Leanne Frahm
Encyclopedia
Leanne Frahm is an Australia
n writer of speculative
short fiction.
, Queensland
, Australia
in 1946. She received her first nomination for her work in 1978 when she was a finalist for the 1979 Ditmar Award
for best fan writer. The following year she won the best fan writer award. Frahm's first publication was in 1980, entitled "The Wood for the Trees" which was published in the anthology Chrysalis 6, edited by Roy Torgeson. In 1981 Frahm's work, "Deus Ex Corporus", won the 1981 Ditmar Award for best Australian short fiction. She won a Ditmar again in 1994 for "Catalyst". In 1996 her story "Borderline" won the 1996 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story
. The following year she won the Ditmar Award for best fan writer for the second time.
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Ditmar Awards
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...
n writer of speculative
Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
short fiction.
Biography
Frahm was born in BrisbaneBrisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
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, 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...
in 1946. She received her first nomination for her work in 1978 when she was a finalist for the 1979 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 fan writer. The following year she won the best fan writer award. Frahm's first publication was in 1980, entitled "The Wood for the Trees" which was published in the anthology Chrysalis 6, edited by Roy Torgeson. In 1981 Frahm's work, "Deus Ex Corporus", won the 1981 Ditmar Award for best Australian short fiction. She won a Ditmar again in 1994 for "Catalyst". In 1996 her story "Borderline" won the 1996 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story
Aurealis Award for best science fiction 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"...
. The following year she won the Ditmar Award for best fan writer for the second time.
Short fiction
- "The Wood for the Trees" (1980) in Chrysalis 6 (ed. Roy Torgeson)
- "Passage to Earth" (1980) in GalileoGalileo (magazine)Galileo Magazine of Science & Fiction was a science fiction magazine which appeared as a quarterly in the 8½ × 11 format for five issues, issue #5 being published in October 1977. It then changed to a bimonthly publishing schedule beginning with issue #6 published in January 1978. The last issue...
, January 1980 (ed. Charles C. Ryan) - "Deus Ex Corporus" (1980) in Chrysalis 7 (ed. Roy Torgeson)
- "Barrier" (1980) in Chrysalis 8 (ed. Roy Torgeson)
- "Beyond Our Shores, a Colony" (1981 with Paul CollinsPaul Collins (fantasy writer)Paul Collins is an Australian writer and editor who specializes in science fiction and fantasy.Collins has written many books for younger readers...
) in Distant Worlds (ed. Paul Collins) - "Horn O' Plenty" (1981 with Terry CarrTerry CarrTerry Gene Carr was a U.S. science fiction author, editor, and teacher.Terry Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon...
) in Stellar 7: Science Fiction Stories (ed. Judy-Lynn del ReyJudy-Lynn del ReyJudy-Lynn del Rey née Benjamin was a science fiction editor.Born with dwarfism, she was a fan and regular attendee at science fiction conventions and worked her way up the publishing ladder, starting with work at the science fiction magazine Galaxy.Judy-Lynn was friends with Lester del Rey and...
) - "A Way Back" (1983) in Universe 13 (ed. Terry CarrTerry CarrTerry Gene Carr was a U.S. science fiction author, editor, and teacher.Terry Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon...
) - "Lost" (1983) in Chrysalis 10 (ed. Roy Torgeson)
- "High Tide" (1983) in Fears (ed. Charles L. GrantCharles L. GrantCharles Lewis Grant was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis.Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection...
) - "The Visitor" (1985) in Midnight (ed. Charles L. GrantCharles L. GrantCharles Lewis Grant was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis.Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection...
) - "On the Turn" (1986) in Shadows 9 (ed. Charles L. GrantCharles L. GrantCharles Lewis Grant was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis.Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection...
) - "The Supramarket" (1987) in Doom City (ed. Charles L. GrantCharles L. GrantCharles Lewis Grant was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis.Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection...
) - "Reichelman's Relics" (1990) in Amazing Stories, July 1990 (ed. Patrick Lucien PricePatrick Lucien PricePatrick Lucien Price is a game designer and editor who worked on the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game from TSR.-Early life and education:Pat Price was born in Whiting, Indiana. Price earned a B.A...
) - "Olive Truffles" (1991, a.k.a. "Olivetruffles") in Eidolon, Winter 1991 (ed. Jeremy G. Byrne)
- "The Buyer" (1991) in AurealisAurealisAurealis is a Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications. The magazine was launched in September 1990 to provide a market for speculative fiction writers, with a particular emphasis on raising the profile of Australian authors.In 1995 the magazine instituted the...
#5 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser) - "The Lamadium Affair" (1992) in Eidolon, Spring 1992 (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....
) - "Catalyst" (1993) in Terror Australis: The Best of Australian Horror (ed. Leigh BlackmoreLeigh BlackmoreLeigh David Blackmore is an Australian horror writer, critic, editor, occultist and musician. He served as the second President of the Australian Horror Writers Association . His work has been nominated twice for the Ditmar Award, once for fiction and once for criticism...
) - "Land's End" (1994) in Alien Shores : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction (ed. Peter McNamara, Margaret Winch)
- "Jinx Ship" (1994) in The Patternmaker : Nine Science Fiction Stories (ed. Lucy SussexLucy SussexLucy Sussex is a fantasy and science fiction author, editor, academic and teacher currently residing in Melbourne, Australia.She is often associated with feminist science fiction.-Personal life:...
) - "Entropy" (1995) in Bonescribes: Year's Best Australian Horror: 1995 (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...
, Robert HoodRob HoodRobert Hood is an Australian writer and editor recognised as one of Australia's leading horror writers. He has published five young adult novels, three collections of his short fiction, fifteen children's books and over 100 short stories in anthologies and magazines in Australia and overseas...
) - "Borderline" (1996) in Borderline (ed. Leanne Frahm)
- "Ithaca Week" (1996) in Borderline (ed. Leanne Frahm)
- "Rain Season" (1998) in Eidolon, Issue 27, Autumn 1998 (ed. 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....
, Jeremy G. Byrne, Richard Scriven) - "Skein Dogs" (2005) in The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy: Volume Two (ed. Bill Congreve, Michelle Marquardt)
Essays
- Bibliography (1996) in Borderline (ed. Leanne Frahm)
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Awards and nominations
Aurealis Awards- Best horror short storyAurealis Award for best horror short storyThe 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"...
- 1995: Nomination: "Entropy"
- Best science fiction short storyAurealis Award for best science fiction short storyThe 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"...
- 1996: Win: "Borderline"
- 2005: Nomination: "Skein Dogs"
Ditmar Awards
- Best fan writerDitmar AwardThe 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...
- 1979: Nomination
- 1980: Win
- 1981: Nomination
- 1984: Nomination
- 1998: Win
- Best Australian short fictionDitmar AwardThe 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...
- 1981: Win: "Deus Ex Corporus"
- 1981: Nomination: "Passages to Earth"
- 1987: Nomination: "The Supramarket"
- 1997: Nomination: "Borderline"
- Best short fictionDitmar AwardThe 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...
- 1992: Nomination: "Olive Truffles"
- 1994: Win: "Catalyst"
- 1995: Nomination: "Jinx Ship"
- 1995: Nomination: "Land's End"
- 1996: Nomination: "Entropy"