The Long List contains all the nominations received, in no particular order.
Best Novel
In Pain and Blood, by Aldrea Alien
Sanctuary, by Andi C. Buchanan, Robot Dinosaur Press
Mirror mirror, who’s the killer? by Kura Jane Carpenter
Na Viro, by Gina Cole, Huia Publishers
Murder for a song, by K.M. Jackways
City of Souls, by Mel Harding-Shaw, Coruscate Press
A Rake of His Own, by A.J. Lancaster, Camberion Press
Chevalier & Gawayn: The Ballad of the Dreamer, by Phillip Mann, Quentin Wilson Publishing
The Rogue and the Peasant, by Amberley Martin, Caveline Press
The Demi-Wolf and the Hunter, by Amberley Martin, Caveline Press
Ithaca Bound, by Kirsten McKenzie, Squabbling Sparrows Press
Tremendously Inconveniencing A Great Many Photons, by Simon Petrie
Melody of a Curse, by Janna Ruth
Archangel’s Resurrection, by Nalini Singh, Berkley Books
Storm Echo, by Nalini Singh, Berkley Books
Brightest Star, by Andy Southall, Anapur Press
Tarquin the Honest: The Hand of Glodd, by Gareth Ward, Bateman Books
Best Youth Novel
Magnetic, by Helen Vivienne Fletcher
The Wellington Alternate, by Oliver Dace
Foul Lady Fortune, by Chloe Gong
Heat Wave, by Melissa Gunn
The Last Fallen Moon, by Graci Kim, Disney Hyperion
The Rarkyn’s Familiar, by Nikky Lee, Parliament House Press
Black Spiral, by Eileen Merriman
The Carbonite’s Daughter, by Deryn Pittar, IFWG Publishing Australia
The 716, by S.J. Pratt
A Drop of Magic, by Janna Ruth
Onesies and Ouijaboards, by Jamie Sands, Grey Kelpie Studio
Earth’s Embrace, by Lani Wendt Young, Nafanua Press
Mata Lulu, by Lani Wendt Young
Best Novella
Weddings and Witchcraft, by Andi C. Buchanan, Sleepy Squid Press
Data and Divination, by Andi C. Buchanan, Sleepy Squid Press
How to Get a Girlfriend (When You’re a Terrifying Monster), by Marie Cardno, Paper Road Press
Curses and Cousins, by Helen Vivienne Fletcher
Murmurs Of Magic, by K.M. Jackways
Goldie, by Sean Monaghan, Asimonâs Science Fiction
Three Past Desolation Cut, by Grant Stone, Lost Colony Magazine
Best Novelette
The Library, by Helen Vivienne Fletcher, The Art of Being Human anthology, Fablecroft Publishing
How to Marry a Winged King, by A.J. Lancaster, Camberion Press
Provided with Eyes, Thou Departest, by Anthony Lapwood, in Home Theatre, Te Herenga Waka University Press
The Ether of 1939, by Anthony Lapwood, in Home Theatre, Te Herenga Waka University Press
The Source of Lightning, by Anthony Lapwood, in Home Theatre, Te Herenga Waka University Press
Best Short Story
âThe Devil Took Herâ, by Michael Botur in The Devil Took Her – Tales of Horror
âFrog in My Beerâ, by Jacqueline Braesfield, Grey Kelpie Studio
âIf We Do Not Fly at Sunsetâ, by Andi C. Buchanan, Lightspeed Magazine
âThe Lending Library of Final Linesâ, by Octavia Cade, The Dark
âPinkâ, by Octavia Cade, TÄkahÄ Magazine
âYou’re Not the Only Oneâ, by Octavia Cade, Clarkesworld
âAnamnesisâ, by Jack Remiel Cottrell, NZ Listener
âMy Nascent Gardenâ, by Melanie Harding-Shaw, Analog July/August 2022
âWall or Hearthâ, by Melanie Harding-Shaw
âTaken Timeâ, by K.M. Jackways
âCommutingâ, by S.A. McKenzie
âGreatheartâ, by Juliet Marillier, FableCroft Publishing
âThe most novelistâ, by ZoĂ« Meager, Overland
âFarewell Kelary, Farewellâ, by Sean Monaghan, Air and Nothingness Press
âSpoolâ, by Dan Rabarts, Clan Destine Press
âKaleidoscopes in the Darkâ, by Bethany G. Rogers
âBorn from the Drowning Forestâ, by James Rowland, Strange Horizons 17 October 2022
âThe Meeting of Two Ridersâ, by James Rowland, Chimeara Publications
âOne Last Jobâ, by Jamie Sands, Grey Kelpie Studio
âFrom Hereâ, by Grant Stone, Kaleidotrope
âI Welcome the Ant Colonies in Our Houseâ, by Tehnuka, The Hennepin Review
âMy mother was born from an appleâ, by Tehnuka
âElephant Doctorâ, by Tehnuka
âThe Stars Above Eosâ, M. Darusha Wehm, Fireside Press
âA Fearful Holdâ, by Rem Wigmore, in What Music They Make: Works Inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Best Collected Work
The Devil Took Her – Tales of Horror, by Michael Botur, The Sager Group
Year’s Best Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction & Fantasy Volume 4, edited by Emily Brill-Holland
Home Theatre, by Anthony Lapwood, Te Herenga Waka University Press
Kaleidoscopes in the dark, by Bethany G Rogers
Tales From The Tavern, by Jamie Sands, Grey Kelpie Studio
Reflections, by Tabatha Wood
Best Artwork
Cover of Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth, created by Laya Rose
Cover of Last Fallen Moon, created by Vivienne To
Cover of Year’s Best Aotearoa New Zealand Science Fiction and Fantasy Vol 4, created by Rebecca Hawkes
Mona (Dislyte), created by Deanna Gunn
Miriel and Galadriel, created by Xephia
Best Production/Publication
The Black Archive #61 – Paradise Towers, by John Toon, Diverse Books
Best New Talent
Tehnuka
Oliver Dace
S.J. Pratt
Nikky Lee
Fan Awards
Best Fan Artwork
A little bit of rain, by Ashley Langlocke
Jinx, by Leadambeck
Gentle Dove, by Saefin
Best Fan Production/Publication
Phoenixine, edited by John and Jo Toon, Phoenix Science Fiction Society
Best Fan Writing
Review of Violet Black, by Dylan Howell, My Opinion on Books
Two Computers Discuss Human Happiness, by Ashley Langlocke
“SITREP”, by Alex Lindsay, as published in Phoenixine
Pass the Rules, by Jo Toon, as published in Phoenixine
Conservation, Red in Tooth and Claw, by Rem Wigmore
No Horror Without the Body: How Body Horror Helped Me Embrace Being Nonbinary, by Tabatha Wood
Services to Fandom
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