Australian WorldCon Nominees
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In the slew of awards to be presented at TorCon 3, Justine Larbalestier's The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction has been nominated for Best Related Book in the 2003 Hugos—a first for an Australian since the category replaced Best Non-Fiction Book in 1999—and Greg Egan's Schild's Ladder is up for Best Novel in the Prometheus Awards.
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29-Apr-2003
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Nicholls on SBS
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The long-awaited "The What If Man: The Science Fictional Life of Peter Nicholls" will be televised for the first time on SBS's About Us at 8:30pm on Friday, 02-May-03.
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29-Apr-2003
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Awards at Swancon 2003
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In a record haul for a non-WorldCon in Australia, the awards presented at last night's Ceremony at the 2003 Australian National SF Convention—Perth's Swancon 2003—included the Ditmars, the Peter McNamara Award, the A. Bertram Chandler Award and two sets of Tin Ducks. (More)
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21-Apr-2003
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New WA Anthology Open
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PerMutations, a new anthology of speculative short fiction with a Western Australian focus, is open for submissions until 30-September-03. (More)
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07-Apr-2003
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Vale John Foyster
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Adelaide critic, editor and long-time fan John Foyster died of cancer at 9.30pm AET tonight. (More)
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05-Apr-2003
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The AAs for 2002
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The 2002 Aurealis Awards were presented at a ceremony in South Carlton, VIC on Friday 28-March, 2003. (More)
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01-Apr-2003
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Old Timelords in Sydney
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Whovention 2003 will open at 6pm on 04-April with the showing of two "classic episodes" of Dr Who on the Powerhouse Museum's big screen. (More)
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01-Apr-2003
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ROR's Second Workshop
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wRiters On the Road will hold their second professional development workshop from 04–07 April at the Varuna Writers' Centre in Katoomba, NSW. (More)
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01-Apr-2003
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WA LitFest Goes Genre
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WA's All Saints College is including a genre component in its second annual Literature Festival, with two morning sessions on Thursday 03-April. (More)
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01-Apr-2003
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Fantasy and Horror
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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: 16th Annual Collection (August 2003, St. Martin's Press) will recommend fifteen Australian Horror stories and reprint one. It will also be the last of the series to be co-edited by Terri Windling. (More)
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18-Mar-2003
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A Strong Short Mac
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The 2003 McNamara Award shortlist has been released to nominees by coordinator Robert Stephenson. (More)
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13-Mar-2003
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eidolon.net amongst Ditmar nominees
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Voting forms were mailed and final nominees for the 2003 Australian SF ("Ditmar") Awards released today, with Sean Williams dominating the Novel category, the contents of the first Agog! anthology dominating Short Fiction and this website receiving a nomination for Production. (More)
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12-Mar-2003
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Clarion South Update
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The Clarion South workshop recently announced new tutors and opened applications. They're also seeking letters of support for State Arts funding body applications, with Victoria's closing March 10. (More)
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06-Mar-2003
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SupaNova Expo Returns to Sydney
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The SuperNova comics and pop-culture Expo is set to return to Sydney's Wharf 8 for the weekend of 05–06 April, 2003. (More)
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06-Mar-2003
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The Video Store Clerk Goes Live
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The Angriest Video Store Clerk In The World, the award-winning comic zine by WA's Grant Watson, will be staged as a live-action play by Vagabond Theatre in a season starting on 19-February. (More)
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19-Feb-2003
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Egan and McMullen in BSFA Shortlists
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This year's British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award shortlists include two Australians. (More)
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18-Feb-2003
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No Valentine for Late-Comers
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Consensual 2, a small press magazine-style anthology of erotica co-edited by Stephen Dedman, closes for submissions on February 14. (More)
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09-Feb-2003
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Duff 2003 Winners Announced
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North American fans Guy and Rosy Lillian have won the 2003 Down Under Fan Fund, which will bring them to Australia as DUFF delegates for the Australian NatCon this April. (More)
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08-Feb-2003
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New Giant Monster Anthology
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Agog! Press has announced an anthology of original stories about giant monsters, to be edited by Robert Hood and Robin Pen, for a mid-2005 publication. (More)
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08-Feb-2003
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Borderlands Announced
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The first issue of Borderlands, "a new journal of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror", will be launched at SwanCon in April, 2003. (More)
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06-Feb-2003
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Ideomancer Goes For Pro
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WA-published international genre fiction webzine Ideomancer is now offering authors more per word than any Australian genre magazine. (More)
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06-Feb-2003
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[ Previously in the News ]
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Small Press Publishing in 2001 (Read)
Will the Australian genre magazines of the nineties be replaced by a swag of new small press ventures in the noughties? (31/05/01)
Marillier's Son of the Shadows reviewed (Read)
West Australian Juliet Marillier's Son of the Shadows, the second in her well-regarded and successful Sevenwaters Fantasy Romance trilogy and a September 2000 release from Pan Macmillan, is reviewed for eidolon.net by Sophie Masson. You can also read an offsite interview with Marillier about the first book in the series. (22/09/00)
Sara Douglass's The Bertrayal of Arthur (Read)
Sophie Masson interviews Sara Douglass about, and reviews, The Betrayal of Arthur. (10/03/00)
Features Archive
Read our recent features in the Features Archive.
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 "Stitch" (Read)
Terry Dowling
A tale of psychological horror already selected for the US-based Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. (30/12/02)
"The Girl-Thing" (Read)
Sean Williams
Sean Williams' gripping 10,000 word horror story is brilliantly illustrated by Jeremy Reston. (24/11/02)
Fiction Archive
List all our online stories in the Fiction Archive.
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