Ian McHugh is an Australian writer of

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Biography

McHugh's first story was published in 2004, entitled "The Alchemical Automaton Blues" which was published in ''

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'' #15. His first win came with his story "Bitter Dreams" which won the 2008

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grand prize. It was also a nominee for the writers of the Future 3rd quarter at the same awards and was a short-list nominee for the 2008 Aurealis Award for best horror short story. In 2009 McHugh's " Once a Month, On a Sunday" was a joint-winner for the 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. McHugh currently lives in

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and is a member of the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. At this very moment, he is tutoring a Professional Orientation Class.

Bibliography

;Collections * Angel dust (2014) ;StoriesShort stories unless otherwise noted. * *"The Last Day of Rea" (2006) in ''All Star Stories presents: Twenty Epics'' *"Grace" (2007) in ''

'' #28 (ed.

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) *"The Dao of Stones" (2007) in ''Challenging Destiny'' #24 *"Requiem in D-minor (for prions, whale and burning bush)" (2007) in '' Hub'' #24 *"The Greatest Adventure of All" (2007) in ''Coyote Wild'', Autumn 2007 *"

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" (2008) in ''Writers of the Future XXIV'' (ed.

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) *"Stiletto" (2009) in '' GUD'' #4 *"Angel Dust" (2009) in ''Clockwork Phoenix 2'' *"Sleepless in the House of Ye" (2009) in ''

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'' July 2009 (ed.

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) *" Once a Month, On a Sunday" (2009) in ''

'' #40 *"Songdogs" (2009) in ''Beneath Ceaseless Skies'' #27 *"The Promises of Avalae" (2010) in ''Blood & Devotion'' *"Annicca" (2010) in ''

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'' #6 *"Cockatoo" (TBA) in ''All Hallows'' *"The Godbreaker and Unggubudh the Mountain" (2012) in ''

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'' (ed. Edwina Harvey and

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Awards and nominations

Aurealis Awards * Best fantasy short story *2009: Win: " Once a Month, On a Sunday" * Best horror short story *2008: Nomination: "Bitter Dreams" * Best young-adult short story *2009: Win: "Once a Month, On a Sunday" Writers of the Future * Writers of the Future grand prize *2008: Win: "Bitter Dreams" * Writers of the Future 3rd quarter *2008: Nominee: "Bitter Dreams"

Notes

External links

Official site
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