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/
Episodes
May 4, 2025
May 4, 2025
21 min
An interview with Tehani Croft, organiser extraordinaire of the Aurealis Awards.
May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025
21 min
An interview with Mariann McNamara, whose late husband Peter McNamara (Mac) was a significant force in the early years of the Aurealis Awards
May 2, 2025
May 2, 2025
15 min
An interview with Bill Congreve, who was a judge right from the start of the Aurealis Awards.
May 1, 2025
May 1, 2025
19 min
This episode features an interview with Nathan Phillips, occasional judge for the Aurealis Awards and a key organiser of the Awards in Canberra.
Apr 26, 2025
Apr 19, 2025
Apr 19, 2025
32 min
An interview with two of the key organisers from when the Aurealis Awards went to Fantastic Queensland: Damon Cavalchini and Kate Eltham
Apr 12, 2025
Apr 12, 2025
17 min
An interview with Dianne de Bellis, a stalwart of the Aurealis Award judging team over the last two decades.
Apr 5, 2025
Apr 5, 2025
15 min
An interview with Miffy Farquharson, who has been an Aurealis Awards judge for many years.
Mar 29, 2025
Mar 22, 2025
Mar 22, 2025
24 min
An interview with Eugen Bacon, who has judged for the Aurealis Awards across several categories.