the administrator, Fantastic Queensland ended their partnership with Chimaera Publications. On 18 May 2010 it was announced that Chimaera had entered a new deal with SpecFaction NSW who would administer the awards for 2010. Later in 2010 SpecFaction NSW announced that they reached a deal with HarperVoyager to be the exclusive sponsor for the 2010 Awards which would be held in May 2011. After three years of running the awards, SpecFaction NSW, decided they would not continue hosting the awards. On 7 May 2013 it was announced that Chimaera Publications had reached an agreement with Conflux Inc, who will host the awards for the next two years. In addition, the awards ceremony would be held in Canberra. In May 2015 it was announced that the Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF) would be overseeing the awards for the next three years. In 2016, the short story categories for science fiction, fantasy, and horror were subdivided into categories for short story and novella. Categories Current awards Best anthology: 2008 to present Best children’s fiction: 2013 to present (merging two previous categories) Best collection: 2008 to present Best fantasy novel: 1995 to present Best fantasy novella: 2016 (for 2015 awards) Best fantasy short story: 1995 to present Best horror novel: 1995 to present Best horror novella: 2016 (for 2015 awards) Best horror short story: 1995 to present Best illustrated book/graphic novel: 2008 to present Best science fiction novel: 1995 to present Best science fiction novella: 2016 (for 2015 awards) Best science fiction short story: 1995 to present Best young adult novel: 1995 to present Best young adult short story: 1995 to present Convenors' Award for excellence: 1998 to present Sara Douglass Book Series Award: 2015 Also presented at Aurealis Awards ceremonies since the 2009 awards, although not officially an Aurealis Award, is the Kris Hembury Encouragement Award. During the years 2001 to 2007 the category "best children’s illustrated work/picture book" was simply known as "best children’s short fiction" and "best children's novel" was known as "best children's long fiction". From 1998 to 2000 the Peter McNamara Convenors' Award for excellence was known simply as the Convenors' Award for excellence but was changed in honour of Peter McNamara the original convenor. In earlier years the eligibility period was 1 November to 31 October, rather than the current 1 January to 31 December. The transitional period was the 2010 Awards for which the eligibility