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Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the book's eligibility; the ceremonies are always held the following year. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature" article. Entries with a blue background have won the award; those with a white background are the nominees on the short-list. Winners and joint winners Nominees on the shortlist has been a finalist on nine occasions, winning in 1995 and 2003.|alt=A man facing the right focused on his upper body. He is wearing a light brown jacket, and a white shirt. has won once in 1996 and received a high commendation in 2005.|alt=A woman sitting a table with the shot focusing on her upper body. She is black and blue clothing. has been a short-list nominee twice with his collaborations with Rory Barnes.|alt=A man with the shot focused on his head. He is facing to the left and is wearing a black shirt and top. has been a finalist once in 2000.|alt=A man with the shot focused on his head. He is facing to the right and is wearing a pair of glasses and a green top. has received the most nominations with nine and has been a winner on two of those occasions.|alt=A man with the shot focused on his upper body. He is wearing a dark colored jacket and a white and gray shirt. has been a finalist twice, most recently in 2009.|alt=A man with the shot focused on his upper body. He is wearing a pair of glasses and a brown shirt. Most nominations (as of the 2022 ceremony celebrating 2021 nominees): • Garth Nix (9) • Scott Westerfeld (9) • Jay Kristoff (8) • Amie Kaufman (7) • Isobelle Carmody (4) • Alison Goodman (4) • Rory Barnes (3) • Victor Kelleher (3) • Juliet Marillier (3) Double wins (as of the 2022 ceremony celebrating 2021 nominees): • Kathryn Barker (2) • Isobelle Carmody (2) • Garth Nix (2) • Scott Westerfeld (2) ==High commendations==
High commendations
The high commendations are announced alongside the list of finalists for their respected year of eligibility. In the following table, the years correspond to the year of the book's eligibility; the ceremonies are always held the following year. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature" article. ==See also==
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