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 ''

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'', '' Year's Best SF'', and ''The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: A Fifty Year Collection''. Contributing as a story editor, Dedman is also one of the team members behind Borderlands, a tri-annual Australian science fiction,

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and horror magazine published between 2003-2009 from

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, Western Australia. In 2007, he contributed to the '' Doctor Who'' short-story collection, '' Short Trips: Destination Prague''.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''The Art of Arrow-Cutting'' (

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, 1997) * ''Shadows Bite'' (Tor, 2001) (sequel to ''The Art of Arrow-Cutting'') * ''Foreign Bodies'' (Tor, 1999) * ''

Shadowrun ''Shadowrun'' is a science fantasy tabletop role-playing game set in an alternate future in which cybernetics, magic in fiction, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime fiction, crime, with ...

: A Fistful of Data'' (ROC, 2006). * ''

: For a Few Nuyen More'' (Catalyst Game Labs) 2021

Story collections

* ''The Lady of Situations'' ( Ticonderoga Publications, 1999) * ''Never Seen By Waking Eyes'' (Prime, 2005) * ''Charm, Strangeness, Mass and Spin'' (Norstrilia Press, 2022)

Anthology contributions

* ''

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'' ( Brimstone Press, 2008)

Non-fiction works

* ''Bone Hunters: On the Trail of the Dinosaurs'' (Omnibus, 1998) * ''May the Armed Forces Be With You: The Relationship Between Science Fiction and the United States Military'' (McFarland) 2016

Chapbooks

* ''The Dirty Little Unicorn'' (Self-published, 1987)

Short stories

*"The Lady of Situations" (1994) in '' Little Deaths'' (ed.

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) *"Never Seen by Waking Eyes" (1996) in ''

F&SF ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher ...

'' (ed.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch Kristine Kathryn Rusch (born June 4, 1960) is an American writer and editor. She writes under various pseudonyms in multiple genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, and mainstream. Rusch won the Hugo Award for Best Nov ...

) * *" A Walk-On Part in the War" (1998) in ''

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'' (ed.

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 ...

) *"Honest Ghosts" (1999) in '' Gothic.net'' July 1999 *"A Sentiment Open to Doubt" (2000) in '' Ticonderoga Online'' May 2000 *"Probable Cause" (2001) in '' Orb Speculative Fiction'' No. 2 (ed. Sarah Endacott) *"Wastelands" (2002) in '' Agog! Fantastic Fiction'' *"Madly" (2003) in '' Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural'' (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 ...

) *"The Wind Shall Blow For Ever Mair" (2003) in '' Gathering the Bones'' (ed.

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Dennis Etchison Dennis William Etchison (March 30, 1943 – May 29, 2019) was an American writer and editor of fantasy and horror fiction.

) *"Twilight of the Idols" (2004) in '' Conqueror Fantastic'' (ed.

Pamela Sargent Pamela Sargent (born March 20, 1948) is an American feminist, science fiction author, and editor. She has an MA in classical philosophy and has won a Nebula Award. Sargent wrote a trilogy concerning the terraforming of Venus that is sometim ...

) *" Dead of Winter" (2006) in ''

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'' March–April 2006 (ed. George H. Scithers,

Darrell Schweitzer Darrell Charles Schweitzer (born August 27, 1952) is an American writer, editor, and critic in the field of speculative fiction. Much of his focus has been on dark fantasy and horror fiction, horror, although he does also work in science fictio ...

John Gregory Betancourt John Gregory Betancourt (born October 25, 1963) is an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and mystery novels, as well as short stories. He is also known as the founder and publisher, with his wife Kim Betancourt, of Wildside Press in 198 ...

) * *"Empathy" (2008) in ''

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'' 2 (ed. Danel Olson) *"Wetwork" (2010) in '' Spells & Chrome'' (ed.

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) *"Fall" (May 2012) in ''

'' 4 (ed. Danel Olson) *"Large Friendly Letters" (2014) in '' Use Only As Directed'' (ed. Simon Petrie, Edwina Harvey) *"From Whom All Blessings Flow" Asimov's April 1995

Works edited

* ''Consensual'' (co-edited) * ''Consensual: the Second Coming'' (co-edited) * ''Consensual a trois''. (co-edited) * ''Borderlands Magazine''

Awards

''The Art of Arrow-Cutting'' was nominated for a

Bram Stoker Award The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in dark fantasy and horror writing. History The Awards were established in 1987 and have been presented annually since ...

in the category of Best First Novel. In 1998 Dedman's " A Walk-On Part in the War" won the 1998 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. In 2001 "The Devotee" tied for the win with

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 ...

's " The Saltimbanques" of the 2001

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 short story. " Dead of Winter" won the 2006 Aurealis Award for best horror short story. Dedman has also received over 30 nominations for his work in awards such as the Aurealis Awards, Ditmar Awards,

Gaylactic Spectrum Awards The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) topics in a positive way. Established in 1998, the awards were initially presented by the Gaylacti ...

, the Bram Stoker Awards, and the

Locus Awards 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 p ...

References

;Specific ;General * Mike Ashley & William G. Contento. ''The Supernatural Index: A Listing of Fantasy, Supernatural, Occult, Weird and Horror Anthologies''. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995, p. 204
Stephen Dedman official website bibliography

Electricstory author bio

External links

(Short Story),

Clarkesworld Magazine ''Clarkesworld Magazine'' (ISSN 1937-7843) is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It released its first issue October 1, 2006 and has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as Elizabe ...

Stephen Dedman answers The Usual Questions, Festivale Online Magazine
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