Ditmar
The Australian Science Fiction Achievement awards, or Ditmars, are awarded by Australias national science fiction convention and voted on by members of that convention. They are thus a popularly voted award representing the choice of Australian science fiction fandom, similar to the Hugo Awards but on a national rather than world scale.
They are named after the nickname of Dick "Ditmar" Jensen, a fan from Melbourne. They are awarded annually. At various times in their history they have included international categories, but in the last several years all categories have been open only to Australian work. Categories include both professional and fan categories, focusing on fiction but also including some artistic and other categories. The William Atheling Award is an award for works of criticisism or review that is also awarded as part of the same process. The trophies traditionally have proportions approximating the monolith from the film and novel 2001: A Space Odyssey (1x4x9) and include a motif of the southern cross constellation.
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