Andrew J McKiernan (born 1970,

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writer and

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. Andrew J McKiernan is a member of the

Australian Horror Writers Association The Australian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) is a non-profit organisation that commenced in 2003 with the goal of providing a unified voice and sense of community for Australian writers of dark fiction ( horror and dark fantasy) and to furthe ...

, and was Art Director for

Aurealis ''Aurealis'' is an Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications, and is Australia's longest running small-press science-fiction and fantasy magazine. The magazine is based in Melbourne. History and profile ''Aureali ...

Magazine for eight years (2006–2017). He was listed as a featured Illustrator in the 2005 release ''Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview''. McKiernan is also a founding editor of the HorrorScope: The Australian Dark Fiction Web Log, an online news and reviews webzine. In 2003, McKiernan founded Kephra Design, a business specialising in

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and

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. McKiernan's web development work has mainly been focussed in servicing the particulars of the publishing market. Through Kephra Design he has designed and developed, or been involved with the development of, websites for authors such as Russell Kirkpatrick,

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, Kylie Chan,

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and Nathan Burrage, as well as publishers and organisations such as Eneit Press,

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magazine,

and the

. In 2009, McKiernan received Ditmar Award nominations for Best Artwork and Best Fan Artist. In 2010, McKiernan's short story "''The Message''" received short listing nominations for both a 2009 Aurealis Award (Horror Short Story) and 2009

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(Short Fiction). In 2011, McKiernan's

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"''All the Clowns in Clowntown''" received nominations for the 2010

(Short Fiction), an Aurealis Award (Fantasy Short Story) and a Ditmar Award (Novella or Novelette). His wrap-around dust jacket for the hard-cover edition of Richard L. Tierney's "''SAVAGE MENACE & Other Poems of Horror''" was also short-listed for a Best Artwork Ditmar Award. In July 2014, his first collection of short stories, "''Last Year, When We Were Young''" was published by

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based Satalyte Publishing. He currently lives on the

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with his wife and two children.

Bibliography

Illustrations

*''Shards: Forty Short Sharp Tales'' by Shane Jiraiya Cummings, colour cover plus 39 internal illustrations –

Brimstone Press Brimstone Press was an Australian independent publisher of dark fiction ( horror and dark fantasy). Brimstone Press was established in 2004 by Angela Challis and Shane Jiraiya Cummings and was based in Western Australia. The first publication from ...

() *''Sobek's Tears'' by Shane Jiraiya Cummings, black and white internal illustration –

#33/34/35 (''2004'') *''Cover Illustration'' for

No. 37 (''2006'') *''In The Arms of Medusa'' by Nathan Burrage, black and white internal illustration – Orb No. 7 (''2007'') *''In Bad Dreams'' anthology edited by Mark S Deniz and Sharyn Lilley, 5 black and white internal illustration, Eneit Press () (''2007'') *''Spirals in the Sky'' by Nathan Burrage, black and white internal illustration –

No. 40 (''April 2008'') *''Ladies Day'' by Helen Patrice, black and white internal illustration –

No. 41 (''December 2008'') *''The Dumbshow'' by Andrew J McKiernan, black and white internal illustration – Masques Anthology, CSFG (''May 2009'') () *''Coppernic's Sky'' by Ariella Adler, black and white internal illustration – Masques Anthology, CSFG (''May 2009'') () *''Savage Menace & Other Poems of Horror'' by

Richard L. Tierney Richard Louis Tierney (August 7, 1936 – February 1, 2022) was an American writer, poet and scholar of H. P. Lovecraft, probably best known for his heroic fantasy, including his series co-authored (with David C. Smith) of Red Sonja novels, fe ...

, colour wrap-around dust jacket plus internal illustrations – P'rea Press (''January 2010'') ()

Short Stories

* "Calliope: A Steam Romance" – ''Shadow Plays'' (ed. Elise Bunter), () (''2007'') * "Sleep" – '' Black Box e-anthology'' (ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings,

), (''2008'') * "The Dumbshow" – ''Masques Anthology, CSFG'' (ed Gillian Polack and Scott Hopkins) (''May 2009'') () * "The Haunting that Jack Built" –

No. 42 (ed. Stuart Mayne,

Chimaera Publications Chimaera Publications is a publisher based in Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia. The company currently publishes the speculative fiction magazine ''Aurealis'' as well as running the Aurealis Awards. History Chimaera Publications begun publish ...

), (''May 2009'') * "The Message" – ''Midnight Echo #2'' (ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings and

Angela Challis Brimstone Press was an Australian independent publisher of dark fiction ( horror and dark fantasy). Brimstone Press was established in 2004 by Angela Challis and Shane Jiraiya Cummings and was based in Western Australia. The first publication fr ...

), (''June 2009'') * "Daivadana" – ''In Bad Dreams 2: Where Death Stalks'' (ed. Sharyn Lilley, Eneit Press), (''2009'') () * "The Memory of Water" – ''Ecleticism e-zine #13'' (ed. Craig Bezant), (''July 2010'')

* "All the Clowns in Clowntown" – ''Macabre: A Journey Through Australian Horror'' (ed.

and Dr. Marty Young,

), (''September 2010'') * "The Desert Song" – ''Scenes from the Second Storey'' (ed. Amanda Pillar and Pete Kempshall, Morrigan Books), (''September 2010'') * "Love Death" –

No. 45 (ed. Stuart Mayne,

), (''Forthcoming June 2011'') * "The Wanderer in the Darkness" – ''Midnight Echo #6'' (ed. David Conyers, David Kernot and Jason Fischer,

), (''Forthcoming July 2011'') * "White Lines, White Crosses" – ''Night Terrors Anthology'' (ed. Karen Henderson),

Kayelle Press Kayelle Press, founded in September 2010, was an independent publisher of speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, and horror) for younger readers (aged between 9 and 12 years), young adults and adults. Currently (July 2015), its webpage says ...

, (''2012'') * "Torch Song" – From Stage Door Shadows (ed. Jodi Gleghorn), Emergent Publishing (''2012'') * "The Final Degustation of Doctor Ernest Blenheim" – ''Midnight Echo #7'' (ed. Daniel Russell,

), (''2012'') * "They Don't Know That We Know What They Know" – ''Midnight Echo #8'' (ed. Marty Young, AJ Spedding, Mark Farrugia,

), (''2012'') * "A Prayer for Lazarus" – original to ''Last Year, When We Were Young'' – (Satalyte Publishing), (''2014'') () * "Last Year, When We Were Young" – original to ''Last Year, When We Were Young'' – (Satalyte Publishing), (''2014'') ()

Collections

* "Last Year, When We Were Young" – ( Satalyte Publishing), (''2014'') ()

Articles

*"Black Roads, Dark Highways: Snake Tales and Outback Hooplah" – article and comic strip in 'Black: Australian Dark Culture Magazine' issue No. 2 (Sept 2008) *"Black Roads, Dark Highways: Killer Outback, Outback Killers" – article and comic strip in 'Black: Australian Dark Culture Magazine' issue No. 3 (Nov 2008)

References

External links

Andrew J McKiernan's website
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