Entries to the John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science-Fiction Writing are now open.
The John Hinde Award for Excellence in Science-Fiction Writing was established to encourage, reward and foster creativity in the development and showcasing of Australian science-fiction writing for film, television, web series and interactive media.
Funded by a bequest from the late Australian film critic John Hinde, the award offers $10,000 in prize money to be shared among winning writers.
There are two categories available to enter:
- Produced Category: for projects that completed production between 1 January and 31 December 2025
- Unproduced Category: for scripts that remain unproduced for the duration of the competition
Entries for the John Hinde Award have now closed. Shortlisted projects will be announced in July 2026
For further queries about entering the John Hinde Award, please contact admin@awg.com.au.
Read about the 2025 award-winners here.
Produced Category Winners
2025 – Zero by Jesse Laurie
2024 – Space Nova by Charlotte Rose Hamlyn
2023 – Monolith by Lucy Campbell
2021 – Space Nova by Thomas Duncan-Watt
2020 – The Commons by Shelley Birse
2019 – Eleven Eleven by Lucas Taylor
2017 – The Death and Life of Otto Bloom by Cris Jones
2016 – Cleverman by Michael Miller
2015 – Arrowhead by Jesse O’Brien
2014 – Predestination by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig
2013 – Exchange Student Zero by Shayne Armstrong, Bruce Kane and Shane Kraus
2011 – Panic at Rock Island by Matt Ford
2010 – Primevil Evolved by Anthony Mullins
2009 – K9: The Fall of the House of Gryffen by Shayne Armstrong and Shane Kraus
2008 – Dogstar by Doug McLeod
Unproduced Category Winners
2025 – Tiny Places by Charlie Milne
2024 – You Can Survive A Rip Current by Stephanie Westwood
2021 – Kin by Thomas Atkin
2020 – Untethered by David Petersen
2019 – Cowtown by Steve Mitchell
2018 – Pig by Georgina Love
2017 – Awake by Catherine McMullen
2016 – Red to Blue by Graeme Burfoot
2015 – Mary, Mary by Penelope Chai and Adam Spellicy
2014 – Min Min by Simon Butters
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