''Dreaming Down-Under'' is a 1998 speculative fiction anthology edited by

Jack Dann Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...

and

Janeen Webb Janeen Webb (''née'' Pemberton) is an Australian writer, critic and editor, working mainly in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Biography The daughter of a Second World War Australian Army commando and salesman, Webb was brought up in ...

Background

''Dreaming Down-Under'' was first published in Australia in November 1998 by

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in trade paperback format. In 1999 and 2000 it was republished as two separate volumes. It was released in the United Kingdom by Swift Publishers in 2000 and in the United States by

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in hardback and paperback formats in 2001 and 2002 respectively. ''Dreaming Down-Under'' won the 1999

World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year at the eponymous ann ...

for best anthology and the 1999

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 Australian magazine or anthology. It was also a short-list nominee for the 1998

Aurealis Award The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 by ...

's Peter McNamara Conveners' Award for Excellence and it finished 16th out of 20 in the

Locus Award The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the pl ...

for best anthology. ''Dreaming Down-Under'' features 31 stories from 30 authors. The 1999

for best Australian short fiction had six nominees all of which were taken from ''Dreaming Down-Under''. "The Marsh Runners" by Paul Brandon, "Dream Until God Burns" by Andrew Enstice, "To Avalon" by

Jane Routley Jane Routley is an Australian writer of fantasy fiction. Biography Jane Routley was born in Melbourne, Australia. Her first book '' Mage Heart'' was released in the U.S. in 1996. It is the first book in the ''Mage Heart'' series. She has since ...

, "The Evil Within" by

Sara Douglass Sara Warneke (2 June 1957 – 27 September 2011), better known by her pen name Sara Douglass, was an Australian fantasy writer who lived in Hobart, Tasmania. She was a recipient of the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel. Biography A ...

, and "Queen of Soulmates" by

Sean McMullen Sean Christopher McMullen (born 21 December 1948 in Sale, Victoria) is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author. Biography McMullen is one of Australia's leading science-fiction and fantasy authors and has written over 70 stories and 1 ...

were all short-list nominees in this award losing to "The Truth About Weena" by David J. Lake. "The Truth About Weena" by David J. Lake also won the 1998 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story, while "To Avalon" by Jane Routley and "Queen of Soulmates" by Sean McMullen were also short-list nominees for the Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story and "The Marsh Runners" by Paul Brandon was also a short-list nominee for the Aurealis Award for best horror short story. Another winning story was " A Walk-On Part in the War" by Stephen Dedman which won the Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. While "The Third Rail" by Aaron Sterns was a short-list nominee for the Aurealis Award for best horror short story, "Jetsam" by

Kerry Greenwood Kerry Isabelle Greenwood (born 1954) is an Australian author and lawyer. She has written many plays and books, most notably a string of historical detective novels centred on the character of Phryne Fisher, which was adapted as the popular tele ...

was a short-list nominee for best fantasy short story in the Aurealis Awards, "Real Men" by

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 ...

was a short-list nominee for the Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story and "The Body Politic" by Tess Williams was a long-list nominee 1999 James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award.

*What Stands for a Preface by Harlan Ellison *Introduction by

and

*"Entre les Beaux Morts en Vie (Among the Beautiful Living Dead)", novelette by Sean Williams *"The Dancing Floor", novelette by

Cherry Wilder Cherry Barbara Grimm (née Lockett, 3 September 1930 – 14 March 2002), better known by the pseudonym Cherry Wilder, was a New Zealand science fiction and fantasy writer. Biography Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Lockett attended Nelson Colleg ...

*"Descent", short story by Cecily Scutt *"The Soldier in the Machine", novelette by

Russell Blackford Russell Blackford (born 1954) is an Australian writer, philosopher, and literary critic. Early life and education Blackford was born in Sydney, and grew up in the city of Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle, New South Wales. After graduating with ...

*"Matilda Told Such Dreadful Lies", short story by Lucy Sussex *"The Womb", novelette by

Damien Broderick Damien Francis Broderick (born 22 April 1944) is an Australian science fiction and popular science writer and editor of some 74 books. His science fiction novel ''The Dreaming Dragons'' (1980) introduced the trope of the generation time machin ...

*" A Walk-On Part in the War", short story by Stephen Dedman *"Wired Dreaming", short story by Paul Collins *"

The Body Politic ''The Body Politic'' was a Canadian monthly magazine, which was published from 1971 to 1987.

", short story by Tess Williams *" The Truth About Weena", novelette by David J. Lake (part of the

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Revised 18 May 2015. ''

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universe) *" The Marsh Runners", short story by Paul Brandon *"Prelude to a Nocturne", novelette by Cory Daniells (as Rowena Cory Lindquist) *" Real Men", short story by

*"The Latest Dream I Ever Dreamed", short story by Norman Talbot *"Ma Rung", short story by Steven Paulsen *" Dream, Until God Burns", short story by Andrew Enstice *"Night of the Wandjina", short story by

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*" To Avalon", short story by

*"He Tried to Catch the Light", novelette by

Terry Dowling Terence William (Terry) Dowling (born 21 March 1947), is an Australian writer and journalist. He writes primarily speculative fiction though he considers himself an "imagier" – one who imagines, a term which liberates his writing from the cons ...

*"The Third Rail", short story by Aaron Sterns *" Jetsam", short story by

*"And Now Doth Time Waste Me", novella by George Turner *Afterword (to "And Now Doth Time Waste Me") by Judith Raphael Buckrich *Afterword (to "And Now Doth Time Waste Me") by

Bruce Gillespie Bruce Gillespie (born 1947) is a prominent Australian science fiction fan best known for his long-running sf fanzine ''SF Commentary''. Along with Carey Handfield and Rob Gerrand, he was a founding editor of Norstrilia Press, which published G ...

*"The Man Who Lost His Shadow", short story by Isobelle Carmody *"Unborn Again", short story by Chris Lawson *"

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", novella by

*"Two Recipes for Magic Beans", short story by Rosaleen Love *"The Doppelgänger Effect", short story by

Dirk Strasser A dirk is a long bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.), ''Dagger'', The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729 Historically, it gained its name from the Highland Dirk (Scot ...

*"Tamed", short story by

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*" Queen of Soulmates", novelette by

*"The Last Dance", short story by Ian Nichols *"With Clouds at Our Feet", short story by Simon Brown

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