Chronos Awards
The Chronos Awards have previously been held annually to honour excellence in Victorian SF, Fantasy and Horror in the year preceding the Continuum.
Past Winners
2009
Best Short Fiction
- “Neverland Blues”, Adam Browne (Dreaming Again)
- “Painlessness”, Kirstyn McDermott (Greatest Uncommon Denominator #2)
Best Collected Work
- Dreaming Again, editor Jack Dann (Harper Collins)
Best Fan Writer
- Mark Smith-Briggs (Horrorscope)
Best Fan Artist
- Dick Jenssen (Interstellar Ramjet Scoop)
Best Fan Publication
- Steam Engine Time, editors Bruce Gillespie & Janine Stinson
Ian Gunn Memorial Award
- Murray MacLachlan
2010
Best Long Fiction
- Slice of Life, Paul Haines (The Mayne Press)
Best Short Fiction
- Gamers’ Quest, George Ivanoff (Ford Street Publishing)
Best Artwork
- “My Extraordinary Life and Death”, Grant Gittus (Fort Street Publishing)
Best Fan Writer
- Felicity Dowker
Best Fan Artist
- Ditmar Jenssen
Best Fan Publication
- Ethel the Aardvark, edited by Murray and Natalie MacLachlan, Sam Rooney (Melbourne Science Fiction Club)
Best Achievement
- The Halloween Clive Barker Chat, Felicity Dowker (AHWA)
2011
Best Long Fiction
- Madigan Mine, Kirstyn McDermott (Pan MacMillan Australia)
Best Short Fiction
- “Her Gallant Needs”, Paul Haines
Best Artwork
- Australis Imaginarium, Shaun Tan
Best Fan Written Work
- Review: The Secret Feminist Cabal by Helen Merrick, Alexandra Pierce
Best Fan Artwork
- Continuum 6 Props, Rachel Holkner
Best Fan Writer
- Alexandra Pierce
Best Fan Publication
- Live Boxcutters Doctor Who at AussieCon IV, Josh Kinal and John Richards
Best Achievement
- Programming: AussieCon IV, Sue Ann Barber and Grant Watson
2012
Best Long Fiction
- The Last Days of Kali Yuga, Paul Haines (Brimstone Press)
Best Short Fiction
- “The Past is a Bridge Best Left Burnt”, Paul Haines (in The Last Days of Kali Yuga)
Best Fan Writer
- Jason Nahrung
Best Fan Artist
- Rachel Holkner
Best Fan Written Work
- “Tiptree, and a collection of her short stories”, Alexandra Pierce (in Randomly Yours, Alex)
Best Fan Artwork
- “Blue Locks”, Rebecca Ing (Scape 2)
Best Fan Publication
- The Writer and the Critic, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond
Best Achievement
- Conquilt, Rachel Holkner and Jeanette Holkner (Continuum 7)
Infinity Award
- Merv Binns
2013
Best Long Fiction
- Salvage by Jason Nahrung (Twelfth Planet Press)
Best Short Fiction
- “The Mornington Ride” by Jason Nahrung in Epilogue, edited by Tehani Wessely (FableCroft Publishing)
Best Fan Writer
- Nalini Haynes
Best Fan Written Work
- “Reviewing New Who” series by David McDonald, Tansy Rayner Roberts and Tehani Wessely
Best Fan Artist
- Dick Jenssen
Best Fan Artwork
- “The Entellechy” by Dick Jenssen, cover art for Interstellar Ramjet Scoop for ANZAPA 267 edited by Bill Wright
Best Fan Publication
- Viewing Clutter, DVD and Blu-ray reviews blog (http://georgeivanoff.com.au/other-writing/reviews/viewing-clutter/), by George Ivanoff
Best Achievement
- Continuum 8: Craftonomicon (51st Australian National SF Convention) Program by Julia Svaganovic, Emma Hespa Mann, and Caitlin Noble
2014
Best Long Fiction
- Gamers’ Rebellion by George Ivanoff (Ford Street Publishing)
Best Short Fiction
- No Award
Best Artwork
- Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan (Hachette Australia)
Best Fan Publication in any Medium
- SF Commentary edited by Bruce Gillespie
Best Achievement
- Gamers’ Rebellion book trailer by Henry Gibbens