''Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales'' is a 2005 speculative fiction anthology edited by

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and Robin Pen.

Background

''Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales'' was first published in Australia in 2005 by Agog! Press in

hardback A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as case-bound) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occa ...

format. It won the 2006

Ditmar Award The Ditmar Award (formally the Australian SF ("Ditmar") Award; formerly the "Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award") has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention (the "Natcon") to recognise a ...

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 Rosaleen Love (born 1940) is an Australian science journalist and writer. She has a PhD in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Melbourne. She has written works on the Great Barrier Reef and other science or conservation t ...

'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

for best short story but lost to

Kaaron Warren Kaaron Warren is an Australian author of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and novels. She is the author of the short story collections ''Through Splintered Walls'', ''The Grinding House'', and ''Dead Sea Fruit''. Her short st ...

's "

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*"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 fiction by Iain Triffitt *"The Quiet Agrarian", short fiction by Petri Sinda *"Read It in the Headlines!", short story by

Garth Nix Garth Richard Nix (born 19 July 1963) is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the '' Old Kingdom'', '' Seventh Tower'' and '' Keys to the Kingdom'' series. He has frequently been asked if hi ...

*"Like a Bug Underfoot", short fiction by Chuck McKenzie *"The Greater Death of Saito Saku", short fiction by Richard Harland *"Kungmin Horangi: The People's Tiger", short fiction by Cody Goodfellow *"Fossils", short fiction by D. G. Valdron *"Park Rot", short fiction by Skip Peel *"Newborn", short fiction by Eric Shapiro *"CALIBOS", short fiction by

Paul Finch Paul Finch is an English author and scriptwriter. He began his writing career on the British television programme ''The Bill''. His early scripts were for children's animation. He has written over 300 short stories which have appeared in magazine ...

*"Crunch Time", short fiction by Michelle Marquardt *"Once Giants Roamed the Earth", short story by

*"Five Bells", short fiction by Trent Jamieson *"Requiem for a Wild God", short fiction by George Thomas *"Watching the Titans", short fiction by Chris Dickinson *"Notes Concerning Events at the Ray Harryhausen Home for Retired Actors", short fiction by Andrew Sullivan *"Aspect Hunter", short fiction by Anthony Fordham *"Seven Dates That Were Ruined by Giant Monsters", short fiction by Adam Ford *"daihaiku", short fiction by Sean Williams *"Footfall", short fiction by Terry Dartnall *"Big Day", short fiction by Chris Barnes *"The Transformer of Worlds", short fiction by Mark Rainey *"Running", short fiction by

Martin Livings Martin Livings (born 1970) is an Australian author of horror, fantasy and science fiction. He has been writing short stories since 1990 and has been nominated for both the Ditmar Award and Aurealis Award. Livings resides in Perth, Western Aust ...

*"Lullabye", short fiction by Doug Wood *The Tragical History of Guidolon, the Giant Space Chicken, screenplay by Frank Wu *A Brief History of the Larger-Than-Life, essay by Brian Thomas

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