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Deborah Biancotti is an Australian writer of
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Biography

Biancotti was born in 1971 in
Cairns, Queensland Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
, Australia. Her first work was published in 2000 with her short story "The First and Final Game" which was featured in ''
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'' and won the 2000 Aurealis Award for best horror short story. In 2001 she won the
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 new talent. Biancotti's fifth short story, "King of All and the Metal Sentinel" was published in 2002 and won the 2003 Ditmar Award for best Australian short fiction. In 2007 her story "A Scar for Leida" won the
Aurealis Award for best young-adult short story The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have ...
. Biancotti is now based in Sydney.


Awards and nominations


Bibliography


Short fiction

*" The First and Final Game" (2000) in ''
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#6/7 (ed. Robert N. Stephenson, Jim Deed, Andrew Collings) *"All the Monochrome Butterflies" (2001) in ''Mitch?2: Tarts of the New Millennium'' *"Fixing the Glitch" (2001) in ''Mitch?3: Hacks to the Max'' *"Life's Work" (2002) in ''Passing Strange'' (ed.
Bill Congreve Bill Congreve is an Australian writer, editor and reviewer of speculative fiction. He has also published the work of Australian science fiction and horror writers under his MirrorDanse imprint. Biography Congreve's first work was published in 1 ...
) *"The Razor Salesman" (2002) in ''Ideomancer Unbound'' (ed. Chris Clarke, Mikal Trimm) *"Silicon Cast" (2002) in ''Redsine Seven'' (ed. Garry Nurrish) *" King of All and the Metal Sentinel" (2002) in ''
Agog! Fantastic Fiction Agog! Press was an independent Australian book publisher, specializing in speculative fiction short story collections. Founded in 2002 by Cat Sparks, the press published nine anthologies of speculative fiction. In 2006 Agog! Press forged a ...
'' (ed.
Cat 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, Sp ...
) *"The Distance Keeper" (2003) in ''
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'' No. 1 *"The Singular Life of Eddy Dovewater" (2003) in ''
Agog! Terrific Tales Agog! Press was an independent Australian book publisher, specializing in speculative fiction short story collections. Founded in 2002 by Cat Sparks, the press published nine anthologies of speculative fiction. In 2006 Agog! Press forged a ...
'' (ed. Cat Sparks) *"Stone by Stone" (2003) in '' Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural'' (ed. Bill Congreve) *"Number 3 Raw Place" (2004) in ''
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 nomi ...
'' (ed. Cat Sparks) *"Cinnamon Gate" (2004) in ''
Orb Speculative Fiction Orb Publications is a publisher based in Ringwood, Victoria, Australia. The company currently publishes the speculative fiction magazine ''Orb Speculative Fiction''. History Orb Publications began publishing the ''Orb Speculative Fiction'' maga ...
'' No. 6 (ed.
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) *"Syrup" (2005) in ''ConSensual a Trois'' (ed. Cathy Cupitt,
Stephen Dedman Stephen Dedman (born 1959) is an Australian author of dark fantasy and science fiction stories and novels. Biography Dedman's short stories have appeared in ''Year's Best Fantasy and Horror'', '' Year's Best SF'', and ''The Best Australian Sc ...
, Elaine Kemp) *"Six of One" (2005) in ''Mitch? 4: Slow Dancing Through Quicksand'' *"Summa Seltzer Missive" (2005) in ''
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'' No. 6 (ed. Russell B. Farr, Liz Grzyb, Lyn Battersby) *"Surrender I: Rope Artist" (2006) in ''
Shadowed Realms ''Shadowed Realms'' was a dark flash fiction online magazine produced by Australian independent publisher Brimstone Press and edited by Angela Challis. A number of stories published in ''Shadowed Realms'' won, or were nominated for, several ...
'' (ed.
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 ...
,
Shane Jiraiya Cummings Shane Jiraiya Cummings (born 24 April 1974) is an Australian horror and fantasy author and editor. He lives in Sydney with his partner Angela Challis. Cummings is best known as a short story writer. He has had more than 100 short stories publis ...
) *"Stealing Free" (2006) in '' Agog! Ripping Reads'' (ed. Cat Sparks) *"The Dying Light" (2006) in ''
Eidolon I ''Eidolon I'' is a 2006 speculative fiction anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan and Jeremy G. Byrne. Background ''Eidolon I'' was first published in 2006 by Eidolon Books in trade paperback format. It was a short-list nominee for the 2007 Ditm ...
'' (ed.
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Jonathan Strahan Jonathan Strahan (born 1964, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an editor and publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a ...
) *" A Scar for Leida" (2007) in '' Fantastic Wonder Stories'' (ed. Russell B. Farr) *"The Tailor of Time" (2008) in ''Clockwork Phoenix'' (ed. Mike Allen) *"Conversations" (2008) in ''Dog Versus Sandwich'' (ed. Ben Payne) *"Watertight Lies" (2008) in ''2012'' (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne) *"The Tailor of Time" (2008) in ''Clockwork Phoenix'' (ed. Mike Allen) *"Pale Dark Soldier" (2008) in ''Midnight Echo'' (ed. Kirstyn McDermitt,
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) *"Seven Ages of the Protagonist" (2008) in ''Scary Food'' (ed. Cat Sparks) *"Coming Up for Air" (2009) in ''A Book of Endings'' (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne) *"Diamond Shell" (2009) in ''A Book of Endings'' (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne) *"This Time, Longing" (2009) in ''A Book of Endings'' (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne) *" Six Suicides" (2009) in ''A Book of Endings'' (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne) *"Problems of Light and Dark" (2009) in ''A Book of Endings'' (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne) *"Hush" (2009) in ''A Book of Endings'' (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne) *"And the Dead Shall Outnumber the Living" (2010) in ''Ishtar'' (ed. Mark Deniz) *"Home Turf" (2010) in ''Baggage'' (ed. Gillian Polack) *"No Going Home" (2010) in ''Sprawl'' (ed. Alisa Krasnostein) *"All the Lost Ones" (2013) in
Exotic Gothic ''Exotic Gothic'' is an anthology series of original short fiction and novel excerpts in the gothic, horror and fantasy genres. A recipient of the World Fantasy Award and Shirley Jackson Awards, it is conceptualized and edited by Danel Olson, a pr ...
5, Vol. I (ed. Danel Olson)


Collections

*''A Book of Endings'' (2009) *''Bad Power'' (2011)


Novella

*''Waking in Winter'' (2016)


Novels

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'' (2015) (co-authored with
Scott Westerfeld Scott David Westerfeld (born May 5, 1963) is an American writer of young adult fiction, best known as the author of the ''Uglies'' and the ''Leviathan'' series. Early life Westerfeld was born in Dallas, Texas. As a child he moved to Connecticu ...
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Margo Lanagan Margo Lanagan (born 1960 in Waratah, New South Wales) is an Australian writer of short stories and young adult fiction. Biography She grew up in Raymond Terrace and moved to Melbourne circa 1971/1972. After overseas travel, she moved to Sydney ...
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References

General
Bibliography
at Deborahbiancotti.net Specific


External links


Official site
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