Nathan Burrage
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Nathan Burrage is an Australia
n writer of speculative fiction.
Born 7 January 1971, in country Victoria, Australia, Nathan grew up in Melbourne. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics & Commerce from the University of Melbourne
in 1993.
He began writing fiction in the late 1990s, with his first short story was published in 2001. In that year Nathan was awarded a mentorship by the NSW Writers’ Centre to develop an early version of his debut novel
, FIVEFOLD. Since then, he has had 20 short stories published in various Australian anthologies, magazines and webzines.
In January 2005, Nathan was selected to attend Clarion South, the Australian equivalent of the US residential short story workshop. With the benefit of this experience, he was able to secure a literary agent and FIVEFOLD was sold to Random House
Australia in January 2007.
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 fiction.
Born 7 January 1971, in country Victoria, Australia, Nathan grew up in Melbourne. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics & Commerce from the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
in 1993.
He began writing fiction in the late 1990s, with his first short story was published in 2001. In that year Nathan was awarded a mentorship by the NSW Writers’ Centre to develop an early version of his debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
, FIVEFOLD. Since then, he has had 20 short stories published in various Australian anthologies, magazines and webzines.
In January 2005, Nathan was selected to attend Clarion South, the Australian equivalent of the US residential short story workshop. With the benefit of this experience, he was able to secure a literary agent and FIVEFOLD was sold to Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
Australia in January 2007.