer
Ian Mond, reviews on Substack
Best Fan Artist
Brave New Wardrobe by Kaaron Warren, Conflux 19 art show
Best Professional Artwork
Honeyeater internal art by Kathleen Jennings
Best New Talent
Jeff Clulow
William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review
Story Thinking and the Real-world Applications of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writing by Kim Wilkins, Helen Marshall and Lisa Bennett (Bloomsbury Publishing)
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