Is the Peter McNamara Convenors Award the same as the Peter McNamara Achievement Award?
No. Sorry to confuse you! There are two awards in Australian speculative fiction that bear Peter McNamara’s name. The Peter McNamara Achievement Award is an annual award given to a professional in the Australian SF field in remembrance of the life and contribution of Peter Trevor McNamara. It is administered by Robert N. Stephenson and is usually presented each year at the Australian National SF Convention. For more information, go here. The Peter McNamara Convenors’ Award is a category of the Aurealis Awards recently renamed in honour of Peter McNamara. The recipient is selected by Convenors of the Aurealis Awards judging panels.