Aurealis Awards: Behind the Curtain

About Aurealis Awards: Behind the Curtain

A series of interviews with key people behind the organisation and judging of the Aurealis Awards, in honour of its 30th birthday in 2025. Produced by Alexandra Pierce. Music intro/outro: ”Equatorial Complex ” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Publisher

aurealisawards

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jan 2025

Latest episode

3 May 2025

Latest episodes

19 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 May 2025

   Episode 19: Tehani Croft

   An interview with Tehani Croft, organiser extraordinaire of the Aurealis Awards.

2. 

   2 May 2025

   Episode 18: Mariann McNamara

   An interview with Mariann McNamara, whose late husband Peter McNamara (Mac) was a significant force in the early years of the Aurealis Awards

3. 

   1 May 2025

   Episode 17: Bill Congreve

   An interview with Bill Congreve, who was a judge right from the start of the Aurealis Awards.

4. 

   30 Apr 2025

   Episode 16: an interview with Nathan Phillips

   This episode features an interview with Nathan Phillips, occasional judge for the Aurealis Awards and a key organiser of the Awards in Canberra.

5. 

   25 Apr 2025

   Episode 15: Alex Adsett

   An interview with Alex Adsett - judge, agent, literary consultant...

6. 

   18 Apr 2025

   Episode 14: Damon Cavalchini and Kate Eltham

   An interview with two of the key organisers from when the Aurealis Awards went to Fantastic Queensland: Damon Cavalchini and Kate Eltham

7. 

   11 Apr 2025

   Episode 13: Dianne de Bellis

   An interview with Dianne de Bellis, a stalwart of the Aurealis Award judging team over the last two decades.

8. 

   4 Apr 2025

   Episode 12: Miffy Farquharson

   An interview with Miffy Farquharson, who has been an Aurealis Awards judge for many years.

9. 

   28 Mar 2025

   Episode 11: Tansy Rayner Roberts

   An interview with author and Aurealis Awards judge Tansy Rayner Roberts

10. 

    21 Mar 2025

    Episode 10: Eugen Bacon

    An interview with Eugen Bacon, who has judged for the Aurealis Awards across several categories.

11. 

    14 Mar 2025

    Episode 9: Jo Anderton and Katharine Stubbs

    Interviews with Jo Anderton and Katharine Stubbs about the many ways they have contributed to the Aurealis Awards.

12. 

    7 Mar 2025

    Episode 8: Nicole Murphy

    An interview with Nicole Murphy, who was a key part of getting the Aurealis Awards to Canberra.

13. 

    28 Feb 2025

    Episode 7: Marianne de Pierres

    An interview with Marianne de Pierres, who has undertaken a few roles for the Aurealis Awards.

14. 

    22 Feb 2025

    Episode 6: Keith Stevenson

    An episode with Keith Stevenson, who has taken on many roles over the years behind the scenes of the Aurealis Awards.

15. 

    14 Feb 2025

    Episode 5: Lorraine Cormack

    An interview with Lorraine Cormack, long-time judge for the Aurealis Awards.

16. 

    7 Feb 2025

    Episode 4: Nathan Burrage and Susan Wardle

    Interviews with Nathan Burrage and Susan Wardle, who were key organisers when the Aurealis Awards went to Sydney.

17. 

    31 Jan 2025

    Episode 3: Ron Serdiuk

    An interview with Ron Serdiuk, a key organiser when the Awards went to Queensland.

18. 

    24 Jan 2025

    Episode 2: Van Ikin

    An interview with Van Ikin, one of the early judges for the Aurealis Awards.

19. 

    15 Jan 2025

    Episode 1: Dirk Strasser

    An interview with Dirk Strasser, one of the founders of the Aurealis Awards.

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