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Catriona Sparks
Catriona (Cat) Sparks (born 11 September 1965, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian science fiction writer, editor and publisher. Publishing As manager and editor of Agog! Press with her partner, Australian horror writer Rob Hood, Sparks has produced ten anthologies of speculative fiction. Writing She has won thirteen Ditmar Awards for writing, editing and artwork, her most recent in 2014, when her short story ''Scarp'' was awarded a Ditmar for Best Short Story and 'The Bride Price' one for Best Collected Work. She was nominated for the Aurealis Peter McNamara Convenors' Award for Excellence in 2003 and won one in 2004 for services to the Australian SF publishing industry. In 2006 Sparks was convenor of the Horror judging panel of the Aurealis Awards, and in 2008 she was Guest of Honour at the Conflux 5 Science Fiction Convention in Canberra. Sparks has concentrated on her writing in recent years. In 2004 Sparks graduated the inaugural Clarion South Writers' Works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Borderlands Magazine
A borderland or borderlands are the geographical space or zone around a territorial border. Borderland or borderlands may refer to: Places * Borderland, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia * Borderland (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Manitoba. * Borderland State Park, one of Massachusetts' state parks, located in the towns of Easton and Sharon *Borderlands (United Kingdom), area of Great Britain Books * ''Borderland'' (magazine), a spiritualism and psychical research magazine founded and edited by William Thomas Stead * ''Borderlands'' (novel), a 1991 children's historical novel by author Peter Carter * Borderland (book series), urban fantasy novels and stories created for teenage readers by Terri Windling * '' Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza'', influential work on Chicana issues by Gloria E. Anzaldúa * " Up the Country" (originally "Borderland"), an 1892 popular poem by iconic Australian writer and poet He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Peek
Ben Peek (born 12 October 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian author. His middle name is Michael. Peek's short stories have been published in a variety of genre magazines, including '' Fantasy Magazine'' and ''Aurealis''. His fiction has been reprinted in various Year's Best volumes. In 2000, he created a zine called ''The Urban Sprawl Project'', a black and white pamphlet of photography and prose, and this remains the name of his online journal. In 2006 his autobiography, ''Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth'', was published by Wheatland Press with artwork from Andrew Macrae and Anna Brown. In 2007, ''Black Sheep, a dystopian novel'', was published by Prime Books. In 2007, Peek also began collaborating with artist Anna Brown on ''Nowhere Near Savannah'', an online comic that in part follows on from their original collaboration on ''Twenty-Six Lies/One Truth''. Peek has claimed that every incident described in ''Nowhere near Savannah'' is true. Peek holds a Bachelor of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catriona
Catriona (pronounced "ka-TREE-nah" is a feminine given name in the English language. It is an Anglicisation of the Irish language, Irish Caitríona or Scottish Gaelic Catrìona, which are forms of the English Katherine (given name), Katherine. Bearers of the name Caitríona * Caitríona Balfe, Irish actress and former model * Caitríona O'Leary, Irish singer * Caitríona O'Reilly, Irish poet and critic * Caitríona Ruane, Irish politician * Caitríona Ryan, Irish camogie player Caitriona * Caitriona Beggs, Irish cricketer * Caitriona Jennings, Irish athlete * Caitriona Reed, American Buddhist teacher Catriona * Catriona Carey, Irish field hockey and camogie player * Catriona Cuddihy, Irish athlete * Catriona Fallon, American rower * Catriona Forrest, Scottish field hockey player * Catriona Grant, Scottish politician * Catriona Gray, Filipino-Australian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2018 * Catriona Le May Doan, Canadian speedskater * Catriona MacColl, English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agog! Smashing Stories
''Agog! Smashing Stories'' is a 2004 Australian speculative fiction anthology edited by Cat Sparks. Background ''Agog! Smashing Stories'' was first published in Australia in 2004 by Agog! Press in trade paperback format. It was a short-list nominee for best collected work at the 2005 Ditmar Awards but lost to ''Black Juice'' by Margo Lanagan. ''Agog! Smashing Stories'' features 20 stories by 20 authors. Two of the stories featured in the anthology won an Aurealis Award. Brendan Duffy's, " Come to Daddy" won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story and Louise Katz' " Weavers of the Twilight" won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. Four other stories were also short-list nominees and the Ditmar Awards and the Aurealis Awards – " The Border" by Richard Harland was a finalist for the Aurealis Award for best horror short story, Simon Brown's, " Water Babies" was a nominee for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novella or novelette, and Ben Peek' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales
''Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales'' is a 2005 speculative fiction anthology edited by Robert Hood and Robin Pen. Background ''Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales'' was first published in Australia in 2005 by Agog! Press in hardback format. It won the 2006 Ditmar Award for best collected work. ''Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales'' features 28 stories by 27 authors. Two of the stories featured in the anthology, Richard Harland's " The Greater Death of Saito Saku" and Rosaleen Love's " Once Giants Roamed the Earth", were joint winners of the 2005 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. "Once Giants Roamed the Earth" was also a short-list nominee for the 2006 Ditmar Award for best short story but lost to Kaaron Warren's "Fresh Young Widow". Contents *"haikaiju", short fiction by Sean Williams *"Footprint", short fiction by David Carroll *"Man in Suit!", short fiction by J. M. Shiloh *"The Unlawful Priest of Todesfall", short fiction by Penelope Love *"In Final Battle", short fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Tansy Rayner Roberts (born 22 May 1978) is an Australian fantasy writer. Her short stories have been published in a variety of genre magazines, including ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' and ''Aurealis''. She also writes crime fiction as Livia Day. Biography Born in Hobart, Tasmania, she holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), and completed a PhD in Classics in 2007, both from the University of Tasmania. She currently lives with her husband and two children in Tasmania. Work In 1998, Roberts won the inaugural George Turner Prize for ''Splashdance Silver'' (1998, Bantam). A sequel, ''Liquid Gold'', and the chapbook novelette ''Hobgoblin Boots'' are also both set in the comic fantasy world of 'Mocklore.' The books have subsequently been republished in ebook by FableCroft Publishing, with a third novel in the series, ''Ink Black Magic'', also being published by FableCroft Publishing in 2013. ''Ink Black Magic'' was shortlisted for the Best Fantasy Novel category of the 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck McKenzie
Chuck McKenzie is an Australian writer of speculative fiction. Biography McKenzie was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1970. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing & Literature from Deakin University. McKenzie's varied work history includes stints as a telemarketer, a restaurant manager, a retail lighting salesman, Club DJ, television actor, and bookseller. From 2012 to 2014 McKenzie owned and operated Notions Unlimited Bookshop, which specialized in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and related genres. He has also sat on the judging panels for both the Aurealis and Australian Shadows awards on several occasions. Between 1990 and 1998, McKenzie enjoyed some success as a playwright and feature writer for mainstream publications, with his first work of fiction - the novel ''Worlds Apart'' - published in 1999. He received his first award nomination in 2002 for the anthology ''AustrAlien Absurdities'' which he co-edited with Tansy Rayner Roberts. It was nominated for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' or ''ASIM'' is a fantasy and science fiction magazine published out of Canberra, ACT, Australia. The publishers of ''ASIM'' describe it as "Australia's Pulpiest SF Magazine". The magazine is currently edited by Andromeda Spaceways Publishing Incorporated and is published quarterly. Although originally sold only in Australia, subscriptions for ''ASIM'' are now available worldwide through Amazon.com and other online vendors. History The first issue of ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'' was released in June 2002 as a slightly larger than digest size print magazine. Although the publishers of ''ASIM'' continued to offer it as a print magazine, in April 2006 they began releasing an electronic PDF version of the magazine beginning with issue #22. In June 2007 ''ASIM'' released a series of "best of" anthologies in the PDF format. There are a total of three anthologies in the series; one for science fiction, one for fantasy and on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MirrorDanse Books
MirrorDanse Books, founded in 1994, is one of Australia's longest running independent book publishers of science fiction and horror. MirrorDanse Books publishes the ''Year's Best Australian SF & Fantasy'' anthology series, edited by Bill Congreve and Michelle Marquardt. Published annually, the ''Year's Best'' reprints select short stories by authors who either have Australian citizenship, or reside in Australia. Each volume also lists recommended reading for the year. Recommended reading lists have been produced for 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. , Titles * ''Immaterial'' (2002), collected works of Robert Hood, * ''Rynosseros'' (2003), the first volume of the Tom Tyson saga, by Terry Dowling, * ''Wonder Years: The Ten Best Australian Stories of a Decade Past'' (2003), selected by Peter McNamara, * ''Confessions of a Pod Person'' (2005), collected works of Chuck McKenzie, * ''A Tour Guide in Utopia'' (2005), collected works of Lucy Sussex Lucy Sussex (born 1957 in New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Books
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal Victorians fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekaterina Sedia
Ekaterina Sedia (born July 9, 1970) is a Russian fantasy writer. She immigrated to the United States and attended college in New Jersey to obtain her Ph.D. Her most famous work is ''The Alchemy of Stone'', a steampunk novel that examines sexism and class bigotry.Newitz, Annalee. "A Living Doll Tries to Survive a Workers' Revolution in "The Alchemy of Stone"" Io9. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2013. Sedia's other novels include ''The Secret History of Moscow'', ''According to Crow'', ''Heart of Iron'', and '' The House of Discarded Dreams''. She has also written several short fiction stories, poems, and nonfiction books, as well as edited anthologies of short stories. Several of her publications have been nominated for awards and/or have made a well-known reading list. In addition, Sedia was the editor for Jigsaw Nation and the World Fantasy Award-winning '' Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy''. In addition to writing, she teaches ecology and evolution courses as a professor at S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
