Deborah Biancotti
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Biography
Biancotti was born in 1971 in Cairns, QueenslandCairns, Queensland
Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Her first work was published in 2000 with her short story "The First and Final Game" which was featured in Altair and won the 2000 Aurealis Award for best horror short story
Aurealis Award for best horror short story
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers"...
. In 2001 she won the Ditmar Award
Ditmar Award
The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...
for best new talent. Biancotti's fifth short story, "King of All and the Metal Sentinel" was published in 2002 and won the 2003 Ditmar Award for best Australian short fiction. In 2007 her story "A Scar for Leida" won the Aurealis Award for best young-adult short story. Biancotti is now based in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aurealis Award Aurealis Award Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.-History:... |
"The First and Final Game" | Best horror short story Aurealis Award for best horror short story The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers"... |
Won |
| 2001 | Ditmar Award Ditmar Award The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom... |
— | Best new talent | Won |
| Ditmar Award | "The First and Final Game" | Best short story | Nomination | |
| 2002 | Ditmar Award | — | Best fan writer | Nomination |
| 2003 | Ditmar Award | "King of All and the Metal Sentinel" | Best Australian short fiction | Won |
| 2004 | Ditmar Award | "The Singular Life of Eddy Dovewater" | Best short story | Nomination |
| 2005 | Ditmar Award | "Number 3 Raw Place" | Best short story | Nomination |
| 2006 | Aurealis Award | "The Dying Light" | Best young-adult short story | Nomination |
| Australian Shadows Award Australian Shadows Award The Australian Shadows Award is an annual literary award established by the Australian Horror Writers Association in 2005 to honour the best published work of horror fiction written or edited by an Australian... |
"The Dying Light" | — | Nomination | |
| Ditmar Award | "Summa Seltzer Missive" | Best short story | Nomination | |
| 2007 | Aurealis Award | "A Scar for Leida" | Best young-adult short story | Won |
| Ditmar Award | "Surrender 1: Rope Artist" | Best short story | Nomination | |
| 2008 | Aurealis Award | "Pale Dark Soldier" | Best horror short story | Nomination |
| Aurealis Award | "The Tailor of Time" | Best young-adult short story | Nomination | |
| Ditmar Award | — (with Jonathan Strahan Jonathan Strahan Jonathan Strahan is an editor and publisher of science fiction. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986.... , Garth Nix Garth Nix Garth Nix is an Australian author of young adult fantasy novels, most notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the... , Trevor Stafford) |
Professional achievement | Nomination | |
| Ditmar Award | "A Scar for Leida" | Best short story | Nomination | |
| 2009 | Aurealis Award | A Book of Endings | Best collection Aurealis Award for best collection The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers"... |
Nomination |
| Australian Shadows Awards | A Book of Endings | Best long fiction | Nomination | |
| Australian Shadows Awards | "Six Suicides" | Best short fiction | Won | |
| Ditmar Award | "Pale Dark Soldier" | Best short story | Nomination | |
| 2010 | Crawford Award Crawford Award The IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award is a literary award given to a writer whose first fantasy book was published during the preceding 18 months. It's one of several awards presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts , and is presented at the conference each... |
A Book of Endings | — | Nomination |
| Ditmar Award | A Book of Endings | Best collected work | Nomination | |
| Ditmar Award | "Six Suicides" | Best short story | Nomination | |
| Locus Award Locus Award The Locus Award is a literary award established in 1971 and presented to winners of Locus magazine's annual readers' poll. Currently, the Locus Awards are presented at an annual banquet... |
A Book of Endings | Best collection | Nomination |
Short fiction
- "The First and Final Game" (2000) in Altair #6/7 (ed. Robert N. Stephenson, Jim Deed, Andrew Collings)
- "All the Monochrome Butterflies" (2001) in Mitch?2: Tarts of the New Millennium
- "Fixing the Glitch" (2001) in Mitch?3: Hacks to the Max
- "Life's Work" (2002) in Passing Strange (ed. Bill CongreveBill Congreve-Biography:Congreve's first work was published in 1987 with his short story "Collector" which was featured in the Summer 1986/1987 edition of Aphelion Science Fiction Magazine. In 1992 Congreve's first edited anthology was released by Five Islands Press, featuring a short story and introduction by...
