Orb Publications is a publisher based in

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. The company currently publishes the

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magazine ''Orb Speculative Fiction''.

History

Orb Publications began publishing the ''Orb Speculative Fiction'' magazine in 1999.

''Orb Speculative Fiction''

''Orb Speculative Fiction'' (also known simply as ''Orb'') was first released in 1999 and was edited by

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. In 2002 ''Orb'' #2 was a short-list nominee in the

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for best collected work but lost to '' Earth Is But a Star'', edited 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 machine ...

. ''Orb'' again was nominated for best collected work in 2005 and 2008 for the issues six and seven respectively. Two authors have won awards for their stories featured in ''Orb''.

Sue Isle Alex Isle is an Australian author. He writes both novels and short stories in the science fiction/fantasy genre, as well as books and articles of nonfiction, for both adult and young adult (YA) audiences. In 2014 Isle changed his name from Su ...

's " The Woman of Endor" won the 2001 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story and

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 ...

' " A Lady of Adestan" won the 2008 Ditmar Award for best novella as well as being a finalist in the 2007 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. The magazine has also featured ten other short stories which have been finalists at the Aurealis and Ditmar Awards.

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External links

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