Karen Attard
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Karen Attard is an Australia
n writer of fantasy and short fiction.
, entitled Like an Omen. In 1995 she published a poetry collection published by Five Islands Press entitled Whisper Dark and a short story, Harvest Bay
which was featured in the Eidolon magazine. Harvest Bay won the 1995 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
. In 1997 she released two more short stories which were both featured in the Eidolon magazine.
Australia
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n writer of fantasy and short fiction.
Biography
Attard's first work to be published was in 1975 with a poem published by Meuse PressMeuse Press
Meuse Press http://meusepress.tripod.com/Meuse.htm is an Australian Press publishing a range of “poetry outreach” projects in a number of media ranging from a literary magazine to poetry published on the surface of a river. Founded by Bill Farrow & Les Wicks...
, entitled Like an Omen. In 1995 she published a poetry collection published by Five Islands Press entitled Whisper Dark and a short story, Harvest Bay
Harvest Bay
-Background:"Harvest Bay" was first published in Australia in October 1995 in the nineteenth edition of the Eidolon magazine by Eidolon Publications. It was published alongside five other stories by the authors Garth Madsen, Brett Coulstock, Stephen Dedman, Robert Hood and Sean Williams. "Harvest...
which was featured in the Eidolon magazine. Harvest Bay won the 1995 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
Aurealis Award for best fantasy 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, horror writers"...
. In 1997 she released two more short stories which were both featured in the Eidolon magazine.
Short stories
- "Harvest BayHarvest Bay-Background:"Harvest Bay" was first published in Australia in October 1995 in the nineteenth edition of the Eidolon magazine by Eidolon Publications. It was published alongside five other stories by the authors Garth Madsen, Brett Coulstock, Stephen Dedman, Robert Hood and Sean Williams. "Harvest...
" (1995) in Eidolon, Spring 1995 - "A Momentary Brightness" (1997) in Eidolon, issue 24, Autumn 1997
- "Extracts from a Chronicle" (1997) in Eidolon, Issue 25/26, Spring 1997