The Ditmar (preliminary) shortlists were released today, and we’re delighted to see lots of FableCroft faces listed. Congratulations to all the finalists!

Best Short Story

• “No Fat Chicks”, Cat Sparks, in In Your Face, FableCroft Publishing.

Best Collected Work

• In Your Face, Tehani Wessely, FableCroft Publishing.

Best Fan Publication in Any Medium

• 2016 Australian SF Snapshot, Greg Chapman, Tehani Croft, Tsana Dolichva, Marisol Dunham, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Stephanie Gunn, Ju Landéesse, David McDonald, Belle McQuattie, Matthew Morrison, Alex Pierce, Rivqa Rafael, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Helen Stubbs, Katharine Stubbs and Matthew Summers.

William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review

• Tehani Croft & Marisol Dunham, for Revisiting Pern: the great McCaffrey reread review series.
• Kate Forsyth, for The Rebirth of Rapunzel: a mythic biography of the maiden in the tower, FableCroft Publishing.

The full ballot can be found here. Voting will take open sometime soon.