) - "The Razor Salesman" (2002) in Ideomancer Unbound (ed. Chris Clarke, Mikal Trimm)
- "Silicon Cast" (2002) in Redsine Seven (ed. Garry Nurrish)
- "King of All and the Metal Sentinel" (2002) in Agog! Fantastic Fiction (ed. Cat Sparks)
- "The Distance Keeper" (2003) in Borderlands #1
- "The Singular Life of Eddy Dovewater" (2003) in Agog! Terrific Tales (ed. Cat Sparks)
- "Stone by Stone" (2003) in Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the SupernaturalSouthern Blood: New Australian Tales of the SupernaturalSouthern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural is a 2003 speculative fiction anthology edited by Bill Congreve-Background:Southern Blood was first published in Australia in June 2003 by Sandglass Enterprises in trade paperback format...
(ed. Bill Congreve) - "Number 3 Raw Place" (2004) in Agog! Smashing StoriesAgog! Smashing StoriesAgog! Smashing Stories is a 2004 speculative fiction anthology edited by Cat Sparks.-Background:Agog! Smashing Stories was first published in Australia in 2004 by Agog! Press in trade paperback format. It was a short-list nominee for best collected work at the 2005 Ditmar Awards but lost to Black...
(ed. Cat Sparks) - "Cinnamon Gate" (2004) in Orb Speculative Fiction #6 (ed. Sarah Endacott)
- "Syrup" (2005) in ConSensual a Trois (ed. Cathy Cupitt, Stephen DedmanStephen DedmanStephen Dedman is an Australian author of dark fantasy and science fiction stories and novels.-Biography:...
, Elaine Kemp) - "Six of One" (2005) in Mitch? 4: Slow Dancing Through Quicksand
- "Summa Seltzer Missive" (2005) in Ticonderoga Online #6 (ed. Russell B. FarrRussell B. Farr-Biography:Farr was born in Perth, Western Australia. In 1996 he founded Ticonderoga Publications publishing works by authors such as Sean Williams and Stephen Dedman. In 1999 Farr created the online journal Ticonderoga Online, which in 2006 won the Ditmar Award best fanzine...
, Liz Grzyb, Lyn Battersby) - "Surrender I: Rope Artist" (2006) in Shadowed RealmsShadowed RealmsShadowed Realms was a dark flash fiction online magazine produced by Australian independent publisher Brimstone Press and edited by Angela Challis. A number of stories published in Shadowed Realms have won, or been nominated for, several speculative fiction awards. -Publication history:The first...
(ed. Angela Challis, Shane Jiraiya CummingsShane Jiraiya CummingsShane Jiraiya Cummings is an Australian horror short story writer and editor. He lives in Perth, Western Australia with his partner Angela Challis...
) - "Stealing Free" (2006) in Agog! Ripping Reads (ed. Cat Sparks)
- "The Dying Light" (2006) in Eidolon IEidolon IEidolon I is a 2006 speculative fiction anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan and Jeremy G. Byrne.-Background:Eidolon I was first published in 2006 by Eidolon Books in trade paperback format...
(ed. Jeremy G. Byrne, Jonathan StrahanJonathan StrahanJonathan Strahan is an editor and publisher of science fiction. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986....
) - "A Scar for Leida" (2007) in Fantastic Wonder Stories (ed. Russell B. Farr)
- "The Tailor of Time" (2008) in Clockwork Phoenix (ed. Mike AllenMike Allen (poet)Mike Allen is an American editor and writer of speculative fiction and poetry. He currently lives in Roanoke, Virginia.His short story "," published in the October 2007 issue of Helix SF, was a finalist for the 2008 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.The Philadelphia Inquirer has described Allen as...
) - "Conversations" (2008) in Dog Versus Sandwich (ed. Ben Payne)
- "Watertight Lies" (2008) in 2012 (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne)
- "The Tailor of Time" (2008) in Clockwork Phoenix (ed. Mike Allen)
- "Pale Dark Soldier" (2008) in Midnight Echo (ed. Kirstyn McDermitt, Ian Mond)
- "Seven Ages of the Protagonist" (2008) in Scary Food (ed. Cat Sparks)
- "Coming Up for Air" (2009) in A Book of Endings (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne)
- "Diamond Shell" (2009) in A Book of Endings (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne)
- "This Time, Longing" (2009) in A Book of Endings (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne)
- "Six Suicides" (2009) in A Book of Endings (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne)
- "Problems of Light and Dark" (2009) in A Book of Endings (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne)
- "Hush" (2009) in A Book of Endings (ed. Alisa Krasnostein, Ben Payne)
- "And the Dead Shall Outnumber the Living" (2010) in Ishtar (ed. Mark Deniz)
- "Home Turf" (2010) in Baggage (ed. Gillian PolackGillian PolackGillian Polack is an Australian writer and editor working mainly in the field of speculative fiction. She has published two novels, numerous short stories and nonfiction articles, and is the creator of the New Ceres universe.-Life:...
) - "No Going Home" (2010) in Sprawl (ed. Alisa Krasnostein)