''Elsewhere: An Anthology of Incredible Places'' is the third short story

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published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Printed in 2003 and edited by Michael Barry, it contains stories from several Australian speculative fiction authors.

Background

''Elsewhere'' was first published in Australia in October 2003 by CSFG Publishing. It was a short-list nominee for the 2004

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for best collected work but lost to ''

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 ...

'', edited by

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 ...

. ''Elsewhere'' features 26 stories by 26 authors, with two of the stories featured receiving nominations. " Alien Space Nazis Must Die" by

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 histor ...

was a finalist for the 2004 Ditmar Award for best novella or novelette but lost to "

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" by

Lucy Sussex Lucy Sussex (born 1957 in New Zealand) is an author working in fantasy and science fiction, children's and teenage writing, non-fiction and true crime. She is also an editor, reviewer, academic and teacher, and currently resides in Melbourne, Aus ...

and " State of Oblivion" by

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 ...

was a short-list nominee for the 2004 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story but lost to Brendan Duffy's " Louder Echo".

*Interior artwork by Les Petersen *Introduction by Michael Barry *"One Rainy Sunday in a Circus Far Away" short story by Craig Cormick *"Devil in the Text" short story by

Richard Harland Richard Harland (born 15 January 1947 in Yorkshire) is an English fantasy and science fiction writer, living in New South Wales, Australia. He was born in 1947 in Huddersfield, United Kingdom and migrated to Australia in 1970. He has been an aca ...

*"Orion's Womb" short story by Carol Ryles *"Web of Reality" short story by Alison Venugoban *"Widdershins" short story by Stuart Barrow *"The Surge" short story by Cory Daniells *"Kidnapping" short story by Euan Bowen *"617 Instances of Eleanor and Rising" short story by Robert Hoge *"Merrie Dawn" short story by Chris Andrews *"The Recipe" short story by Ben Peek *"City, Seen by Lightning" short story by

Dave Luckett Dave Luckett (born 1951) is an Australian children's writer born in Stanmore, New South Wales. He has written three non-fiction books about cricket and medieval weapons and armour. He has also written three series of fantasy books as well as a nu ...

*"Armageddon Café" short story by Mik Bennett *" State of Oblivion" short story by

*"Heritage Planet" short story by David Walker *"Night Watch" short story by Jay d'Argo *"The Birdcage" short story by

*"Chance Meetings" short story by Robbie Matthews *"Impossible Railways" short story by

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*"Sword of Liberation" short story by

Maxine McArthur Maxine McArthur is an Australian writer of science fiction. Biography McArthur spent 16 years living in Japan but returned to live in Canberra in 1996. In 1999 McArthur's first book was released in Australia, entitled ''Time Future''. It won th ...

*"Run the Program" short story by Nicole R. Murphy *" Alien Space Nazis Must Die!" short story by

*"The Hero and the Swordsmith" short story by Tessa Kum *"Oilcan Sam" short story by Scott Hopkins *"The Mind of the Almighty" short story by Anna Key *"Other" short story by

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*"A Stone to Mark My Passing" short story by Lee Battersby

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External links

CSFG home pageReview of Elsewhere on ASif!
2003 anthologies Australian anthologies Fantasy anthologies Science fiction anthologies World Fantasy Award-winning works

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