Ditmar Awards 1985
science fiction awards database
Eligibility Year: 1984
Australian Novel
- Winner: Beast of Heaven, Victor Kelleher
- The Last Amazon, A. Bertram Chandler
- Suburbs of Hell, Randolph Stow
- The Wild Ones, A. Bertram Chandler
Australian Short Fiction
- Winner: “Terrarium”, Terry Dowling (Omega May/Jun 1984)
- “The Maze Man”, Terry Dowling (Men's Journal Summer 1984)
- “Resurrection”, Damien Broderick (Asimov's Aug 1984)
- “Three Star Trek”, Ron Ferguson (Omega Sep/Oct 1984)
International Fiction
- Winner: Neuromancer, William Gibson (Ace)
- Damiano's Lute, R. A. MacAvoy (Bantam)
- The Final Encyclopedia, Gordon R. Dickson (Tor)
- Native Tongue, Suzette Haden Elgin (DAW)
Australian Fanzine
- Winner: Australian SF News, Merv Binns
- The Mentor, Ron L. Clarke
- Rataplan, Leigh Edmonds
- Science Fiction, Van Ikin
Australian Fan Writer
Australian Sf Or Fantasy Artist, Cartoonist Or Illustrator
Australian Sf Or Fantasy Dramatic Presentation
- Winner: Kindred Spirits (telemovie, ABC)
- Beach Blanket Tempest (rock fantasy stage musical)
- Boiling Frog (stage play)
- Bruce Smeaton, for musical score
- Iceman, Fred Schepisi (director)
- Thief of Sydney (animated feature)
Australian Sf Or Fantasy Editor
William Atheling Jr. Award For Criticism Or Review
- Winner: In the Heart or in the Head: An Essay In Time Travel, George Turner (Norstrilia)
- Damien Broderick (sf reviews in The Age)
- John Foyster (article on George Turner in ASFN)
- John Baxter (sf reviews in The Australian)
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