Martin Livings
Encyclopedia
Martin Livings is an Australian author of horror
, fantasy
and science fiction
. He has been writing short stories
since 1990 and has been nominated for both the Ditmar Award
and Aurealis Award
. Livings resides in Perth, Western Australia
.
Livings' short fiction has appeared in the award-winning anthology Daikaiju! (Agog! Press
), as well as in Borderlands, Agog! Terrific Tales (Agog! Press) and Eidolon, among many others. His work has been listed in the Year's Best Horror and Fantasy Recommended Reading, and reprinted in Year's Best Australian SF and Fantasy Volume 2 (MirrorDanse Books
, 2006) and Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2006 Edition (Brimstone Press
, 2006).
His first novel, Carnies, was published by Lothian Books in Australia
in June 2006. Carnies was nominated for an Aurealis Award
and won the 2007 Tin Duck Award for Best Novel by a Western Australian.
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
, fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
. He has been writing short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
since 1990 and has been nominated for both 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...
and 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:...
. Livings resides in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
Livings' short fiction has appeared in the award-winning anthology Daikaiju! (Agog! Press
Agog! Press
Agog! Press is an independent Australian book publisher, specializing in speculative fiction short story collections. It was founded in 2002 by Cat Sparks....
), as well as in Borderlands, Agog! Terrific Tales (Agog! Press) and Eidolon, among many others. His work has been listed in the Year's Best Horror and Fantasy Recommended Reading, and reprinted in Year's Best Australian SF and Fantasy Volume 2 (MirrorDanse Books
MirrorDanse Books
MirrorDanse Books , founded in 1994, is one of Australia's longest running independent book publishers of science fiction and horror.MirrorDanse Books publishes the The Year's Best Australian SF & Fantasy anthology series, edited by Bill Congreve and Michelle Marquardt...
, 2006) and Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror, 2006 Edition (Brimstone Press
Brimstone Press
Brimstone Press was an Australian independent publisher of dark fiction . Brimstone Press was established in 2004 by Angela Challis and Shane Jiraiya Cummings and was based in Western Australia....
, 2006).
His first novel, Carnies, was published by Lothian Books in 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 June 2006. Carnies was nominated for an 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:...
and won the 2007 Tin Duck Award for Best Novel by a Western Australian.
Short fiction
- "Maelstrom" (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) - "Running" (2005) in Daikaiju! Giant Monster TalesDaikaiju! Giant Monster TalesDaikaiju! Giant Monster Tales is a 2005 speculative fiction anthology edited by Robert Hood and Robin Pen.-Background:Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales was first published in Australia in 2005 by Agog! Press in hardback format. It won the 2006 Ditmar Award for best collected work. Daikaiju! Giant...
(ed. 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...
, Robin Pen)
Wins
- 2007 Tin Duck Award, Novel: Carnies
- 1996 Tin Duck Award, Short story: "Living with the Dead"
Nominations
- 2007 Ditmar AwardDitmar 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...
, Novel: Carnies - 2007 Aurealis AwardAurealis AwardAurealis 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:...
, Horror novel: Carnies - 2007 Tin Duck Award, Short story: "Dwar7es"
- 2004 Ditmar Award, Novella/novelette: "Sigmund Freud and the Feral Freeway"
- 2004 Aurealis Award, Science Fiction short story: "Sigmund Freud and the Feral Freeway"
- 2004 Tin Duck Award, Short story: "Sigmund Freud and the Feral Freeway"
Honourable Mentions
- 2008 Aurealis Award, Horror short story: "There Was Darkness"
- 2006 Aurealis Award, Horror short story: "In Nomine Patris"